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The Tanner Report : Everton 1 Fulham 3

There was a certain irony as well as immense satisfaction after Fulham’s away win at Goodson Park. Irony as not so long ago Fulham head coach Marco Silva was sacked by Everton and spoke of seismic club problems at that time. Silva is back at Fulham who have never flirted with relegation whilst [...]

April 16, 2023 // 0 Comments

Nice 0 PSG 2

I felt honoured to join the Rusters for their annual pilgrimage to Nice and – after consulting the sporting calendar – thought I would go to Nice v PSG in the football and Toulon v Perpignan in the rugby. PSG are by far the best team in France thanks to their super-wealthy Gulf owners. [...]

April 9, 2023 // 0 Comments

What is – and is not – equality in elite sport

My effort today – which will no doubt make me few new friends or fans from the section of the community that might self-describe itself as the young, the diverse and/or the “woke” – is a simple statement of some of the factual and indeed inevitable practical issues faced by the general [...]

April 5, 2023 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report : Bournemouth 2 Fulham 1

This was Fulham’s fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions. There are two explanations for this recent loss of form. The first is the debacle at Old Trafford in the FA Cup when three red cards were brandished in 90 seconds. The second is complacency. The aim of Fulham ‘s season is survival [...]

April 2, 2023 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: FA Cup quarter final: Manchester United 3 Fulham 1

Two minutes of madness undid 70 minutes of a professional performance. After 70 minutes Fulham were one up and, if not coasting, looking the likelier side to play Brighton in the semi-finals. At that point I felt confident enough to message Ivan Conway, but then it all unravelled hopelessly. [...]

March 20, 2023 // 0 Comments

Spike Denton RIP

Yesterday I learned on a Fulham WhatsApp group that Spike Denton had passed. He was a colourful character – the sort of working class intelligent entrepreneur that the 1970s generated. He was a hairdresser who organised raves, was film critic of LBC and boyfriend of the successful singer [...]

March 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Brentford 3 Fulham 2

Brentford deserved to win the West London bragging rights but I drew some consolation that Chelsea, tenth in the Premier, were not involved. Brentford came out out of the traps the livelier and might have opened their account before they did. The goal which struck a Fulham defender to deflect past [...]

March 7, 2023 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report/Fulham 2 Leeds 0

Fulham are in the draw for the FA Cup Sixth Round. It’s our best campaign for many years. Older fans will recall a long route of 6 replays and 12 games in all to reach the FA Cup Final in 1975. This is no longer possible with ties decided on the day/night. Upwardly-mobile Fulham, despite having 6 [...]

March 2, 2023 // 0 Comments

Motty R.I.P.

I cannot say Motty was a good friend but he was more than an acquaintance of mine. I do not know how many paying tribute to him actually knew him. The tributes did get one thing right: he had an encyclopaedic knowledge of football in an age where there was no internet resource. He kept rigorous [...]

February 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Brighton 0 Fulham 1

I went to this game as a guest of Ivan Conway. Although it did not affect our friendship we both had wildly different takes on this game. For Ivan Brighton totally dominated the game, Fulham feigned injury to disrupt the rhythm of and the referee had an atrocious game. My view was somewhat [...]

February 19, 2023 // 0 Comments

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