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Kit Symons go the chop and significantly the person that announced this was the Chief Football Officer Mike Rigg not CEO Alistair MacKintosh. Looking back over Kit’s reigns, temporary and permanent, as manager few individuals or groups emerge with reputations enhanced. Kit is a decent bloke, [...]

November 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

State of limbo or stagnation?

For those of us in the UK who love the sport of rugby union these are testing times. We are but days beyond what by general consent was a brilliant and exciting Rugby World Cup in which no home country reached the quarter final (knockout) stages and the Southern Hemisphere dominated. Where are we [...]

November 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

Brighton 2 MK Dons 1

Brighton broke their own record of 17 games without defeat after this victory over lowly MK Dons. It was like every other win achieved by a margin of one goal. Hemed had two headed chances in the first half when it was seemingly easier to score after Solly March gave us this lead with a fine shot [...]

November 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

Why bother?

6th October 2015: Harlequins 16 Sale Sharks 14. Anyone who failed to make the trek to south-west London last night for this (7.45pm kick-off) first match of Round 4 of rugby union’s Aviva Premiership 2015-2016 season can consider themselves lucky. I know I do. Let me explain. I live a fair way [...]

November 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

Fiorentina file: Lech Posnan 0 Fiorentina 2

Fiorentina, whilst top of the serie a, have not covered thèmselves with glory in their Europa League campaign losing at home to both Basel and Lech Posnan. A victory last night at Lech Posnan was crucial and achieved but manager Paolo Sousa had to rest key players like Kalinic and Valero with [...]

November 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

Fiorentina file: Fiorentina 4 Frosinone 1

With an away win at Varona on Wednesday and a comprehensive victory at home yesterday over Frosinone the Viola are back on top of the serie a. There had been some unrest amongst the fans. The most partisan gather at the Curva Fiesole. One a “Lanciatori” (a supporter who turns his back [...]

November 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Tanner report: Bristol City 1 Fulham 4

Fulham maintained their high scoring form with another 4 goals in a half, this time in the first 30 minutes to put the game well beyond City’s reach. We switched to a 5-3-2 formation. This does seem to conform with our strengths as our full backs are better coming forward and we can play [...]

November 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

Time and tide wait for no man

It was my 64th birthday yesterday, deliberately built around a splendid lunch of boeuf bourguignon, alcohol, a log fire and watching the Rugby World Cup with my father. Shortly after midday we had a visit from a local lady who had dropped in to see my parent and cracked open a bottle of champagne [...]

November 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

Only saying what everyone else is thinking

At 4.00pm UK time this afternoon the Southern Hemisphere countries of Australia and New Zealand will contest the final of the 2015 Rugby World Cup at Twickenham Stadium in south-west London. As I type this I have no idea which of them will lift the William Webb Ellis trophy and in one sense it [...]

October 31, 2015 // 0 Comments

Nod of appreciation

Coverage of tomorrow’s Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham is already at fever pitch in the media so I don’t propose to bother Rust readers with anything as superfluous as a preview or indeed a prediction of the outcome which I feel is too close to call anyway. Today I’d just like [...]

October 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

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