Stan

he goes quiet about bets. He still owes me (read, the forum) after the Spurs/Liverpool bet last season.

yeah I should have put partly. What I meant was for a lot of it, she's been at the helm, so ultimately the buck does stop with her.

it's at 'very insecure' levels to use the FM term. I can't see how she can last much longer when members of her own cabinet are leaving, having realised even they can't cure the clusterfuck she's responsible for causing.

just seen fixtures for the new season. Melbourne derby in the first week. Sydney derby in the second week. Randomly done no doubt...

looks like Vin Diesel after a mad night out.

Come on then Novak. Let's get this shit done before 4pm.

Cardiff. @Bluebird Hewitt To be fair, Derby even got 20 in the worst ever Premier League season a team has played.

wonder how much money he'll get off this then

i know it's a impromptu training game against probably what I wouldn't even call part-timers but what's the point in this

at full-time, expect Silva to calmly say to the players, 'You played very well today but dont get complacent now'. *Speaks to Attackers assertively* I'm very happy with your effort in the final third. *speaks to defenders calmly* Your defensive efforts were crucial in our win

Brilliant from Kerber, that. Kept composed throughout the match and didn't let any kind of pressure get to her and instead put it all on Serena.

Great tennis from them both. Absolutely devastated Nadal was out as this was a great chance to add another Wimbledon to his honours. Good luck to Novak in the final though. Expect him to beat Anderson. Probably in straight sets as well. Djokovic being able to return any kind of serve will be his advantage.

Nadal's sliced dropshot is actually a thing of beauty. Did it a lot at the French Open obviously on a surface that suited it better but his timing and execution especially in this tournament is sexual.

Same and it should be my breakfast. Hey @El Profesor send some over to us please

Djokovic's ability to return almost any serve is astonishing.

yes! was gonna mention this too. not only is it good reactions and improvisation, it's ridiculous how he got it in to continue the point and go on to win it.

yeah the one against Mahut was a freak thing to happen at the time. It's great entertainment when it happens but today's one got a little boring and tiresome in that final set. I think it has to be addressed; bring back 5th set tie-breaks is the only explanation I can think of?

I did not, mate.

I've got a bet on all 4 players in the semis to win a set and Anderson/Nadal to win their games at 9/1 so I was fucking delighted to see Anderson win that

found @Batard's favourite food

Went to watch England vs India at Trent Bridge yesterday. Good atmosphere sitting with Bharat Army (equivalent of Barmy Army for England). Good game of cricket too although expected England to get several more runs. India won with ease in the end. Rohit Sharma is different level sometimes. Love watching him bad. Yadav getting 6-25 is ridiculous too. Met Yadav, Chahal and Shreyas Iyer after the game in a restaurant as well. Ended up going to casino with them. They're whipping out £50 notes and I'm sitting there with my fivers Good fun though, they spent time with us which not many players would do.

Federer out wow

Brilliant to come back from 2 sets down as well. Still think Federer will take this. Quality will show in the end.

you'll get hooked mate. one of the best programmes of last year.

Yep. Although I did like the look of that Camile Giorgi. Fit as well. Got a nice ass on her (look at what you're missing out on @Cannabis ) Also liked the look of Kasatkina. Took Kerber all the way in that 2nd set. Held out for 6 or 7 match points before finally faltering but some of the shots played were ridiculous.