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The Tanner Report: Fulham 2 WBA 0

The relief was palpable. Fulham’s first win in the Premier and out of the relegation zone: a defence which had only conceded 3 goals in 3 matches kept a clean sheet; new signing Joachim Andersen in central defence looked the business and, recovering quicker than expected from an ankle injury, [...]

November 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

Pause for reflection

Yesterday for my sins I spent time at my computer with Good Morning Britain – ITV’s early morning magazine show – on this occasion featuring its supposed ‘box-office couple’ presenters Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid, providing ‘moving wallpaper’ accompaniment in the background. By [...]

November 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

Spurs 2 Brighton HAFC 1

Brighton played doggedly in this defeat last night at the new Spurs stadium. There were 2 surprise omissions in the line up: keeper Matt Ryan was on the bench and forward Neil Maupay not even in the eighteen. One can only think this was for disciplinary reasons. Skipper and centre back Lewis Dunk [...]

November 2, 2020 // 0 Comments

Nobby Stiles

As with most who remember the only England team to win anything in our lifetime I was saddened when another of the ’66 boys passed away leaving now Bobby Charlton, George Cohen, Roger Hunt and Geoff Hurst. Henry Winter paid him eloquent tribute in The Times yesterday. However I disagreed with [...]

November 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Queen’s Gambit/Netflix

I have previously and favourably reviewed Walter Tevis novel The Queen’s Gambit in the Rust.   It tells the story of the rise of Kentucky born Beth Norman from orphan to world chess champion. You cannot make chess a watchable game as it’s far too static and technical but this film of seven [...]

October 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

Giving praise where it’s due

I am no particular fan of BT Sport football coverage. Jake Humphreys, their number two presenter, does not float my boat – nor their chief one, Gary Lineker. However I have always liked James Richardson who hosts a show on Champions League night.  Richardson cut his teeth on Channel 4 in the [...]

October 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

My sporting weekend

I am back to betting form again with an each way finish for young Spaniard Arni Arnaus in the Italian Open on the European Tour and betting against Manchester United in a dreadful match a goalless draw v Chelsea. My fancy Webb Simpson finished  out of the each way berths in the Zozo USPGA event at [...]

October 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 1 Crystal Palace 2

Two years and two months ago Fulham’s first game in the Premiership was at home to Crystal Palace and we were well beaten 3-0. I came across the programme. Our chairman in his column wrote: “We have worked hard this summer to build a squad that will not be satisfied by merely holding on [...]

October 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

English rugby: waving … drowning … or what?

And so the 2019/2020 English professional rugby union season came to its protracted end last night in the virtually-empty vastness of a cold, windswept, monsoon-lashed Twickenham Stadium with Exeter Chiefs completing an epic Double of winning the top European club cup competition and overcoming [...]

October 25, 2020 // 0 Comments

Real Madrid 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 3

Last night I had a serendipitous moment. It was 6-30 pm. I was neither hungry nor fancied a sundowner. It was one of those pandemic moments when it was necessary to while away the time. So I switched on the telly and the channel was BT Sport. They were showing Real Madrid v Shakhtar Donetsk. Given [...]

October 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

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