tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post1592674846013316664..comments2023-12-27T14:06:50.562+00:00Comments on (Contains Mild Peril): That Hateful InchGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-88944966277760022192008-07-08T10:30:00.000+01:002008-07-08T10:30:00.000+01:00This is why I prefer Badminton and shuttlecocks. P...This is why I prefer Badminton and shuttlecocks. Preferably on a beach. In the sun.Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065257907482952779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-29116530492321371192008-07-07T13:24:00.000+01:002008-07-07T13:24:00.000+01:00MJ - They sing their little hearts out.Tim - The v...MJ - They sing their little hearts out.<BR/><BR/>Tim - The veteran matches are more my pace. Even more so are the wheelchair matches.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-53138668237732036482008-07-07T13:15:00.000+01:002008-07-07T13:15:00.000+01:00I used to like Annabel Croft. Well, I was 16. Sorr...I used to like Annabel Croft. Well, I was 16. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>And I like that old Iranian bloke who plays doubles with Henri Leconte. It's like the Harlem Globetrotters for the middle classes.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-54944462509313943752008-07-07T04:49:00.000+01:002008-07-07T04:49:00.000+01:00Gosh, if they're like that in front of a camera, I...Gosh, if they're like that in front of a camera, I wonder what they're like in the showers?The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-84163249163242469812008-07-06T18:31:00.000+01:002008-07-06T18:31:00.000+01:00Christopher - There's a natty Tati clip on Rockmot...Christopher - There's a natty Tati clip on Rockmother's site today. The players today are all strength and power but a little bit of rain and they go running indoors.<BR/><BR/>MJ - <A HREF="http://sport.rtl.de/fussball/euro2008_79464.php?media=video2&set_id=16097" REL="nofollow">This</A> will have to do till the new season starts.<BR/><BR/>Romo - The haitches are silent, of course.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-85692861210321831442008-07-06T18:10:00.000+01:002008-07-06T18:10:00.000+01:00Oh - yes - of course Monsieur Hulot's Holiday - th...Oh - yes - of course Monsieur Hulot's Holiday - thank you Christopher C-Howesrockmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939586655533001122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-63370603786383656972008-07-06T17:14:00.000+01:002008-07-06T17:14:00.000+01:00I have no idea what any of you are talking about.I...I have no idea what any of you are talking about.<BR/><BR/>Is there a football match on I can watch instead?The Mistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109289531733623207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-54718107152934690122008-07-06T16:04:00.000+01:002008-07-06T16:04:00.000+01:00Yes, steady inexorable decline since Tati (M. Hulo...Yes, steady inexorable decline since Tati (M. Hulot's Holiday, surely?). It'll all die a death one day, overdosing on money and knickers. Can't come too soon.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-38824499627031244282008-07-06T15:58:00.000+01:002008-07-06T15:58:00.000+01:00Romo - That's really sad. Nastase is one of the al...Romo - That's really sad. Nastase is one of the all time sporting greats.<BR/><BR/>Ziggi - He's got the special Nike Fatarse range of shorts in the shops soon.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-67033022976409789882008-07-06T15:37:00.000+01:002008-07-06T15:37:00.000+01:00Nadal's bum is too big - it's not a pretty sight.Nadal's bum is too big - it's not a pretty sight.Zighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325808421083028026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-51567889393490804352008-07-06T14:44:00.000+01:002008-07-06T14:44:00.000+01:00Wasn't Nastase beaten in straight sets by an 11 ye...Wasn't Nastase beaten in straight sets by an 11 year old in Paris not so long ago! Oh I miss proper tennis.rockmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939586655533001122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-4729579672577864862008-07-06T11:03:00.000+01:002008-07-06T11:03:00.000+01:00Kaz - I've never liked any British players. Those ...Kaz - I've never liked any British players. Those crappy Lloyd brothers, the odious Buster Mottram, boring Queen Virginia...You've got to go back to the original mod Fred Perry for somebody decent. <BR/><BR/>Romo - I had a Slazenger followed by a Dunlop Maxply. My friend eventually bought a Bjorn Borg style Donnay and he stuck with that. When the big racquets made their appearance I bought a big Prince which helped a hell of a lot with doubles but almost all the subtlety went out of my game. The McEnroe style serve was something I tried, too, and it did give you a lot of swerve though it suited a left hander better for some reason. Lleyton Hewitt, being a baseliner, did get me interested for a while. I think if he'd played in the time of smaller racquets he would have been more successful. You can't beat the Borg/Gerulaitis Wimbledon semi-final that seemed to go on all day but you wished it would never stop. The great Nastase wouldn't have a chance nowadays. He'd be blasted off court.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-16857493792564489342008-07-05T21:56:00.000+01:002008-07-05T21:56:00.000+01:00Oh I am so with you there. I meant to watch Wimble...Oh I am so with you there. I meant to watch Wimbledon this year and tried to convince myself that it would be ok because Murray might have a temper explosion a bit like McEnroe used to and he has curly hair - a bit like McEnroe used to but then found myself watching re-runs of McEnroe/Connors matches on Youtube and realised that that was what I really wanted. The last time I watched tennis properly I cried with joy for Ivanosevic as he finally won the championship he had spent most of his career losing. After that I couldn't bear to watch Sampras the lolloping ape with his tongue sticking out in a really retarded way when he did a serve. I used to like Lleyton Hewitt but then he went off the boil - and there I left it. I think tennis players should play a standard white issue uniform - not all this fancy shit wafting around the court. Same for cricket too. And as for rackets - I still play and not with the extra inch. God I love tennis and feel so sad that I hate Wimbledon now but I really really do. I taught myself to serve by studying McEnroe - the back leg kept straight and bent backwards slowly and deep, momentum saved for the low front lunge. Most effective despite looking a bit odd. Oh I must stop my rant now for fear of sounding like some Daily Express reading Home Counties 'stuff and nonsense' bore but thank you for posting this - you are so right. The tennis match in Jacques Tati's Jour De Fete is fantastic - much more entertaining than Wimbledon!rockmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939586655533001122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-91692317849068699702008-07-05T17:26:00.000+01:002008-07-05T17:26:00.000+01:00Thanks for explaining why I don't watch tennis any...Thanks for explaining why I don't watch tennis any more.<BR/>I thought it was because I'd got myself a life - but you are obviously right. <BR/><BR/>Oh and the Tim Henman thing too.KAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621294189351906599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-63957669183939881492008-07-05T16:01:00.000+01:002008-07-05T16:01:00.000+01:00Nadal's shorts are too long and his sleeves are to...Nadal's shorts are too long and his sleeves are too short. The Frew McMillan look is the epitome. It's important the women show their knickers but they should be decent knickers with plenty of material.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16460150.post-25868368894830479612008-07-05T13:49:00.000+01:002008-07-05T13:49:00.000+01:00We find the commentary annoying, especially on the...We find the commentary annoying, especially on the ladies' matches. It's all about the players' clothing ranges and sponsorship deals rather than the game. <BR/><BR/>Football's the same, though. It's never been the same since they got rid of the knee-length shorts and the leather lace-up ball. <BR/><BR/>Make all those tennis players wear long trousers and full length dresses, the way they used to. That's what I say.<BR/><BR/>And the women should do the same, too!Chris Frumplingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16270293746884053825noreply@blogger.com