SouthStandUpperTier Posted 12 September 2021 Posted 12 September 2021 55 minutes ago, LCFC hub said: Poll on BBC sport for this.. We only have 9% of the votes 😂  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58534133 Of course recency bias means Raducanu is going to win the vote. Nobody other than Leicester City fans will care about our title win now.
Collymore Posted 12 September 2021 Posted 12 September 2021 Can't believe that netball triumph isn't storming the poll, I mean we all remember where we were, right?Â
Strokes Posted 12 September 2021 Posted 12 September 2021 1 minute ago, Collymore said: Can't believe that netball triumph isn't storming the poll, I mean we all remember where we were, right? Well I voted for it based on your recommendation but between me and you. I’m not sure.
Collymore Posted 12 September 2021 Posted 12 September 2021 1 minute ago, Strokes said: Well I voted for it based on your recommendation but between me and you. I’m not sure. I was shopping in Morrison's at the time and watched the end unfold on a Polaroid 32" display TV. Ended up buying the TV as a momento to mark the greatest of sporting achievements. 1
Raj Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 8 hours ago, weller54 said: There really isn't!.. It's just plain ignorance! Some football supporters are so blinkered and put down other sports such as tennis. They've obviously never played the game and competed competitively !! There's no hiding place on court (like Perez and Maddison can find on a football pitch half the time!). And what a load of garbage about tennis being an elitist sport! That's just inverted snobbery.  True thoughÂ
Tommy G Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 They are both completely different achievements, but both remarkable. I thought Saturday night was fantastic and made me feel proud to be British! 1
TonyN11 Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 20 hours ago, weller54 said: An amazing achievement by Emma..as Sporting shocks/achievements go how does her win compare with our title win? Emma's achievement would have been even more remarkable if her coach had been sacked at the start of the summer.
TonyN11 Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 23 minutes ago, Tommy G said: They are both completely different achievements, but both remarkable. I thought Saturday night was fantastic and made me feel proud to be British! Very much so. MOTD had to wait until Sunday morning
TonyN11 Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 18 hours ago, Captain... said: She hasn't played anyone good yet... Â Â Bit like the England football team then
Heskey2011 Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 19 hours ago, Collymore said: I would imagine the odds compliers would feel more secure with men's tennis than the women's game. I often feel like any one can beat any one on the day in the womens' game - even Serena would lose unexpectedly when she seemed untouchable.  Sometimes the bookies won't even offer a market on Djokovic losing because it's so unlikely (although they'll still offer a pit full 100/1 on the opposition) which stops the millionaire making a few pennies on a dead cert...  I would imagine that Emma will go on to the next tournament and then quite likely lose to some nobody and then the bookies will make a killing that way too.      It's because you know naff all about it mate, like me also, but I do know Serena's the worst example, she's famous for only losing to people in the top ten, so kind of the opposite to what you're saying.
FOXSE Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 22 minutes ago, TonyN11 said: Emma's achievement would have been even more remarkable if her coach had been sacked at the start of the summer. She literally sacked her coach about 2 months ago and went back to her old one.
Bert Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 Why is this even a discussion? Seriously. Amazing what she’s achieved but doesn’t have a patch on what we did. 2
FoxyLeon Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 Her win is more comparable to Greece winning the Euros.....The amount of matches she played and won, was equivalent to Tournament football and a hugely unexpected winner. 1
mozartfox Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 36 minutes ago, FoxyLeon said: Her win is more comparable to Greece winning the Euros.....The amount of matches she played and won, was equivalent to Tournament football and a hugely unexpected winner. Why Greece ? Has she a single eye-brow and hairy legs?
deanolegend1989 Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 Our title win is the best achievement in any sport ever. I don’t follow others anywhere near as much(and some of those 10 on the BBC’s list, I have no real idea of context of the achievements), however I can almost guarantee that none are even close to our achievement. The reason being - ours was IMPOSSIBLE, yes I said the word - impossible. Weve seen crazy things happen before like Greece winning the Euros or Liverpool coming back from 3-0 down in a heroic game - these are amazing achievements that roughly equal Randacanu. You could even say our FA Cup win is similar level, great achievement but not ‘impossible’. Goran Ivanisovic also had an unreal win in about 2001 I think it was as a wildcard - these things above are ‘rare’ but realistically rare and the reason why we watch sport. Leicester winning the Prem is on another level to anything ever anywhere. It will NEVER happen again and it’s actually insulting that it’s even a debate.
