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Manchester City 3 Brighton 1

Brighton have lost their last six visits to Manchester City so not even John Pargiter would have backed them yesterday. As it happened Roberto de Zerbi set up the team well with asphyxiating man to man marking. Inevitably Erling Haarland scored two first half goals making his tally this term so far [...]

October 23, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 3 Aston Villa 0

The difference between this season and the previous two relegation ones are wins over our peers. The last relegation season began with a comprehensive defeat at home to Crystal Palace. Although we do not meet them until Boxing Day a much better performance and result are likely. Yesterday’s [...]

October 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

Brighton 0 Nottingham Forest 0

Brighton have yet to record a victory under Roberto de Zerbi and only scored in his first game against Liverpool. It is not critical as we are still in the top half of the table but concerning. Much is made of De Zerbi inheriting a team with good values and foundations but the goal-scoring problem [...]

October 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

One hundred days and counting

A precursor of the Rust was a now-defunct fantasy blog written by a Walter Mitty-type who purported to inject himself into real-life UK and global current events and record what happened from his viewpoint as a supposed key participant in them. One of the author’s recurring “situations” was [...]

October 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 2 Bournemouth 2

Fulham v Bournemouth encounters are normally feisty affairs and this was no exception. Fulham had lost their last two games whilst the Cherries – after a 9-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool – sacked Scott Parker, previously at Fulham. They were undefeated in their last five  matches [...]

October 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

Boxing in the dock (again)

The debacle of the recent non-fight between Chris Eubank Jnr and Conor Benn – actually a bout cancelled by the British Board of Boxing Control as “against the interests of the sport”, apparently  despite the protests (up to and including threatened legal action) of promoters [...]

October 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

Champions League qualifiers

As often as not, a match on which much hangs can result in a cagey game. Not so Barcelona v Inter Milan last night. Barcelona’s debts are said to have reached 1 billion euros and their  future revenue streams have been compromised. Although on top of La Liga they must qualify for the business [...]

October 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

Boxing’s muddy waters never settle

Since  the dawn of human time the “sport” of boxing – gladiatorial combat using only fists – has been inextricably linked with corrupt practices. Where should I begin? Shoe-horns or knuckle-dusters in gloves? “Fixed” contests, with or without boxers (from [...]

October 12, 2022 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: West Ham 3 Fulham 1

Although VAR was supposed to alleviate controversy it only seems to have added to it. Fulham and Head Coach Marco Silva in particular felt especially aggrieved and not without reason. Having taken the lead through Pereira and nearly adding to it when James’ shot hit the bar, Fulham were on equal [...]

October 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

Brighton 0 Spurs 1

This was very much an Italian day at the Amex. Both sets of fans sported the Italian flag: Brighton to welcome new beach coach Roberto de Zerbi to the Amex, Spurs to show gratitude for the improvement under Antonio Conte. There was also a minute’ s silence as Spurs fitness coach Gian Piero [...]

October 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

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