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Paul D · July 7th, 2012, 08:02 PM

Wimbledon 2012: Momentous Doubles Win for Marray.

Liverpool-born Jonathan Marray has become the first British player in over half a century to reach the gentlemen’s doubles final at Wimbledon.

Marray and partner Frederik Nielsen of Denmark caused an upset, beating the Bryan brothers, who were the second seeds. The match went to four sets, with a final score of 6-4, 7-6 (11-9), 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-5). It lasted 2 hours and 34 minutes.

The encounter was incredibly closely fought and heavily reliant on serve. There was just one break of serve in the whole match and it went the way of Marray and Nielsen. They converted the only break point they got, but successfully saved eight break points.

In the fourth set tie break, Marray and Nielsen were leading 5-0, but the Bryan brothers quickly rallied, equalling at 5-5. However, a stunning return from the Dane gave him and Marray match point and determined not to waste the opportunity, they converted it immediately.

Before this victory, Marray was the first British player to get to the semifinals in 35 years. That was in 1977, the year that Virginia Wade was the last Brit to take the ladies’ singles title. With Andy Murray currently on-court, could this be a stellar year for the Brits at Wimbledon?

Paul D · July 7th, 2012, 10:41 PM

Get in there, a scouse winner at Wimbledon!!

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Great to hear that Liverpool accent describing how it feels to be a Wimbledon champion. Well done @jonnymarray @philmcnulty

Joe the red · July 7th, 2012, 11:08 PM

Sheffield-based Marray blah, blah, blah. Fucking BBC

Paul D · July 7th, 2012, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe the red

Sheffield-based Marray blah, blah, blah. Fucking BBC

Sounds about right.

Paul D · July 9th, 2012, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe the red

Sheffield-based Marray blah, blah, blah. Fucking BBC

I thought it might have been a feature on Granada and BBC Northwest today as it's not everyday a local lad wins a Championship at Wimbledon but it never even got mentioned, we're all paranoid, there's no bias. It took 76 years for it too happen like but it's not newsworthy for our local TV stations, incidentally he appeared in the studio on Yorkshire TV.

PhilG · July 9th, 2012, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe the red

Sheffield-based Marray blah, blah, blah. Fucking BBC

I think he was due on after 5.00pm tonight on Radio Merseyside, Billy Butler mentioned it but i'm home by then so didn't bother listening.

begsy · July 9th, 2012, 09:00 PM

He was on LFCTV tonight(by phone), he stated he and his doubles partner were both big reds fans, Jan Molby was in the studio and he was 'made up', because his partner was the first Dane to win a trophy at Wimbledon.

Portobello Red · July 9th, 2012, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul D

I thought it might have been a feature on Granada and BBC Northwest today as it's not everyday a local lad wins a Championship at Wimbledon but it never even got mentioned, we're all paranoid, there's no bias. It took 76 years for it too happen like but it's not newsworthy for our local TV stations, incidentally he appeared in the studio on Yorkshire TV.

Well said Paul.

The debate over whether Andy Murray is Scotish or British pales into insignificance compared with this.

A Liverpool-born tennis player with a Liverpool season ticket wins a Wimbledon title, and his Liverpool origin is air brushed from the national news Chauchesku-style.

Well done the British media - round of applause for the scum bags...

Rock Savage · July 10th, 2012, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Portobello Red

Well said Paul.

The debate over whether Andy Murray is Scotish or British pales into insignificance compared with this.

A Liverpool-born tennis player with a Liverpool season ticket wins a Wimbledon title, and his Liverpool origin is air brushed from the national news Chauchesku-style.

Well done the British media - round of applause for the scum bags...

Shocking. Especially as a big deal of the win WAS made of it nationally (though not his roots).

Back page of the Echo had a cheeky but small 'Lverpool 1 Scotland 0' headline but the story was 6 pages in behind some minor football stuff...

Who is surprised by the local news?

