Player(s) of the Year Polls 2008....

Akhenaten · Pro player

Player(s) of the Year Polls 2008....

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i think we'd all agree Boggo's year has been disappointing, but not really a flop.

By some means he has hung onto his GB Number 2 spot and as Ak says 5 year ends inside the top 200 is no mean feat.

It would be interesting (cue Steven) to see in the last 10 years how the demographic of Mens tennis has changed, the increased number of professionals and the different number of countries with players etc

Vandenburg · Futures level

Spectator wrote:

Hmm. I'm all for legitimate criticism, but "flop of the year" seems rather unfair as a characterisation of anyone, let alone the specific individuals mentioned. Look forward to seeing the final nominees for the original categories!

I think tough love is needed for a few of these idividuals.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

needed for you too

Vandenburg · Futures level

johnnylad wrote:

needed for you too

Yes lets praise average perfomances,i for one think gordon brown has done a splendid job too,

johnnylad , so are you seriosuly happy that a nation of 60million(and a few illigal immigrants) and a grand slam event can be happy with just one soild top 200 player?? mmmm

Vandenburg · Futures level

owned

Count Zero · Tennis legend

Vandenburg wrote:

.....can be happy with just one soild top 200 player??....

to be fair, i think Andy Murray has now shown that he has the consistency to be a solid top 200 player too.

Vandenburg · Futures level

yeh shame about boggo tho.

Vandenburg · Futures level

take out andy murray and British tennis is at its worst ever i think
boggo bloomers and goodall are all great guys who but in alot of effort thats unquestionable but are simply not top 150 players, thats not there fault tho,im not blaming them, im blaming the system.
Great Britain davis cup team
more like
average Britain Davis cup team

freerider · Futures level

why do you follow british tennis if its soo poor if your norweigan?

im more than happy with only 2 top 200 players because then it makes the lesser results more pleasing

Vandenburg · Futures level

having lived in the united kingdom for 18 years and owning a passport i would like to class myself as British and thus allowed a opinion on the sorry state of tennis.

so you are really happy with the state of things??? an example of prasing average perfmances could be to blame??

johnnylad · Tennis legend

owned! lol!

Calling someone a flop isn't tough love - it's just slagging someone off.

Tough love can be a very effective policy. It usually needs to come from someone with pedigree to have any impact though.

The only "pedigree" you are showing "chum", is more akin to a famous dog-food.

Owned.

Vandenburg · Futures level

lol so basically what your saying johnnylad is that the public and the popular press should not be allowed to critisize the performance of the british tennis players because we are not professionals??
and yes critisizing is tough love,what should the lta do , say never mind your had a crap year but we'l look after you next year
no no no no.

as for pedigree, the only pedigree you have jonny in you is the tiny percent of norwegian viking acenstry you have left in you!!!!

owned!

Peter too · Tennis legend

I think it depends on the player, some respond to criticism and some to encouragement. Anne Keothavong for example stagnated at around 125 for years and then changed her coach. Instead of telling her she would never amount to anything unless she did what she was told the new coach told her she had the natural ability to be a much more successful player and that if she thought something might work for her she should try it. As a result she has now shot up to 60 in the rankings and has the self belief to aim much higher.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

No Vandenburg. Read my post again without your beer goggles on.

I'm saying your opinion is of so little consequence to Boggo et al, your efforts at tough love only have an effect on you.

And those of us who have to read it in all it's splendour