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Brentford 0 Brighton 2

The heat is off Fabian Hürzeler with Brighton ‘s 1st win in 13 games. Club owner Tony Bloom was not at the G Tech stadium due to  a long planned family engagement but had he been he would have sat amongst the Brighton faithful as it’s common knowledge that he and Brentford’s  chairman [...]

February 23, 2026 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report Stoke City 1 Fulham 2

The match reflected the gap between a middle of the table Premier side and à championship equivalent. Marco Silva rang 10. changes and his side nearly came undone after Stoke took the lead. However Fulham now have strength in  depth and as the game progressed wingers Kevin and àOscar Bobb made [...]

February 16, 2026 // 0 Comments

Managerial merry go round

Fabian Hürzeler is the latest Head Coach to feel the pressure. He was booed on Sunday after Brighton’s  disappointing  loss to  arch-rivals Crystal Palace. I composed with Alan Tanner a list of possible sacking and resignations namely:- Eddie Howe Scott Parker Sean Dyche Thomas Frank [...]

February 10, 2026 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report : Fulham 1 Everton 2

This was the classic game of 2 halves.  Fulham dominated the first and should have gone into half time more than one goal up but David Moyes must have stirred his lads into action in his half time talk as in the second half Everton competed with greater resolve .  As ever Fulham’s weakness was [...]

February 8, 2026 // 0 Comments

Sunday TV sport

Normally of a Sunday morning I take a bracing walk by the sea but, in the face of driving rain, I watched  the final of the Australian tennis Open instead. Those who know more about Grand Slam tennis than me advise that the Australian Open is the best of the four. Wimbledon is too “up [...]

February 2, 2026 // 0 Comments

Fulham 2 Brighton 1

No doubt about it. Fulham have got the wood over us. Even Marvo Silva admitted a draw would be the fairer result. In Carlos Baleba we had the most effective player on the pitch – we had a goal chalked off and – Mituma was always a threat. Yet we lost. once again to a very late goal. [...]

January 25, 2026 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 2 Brighton 1

This was a highly enjoyable victory, all the more so as undeserved. For 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). [...]

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

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