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The Rust is proud of its reputation as one of the world’s leading observers and commentators upon the key issues facing elite global sports – performance-enhancing drugs; corruption; rampant commercialism; the pros and cons of armchair TV sports-watching versus actually ‘being [...]

March 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

This and that

Like many, though not as devotedly as Ivan Conway and Alan Tanner, I am following the Championship with interest particularly the race for the play-offs which is boiling up nicely. Last night Huddersfield in 3rd place played lowly Bristol City and Reading in 5th went to Sheffield Wednesday 6th. My [...]

March 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

Here we go!

For Northern Hemisphere fans the this year’s annual Six Nations finale on Saturday – three matches culminating in England’s attempt at securing consecutive Grand Slams and a word record 19 international victories in a row against Ireland in Dublin – is going to be a rugby [...]

March 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

A few days in London

I arrived from Florence at the start of the week. I stayed at the Copthorne Hotel, Stamford Bridge where the Manchester United players were too for the FA Cup quarter final. In Italy only Juventus own their own stadium so you would never see such a complex of 2 hotels, restaurants and bars within a [...]

March 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report : Fulham 2 Blackburn 2

Over the years I have followed the whites I have witnessed Fulham extricate themselves from seemingly impossible situations to survive a relegation battle but equally let us down in expectation in failling to win a vital, winnable game. Years ago I can recall a Friday night game against Blackburn [...]

March 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

The ‘Wow!’ factor

Just in the cause of proving that those of us who are beyond the first flush of youth can still keep up to date with the modern world – here’s something rather ‘cool’ that I’d like to share with Rust readers. Sometimes things you spot on the internet just boggle the [...]

March 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Fortunately I was driving

Sunday 12th March: Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-final: Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins & Sandy Park, Exeter, kick-off 3.00pm: Result – Exeter Chiefs 24 Harlequins 7. Yesterday, after lunch at the conclusion of a four-day stint staying with my nonagenarian father, I was sitting with my parent and his carer [...]

March 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

Newcastle 1 Fulham 3

One of the advantages of being a blogger – to the writer if not the reader – is the lack of accountability. In my last post I predicted Fulham would not make the play-offs. After this victory and the defeats suffered by Sheffield Wednesday and Reading a play-off place is more than a [...]

March 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

Losing it on the descent

For me, Frankie Howerd was one of those ‘Marmite’ comedians – you either loved or hated him. As I remember his career, he originally made his name in the British late Music Hall and early radio era (he even had his own comic strip in The Beano or some similar kids’ publication) but then [...]

March 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

Brighton 3 Derby 0

After the reversals at home to Newcastle and away at Nottingham Forest there were fears of the Albion choking but wins at Rotherham and last night over Derby dispelled them. The Seagulls were on cruise control and easily overcame Derby with a 3-0 win. One of the strengths of this side is the [...]

March 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

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