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Fulham with one game left are one place above the three relegation places. Once this would be a cause for celebration as Fulham the great escapologists of the sixties and of  season 2008-09 might evade relegation once again. Although we were mathematically safe after yet another inept performance, [...]

May 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

SUSSEX CCC LUNCH

Yesterday I  attended the inaugural lunch of the Sussex Cricket Foundation Appeal. I have attended many such lunches for over 30 years and the format of welcome/comic speech/q & a/ games/ raffle/auction has little changed. It has the advantage of raising money for the Appeal but the [...]

April 30, 2016 // 0 Comments

A tribute to George Cohen

Last night I attended a dinner at Craven Cottage as part of the appeal to raise money for the statue for George Cohen. The great and the the good – notably Roy Hodgson and Ray Lewington who guided Fulham to the Europa League final in 2010 – were present, though not George’s great [...]

April 27, 2016 // 0 Comments

Who knows best

When I started to write for the Rust I was attracted by the fact that supporters as much as sportswriters contributed. Over the years I have found and used a cadre of loyal fans who know as much if not more than those that have played the game. After the Brighton victory I had a long chat with [...]

April 22, 2016 // 0 Comments

Brighton 4 QPR 0

Brighton’s season can be divided into 3 distinct seasons. We began with a long unbeaten run but won every game by the odd goal; we went through a bad run of nine games without a win which coincided with numerous injuries; a final spell in which we are scoring freely. Brighton have now scored [...]

April 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Brighton 5 Fulham 0

This is always a difficult game for more ways than one. I watch it as Ivan’s guest which means I have to endure the barbs of Fulham fans walking in the opposite direction to the away end and suffer the critique of Seagulls fans who thought little of our performance. Interestingly enough [...]

April 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

Bilan

Michel di Vacri Bilan is a financial word and I guess the best translation would be “reckoning up” or “taking the account” so with Robert Tickler and his entourage leaving Friday I would say the bilan of the stay has been very positive. Yesterday I walked through the flower [...]

April 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

Nice 3 Rennes 0

It was very kind of Michel di Vacri to organise a trip to the Allianz Riviera stadium to see the key clash between Nice lying sixth and Rennes fourth but only one point spearmint them. The third Champions League place is up for grabs with Olympique Lyon second and Monaco currently third also in the [...]

April 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Tanner report: Preston 1 Fulham 2

It does not seem to matter who the manager is or the regime but over the 50-odd years I have followed Fulham we invariably finish the season well. In most seasons we need to. Last night’s victory at Preston gave us 44 points and a cushion of 7 points as all the other results went our way. Two [...]

April 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

Brighton 2 Burnley 2

Walking in the Lanes of Brighton in the morning, I bumped into the manager of a restaurant I patronise. We discussed the game at which point a fellow, head down walking past, muttered ” it will be 2-2″ . I foolishly ignored his prediction as I had advised Pargie it would be a goalless [...]

April 3, 2016 // 0 Comments

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