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Standing in a prominent position to the side and behind Nelson Mandela as he addressed the crowd an embarrassing camera served up two bulbous microphones across Geri Haliwell’s face
spiced flyFinal thoughts on the concert….
Leona Lewis’s bleeding Love sounded freshly bottled and what a star she is and I sipped red all through it steering myself through the mushy bits by gripping the arms of my chair. In contrast Leona lewis Hamilton’s version of the hippy hippy shake was slightly off the boil. As for Gordon Brown’s appearance – this was unexpected for me but when quizzed he was looking forward to Leona’s Love, Angie leona Lennox and not forgetting simple minds – they’re from Scotland he reminded us. Now Blar would have got Bono in – they do vote in northern Ireland Gord !
Back to Wimbledon and I will refresh my cup and give you the winner of the mens…
Back with the product of three tea bags, my first cup and…so strong you could stand the spoon up in it…
We’re almost into the second week and the men’s singles is looking again like a rubber stamp. I can give you the winner right now and no real surprises with my selection a nailed on John Mcenroe.
Looking like a worn out brillo pad with a vim assist he turns his farse full sideways these day when serving to double spit. He then refocuses his brat on his opponent. What style ! Now If you look at the betting markets Henman his likeliest contender in the final is up for grabs at 11/4,
The dont know what to do with twenty million pounds hero is a wild card entry this year who hasn’t helped his preparation with black shade school runs, bacon sarnie fill ups, double breasted milk shakes with tannis root, secret visits to the hill – and (dont look at it Martha !) full on alcohol when he gets back. No style there and these pagan practices belie his short price.Plug Becker could spring a surprise but he has a tendency to run to the commentary box when in trouble – there is stil this strange something he has about small spaces !
John Inverdale has ruled himsewlf out this year. Over- stretched himself in training. Amazing thing is John is putting a brave face on – and he looks even younger !
Ana Ivanovic didn’t stay in the tournament too long and I think she was suffering from a french hangover. There are only 4 major tournaments a year and I never have understood why two of them have to take place so closely together.
Maria Sharpova went out early as well. Nothing against the Williams sisters but it would be good to see a new face win the Ladies title at Wimbledon.Pete
Of the women left in the tournament, it’s hard to see who has the ability to stop either of the Williams sisters – apart from one another, of course.
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Well the Williams sisters are not what they where although Venus seems to be on a run at the moment,When you get her on a good day Elena Dementieva is a better tennis player than all of them and at least she`s improved her 2nd service, on the downside she`s a bit like Holland in that she will throw in a stinker at some stage,although Radwanska as to play the bull (Kuznetsova) in the next round i would be tempted to take a chance on her, she`s had an easy journey so far,her fitness is assured and she`s probably the biggest improver on the womens tour, if she can get past Kuznetsova she will have the chance to go all the way!
No Barker NO
dont sweeten up the murray
dont fawn and ingratiate his mint
before he’s even dressed or crowned
Who are these players?
Pugilists with a stick !
Street fighters confined to a lawn
all artificially blown up heroes
forgotten in two weeks
and what of us – the pricks
the miserable every day crunch fighters
stuck on unwilling sweat filled virgins
with gut wrenching perspiration
searching for a leather strap
and finding only a big bar stewards braces
and home made incontinence daipers
made out of council tax demands.
And then we spill out and double fault
they’ve dome away with the pin stripe
and the morality that regulated this city
that’s lost its garden
to be replaced by greeness
and fast buck two week heroes
that can bench press and run.Tony I am sweet on Venus
she has a relaxed eye
in interview
– its all half mentalnot had the time to watch much of the tennis but so glad that I watched it tonight..have never been a fan of Andy Murray but after tonight I’ll see him in a different light..and so, I think will a lot of other people….if tennis was a game of winning hearts and minds think he’s won Wimbledon already!
Inverdale to Henman.talking about the warming of the crowd to Murray, suggesting it has been a long process…
" I am not saying he (Murray) is you "
Henman manages a half a smile
(wishing he had his bacon knife)Twist that knife in Inverdale. Tim looks as if he had just backed ten losers
as the final lights go out on Henmania -.and Henman Hill is renamed with
a passion it has never seen before. Murrays mountain !This interview was just almost as fascinating than the match itself with just as much to lose
Sleep well.
Don’t have nightmares Tim
it’s only a game
Andy Murray did exceptionally well to come back from a two set deficit against Richard Gasquet.
However, he will need to pull out all the stops if he is to overcome his quarter – final opponent.