Paul D · July 10th, 2012, 04:35 PM

It doesn't fit the National myth that we only do dat der footie so they airbrush everything else out, and also, because he doesn't have a strong scouse stereotypical accent which which most people think we all have, they can get away with it. People don't recognise his accent as Liverpudlian.

Rollingstone Gather · July 10th, 2012, 05:43 PM

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http://news.sky.com/story/953601/lon...a-1-grand-prix

hmmmm, well if the F1 thing doesnt work out in London, I wonder if Santander, who are behind this (and who obviously have a big presence in Liverpool/Bootle) would consider sponsoring F1 to come to Liverpool instead? I cant stand motor racing personally, but wouldn't Liverpool city centre provide a superb venue for such a race?

Banks need to become less London-centric anyway, so maybe Liverpool should be making their pitch anyway to Santander and F1.

Could use the 'festival of speed' or whatever it was that was along the Strand last year as a template/sales pitch?

Worth contacting Bernie about this.

Pablo Diablo · July 12th, 2012, 11:08 AM

Liverpool to be first Premier League club represented at official LGBT event

Liverpool FC will become the first Premier League club to be officially represented in a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) event in Britain when a banner featuring its crest is carried by club staff and members of the women's team at next month's Liverpool Pride.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...bt?INTCMP=SRCH

Awayo · July 12th, 2012, 12:04 PM

With the Brenners in Garlands and LFC in the Pride, it's gay-okay in Anfield this season.

Paul D · July 17th, 2012, 05:23 PM

£1.5m investment for Liverpool's Walton Hall Park Soccer Centre

THE POPULAR Walton Hall Park football centre is set to have a £1.5m makeover as Liverpool council prepares to agree a deal.

Plans for a new football training complex in Walton Hall Park were given planning permission in February, despite opposition from local residents.

The scheme for new pitches and a licensed clubhouse was put forward by Complete Leisure (NE) Ltd, for which former Everton FC player Paul Bracewell is managing director.

The firm is also linked to Kenny Dalglish, who was a director of another company run by Mr Bracewell which pulled out of a bid to build a similar complex in Mather Avenue in 2008 after opposition by residents and local councillors.

On Friday Liverpool council’s ruling cabinet will agree a 99-year lease of the land at Liverpool Soccer Centre. Complete Football will pay an annual rent of £50,000, and will invest £1.5m.

The firm will build four small synthetic floodlit pitches, a full size synthetic floodlit pitch, training pitches, a licensed lounge, meeting rooms and video room for coached development.

Liverpool council officials said the scheme would address the need to invest in the current synthetic pitch at the site, which is in need of an overhaul.

If the cabinet approves the deal on Friday work is expected to start in February next year, and take five months to complete.

Read More http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...#ixzz20tTMH6a8

Rollingstone Gather · July 19th, 2012, 02:46 PM

Aintree's Circuit Club website is quite nice to have a look around. Also lists a few up and coming events

http://www.aintree.org.uk/aintree-circuit-club/

Rollingstone Gather · July 27th, 2012, 02:33 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...yside-18987183

As Beth Tweddle prepares for London 2012, Liverpool's most famous gymnast is continuing a 150-year-old Olympic tradition in the city where she trains.

Gymnastics and athletics became so popular in the city in the 1860s that local man John Hulley started the Liverpool Olympic Festival - an event described as one of the forerunners to the modern Olympic games.

Paul D · July 30th, 2012, 09:12 PM

Liverpool's Daniel Purvis or according to the BBC, Southport's Daniel Purvis, not content with robbing a Wimbledon Champion off us he's ours by default because he trains in Southport, they have such twisted logic when it comes to us.We Done Daniel!

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Merseyside gymnast Daniel Purvis wins Team GB Olympics bronze medal

MERSEYSIDE gymnast Daniel Purvis has helped Great Britain win their first men’s Olympic team medal in a century when they claimed bronze at the North Greenwich arena today.

Daniel, from Crosby, along with Louis Smith, Max Whitlock, Sam Oldham and Kristian Thomas scored a total of 271.711 as they produced a stunning team performance in front of a royal audience.

