Reply to: Wimbledon

[Alf W]

Dull dull dull dull dull dull dull!

Would rather watch American Football or the Varsity Boat Race (or watch the grass grow).

[BrilloPad]

I haven't played since I was at school, but isn't that sort of the way tennis works?

Not in mixed doubles - which always sounds like a seventies porn movie

[NickFitz]

One of two people will win it.

I haven't played since I was at school, but isn't that sort of the way tennis works?

[Churchill]

Oh dear...I assume he's dead then ? Oops.

I'm currently at a crossroads, where I can go N or S.
There is an alcove in the wall here, with a statue of a Faerie Dragon.
To the North, I can hear gurgling water. To the West I can see a glowing light. There are no other exits. The air in the cave is wet and tasts of tapioca pudding. Gordon Brown is here.

>Attack Gordon Brown

Watch out for the ******' Wumpus!!!
It's behind you...

[Moscow Mule]

Is that not the retractable roof they are building?

My recommendation is court 13 and 18 if you have ground passes.

Nope, it looks like they've rebuilt the whole of center court. All of the outer courts were ripped up to make way for the builders - I assume they've put them back down, but don't expect it to be the same

Futurewife is a member of the Wimbledon Club opposite so I've driven past it a few times.

Edit - found a map http://aeltc.wimbledon.org/images/about/2008_3d_map.pdf - 13 is no more...

[realityhack]

You should venture out of that cave a bit more often BGG.

Nope - that's a valid 'in' joke. Along with shouting 'come on Tim!' every once in a while, preferably in a final, in Centre Court.

We were once watching Conchita Martinez on 13, and she was saying 'point' every time she scored one, which was annoying her opponent no end. When we (at the front, no more than 3 metres away from her) started doing the same when Conchita lost a point - she really didn't like that at all - kept looking around and scowling but couldn't see it was us. She lost that game. Never did like her.

[Board Game Geek]

You should venture out of that cave a bit more often BGG.

Oh dear...I assume he's dead then ? Oops.

I'm currently at a crossroads, where I can go N or S.
There is an alcove in the wall here, with a statue of a Faerie Dragon.
To the North, I can hear gurgling water. To the West I can see a glowing light. There are no other exits. The air in the cave is wet and tasts of tapioca pudding. Gordon Brown is here.

>Attack Gordon Brown

[oracleslave]

I think you might find the layout somewhat changed this year - there's been cranes & diggers all over the outside courts for the last year or so.

Is that not the retractable roof they are building?

My recommendation is court 13 and 18 if you have ground passes.

[Moscow Mule]

.... Court 18's one of the best to be at without a show court ticket - that or the back of 3, or 13 - in the 'grandstand'....

I think you might find the layout somewhat changed this year - there's been cranes & diggers all over the outside courts for the last year or so.

[oracleslave]

..hopefully Tim might win this year !!!!!

You should venture out of that cave a bit more often BGG.

[Board Game Geek]

..hopefully Tim might win this year !!!!!

[realityhack]

mate who knows a line judge who gets an allocation of ground tickets. Handy.

Have fun overnight queuing - should be fun!

Exactly what I used to do! Then we'd either blag our way onto the show courts or go to the resale queue at the back behind Aorangi (Henman) Hill. Seen some excellent games that way. Court 18's one of the best to be at without a show court ticket - that or the back of 3, or 13 - in the 'grandstand'.

Be sure to take advantage of the discounted food and free drinks at the 'buttery' if you get the meal ticket with your umpires pass - and borrow your mate's umpires pass for a game on Centre while he/she's on a break.

Yes, yes - I know this is a contractors' board - but without 14k+ or a membership of the club there's no way of guaranteeing a seat for any game - but it's part of the charm. (I don't love tennis that much to spend that much. Not yet anyway).

[oracleslave]

It's the old George Best argument. The beeer-drinking chain-smoking athletes of the 70s wouldn't really stand up to today's.

Agreed.

[Xenophon]

I go there every year - have done for nearly 10 years. Will be there next Thur-Fri-Sat. Couldn't get tickets for 'the peoples' Saturday' obviously so will be queuing up overnight - it's a laugh though, keep meeting the same people in the queue.

Nice one, rh. This'll be the 3rd year in a row for me as have got a mate who knows a line judge who gets an allocation of ground tickets. Handy.

Have fun overnight queuing - should be fun!

[TheBigYinJames]

The fact is that players today are fitter, stronger, better coached etc etc. The question should really be phrased differently for a valid comparison.

It's the old George Best argument. The beeer-drinking chain-smoking athletes of the 70s wouldn't really stand up to today's.