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If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes …

Yesterday out of the blue – simply because it was there – I opted to watch yesterday’s Premiership rugby match between Wasps and the Harlequins at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry which was being broadcast ‘live’ by BT Sport. Wasps and Quins have a long ‘London derby’ rivalry that began in [...]

February 1, 2021 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: WBA 2 Fulham 2

This was the archetypal game of two halves. Fulham might have been three up at half time but scored only the one from Bobby Decordova- Reid. He was unlucky when another shot struck the post. You could see why WBA lost their last 4 home games conceding 17 goals and scoring none in the process. Their [...]

January 31, 2021 // 0 Comments

TheTanner Report: Brighton 0 Fulham 0

I  certainly always enjoy the trip to Brighton and was sad that the current restrictions prevented this. One of the reasons for the good feeling between the two clubs is the number of players that have graced both. In recent years David Stockdale, big Dan Burn and Steve Sidwell have performed well [...]

January 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

Brighton 0 Fulham 0

The visit of Fulham is always a highlight and of Alan Tanner too. Sadly this game – like the goalless draw at Craven Cottage – did not live up to expectations. Maybe there was too much at stake. Brighton, without a home win all season, were concerned that Fulham might overhaul them and [...]

January 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

In praise of Sri Lanka

Amidst all the hoopla of a two win victory, Joe Root’s batting feats and Jimmy Andersen taking 6 wickets in one innings, only Steve James in The Times and  James Milton in The Racing Post have noted the emergence of that continuing line of Sri Lankan spin bowlers from Muri to Hersth – who [...]

January 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Back – and in the groove again

One of Frankie Howard’s signature catch-phrase lines was often deployed where – in a stand-up routine and/or a television sit-com – he “stepped out of character” to address his audience directly, made arch fun of someone and then, as his live (or television) audience burst into [...]

January 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

A glorious weekend of sport

Not only did I watch a variety of exciting sport this weekend but had results in both golf tourneys. The European Tour is up and running with the Gulf swing at Abu Dhabi. The Racing Post new golf analyst Joe Champion recommended Cabrera Bello. A surprising choice in view of recent form but the [...]

January 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

Sweet memories

The other night I could not get to sleep. Rather than count sheep I tried to recall the great Warwickshire side of the late sixties. Most of the team came back to me this side of consciousness: Bob Barber, Billy Ibadulla, John Jameson, the two Smiths (A.C. and M.J.K.), Tom Cartwright, David Brown, [...]

January 24, 2021 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Manchester United 2

It’s curious but true that matches against the same opposition follow similar patterns. Fulham/Manchester Utd games are invariably entertaining and decided by a moment of individual brilliance by the Reds. This was true of last night’s encounter. Fulham took an early lead when Ade Lookman [...]

January 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

The Sporting Weekend

The amount of sport operating in a different time band required a sleep adjustment. I went to bed early on Saturday and was awake at 1.00am for the NFL play-off game between Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens with one eye on the Sony Open at Hawaii. I was still in the land of the conscious at [...]

January 18, 2021 // 0 Comments

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