The 2/1 which was originally on offer about him being eliminated at the q/f stage is now looking big.
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Twist that knife in Inverdale. Tim looks as if he had just backed ten losers
as the final lights go out on Henmania -.and Henman Hill is renamed with
a passion it has never seen before. Murrays mountain !This interview was just almost as fascinating than the match itself with just as much to lose
John Inverdale could really have gone for the jugular if he’d wanted to, e.g. "LOOK at that fist clenching! That’s how it’s done, a good, manly fist-clenching of the sort Centre Court has never seen from a Briton…", etc.
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Does anyone else think that Henman is the worst commentator ever?
He was dull on court, dull off it, dull in interviews, and now as a commentator he is extremely….. you guessed it….. DULL!
During Murray’s four hour epic, Henman (who was in the BBC commentary box amongst others) must have spoke about three or four times
– and even then he was boring as hell and added nothing to what the witty Mcenroe already brings.I think it’s time that Tim Henman went and sold strawberries on that damned hill that was named after him
Mike
Does anyone else think that Henman is the worst commentator ever?
not me, i enjoyed the rapport between himself and Mac in all the matches they’ve co-commentated on. i like his self deprication and his eloquent insight. Greg rusedski however, i’d happily shoot!
I am unusually drinking San Miguel tonight
Grays – old Inverdale ‘ the man of all sports’ does have a bite to him but being a historian from Southampton – a drinking University – he generally prefers waffle and a clever sidesewipe to a direct hit. I believe he is naturally a bit of an eccentric and proof of this is he’s even baited and tried to get the better of Mcenroe.
I think he was being generous to Henman – who does, let’s not forget -still command that hillside of raffish supporters, and Inverdale, well, he is just a voice. He knew Henman was sick as a parrot and went easy on him, and he might have feared he could have turned on him with his back to the wall.People complained of Henman’s lack of passion as a player. Personally I rather admired this very english trait in him and Mikky he certainly has Most more charisma than Murray, albeit with a disarming pompous side, that wins him few friends.
He beefed himself up and drew every ounce of possibility out of himself as a player. Had he beaten Isavanevic and got into the final he would have lost the joker on the hill and joined John Lloyd in the brow scratching fraternrtyIt’s early days, and Henman doesn’t ever get going until the third set. As for his commentating skills no-one can judge that yet. I do hate the prattlers.
As for Murray, I am a great fan of Peter Cushing so loved the blood curdling wolf he used to extricate himself from the box he was in. Very much a case of the Lion the will and the warder.
Henman sometimes appears a bit of an aletist prat but he’s certainly not dull. (that’s debatable
)Does anyone else think that Henman is the worst commentator ever?
I see your Henman and raise you a David Bleat (sic).
Tennis-wise, though, Virginia Wade’s ceaseless sniping at Steffi Graf during her halcyon days used to wipe the crap out of me. Appalling woman.
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Grays – old Inverdale ‘ the man of all sports’ does have a bite to him but being a historian from Southampton – a drinking University – he generally prefers waffle and a clever sidesewipe to a direct hit. I believe he is naturally a bit of an eccentric and proof of this is he’s even baited and tried to get the better of Mcenroe.
He’s certainly a little kooky, although I’d put it down to too many blows on the head during his rugby union playing career – at least one of which resulted in major corrective facial surgery – more than anything else.
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Thanks for that Grays, I was thinking of the word
cute, but kooky maybe better,
however, what in fact you are saying is that Inverdale’s face
was once in orbit !Willie Renshaw was a warwickshire man
who was born around 1850
He won seven singles wimbledon titles
which might equal nofansam’s
recent record of seven – or is it eight ?During the rain interval on Thursday
Hen on the hill interviewed bornagainBorg
Quite a wooden interview but sensitively done
and bornagain remiinisced the singles from 1975.
I had completelty forgotten Eggberg, Pat Gaffer,
and Michael Stick.
He said nofansam had won eight singles
– it was seven !
Wooden one did not correct him.
Willie Renshaw won seven too
but it was easier then because before 1922
once you had won you got an automatic wildcard entry
into the next years final stages and missed
out the preliminaries.Michael Stick on five live radio today
suggested that nofansam’s seven
was better than the Tetherer’s five.
The Tetherer will play Fernando Nadal on Sunday.
The final is being billed as
the biggest fight on earth
Roget Nureyev versus Bull Fonteyn.
– and even then he was boring as hell and added nothing to what the witty Mcenroe already brings.
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