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The Tanner Report: Fulham 3 Newcastle 1

Newcastle came to Craven Cottage unbeaten with the aspiration that that their third successive defeat of Fulham away in the Premiership would take them top. Conversely, Fulham had a poor week as we were unlucky just to draw with West Ham and lost in a  marathon penalty shoot out (16-15) to Preston [...]

September 22, 2024 // 0 Comments

Saturday TV sport

My aspiration of a whole day as a couch potato sipping a Desperado lager was destroyed by the six-hour disappearance of our cat Maisie. As I was the last to see her when I slipped out to buy the papers I was held responsible by daughter Carla and wife Emma. Maisie is our fourth cat and each one [...]

September 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

Fulham programmes over the years

Over the past few weeks I have been clearing out my  garage. In one corner is my collection of Fulham programmes over my years of support, nearly 55 now. These were exactly the sort of stuff you amass in a garage: you don’t want to throw them out but you rarely read them. So I decided, before [...]

September 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

Sussex sport triumphant

It was hot by the coast and both cricket and football teams of Sussex enjoyed their moment in the sun. Brighton earned a creditable draw at the Emirates against Arsenal. New Head Coach Fabian Hürzeler is bedding in well and the Seagulls were active in the transfer marker. Sadly £30m signing Matt [...]

September 2, 2024 // 0 Comments

My sporting Saturday

Although there was no breakfast match , the Southern Hemisphere game between South Africa and New Zealand, which ended 31-27, was worth waiting for. I have already said the All Blacks are a work in progress under new Head Coach Scott Robertson – with no Brodie Retallack or Aaron Smith – [...]

September 1, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 2 Leicester 1

Fulham made hard work of defeating Leicester in a game they largely dominated. On the market Jaoa Pahlinha, a tower of force as an enforcer, left for Bayern and tricky winger Willian also departed. The most exciting signing was Emile Smith Rowe. Two years ago, when he broke into the Arsenal team, [...]

August 27, 2024 // 0 Comments

Brighton and Sussex CCC top their leagues

I am still in cricket mode and one of the reasons I swerved the Brighton v Manchester United game –  the deluge being the other – was that I wanted to see how top of the table Sussex fared against third-placed Yorkshire at Scarborough. We lost on the fourth day having failed to amass [...]

August 26, 2024 // 0 Comments

Sporting Saturday

With the Premiership back on a typically sunny hot day, there was always going to be loads of football to savour. However,  my sports watch began at 8/05 with a rugby match between the All Blacks and the Pumas from Argentina.  There is no more dangerous side in any sport than the avenging All [...]

August 18, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Manchester United 1 Fulham 0

That Fulham are neither mentioned as a top eight club, nor as a relegation candidate in the hype prior to the start of the Premiership, indicates that another midtable position is expected. Joao Pahlinha will be a great loss now that he has moved to Bayern but Emile Smith Rowe is an exciting [...]

August 17, 2024 // 0 Comments

Sharks & Seagulls

Sussex Sharks have lost 7/7 games in the Mertro One Day Cup a format they were the first to dominate. Personally – and I am sure I speak for many supporters – I’m not that disappointed. Some of the defeats were well-fought contests but, most importantly, we keep our powder dry for the [...]

August 16, 2024 // 0 Comments

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