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Frank Worthington

It’s ironic that the passing of Frank Worthington coincided with the conscription of his beloved Elvis Presley. Worthington once delayed the start of his season because he visited the home of Elvis in Memphis. Frank Worthington was a great character and entertainer and played in that [...]

March 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Brighton 3 Newcastle United 0

I received a text from Alan Tanner when the Brighton third goal was scored saying “if only”. When we spoke I told him Newcastle are playing poorly and they are only two points ahead of Fulham with the two meeting the last game of the season. Brighton thoroughly deserved this win after [...]

March 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

The lessons of Dublin may not be learned by some

It is not easy being an England rugby union supporters at the moment. I very much doubt that anyone like me who troubled to watch yesterday’s match in Dublin on television in which Ireland effectively humiliated “our boys” 32-18 – a margin, incidentally, that did not flatter the hosts – [...]

March 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Leeds 2

This was a game Fulham had to win but did not and in interview after the defeat Head Coach Scott Parker admitted that was deserved. Leeds are a fit hard working side that pressed Fulham right to the final whistle. We had neither our normal composure nor rock-like defence of recent months. Only [...]

March 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

When football meets art theft…

There was an interesting article in the always excellent The Athletic on Pal Enger, a gifted young Norwegian footballer who had a second career as an art  thief. He played for Norway’s leading side Valerenga but shortly after the Winter Olympiad at Lillehammer he stole Edvard Munch’s The [...]

March 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

My sporting weekend

Last week my football wins bailed out my golf losses and this weekend it was the other way round. I backed each way for a top ten finish Sergio Garcia, Correy Connors and Daniel Berger for the Players Championship at Sawgrass a tournament won by Justin Thomas. Thomas put in a fantastic run of [...]

March 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 0 Manchester City 3

Manchester City administered Fulham’s biggest defeat since Scott Parker overhauled the side. No real surprise as before the game City led the Premiership by 14 points and are favourites to win the Champions League. They could afford to leave Kevin De Bruyne, Alex Foden, Riyad  Mahrez, KyleWalker [...]

March 14, 2021 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Liverpool 0 Fulham 1

No doubt about it this victory will long be remembered as one of the great ones. It was as decisive as it was necessary. We are still in the relegation zone but we have momentum, self-belief and a mean defence. There were so many heroes  in a white shirt but I’m going to start with a man in a [...]

March 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

Brighton 1 Leicester City 2

Once again  Brighton delivered a fine performance only to lose. In the first half in which Adam Lallana was supreme and might have had a hat-trick they only had his well-taken goal to show for their supremacy. In the second half Leicester played much better to run out winners. As with the Crystal [...]

March 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 0 Tottenham 1

Points not praise are the keywords. Once again Fulham produced a performance to admire but not 3 crucial points. We started well, lost our grip of the game and, despite a second half in which we took the game to Spurs, ended up the losers and still in the relegation zone. Some fans will be [...]

March 5, 2021 // 0 Comments

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