murraymints4brighton
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No fixed one at the moment, just floating about Sussex. I have however been playing in tournaments/for fun at Preston Lawn tennis club for about 8 years.
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Wimbledon crowds are essentially twats: Discuss
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No fixed one at the moment, just floating about Sussex. I have however been playing in tournaments/for fun at Preston Lawn tennis club for about 8 years.
Gazwag
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Cool, I play for Cooden split between the 2nds & 3rds
John Bumlick
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women's tennis is sometimes good wank fodder though.
murraymints4brighton
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Cooden Beach?
Gazwag
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murraymints4brighton
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in that case I think we may have played you at some stage in the winter league. I am in control of the teams and although I didn't play you may remember the big Manc called Mark? (bald head and about 6ft3)
Gazwag
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Yes that was our thirds against your thirds I believe, but I didnt play in that match, so I wasnt there
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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And how would I have done that exactly? Transported myself into the future to see the responses relating to getting tickets posted after my post?
READ my post (no 22) posted at 19.52 - BEFORE your post (No.27) posted at 20.33
FOOL.
Many years ago, a relative of mine ( a local builder in Wimbledon ) owned the land that the All England Lawn Tennis Club stood on. After a number of years of paying rent to him, they approached him with an offer to buy him out.
You've guessed it !...He decided to sell !!!!!!
Oh, if only the pages of history could be turned back.
As far as the tennis tournament is concerned, I believe that it is in the same category as Royal Ascot and Henley i.e It is as much ( if not more ) a social event as a sporting event. That still doesn't detract from the enjoyment I have always got from the 2 weeks and very few sporting events could match the following :-
1) Borg v Gerulaitis 1977
2) Borg v McEnroe 1980
3) Federer v Nadal 2008
The one change I would make to the game of tennis would be to reduce the number of serves from two to one.
This would stop the mens game being dominated by 6ft 7inch giants with booming serves and allow the smaller " all court players " to come to the fore.
You've guessed it !...He decided to sell !!!!!!
Oh, if only the pages of history could be turned back.
As far as the tennis tournament is concerned, I believe that it is in the same category as Royal Ascot and Henley i.e It is as much ( if not more ) a social event as a sporting event. That still doesn't detract from the enjoyment I have always got from the 2 weeks and very few sporting events could match the following :-
1) Borg v Gerulaitis 1977
2) Borg v McEnroe 1980
3) Federer v Nadal 2008
The one change I would make to the game of tennis would be to reduce the number of serves from two to one.
This would stop the mens game being dominated by 6ft 7inch giants with booming serves and allow the smaller " all court players " to come to the fore.
looney
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I woukd nationalise it, shoot a few of the old buffers and probably have most the GB players flogged as an example, to make sure players were entering for the right reasons.
In a few years once its got its shit together I would privatise it, but public shareownership would be distributed wide.
In a few years once its got its shit together I would privatise it, but public shareownership would be distributed wide.
Since1982
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Have never even bothered trying to get Wimbledon tickets. Is it possible for mere mortals to get them without waiting for five years to be voted in as a member of East Blatchington Lawn Tennis Club (or insert name of club here) before being entered into a secret Masonic ballot by aforementioned local lawn tennis club and then finding out that you've either failed or have got tickets for Court 245 at Wimbledon... three weeks after the Championships have ended? As for Centre Court tickets - do you have to sleep with Sir Cliff? I presume the only other option is being ripped off by Ticketmaster.
Anyone?
Get your facts right. You need a stamped addressed envelope and the personal organisatioanl skills to apply for the ballot at the prescribed time and then, like me you might get ladies final tickets as I did last year or mens quarter tickets this and then you'd get a sense of what superb athletes tennis players are - much better than some of the crap served up at Withdean in recent years.
- Jul 7, 2003
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It's looking increasingly like tomorrow will be the first day the new Centre Court roof is used due to rain.
You can tell the BBC are already deeply excited about that prospect, while I can't even begin to imagine how thrilling the Centre Court crowd will find it, given how much enjoyment they get out of something as mundane as a verminous bird landing on the turf.
You can tell the BBC are already deeply excited about that prospect, while I can't even begin to imagine how thrilling the Centre Court crowd will find it, given how much enjoyment they get out of something as mundane as a verminous bird landing on the turf.
Tooting Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Just reading that post makes me feel ill.
The roof comes out, accompanied by a huge "Ooo-ooooh" from the crowd, a round of applause, and a Mexican wave.
Spiros
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I'm sure you're just taking the piss but everything you say about playing tennis on grass is why I like it. The whole point about having championships on grass courts as well as clay, shale, hardcourt, indoor carpet, etc is that the best players can adapt to all of those surfaces. The game varies according to the surface it's played on.
You say 'world class players fail at Wimbledon' but you could equally say 'world class players fail at Roland Garros because it's not on grass'
And the fact that it harks back to the day of country house gardens reminds us that it is a game, a sport to be enjoyed, not just a business. If only the major football competitions still had that feel, then we'd still have multiple FA cup replays, proper tackling and much less diving and gamesmanship to put up with during the winter months.
Normal Rob
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having just seen the 'Murray Magic' hats on two overweight middle class women in the crowd I'm moving more and more towards agreeing whole-heartedly with the original statement...
Having got 2 centre court tickets through the public ballot we were at Wimbledon on Saturday to see Murray's third round match. My comment on the Wimbledon crowd is I wish we could generate that enthusiasm at withdeam. They may not have the chants of a football crowd but they know how to create an atmosphere.
I would also say the Wimbledon is very well organised with superb catering facilties for all tastes. Alcohol on sale everywhere and you can take it into the courts with you. Food from sandwiches to a full meal. I also hope that public transport, park & ride are done as well when we get to Falmer.
Finally if you want to see some lovely women then SW19 is the place to be
I would also say the Wimbledon is very well organised with superb catering facilties for all tastes. Alcohol on sale everywhere and you can take it into the courts with you. Food from sandwiches to a full meal. I also hope that public transport, park & ride are done as well when we get to Falmer.
Finally if you want to see some lovely women then SW19 is the place to be
pishhead
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That is absolutely how it happened, however the Mexican wave was first.
looney
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The Spanish
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check out these nerds, kind of vindicates everything Edna has said.
Blimey how suspect are they.
Look at the woman in the pearls. back left. Pure Wimbledon.