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AS Roma 4 Brighton 0/Europa League Round of 16

Brighton’s courageous Europa campaign has surely ended last night in the hostile atmosphere of the Olimpico. Some will attribute the 4-0 defeat to poor recent form and crass defending but, whilst this is true, the reality is more that the squad was not strong enough to sustain the combined [...]

March 8, 2024 // 0 Comments

The welcome rise of Ipswich Town

The cliche ‘back where they belong’ is too often bandied about, but no club has a divine right to the top table. However, I am so pleased that Ipswich – promoted from Division One – are now challenging for automatic promotion to the Premiership. They have had a torrid time in [...]

March 6, 2024 // 0 Comments

Fulham 3 Brighton 0

Why have Brighton gone off the boil? 5 games without a win. In short the squad has been stretched by campaigning in the Europa League and Premiership and key injuries. Kouru Mitoma now joins Solly March in being out for the rest of the season. Also in the absence of Joao Pedro we lack a consistent [...]

March 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report : Fulham 3 Brighton. 0

Brighton have never beaten Fulham in the Premiership and never looked like doing so yesterday. Rodrigo Muniz continued his good form with a superb diving header making it 5 goals in 5 games. His link up play was good too and it finally looks like Fulham have found a replacement for Alex Mitrovic. [...]

March 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Manchester United 1 Fulham 2

Next month I’m speaking at a Fulham gathering on the happiest moments of my 57 years of support. I will refer to the 3-1 victory at Old Trafford in 2003 under Chris Coleman when Sir Alex Ferguson and his United team were in their pomp. Since then we have seen the rise of their City light blue [...]

February 26, 2024 // 0 Comments

Rugby Union – van der Merwe’s second try for Scotland yesterday

Yesterday afternoon, as it happened for the first time in this season’s Six Nations rugby union tournament, I settled into my favourite armchair shortly before 4.30pm in order to watch the BBC’s live television coverage of the match between Scotland and England that took place at [...]

February 25, 2024 // 0 Comments

Mike Procter

Most of us Rust contributors are of an age that we remember those that departed in their prime. Their passing is a salutary reminder that none of us are immortal. So I was saddened to learn of the passing of Mike Procter aged 77. He was one of the best all rounders I ever saw and he satisfied the [...]

February 22, 2024 // 0 Comments

Brighton & Sussex

With their best ever victory 5-0 away at Sheffield United last Saturday the Seagulls go from strength to strength in the Premiership and Europa League. It’s a magnificent achievement given the players sold and injured. Also we play elegant attractive football under Roberto de Zerbi who is top [...]

February 21, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Aston Villa 2

It was a bizarre experience at Fulham yesterday. I invited an old friend who had a season ticket a few years ago. He had the great misfortune to be sitting next to an Aston Villla supporter who had acquired a ticket in the Home end of the Putney Stand. He made no secret of his loyalties and was [...]

February 18, 2024 // 0 Comments

Coverage of the Third Test

Away from my TV, I have been following the Third Test v India on Talksport. You can see the difference from TMS even though the latter is more sanitised and diverse than in the past version. David Lloyd has joined the Talksport team. He knows his cricket at every level but overdoes the [...]

February 17, 2024 // 0 Comments

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