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The Tanner Report : Fulham 1 Liverpool 1

This was a decent, spirited  performance by Fulham but not one that could reverse the 2-1 first leg deficit and halt the Liverpool juggernaut. Bernd Leno, who has been the epitome of reliability as Fulham’s keeper, got a weak hand to Diaz’s shot which gave Liverpool the lead. Fulham’s best [...]

January 25, 2024 // 0 Comments

The decline & demise of José Mourinho

Last week José Mourinho was sacked from AS Roma. After his time at Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United he moved down a level to Tottenham Hotspur and Roma. Now where? He has not managed PSG nor Barcelona, nor AC Milan, but more likely he will take over the Portuguese national [...]

January 24, 2024 // 0 Comments

Harlequins 45 Ulster 19

For the second week running Quins trounced their British opposition in the Investec Cup and are now assured a home game in the next round. Louis  Lynagh scored two tries which was ironic as he only played because of  a late injury to Cameron necessitated a reshuffle with Nick David going into the [...]

January 21, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Chelsea 1 Fulham 0

This dreary match reminded me of the 2002 FA Cup semi-final with our West London neighbours which ended in the same score. Chelsea just about deserved their win on Saturday but we Fulham fans were incensed that a violent challenge by Gusto on former Chelsea favourite Willian was only punished by a [...]

January 15, 2024 // 0 Comments

Cardiff Rugby 15 Harlequins 54

Cardiff Rugby, bottom of their Investec Challenge division, had little to play for and it showed. They started brightly but soon the heft of the Quins scrum wore them out and Quins ran out easy winners. The tribute to Welsh  legend JPR Williams was moving. JPR was both brutal in the tackle and [...]

January 14, 2024 // 0 Comments

Ajax, the Dutch and the War/Simon Kuper

British football reporters – with the exception of Ian Hawkey and before him Brian Glanville of The Sunday Times – are noted for their insularity. There is little coverage of the game outside Britain. One writer I like is Simon Kuper of the Financial Times. Born in Johannesburg, [...]

January 12, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Liverpool 2 Fulham 1

Fulham will not be too disappointed by either the result or performance and everything is still to play for in the return leg at Craven Cottage in a fortnight’s time. Fulham took the lead thanks to the twinkling feet of Willian, who dribbled through the Reds’ defence and placed his shot [...]

January 11, 2024 // 0 Comments

Smith v Farrell

There was an interesting debate in The Sunday Times at the weekend between Stephen Jones and Stuart Barnes on Marcus Smith. Jones is no fan and doubts whether Smith should ever be selected for England, whilst Barnes is. It’s no longer such an live issue as, with Farrell reportedly in negotiations [...]

January 9, 2024 // 0 Comments

West Ham 0 Brighton 0

The only person that could have been pleased by this dull goalless draw was our own Pargie who backed it. Brighton – down to the walking wounded because of an ever-lengthening injury list, not helped by Asian Cup and African Cup of Nation calls -arguably had the better against a luck-lustre [...]

January 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 2 Arsenal 1

The old telegram address of Fulham was “Fulhamish” and that is still used to describe Fulham’s inconsistency – i.e. our capacity to beat and to lose to teams unpredictably. Thus coming into this Arsenal fixture, which we have not won for 12 years, we lost by the odd goal in [...]

January 1, 2024 // 0 Comments

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