Wimbledon 2014 Thread.

[Anonymous]

Hi Guys & Gals,

Wimbledon starts this Monday 23rd of June 2014 to Sunday 6th of July 2014

Can Andy Murray defend his 2013 win ?

I remember the positive atmosphere when Andy managed to take the win against Novak Djokovic.  

Well he did become the first man from Great Britain to win the singles title since Fred Perry in 1936.  

The womens final between Marion Bartoli, {winner} and Sabine Lisicki was a very good final too.

Now England are out of the World Cup Football we need something else to cheer on. 

Wimbledon 2014 Official Link : http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html

[Cleoriff]

I won't be watching the tennis...I have to see what Hamilton does to redeem himself after his major faux pas yesterday

[Anonymous]

GM BoB ..... thanks for that link to today's mens Wimbledon final ..... I shall be rooting for the always classy Federer :womanvery-happy:

did you manage to get home alright yesterday after lgd of TdF in Leeds ?

the weather turned out fine in the end by the time the riders approached Skipton:smileyhappy:

so, so proud to see all those people in the town in which I have lived for many years 

great shots from the helicopter showcasing the beauty of the Dales 

[Anonymous]

And a good morning to you WispaRed7

The City Centre was awash with a very good natured crowd all celebrating what the Tour De France brought to the region. Lots of different things going off.

And the sun made an appearance which always lifts ones spirits.

I was quite surprised in the end how easy it was to commute as I was lucky that the approx 1000 roads closed didn't affect my route.

You're most welcome for the Wimbledon link. Looks to be a promising final.

I trust your day went ok ?

[Anonymous]

thank you BoB I had a fantastic day as I've posted all over O2C 

the weather turning fine after it was abyssmal at 6am when I was uptown in Skipton centre ..... = ..... time was 6am for town to be shut-down byalls etc & lots of very individual/original style pubs in the town centre ..... (all of which I have visited at some time or other ..... hic ..... & that goes for the cafes too ..... = ..... I have my favourite(s) but proud to say I've had tea & cake in them all except recently one openened (you can get rainbow cake there)  in Craven Court ..... = .....glassed roof ..... = ..... narrow gap between stone houses which opens out ..... a good cafe on under cover balcony as glassed over roof ..... apparently when Prince Charles came by train to Skipton he visited newly opened liked traditional shopping 'mall' ..... = ..... think a bit like the Shambles in York ..... & ..... you get the idea

will be watching lgd Yorkshire of TdF today until Wimbledon 2014 Mens Finals kicks in on tv :

what a weekend for sport ..... = ..... not forgetting the FI today ..... is it at Silverstone ? ..... sorry I just don't know, but I hope our lad Lewis Hamilton wins   :womanvery-happy: 

[Anonymous]

Sounds like there's plenty of outlets and nice sounding cafés to frequent WispaRed7.

Yes a good day of sport today for whatever takes your fancy.

I'll be popping into my City Centre today and then taking my daughter for Lunch later on in her work dinner hour.

[Anonymous]

Oh BoB you always 'come up trumps' with your family ..... as ..... well here on O2C 

what a lovely thing to do on a Sunday ..... = ..... dad taking daughter out for lunch during her dinner hour

[Cleoriff]

Oh...its also the Henley Regatta today...

So something if you like Cars.. (F1), Bikes (Tour de France) Boats (Henley Regatta) and then

there is Tennis....(if you like mens legs.... and racquets)

[Anonymous]

Compared to F1 which is going round a track in circles , listening to the cars noise , albeit lower now of mmmmmeeeeeoooowwwwnnnn, with the waiting for the Pit to tell the driver to back off so their team mate can win, mixed with changing tyres and fuelling up.

Oh well at least theirs the Totty milling around as eye candy !!


I'm running for cover now. Lol.

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Compared to F1 which is going round a track in circles , listening to the cars noise , albeit lower now of mmmmmeeeeeoooowwwwnnnn, with the waiting for the Pit to tell the driver to back off so their team mate can win, mixed with changing tyres and fuelling up.

Oh well at least theirs the Totty milling around as eye candy !!


I'm running for cover now. Lol.

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I would run for cover matey...:smileytongue:

I mean you could instead watch 3 hours of men grunting with the effort of batting their balls  back and forward to each other...

Obviously you are years behind pal...there are no such team orders with Lewis and Nico... its first past the post ...foot to the floor...take em all out on the way....

[jonsie]

Never had you down for a strawberries and cream man @Anonymous 

Whilst I like watching tennis sometimes, I never watch a match until it's in it's last (or suspected last) set. I reach my boredom threshold watching the opening sets, just far too long.

So, along with others I will be rivetted to the Btitish Grand Prix though I'll definitely be giving the Regatta a miss @Cleoriff 

Latest...Cavendish definitely out