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The Tanner Report : Fulham 2 Brighton 1

This was a highly enjoyable victory -all the  more so as undeserved  Foc long periods Fulham were not in the game but ended up winning it When I asked A group of Fulham supporters whom they chose as Man of the Match one replied ‘Carlos Baleba ‘  who plays for Brighton Harry Wilson -who [...]

January 25, 2026 // 0 Comments

Sussex sport

Last night I watched Brighton HSFC draw 1-1 with south coast rivals Bournemouth in a game sometimes labelled El Coastico. The Seagulls started brightly but it was the visitors who took the lead after VAR overruled the referee’s decision to book the Cherries’ Adly for simulation. After the [...]

January 20, 2026 // 0 Comments

Manchester United 1 Brighton HAFC 2

Tom Hollingsworth called it right on giantkilling. .  I’m old enough to remember Brighton in the old 4th division and buying Spurs double winner centre forward the burly Bobby Smith for £5000. Then à away victory for the seagulls over Man.  United would be termed giantkilling but now it’s [...]

January 12, 2026 // 0 Comments

FA CUP LIVES ON

That strange British eccentricity’  hss allowed the FA Cup to live on despite weakened teams, moved kick off times and even days and overseas players and head coaches  little understanding its traditions. even giant killing has survived with Macclesfield betraying Premiership Crystal Palace [...]

January 11, 2026 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report : Walham Green walloped

No victory means more to a Fulham supporter than beating their SW6 rivals aka Walham  Green .  Over the years we have lived in their shadow and in the Jose Mourinho era they would win 2-0 with Frank Lampard invariably scoring. We were unlucky to lose at Stamford Bridge earlier this season when [...]

January 8, 2026 // 0 Comments

Amorim & Maresca leave .

The ‘departure of Amor anf Maresca with  their clubs lying in 6th and 5th place respectively is a game changer. Time was a manager/ head coach  waited till a sacking then claimed compensation Then you were financially set up for life as 2 other Portuguese managers Mourinho and Villaboas attest. [...]

January 5, 2026 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report : Fulham 2 Liverpool 2

Although there were some Fulham fans disappointed by this draw I was not one of them. Marvo Silva had to set up with 7 absentees and came up with a 3-5-1-1 which worked well against à Liverpool side with far greater resources and anxious to achieve a Champions League finish. As against Manchester [...]

January 5, 2026 // 0 Comments

Sale Sharks 43 Harlequins 17

Quins were once the second half comeback Kings and the supreme enrertainers but no longer after successive maulings by Bristol Bears and Sale Sharks. So what’s happened? The obvious explanation is that key players like Andre Esterhuizen , Joe Marler and Danny Care have gone and not been replaced. [...]

December 27, 2025 // 0 Comments

Man City to win the Premier

As there is not much to do during the so called festive period I studied the Premier league table and future fixtures of both Arsenal and Man City and my conclusion was that City will take the Premier title ..  why so? Arsenal still have to play Spurs and Cty away and may not get many points from [...]

December 25, 2025 // 0 Comments

the Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Notttingham Forest 0

‘1-0 to the Arsenal’ was a chant that ringed out in the George Graham management era as his team ground out à result. It could have been applied to Fulham’s victory over Nottingham Forest which was a dull affaire. The main benefit for Fulham was that the 3 points achieved put clear blue [...]

December 23, 2025 // 0 Comments

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