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Dancing on the Pedals · « **Reply #150 on:** May 16, 2012, 18:25 »

I don't normally agree with much of what he writes, but this is, for me, one of his better articles. In a nutshell, Cornish Pirates are going to be denied entrance into the rugby Premiership because they don't have a 'suitable' ground, essentially ring-fencing the Premiership, preserving teams like Newcastle who have been circling the drain for years, and removing any incentive for teams in the Championship.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/9269408/Disgrace-if-Cornwall-denied-a-Premiership-standard-stadium-and-Pirates-miss-out-on-promotion-because-of-it.html

ram · « **Reply #151 on:** May 16, 2012, 18:32 »

Crying shame that. Facilities, of all things, possibly putting paid to Cornwall's chances. Pays to be a Rugger club in New Zealand, damn good facilities and support there.

BYOP · « **Reply #152 on:** May 18, 2012, 00:51 »

It took a while, but there are signs that Albert can hit!!

Dancing on the Pedals · « **Reply #153 on:** June 15, 2012, 07:12 »

Anyone watch the first round of the US open golf? Looks brutally difficult - only 6 players in the entire field shot under par for their first round. :o
Large number of big names - Donald, McIllroy, Westwood, Mickelson, Bubba etc. - all at 6+ or worse. Conversely, Tiger looking ominously good (

) but hopefully Justin Rose can maintain a good challenge into the weekend...

ram · « **Reply #154 on:** June 15, 2012, 07:21 »

Aye, watched most of it, and also regretting the lack of sleep today.

It's one for the media and stats is the course. It's a 7100 yard course and it's defo not a par 70, just been done so to milk every drop of hype around.

McIlroy desperately needs to improve his course management skills, step back and listen to his caddie or look to be alongside Darren Clarke as much as possible. Darren's a massive positive for youngsters as he's always around for help and Rory needs to sit down and learn.

Donald, he was just terrible yesterday. Didn't hit the fairway enough and with his lack of length it's not at all a wonder that he struggled.

The stimpmeter reading was around, if not more than, 13 yesterday, pretty quick that, and the soft iron players had an okay time- Francesco Molinari and Branden Grace to name two.

Westwood's at 3 over, so nowhere near out of the tournament yet.

I think that the players who started at the back nine were defo more fortunate than the ones who started on the front nine, especially for imploding likes like those of McIlroy.

As for Woods, I'm not convinced by his ability to string out four good rounds to win a major yet. He's definitely getting better and he had a monster putt yesterday.

It's a course for a fit and in form Dustin Johnson like player, shame he's not in peak fitness nowadays.

Tuart · « **Reply #155 on:** June 15, 2012, 10:22 »

Flip, what time is this on (in CET or ET please, whichever is easiest

)?

ram · « **Reply #156 on:** June 15, 2012, 12:19 »

Finishes at around 9:30-10am WA.

ram · « **Reply #157 on:** June 16, 2012, 02:46 »

Donald cut, McIlroy cut, Bubba cut, Louis cut

Also gone Jimenez

Cink, Dustin Johnson, Immelman, Baddeley, Ogilvy, Quiros, Laird, Glover, Haas, Rock, F'dez Castano. Too many to name really.

What a fantastic round by Colsaerts though, could he win it? He has the talent to, just been a case of cocking up that talent for half a decade before his breakout win.

Tuart · « **Reply #158 on:** June 16, 2012, 08:10 »

I'm struggling to see any of this. It's either the Euros or the golf.

ram · « **Reply #159 on:** June 16, 2012, 08:16 »

US open finishes well in the morning. I don't see all of the round myself, just the first 3 hours and last hour or hour and a half.

Anyway, the commentators need to shut their gob about the hardest course ever. I don't need to hear hardest in every second sentence.

Dancing on the Pedals · « **Reply #160 on:** June 17, 2012, 11:50 »

T1   G. McDowell   -1
T1   J. Furyk      -1
3   F. Jacobson +1
T4   L. Westwood   +2
T4   E. Els     +2
T4   B. Adams      +2
T4   N. Colsaerts   +2
T8   W. Simpson   +3
T8   K. Chappell   +3
T8   J. Senden      +3
T8   B. Hossler   E   +3
T8   J. Dufner   E   +3
T8   J. Peterson   +3
T14   R. Goosen   +4
T14   M. Kaymer   +4
T14   M. Kuchar      +4
T14   T. Woods      +4

Then a big group on +5. Looking good for Westwood and McDowell, but the way the course has been playing (or people playing it) it's clearly very easy to drop a large number of shots very quickly. It will come down to whoever can hold their nerve, and sink their putts.

