Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Mark Connolly said: Why is the Countess of Dumbarton wearing a linejudge's shirt? Better than wearing a Dumbarton shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Better than wearing a Dumbarton shirt. I don't know. Imagine the seethe if someone in the Royal Box was wearing not only a football shirt, but the shirt of a diddy Scottish team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I'm undecided whether Kerber is a Wid. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I'm undecided whether Kerber is a Wid. Any thoughts?Seriously? You’d lick her until your tongue fell off. As would I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Brilliant. There's yer fucking dinner, Serena, you arsehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Seriously? You’d lick her until your tongue fell off. As would I.Nope. She's not that great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Nope. She's not that greatAnonymous VLs on a football website can’t be too picky. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Well done Novak, anything that annoys the Wimbledon establishment is alright with me. Would have been a great final. Yep, rather than the 3-0 drubbing we will probably get tomorrow after they carry Anderson back on to the court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Delighr for Kerber yesterday but fully expect this years final to be as one sided as lasts although I don’t think Kevin Anderson will be reduced to tears during the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 22 hours ago, Diamonds are Forever said: Said it for years but I don't understand why play starts so late on the show courts. The first match started at 1 yesterday (although it's always a bit after that after the warm-ups). Isner v Anderson was always going to be at least 4 sets, mostly with tie-breakers. That's an hour per set. They should have been banking on at least 4 hours for that, potentially looking at 5 hours. That takes you to half 5/6 o'clock. Then a 20 minute break between games and potentially another 5 setter between two guys who are known for playing long points, being slow players and being evenly matched. Again, another 4-5 hour match should have been anticipated. That takes you to pretty much your 11 o'clock curfew even without anything remarkable happening. There could still be a another couple of hours of play in the match today. Which means that even if you'd had a tie-breaker yesterday you'd have struggled to fit the full second match in anyway. In the end this is pretty much what happened, even if both matches had had tie-breakers in the fifth set they would have been struggling to fit both matches in before 11 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 In the end this is pretty much what happened, even if both matches had had tie-breakers in the fifth set they would have been struggling to fit both matches in before 11 pm.The average match time at Wimbledon must have crept up a good bit over the years. Just had a look back and found that the 1980 final between Borg and McEnroe which went to 8-6 in the 5th only lasted 3 hrs 53 minutes. That was regarded as an epic back then but is a regular occurrence now.I've always found cricket a strange one too in that they sometimes don't start until 11am then end up stopping for bad light at 7pm. Why not start at 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 The average match time at Wimbledon must have crept up a good bit over the years. Just had a look back and found that the 1980 final between Borg and McEnroe which went to 8-6 in the 5th only lasted 3 hrs 53 minutes. That was regarded as an epic back then but is a regular occurrence now. I've always found cricket a strange one too in that they sometimes don't start until 11am then end up stopping for bad light at 7pm. Why not start at 10?Serve volley. Much shorter pointsGrass much faster too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 The average match time at Wimbledon must have crept up a good bit over the years. Just had a look back and found that the 1980 final between Borg and McEnroe which went to 8-6 in the 5th only lasted 3 hrs 53 minutes. That was regarded as an epic back then but is a regular occurrence now.I've always found cricket a strange one too in that they sometimes don't start until 11am then end up stopping for bad light at 7pm. Why not start at 10?Because tradition, it gets even worse sometimes in parts of the sub continent as the light fades early but you cannot bring play forward due to the high dew levels making the ball too damp and leaving pitches unplayable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Serve volley. Much shorter pointsGrass much faster too Undoubtedly, but it hasn't been taken into account with the scheduling. You could have put your house on Isner v Anderson going on for hours which was always going to leave it tight to fit in the second match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Did Kevin Anderson get dressed all by himself this morning? This has been a farce so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Gulf in quality is massive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_e'hm_A_Dee Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Bit embarrassed for Kev.I.N tbh.. getting bodied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 This could be over before the football starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Aye Novak get this wrapped up in half an hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Embarrassing by Anderson tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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