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A blast from the past

Those familiar with the Rust’s sports pages may recall an era now fast receding in the rear-view mirror during which fellow columnist Derek Williams, a Harlequins fan of many years, reported upon matters relating to Premiership rugby. In what became in many ways a fascinating but sobering [...]

January 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report : Fulham 1 Reading 2

4 points out of 9 over the festive period is not a productive haul and one the Cottagers may rue with the tough matches scheduled for March/April/May. We now have lost 4 games at home. Scott Parker, diligent as he is, does not seem to produce consistency of result. He has not been helped by an [...]

January 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

Brighton 1 Chelsea 1

I can picture the scene sometime between July 2018 and 2 weeks ago: a forlorn Ali Jahanbakhsh, bought from AZ Alkmaar for £1.7m, and largely ineffectual. An Iranian, he might be in the Persian restaurant in Hove with his family wondering what he is doing here and what will become of him. [...]

January 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

The golfing year 2020

A  Happy New Year and a prosperous one betting to all our readers! We have two tourneys to add to the majors compressed between April and July – the Olympics in Tokyo and the Ryder Cup  at Whistling Straits. The younger men I fancy to win their first major are Xander Schauffele, Abraham [...]

January 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Stoke 0

I watched this game with Bob Tickler’s godson in Craven Cottage itself. I don’t like the word “iconic”, but it’s an accurate description of a pavilion unique in football. It started its life as Anne Boleyn’s hunting lodge in Bishop’s Park, was the place where Lord Lytton wrote [...]

December 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

Brighton 2 Bournemouth 0

The ‘jury’s out’ on new coach Graham Potter has gone to a thumbs-up. True at this stage last season we were in a better position under Chris Hughton but the football is more attractive now and Potter has given youngsters like Aaron Connolly and Steven Alcate their chance. However it was a [...]

December 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report/ Luton 3 Fulham 3

This game was a product of the festive season with 3 giveaway goals, 2 from Fulham. In the cycle of 8 key games we never conceded more than 2 so it’s entirely Fulhamish to concede 3 to a side struggling at the bottom. Our defensive lapses are the most  important reason why we occupy a play off [...]

December 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

Martin Peters

As with everyone in the football world I was most upset by the passing of Martin Peters. Most of us knew that, like Nobby Stiles and Jack Charlton, he suffered from dementia. The boys of ’66 are now in their  late 70s, so sadly we are going to have more mourning over the next few years. [...]

December 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 2 Leeds 1

My first call of the day was from an excited John Pagiter. Pargie said Leeds were evens and he intended to back against them. I agreed. Last week Leeds were 3 up against Cardiff who clawed it back to 3-3. Last season Leeds faltered in the second half of the season, over-training was attributed. As [...]

December 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

Of mice and supermen

As we enter the full-on festive season bombarded in the media by informed choices of 2019’s highlights in every walk of life and salutes to those high-achieving or notable individuals “who left us” during the past twelve months, today I wanted to pen few words upon one of the latter. Reading [...]

December 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

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