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The Varsity Match

In my 65 years I have witnessed sporting events go up and down in popularity and esteem. Not so long ago the Cup Final, on the last Saturday of the football season, the Derby (on a first Wednesday in June) and the Boat Race were significant events on the sporting calendar. Similarity the rugby [...]

December 13, 2013 // 0 Comments

Minority sports/ table tennis and show jumping

Recently I met two accomplished sports people in minority sports. I was interested to know how they make a living out of them and why their sports were minority ones. The first did not have to make a living as he was a successful equity trader and director of a bank. His sport was table tennis. [...]

December 12, 2013 // 0 Comments

FA fixing the fixers? You’re having a laugh

Don’t hold your breath that the FA will root out the betting fixers. Indeed Alex Horne of the FA says it’s not a serious problem. The FA has an official betting partner. Indeed William Hill is more than “the bookie of choice “, it’s an actual sponsor, its logo [...]

December 11, 2013 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report

I  was accused of  too much negative thought after the victory over Villa, when I received texts and emails of varying censure. I stand by what I say that we are in deep trouble. We are still in the bottom three with a poor goal difference. We now face an in form  Everton at Goodison, a place [...]

December 9, 2013 // 0 Comments

Integrity in sport is the only thing that matters

Anyone with even a passing interest in sport will be alarmed by the recent revelations about the football/betting in the Sun on Sunday and the National Crime Agency’s confirmation that six people are being held in relation to allegations of spot-fixing. The Football Association, the Professional [...]

December 9, 2013 // 0 Comments

File from Florence

I called Alan Tanner to wish Fulham luck in the match against Aston Villa. He said rather gloomily that after today it’s Everton away and Manchester City at home, so 3 points are vital. If you go adrift from the rest depression sets in. Berbatov is not the first name I would consider to get [...]

December 8, 2013 // 0 Comments

World Cup Draw

STEFANO URSOLINI: Itay are a solid team but I cannot see us getting beyond the semi-finals as Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Spain are stronger. We do not have a lot of cover in defence and Pirlo is injured right now. Without him (and at 35 can he last in the  heat?) we lack creativity in [...]

December 7, 2013 // 0 Comments

Mandela – the world mourns, but there’s only so much a man can take

The news from South Africa overnight that Nelson Mandela had died aged 95, having been receiving intensive care at his home in Johannesburg since September, has inevitably and rightly resulted in blanket media coverage around the world. Politicians, statesmen, celebrities and notables from all [...]

December 6, 2013 // 2 Comments

The Tanner Report

I have watched Fulham relegated five times and I predict this season will be my sixth. I, the Tannic Oracle, foresee this after a much better performance against Spurs last night. We had far more zip and zest, we had width, we had better defensive organisation but we lost. We lost against a [...]

December 5, 2013 // 3 Comments

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