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The Tanner Report- Fulham 2 Barnsley O

Inevitably the prodigal son Chris Martin was the headline maker. Before the match over lunch there was discussion as to whether he should play. After all said Nick had he played against Brighton we would have had at least a point, what sort of message does it send to his more loyal teammates? I [...]

January 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

Looking from all angles

The advantages of a long trip away are not just to experience new places, cultures and people but to achieve a certain distance and perspective on your own country when you return after 6 weeks. Listening to the various news media, a dominant story has been the crisis in the National Health. One [...]

January 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report ; Cardiff 1 Fulham 2

Up and down the country crowds emphatically did not turn up for the Cup. At Cardiff the crowd was just over 5100. It was on Welsh TV at the unearthly hour of 11-30 on a Sunday which would not have helped as Cardiff fans could watch it on the telly and it was tough for Fulham fans to make it at all. [...]

January 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

Brighton 2 MK Dons 0

It speaks volumes for the demise of the FA Cup that the first 3 Brighton supporters I met all wanted the Seagulls to lose this cup tie so we could concentrate on the Championship. This is a view shared by most Premier sides who either have better fish to fry in European competition, or achieving [...]

January 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/ Peninsula Hotel

Over the years I have heard only good things of the Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong and had always wanted to stay there. I was not to be disappointed. It’s the last word in luxurious service. The disembarkment was the now customary officious process. We were given a green luggage tag and called to [...]

January 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

Hong Kong/ final port of call

If I had to cite the principal attraction of cruising it would be entering a new country or port of it by sea. Here are some pics I took of the Hong Kong skyline as we sailed in and also at night when there is a laser show. One of the irritants – at least on this cruise – is the level [...]

January 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

My new China

Before we disembarked for China there was an incident which typified cruise life. I bumped into Dorking Man in the lounge where we were requested to convene. We arrived that early that we were the only two in the lounge but we were on different tours. We started to chat only to be informed that [...]

January 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report/Fulham 1 Brighton 2

Once again a contrite Ivan Conway observed post-match “we mugged you again.” Brighton won a game which Fulham dominated. But, hey, if you miss a penalty (our 4th such miss at home) you don’t deserve to win. As galling was the fact that our penalty taker Chris Martin does not want [...]

January 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

Goodnight Vietnam

We are now leaving Vietnam for China. The country has made a strong and favourable impression on me. It is a fascinating fusion of state one-party capitalism and budding capitalism. Even in our short stay we encountered a young boy no more than 15 running between coach drop-offs trying to sell his [...]

January 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard / New Years Eve Gala Dinner

Nature can play cruel tricks. Ha Long Bay must qualify as one of the world’s most beautiful natural sites but its often totally shrouded in fog. This was the case yesterday. Bob and I ducked out of the Hanoi trip which would have involved 7 hours in a coach and no doubt shopping at a [...]

December 31, 2016 // 0 Comments

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