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Albion assessed

There were extraordinary similarities between our game and Fulham’s. Both ended 3-2, all six goals came from wonderful strikes from outside the box and both  teams after dominating play were hanging in and on at the end. This was Brighton’s best game of the season and without Lewis [...]

January 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

I have already written now amazed and disturbed I am by the degree of fan dislike of Bryan Ruiz. Clearly a sensitive flower, it scarcely helps to raise his game if he has to  hear constant criticism from  his own fans. The transfer never really worked out and  joins the list of £10m plus [...]

January 18, 2015 // 2 Comments

Albion assessed

We are all delighted with the start of Chris Hughton. Whereas Sami Hyppia had rather inflexible ideas about how his team should play but the group did not respond, Chris is more pragmatic basing his ideas on the potential of the players. He is very much a players’ manager. We are now unbeaten [...]

January 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

The 400 Fulham faithful that braved sub-Arctic conditions to see us proceed into the next round of the cup will remember this one for many years. It rather reminded me of a cup game more than 20 years ago when in conditions so awful that, were the two teams not earning from a Sky game, it would [...]

January 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

We have not managed a goal in our last 4 games and are by no means secure with 28 points in 18th place. We do have a prolific scorer – 5 in 9 outings- but Matt Smith is striking for Bristol City on loan not us, Ryan Tunnicliffe was called back from Blackburn Rovers and did feature. One player [...]

January 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

Brighton draw Arsenal in dream tie

Try telling a Brighton fan that there is no magic in the FA Cup as the city is agog at the prospect with the visit of the mighty Gunners. Outside the Seagulls, Chelsea and Arsenal are the two most supported clubs here so some Gunners will not have far to travel. Every month or so I have lunch with [...]

January 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

A tricky subject

Today (Monday 5th January) the media has been full of the storm surrounding the potential signing by Oldham Athletic of footballer and convicted rapist Ched Evans. I’ve been listening to Radio Five Live most of the day and it’s been featuring the issues arising – and the ongoing developments [...]

January 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

The magic of the cup?

I could not agree more with Tom Hollingsworth’s sentiments that the F A Cup has declined significantly over the past few years.   Its easier to identify why than to find a solution.   There is now much more televised football, the continentals as David Coleman called them do not have the [...]

January 4, 2015 // 4 Comments

Fulham 0 Brighton2

Alan and I shared a mini cab to Hove and thence Worthing where he has a bungalow. Alan was gracious enough to admit that the managerless Seagulls were worthy winners and if we survive relegation by three points happy at least they came from Fulham. We hope to do better than this. It’s [...]

December 31, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

Shortly after Kit was appointed I had a conversation with one of the contenders whose windows I have cleaned for many years. He feared that there would be a bounce factor but we would then plateau into mid table. We always want Kit to succeed as he is Fulham through and through and passionate about [...]

December 30, 2014 // 0 Comments

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