Week 42 - Great Britain F21 ($10,000) - Loughborough (Hard)

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RE: Week 42 - Great Britain F21 ($10,000) - Loughborough (Hard)

Spectator · All-time great

Not suggesting any shifts in partnerships - as various people have rightly commented, there's a lot that goes into doubles pairings. But just in fairness to Mr Thornley, he seems to be very well thought of by a number of people who know what they are doing in doubles, and he has the highest career high doubles ranking of any of the gentlemen outside the ATP-level doubles teams. It's possible to admire Mr Burton's talent without playing down that of others.

On a separate note, Steven (or someone else who is knowledgeable), Mr Lewis' comment about Wimbledon finalists made me wonder: have we ever had (or how many times have we had) a futures tournament in which all of our recent GS doubles finalists/winners played? (thinking of Burton/Morgan, Farquharson/Broady, Ward-Hibbert, Golding, Edmund and - for good measure - Graeme Dyce).

indiana · Tennis legend

Folk predicted this thread could be fun. They weren't wrong LOL

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Could end but being a classic thread if any more hilarious suggestions

Burts & Thornley was about unlikely as

Maggie thatcher & Neil kinnock forming a political partnership or Ed milliband making a plausible Prime minster !

Most I have laughed in weeks !

steven · Tennis legend

I assume Gary didn't read my 2nd paragraph (the "whether it is actually a realistic option (or even whether the players feel that there is a problem that needs to be solved in the first place) is just about impossible for an outsider to know. I have no idea how well the four of them get on or whether the swapped pairs would complement each other anywhere near as well as the existing pairs.") since if he had, he would have realised the 'suggestion' was just meant as an idle thought and that I accepted that I had no inside knowledge of all the other things that go towards making up the existing partnerships and maybe wouldn't have felt the need to reply quite so ...ly (I don't want to offend so I'll leave the reader come up with an adverb for themselves ...) or the need to be quite so scathing about one of the players concerned.

Also, is Troubleshooter not a Gary/A1 alias after all, or is it all an elaborate wind-up? On second thoughts, don't worry, I don't really care - but many apologies to Troubleshooter for assuming he/she was an alias if that isn't the case hmm

A1 tennis academy · Satellite level

Steve it was my favourite post - not knowing the full facts it was certainly logical and i am sure posted with the best intentions it had bomb , burts cracking and myself cracking up .

Bomb actually said it made his evening it certsinly vastly improved mine after the 4.5 hour drive bacl from Loughborough

LMAO !

indiana · Tennis legend

Of for ***** sake.

....apologies, but...

Spectator · All-time great

Mr Lewis, I am not sure you are doing your protegés any favours by explaining - repeatedly - how amused they are by the perceived shortcomings of posters and players who are liked and respected by others. Time to draw a line under this conversation? That's not meant nastily, but it's not going anywhere helpful.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Interesting thread so far we have discovered that Sean isn't rated/liked by some probably for reasons nothing to do with Tennis.

I have a feeling Neil Pauffley will do well this week for some reason.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Pity Sean isn't playing singles reckon he could have got a couple of points here now.

Anyone know what's happened to Jack Carpenter he seems to have disappeared as has Slabba.

Salmon · Tennis legend

A1 tennis academy wrote:
Bomb actually said it made his evening it certsinly vastly improved mine after the 4.5 hour drive bacl from Loughborough
LMAO !

And I used to think that Marcus possesses a sense of humour. cry

indiana · Tennis legend

Salmon, we are receiving that information err second hand, just saying...

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

korriban wrote:
Wow this thread has got everything, and we've only just started hitting a few balls in the first round!!!
Am I allowed to mention about Laura's movement here: I think it's a topic that's sorely missed!