It seems rather odd to me however, that going into the final round of a major, that there should be only 2 players under par - yes the majors should be difficult but this is the sort of scorecard you normally associate with the Open where you get four rounds of torrential rain and driving wind. It's like they looked at McIllroy annihilate the field last year and have gone completely the other way - make the course so difficult that the world number 1 (even though he didn't play great) shoots +7 for his first round. Bit too extreme for me

ram · « **Reply #161 on:** June 17, 2012, 14:10 »

Last year's was a weird US Open, and the best way to describe it would be that it was an Open championship course played in US Open conditions. Not long enough, not demanding enough and a good player was in form.

The course itself is usually a par 71, and it's got two or three monster holes, but the havoc has been caused by how fast the greens have been. Between 13 and 14 on the stimpmeter is fast, very fast and requires skill to be on the green. A lot of good shots have just flown through the greens and ended in the fringe or the rough.

As for the course, my only gripe is it is changed for stats and hype sake, but as long as it's the same for all the players, as it is now with everyone opening at 1, I have no issue with it. Donald scores an 79? Even I've done better

Of the names in that lot there, there's no doubt who I like more, McDowell, Lee, Els, COlsaerts and Kaymer.

Also, Senden's name in that list is not just out of the blue, it's astonishing the GIRs the guy has.

Should be a brilliant finale to the tournament.

ram · « **Reply #162 on:** June 18, 2012, 03:35 »

So, Webb Simpson it is. Well played that man, as deserving a winner as has been in recent major championships.

Furyk just swung like a rusty gate towards the end and McDowell hit as many fairways as I would usually, and I'm sh*te at best.

Dancing on the Pedals · « **Reply #163 on:** June 18, 2012, 07:50 »

Not your usual way of winning a tennis tournament for Marin Cilic

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/18479244

ram · « **Reply #164 on:** June 19, 2012, 14:57 »

Frankel

what a win

froome19 · « **Reply #165 on:** June 19, 2012, 14:58 »

Will the Aussies better it?

ram · « **Reply #166 on:** June 19, 2012, 15:02 »

Erm Black Caviar? Not racing against each other this week AFAIK.

And Frankel won by eleven lengths

Tuart · « **Reply #167 on:** June 19, 2012, 15:07 »

That was a good win, oh and go Ortensia!

Tuart · « **Reply #168 on:** June 19, 2012, 15:15 »

Quote from: froome19 on June 19, 2012, 14:58

Will the Aussies better it?

21 wins for BC, passed 11 ages ago

First race in UK is a Little Bridge too far for Ortensia it seems.

ram · « **Reply #169 on:** June 19, 2012, 15:56 »

Brilliant for Kieran Fallon, top man.

ram · « **Reply #170 on:** June 20, 2012, 19:22 »

So you think beating the Queen's horse, Carlton House at the Prince of Wales Stakes. Charles' wait for the crown may just have extended.

Dancing on the Pedals · « **Reply #171 on:** June 21, 2012, 07:30 »

Quote from: ram on June 19, 2012, 14:57

Frankel what a win

Frankel is exhilarating, exciting, awe inspiring, and genuinely jaw dropping to watch. Hoping that he steps up in distance towards the end of this season - the way he won the other day, sitting in until half way and then going for it, suggested that an extra two furlongs won't be too much of a problem (in terms of lasting the distance). It will be awesome if/when he does

Tuart · « **Reply #172 on:** June 21, 2012, 08:26 »

This is funny. Two horses doing the same thing in two "strong" nations for horse racing.

on3m@ndog · « **Reply #173 on:** June 22, 2012, 17:03 »

Pretty amazing the WBO investigation into the Pacquiao-Bradley fight.
What was it, six or so judges all came up with a unanimous decision for Pac Man? And some by huge margin.

ram · « **Reply #174 on:** June 23, 2012, 10:39 »

New Zealand brilliance against the Oirish. No chance, 60-0

Tuart · « **Reply #175 on:** June 23, 2012, 13:23 »

I get to watch the race on tv.

ram · « **Reply #176 on:** June 23, 2012, 16:31 »

Luke Nolen nearly cocked up there.

Tuart · « **Reply #177 on:** June 23, 2012, 16:51 »

Quote from: ram on June 23, 2012, 16:31

Luke Nolen nearly cocked up there.

Indeed. Still, the horse is a champion!

Dancing on the Pedals · « **Reply #178 on:** June 27, 2012, 07:19 »

First time ever that no Australian man has made it into the second round at Wimbledon... Bad times for the Aussies in tennis.

For what seems like the first time in ages, Murray - who was awesome in beating Davydenko - is joined by other Brits (four to be exact) in the second round. Hope that a couple of them can go on into the third round.

Dancing on the Pedals · « **Reply #179 on:** June 28, 2012, 22:03 »

Nadal out in 5 sets. Lukas Rosol take a bow. Swinging from the hip in real style.

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