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Thoughts on quarter finals/Champions League

To the ongoing debate of TV versus actual attendance I would add two factors: inertia and flexibility. Both kicked in yesterday. There is a theory post-pandemic – though the Covid numbers seem as high as ever –  of “HTGO” (hassle to go out). I admit being prey. It’s a [...]

April 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

A so so weekend for Sussex sport

On Saturday morning I messaged a great Arsenal-supporting friend that his boys would have no problem with Brighton as we cannot score. Oh ye of little faith. Brighton scored twice in a deserved win, both goals via delicate cushioned volleys with the instep from Leandro Trossard and Enoch Mwopu. The [...]

April 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Masters

Scottie Scheffler was a worthy winner of the Masters. He may not have the length off  the tee of Dustin Johnson, nor the iron play of Collin Morikawa, nor the silky putting touch of Cameron Smith but he possesses an all-round game and excellent composure. Whatever your lead, it’s always a [...]

April 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Middlesbrough 0 Fulham 1

This was always going to be a stern test. Middlesbrough – resurgent under new manager Chris Wilder – had won 7 consecutive home games, taking the scalps of Spurs, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth in the process. It was also the archetypal ‘wet night in Middlesbrough’ with [...]

April 7, 2022 // 0 Comments

Brighton 0 Norwich 0

It’s now over 8 hours since we have seen a goal at the Amex.   In the first half the Seagulls did not have a meaningful attempt at goal and that included a Neil Maupay penalty that flew over the bar.   In the second half Brighton laid siege but  in Tim Krul Norwich had a formidable last line [...]

April 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

Photo session at Hove & Peter Shilton Dinner

Yesterday was a full on sporting day with a photo session of our Players Club at Hove Cricket Ground and a football dinner at the RAC where Peter Shilton was the guest of honour. I arrived at Hove at 8-50. Although I turned 68 recently I still get a kick out of seeing the ground albeit empty. [...]

April 1, 2022 // 0 Comments

Cheltenham on TV and Brighton falter

I was very much a paid up member of the Tv-watching club yesterday. I watched Cheltenham races on the telly and was delighted to see that Brighton chairman Tony Bloom’s horse Energumene win the Queen Mother Stakes beating the favourite Shishkin. I believe Tony did not make it back for the [...]

March 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

Thoughts on the Six Nations

An early sending off in any sporting encounter is always controversial. Some say it ruins the spectacle. Others say the referee has to enforce the law and – in the case of soccer – the first five minutes was once open warfare as players felt assured enough to commit horrendous fouls as [...]

March 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

The ironies of football success and fan devotion

Some of the most notable aspects of President Putin’s decision that Russia should invade Ukraine in furtherance of some ludicrous geo-political scheme to “restore” its supposed previous position in the scheme of things can be filed under the heading of “Unintended Consequences”. I won’t [...]

March 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Players Championship

The Players Championship at Sawgrass is known as the fifth Major. It has a larger prize money ($20 million) than some of the Majors. The Sawgrass course, designed by Pete Dye, has the signature 17th hole – a par three to an island green. Although Ricky Fowler has never won a Major he has won [...]

March 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

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