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The Tanner Report: Bournemouth 1 Fulham 0

Once again Fulham lived up to their billing of beating a big boy (Liverpool) but falling short to a team below them (Bournemouth). The home side got off to the best possible start with Semenyo capitalising on an uncharacteristic error by Antonee Robinson to score. The Cherries might have added a [...]

April 16, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Masters

Since the media will be full of Rory’s Masters and joining the elite group of 4 Major winners, I feel free to give an independent view point on what was a magnificent sporting contest. By backing Xander Schauffe as one of my four “picks” it was not a betting disaster but – even [...]

April 15, 2025 // 0 Comments

Sussex v Somerset

Sussex’s first home game v Somerset had been long in the diary. We had made a more than creditable start with a draw at Warwickshire – a Test ground side – and accordingly more affluent than Sussex. Edgbaston is as much a conference venue as a cricket ground, hosting numerous [...]

April 12, 2025 // 0 Comments

Masters Preview

It’s that time of the year when the golf chatter is of the Azaleas in bloom, Amen Corner and Gene Sarazen’s albatross. Yes – we are talking the Masters at Augusta, the only major played every year on the same course. It’s invitational, so the circuit attaches greater  importance to the [...]

April 10, 2025 // 0 Comments

The White Lotus & other TV dramas

The White Lotus reached its final episode last Monday and there were two fatalities. I shall not give any spoilers –  matters were resolved, but not so finally as to make another series impossible. One does wonder how actors written out of the series by their premature deaths feel. I think [...]

April 9, 2025 // 0 Comments

The cricket season begins …

Normally the cricket (four day) championship is bookended in April and September in order to accommodate an ever-burgeoning fixture list so the weather can be unreliable. Though there was still a cold wind, there was heat in the sun and a bright clear spring day. Cricket has always been [...]

April 5, 2025 // 0 Comments

Brighton falter & new cricket season starts

Brighton were badly beaten 3-0 at the Amex last night by Aston Villa. We played well without creating too many chances. The number 10 position poses a problem for Fabian Hürzeler since Pascal Groß departed back to Germany. Six players have been tried there but the most obvious candidate is [...]

April 3, 2025 // 0 Comments

Personal attendance versus watching on TV: the debate continues …

Having spent my normal weekend sports-watching on TV I am going to add two critical logs to this fiery debate, namely adverts and pundits. Like many, I suspect the ad break in sports coverage is an opportunity to visit the loo, fetch a beer or a cuppa and do chores. Yet if you stay by the TV you [...]

April 1, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 0 Crystal Palace 3 ( FA Cup quarter final)

Fulham have had different ownerships, players, coaches and managers but one feature of the club always persists: inconsistency. This season we have beaten Manchester Utd at Old Trafford, Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Spurs at home and also drawn away but only achieved 2 points from Ipswich and [...]

March 30, 2025 // 0 Comments

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