New Balls, Please

[L/H White]

11 hours ago, Winchester White said:

Tennis is a bit odd like that, who the fuck watches it, tournament by tournament?

How do they raise such prize money?

 

its played by snobby brats who come from mega rich backgrounds

[MickyD]

10 minutes ago, L/H White said:

its played by snobby brats who come from mega rich backgrounds

Hang about at Maryland Hill Racquets Club. Think Fanny’s pub but for folk even further up their own arses.

[L/H White]

7 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Hang about at Maryland Hill Racquets Club. Think Fanny’s pub but for folk even further up their own arses.

I can imagine

[MickyD]

17 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Hang about at Maryland Hill Racquets Club. Think Fanny’s pub but for folk even further up their own arses.

 

9 minutes ago, L/H White said:

I can imagine

In order to avoid besmirching any racquet club in Maryland, I did, in fact, mean Markland Hill Racquets Club. 
 

I just looked at their website. Tennis, Badminton and squash are on offer. I’m not joining unless they install a Real (or Royal) Court.

I also looked at membership prices. A fiver short of £900 to play tennis and sit drinking Pims with the glitterati of Lostock. 

[Sweep]

3 minutes ago, MickyD said:

 

 

I also looked at membership prices. A fiver short of £900 to play tennis and sit drinking Pims with the glitterati of Lostock. 

Did you get a joint membership for yourself and Mrs D?

[MickyD]

6 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Did you get a joint membership for yourself and Mrs D?

Yes. Call up any time for a snifter. I’ll have to sign you in obviously. No jeans, no trainers, gentlemen to wear a jacket and tie unless the Club Captain allows us to remove either.

[Exiled Girl]

On 06/10/2021 at 22:05, Casino said:

I know  😀

4 mill,  plus endorsements remember

I think for plenty, thatll be more than prize money

@Exiled Girlis probably more clued up than me

She's been pro for what, 13 years? Lots of expenses with being on tour, and she's travelling with her mum rather than a coach at the moment, saving money. She's been promoting her sponsors stuff a lot, Alpapro (?) not-milk for one, recently. She's with Courtney Duffus (Morecambe (?) footballer) currently. She's done better at doubles than singles of late though that's tailing off too. She's still top 100 though, you don't stay there without winning some matches.

Edited October 9, 2021 by Exiled Girl

[Casino]

Blip for our emma

It was almost predictable

[Exiled Girl]

On 07/10/2021 at 09:49, MickyD said:

 

I also looked at membership prices. A fiver short of £900 to play tennis and sit drinking Pims with the glitterati of Lostock. 

£210 a year at my club in SW London, and that's the going rate round here. That includes social membership for partners. Plus it doesn't rain as much as in Bolton.

[Exiled Girl]

2 minutes ago, Casino said:

Blip for our emma

It was almost predictable

Too much time off after only just turning pro...

[Spider]

Piers Morgan will have words of wisdom

[Tonge moor green jacket]

54 minutes ago, Exiled Girl said:

£210 a year at my club in SW London, and that's the going rate round here. That includes social membership for partners. Plus it doesn't rain as much as in Bolton.

Not too bad at all that, folk will readily pay that sort of money for a gym membership. 

Eagley tennis club starts at £60 according to their website.

Not unsurprising that some still paint a picture remote from reality, which is sad as its the sort of thing that will put kids off.

No different to a lot of other sports, where some clubs are more exclusive and others less so. 

Markland Hill lot could improve their parking though!

[Casino]

Theres a court been abandoned 200 yards from us

Mrs c says it was grass so maybe not worth the effort 

[Exiled Girl]

There used to be 12 courts and a putting course on Haslam Park, looking on Google Earth they all seem to have vanished or been turned into parking

[Tonge moor green jacket]

5 hours ago, Exiled Girl said:

There used to be 12 courts and a putting course on Haslam Park, looking on Google Earth they all seem to have vanished or been turned into parking

At one time we went on them to "cut the grass". In other words strim the weeds which had overtaken the all weather surface. 

[Exiled Girl]

Good result for Cam Norrie today, getting into his 1st Masters 1000 final at Indian Wells, that's  the level below the 4 majors (Wimbledon etc).

And anyone on Heather Watson watch would have been at the Bolton Arena this past week - she's been training there.

[Guest]

On 17/10/2021 at 00:13, Exiled Girl said:

Good result for Cam Norrie today, getting into his 1st Masters 1000 final at Indian Wells, that's  the level below the 4 majors (Wimbledon etc).

And anyone on Heather Watson watch would have been at the Bolton Arena this past week - she's been training there.

He won

[Casino]

And he's now ranked 16

Very good effort

[Exiled Girl]

I'm worn out having watched it, after a fantastic womens' final, god knows how they all feel 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

4 hours ago, Exiled Girl said:

I'm worn out having watched it, after a fantastic womens' final, god knows how they all feel 

It was on rather late. No wonder you're knackered.

[Casino]

Shes prob forgot who won by now  

it was too late for me to watch 'our' cameron

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

41 minutes ago, Casino said:

Shes prob forgot who won by now  

it was too late for me to watch 'our' cameron

 

Aye. Saw it was on amazon, then saw the time.

Thanks, but no thanks.

[Casino]

Full match will be on

[Exiled Girl]

Having trouble sleeping at the moment...

Old age, obviously 

[Escobarp]

British no 1 🤣Been here less time than he’s lived and born overseas and represented New Zealand before he became “British” Getting as bad as the cricket this