Unabomber Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 15 minutes ago, deanolegend1989 said: Our title win is the best achievement in any sport ever. I don’t follow others anywhere near as much(and some of those 10 on the BBC’s list, I have no real idea of context of the achievements), however I can almost guarantee that none are even close to our achievement. The reason being - ours was IMPOSSIBLE, yes I said the word - impossible. Weve seen crazy things happen before like Greece winning the Euros or Liverpool coming back from 3-0 down in a heroic game - these are amazing achievements that roughly equal Randacanu. You could even say our FA Cup win is similar level, great achievement but not ‘impossible’. Goran Ivanisovic also had an unreal win in about 2001 I think it was as a wildcard - these things above are ‘rare’ but realistically rare and the reason why we watch sport. Leicester winning the Prem is on another level to anything ever anywhere. It will NEVER happen again and it’s actually insulting that it’s even a debate. How can something that happened be impossible?Â
Raj Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 2 hours ago, Bert said: Why is this even a discussion? Seriously. Amazing what she’s achieved but doesn’t have a patch on what we did. You cant say that Bert. Dont you know its all about our Emma at the moment!!!
Hoopla10 Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 Kind of annoys me this is even a discussion tbh. Both amazing achievements, both entirely different, why people can't just let somebody have their moment without comparing stuff is beyond me. It shouldn't be a competition. BBC sport frankly does my head in at the best of time (the circle jerk over Ronaldo basically had avoiding all their coverage over the weekend) this is just pathetic. Made even more tragic that they have the England '66Â World Cup on the list. That's not even remotely like what we or Raducanu achieved.Â
deanolegend1989 Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 5 minutes ago, Unabomber said: How can something that happened be impossible? That’s how unbelievable it is. I doubt there was 1 person anywhere who if asked the question before that season would reply with anything other than ‘impossible’. Will Norwich win the prem this season? It’s impossible right?
weller54 Posted 13 September 2021 Author Posted 13 September 2021 9 hours ago, Raj said: True though In your misguided, biased opinion of course!
HighPeakFox Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 14 minutes ago, deanolegend1989 said: That’s how unbelievable it is. I doubt there was 1 person anywhere who if asked the question before that season would reply with anything other than ‘impossible’. Will Norwich win the prem this season? It’s impossible right? You perhaps misunderstand the difference in meaning between 'impossible' and 'highly improbable'.  In no way wishing to get at you, because I know in essence what you mean, but this is an example why I'm such a stickler for language and the importance of it.
Countryfox Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 This is a very interesting and slightly spicy (Raj and Peaky) thread ..  and it’s got me thinking ..  which would be a better achievement ….  The taliban national ladies beach volleyball team (in full garb) winning an Olympic gold …. orrrr !! ….  A Tibetan monk (with beer belly) winning the English Darts open tournament ..  a tricky one I know.Â
weller54 Posted 13 September 2021 Author Posted 13 September 2021 41 minutes ago, deanolegend1989 said: Our title win is the best achievement in any sport ever. I don’t follow others anywhere near as much(and some of those 10 on the BBC’s list, I have no real idea of context of the achievements), however I can almost guarantee that none are even close to our achievement. The reason being - ours was IMPOSSIBLE, yes I said the word - impossible. Weve seen crazy things happen before like Greece winning the Euros or Liverpool coming back from 3-0 down in a heroic game - these are amazing achievements that roughly equal Randacanu. You could even say our FA Cup win is similar level, great achievement but not ‘impossible’. Goran Ivanisovic also had an unreal win in about 2001 I think it was as a wildcard - these things above are ‘rare’ but realistically rare and the reason why we watch sport. Leicester winning the Prem is on another level to anything ever anywhere. It will NEVER happen again and it’s actually insulting that it’s even a debate. You can't even start to compare Ivanisovic's Wimbledon win to what Raducanu has just done!! FFS , it's totally pointless trying to have a discussion with the likes of you and Raj as quite clearly you are so misinformed and biased.
Webbo Posted 13 September 2021 Posted 13 September 2021 16 minutes ago, Countryfox said: This is a very interesting and slightly spicy (Raj and Peaky) thread ..  and it’s got me thinking ..  which would be a better achievement ….  The taliban national ladies beach volleyball team (in full garb) winning an Olympic gold …. orrrr !! ….  A Tibetan monk (with beer belly) winning the English Darts open tournament ..  a tricky one I know. It's a known fact that Tibetan monks prefer table skittles when they're in the pub.
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