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In the football section of the Rust Alan, Ivan, Michel and I are forever emailing our aspirations for the season. Alan is a typical football pessimist and thinks Fulham will not maintain their form of last season, Ivan is looking forward to Premier football but worried that poor results could cost [...]

August 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

The US PGA

Justin Thomas became the second 24 year old in succession to win a Major. He was not considered by the analysts and I do not necessarily criticise them as in the post-Tiger Woods era no golfer has really asserted himself as a serial winner. Much was expected of 28 year olds Jason Day, Ricky Fowler [...]

August 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

My topic was a false start

In following the Rust’s stance of principle against the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport, I have made use of a nose-peg and a healthy pinch of salt each time before tuning in to the World Athletics Championships now drawing to a close at the London Stadium. There are so many things [...]

August 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

Welcome to the Premier: Brighton 0 Manchester City 2

All week the city of Brighton has been agog with the opening game of our Premier campaign against Manchester City. It’s the hottest ticket in town and not even T20 skipper and Kiwi international Ross Taylor could get one. In the end Brighton were well but not decisively beaten. We held City [...]

August 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

It may not be cricket – or rugby – as we know it …

Drawing parallels between sports can be something of a fantasy pastime, especially in the 21st Century when the commercial demands of globalisation, social media and ‘instant gratification’ can seemingly send previous time-honoured cultures, folklore and traditions askew. In the UK the 1963 [...]

August 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

The US PGA

The US PGA is the poor relation of the 4 majors. It’s the last to be played and can clash with the Olympics though next year it is scheduled for May. Rory McIlroy is supportive of this. Rory is not a boastful character but he must be mindful that his first major , the PGA at Winged Foot was [...]

August 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

The sleeping giant awakes

At the clear and present risk of disappearing up my own fundament, today I am reporting upon the round of golf I played yesterday at the Surrey National golf course not far from either the M25 and the leafy suburbs of the concrete jungle that is Croydon or indeed the dormitory town where I lived [...]

August 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

Brighton 2 Atletic Madrid 3

After this game from which, thanks to the incompetence of Southern Railway, I had one and a half hour journey home which could have been accomplished in 15 minutes by road I was more anxious to contribute to the attendance v tv debate than review Brighton’s chances of survival as the campaign [...]

August 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report : Fulham 1 Norwich 1

The start of a new season – earlier than usual this year – is a time for aspiration, introduction and association. Aspiration: after reaching the play-offs and losing to Reading after 2 poor refereeing decisions, Fulham were amongst the favourites for automatic promotion. Introduction: [...]

August 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

Championship Review

In many ways the Championship is more interesting than the Premier and one of those ways is the manager. There are only five British managers in the Premier – Tony Pulis, Mark Hughes, Eddie Howe, Sean Dyche and Chris Hughton – and their expectation aspiration and ambition are for their [...]

August 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

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