Britain had initially been awarded silver but an inquiry into the score of Kohei Uchimura’s pommel horse routine saw Japan claim silver and Britain downgraded to bronze.

China retained their gold medal with 2008 silver medallists Japan leapfrogging Britain’s score of 271.711 with an upgraded total of 271.952.

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry led the support as Britain won their first Olympic team medal since the bronze at the Stockholm Games in 1912 to thunderous applause from the home crowd.

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McGrath · August 3rd, 2012, 03:40 PM

Our local heptathlete doing rather well! In 3rd place after two events! Amazing feat for a 19 year-old!!!

buggedboy · August 3rd, 2012, 04:01 PM

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Our local heptathlete doing rather well! In 3rd place after two events! Amazing feat for a 19 year-old!!!

The "north-west" based athlete...

Dingle All The Way · August 4th, 2012, 10:34 AM

The Liverpool/mersey athletes are all just North West according to BBC NW. Whereas the Manchester ones are all Manchester. They said Pendleton was from Wilmslow and wiggins was from Chorley but they're not they just live there. The womens Gymnastics they said "Four of the five woman team are from the region including Manchester's Hannah Whelan." All the others are from Liverpool and they all train there. The other day Ethel Austin was a Salford owned North West business.

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Joe the red Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Liverpool Posts: 3,758 Likes (Received): 1	Sheffield-based Marray blah, blah, blah. Fucking BBC __________________ There is surely nothing worse than washing sieves With the possible exception of being Garth Crooks

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begsy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 246 Likes (Received): 11	He was on LFCTV tonight(by phone), he stated he and his doubles partner were both big reds fans, Jan Molby was in the studio and he was 'made up', because his partner was the first Dane to win a trophy at Wimbledon. __________________ wine for my men-we ride at dawn

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Rollingstone Gather Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 322 Likes (Received): 11	Liverpool Motorsport Aintree's Circuit Club website is quite nice to have a look around. Also lists a few up and coming events http://www.aintree.org.uk/aintree-circuit-club/ __________________ “If the decision is going to be made by the facts, then everyone’s facts, as long as they are relevant, are equal. If the decision is going to be made on the basis of people’s opinions, then mine count for a lot more". James Barksdale

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Rollingstone Gather Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 322 Likes (Received): 11	Liverpool gets a mention on BBC website about Liverpool Olympics http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...yside-18987183 As Beth Tweddle prepares for London 2012, Liverpool's most famous gymnast is continuing a 150-year-old Olympic tradition in the city where she trains. Gymnastics and athletics became so popular in the city in the 1860s that local man John Hulley started the Liverpool Olympic Festival - an event described as one of the forerunners to the modern Olympic games. __________________ “If the decision is going to be made by the facts, then everyone’s facts, as long as they are relevant, are equal. If the decision is going to be made on the basis of people’s opinions, then mine count for a lot more". James Barksdale

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July 7th, 2012, 08:02 PM	#381
Paul D Phatang Phatang Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 11,651 Likes (Received): 316	Wimbledon 2012: Momentous Doubles Win for Marray. Liverpool-born Jonathan Marray has become the first British player in over half a century to reach the gentlemen’s doubles final at Wimbledon. Marray and partner Frederik Nielsen of Denmark caused an upset, beating the Bryan brothers, who were the second seeds. The match went to four sets, with a final score of 6-4, 7-6 (11-9), 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-5). It lasted 2 hours and 34 minutes. The encounter was incredibly closely fought and heavily reliant on serve. There was just one break of serve in the whole match and it went the way of Marray and Nielsen. They converted the only break point they got, but successfully saved eight break points. In the fourth set tie break, Marray and Nielsen were leading 5-0, but the Bryan brothers quickly rallied, equalling at 5-5. However, a stunning return from the Dane gave him and Marray match point and determined not to waste the opportunity, they converted it immediately. Before this victory, Marray was the first British player to get to the semifinals in 35 years. That was in 1977, the year that Virginia Wade was the last Brit to take the ladies’ singles title. With Andy Murray currently on-court, could this be a stellar year for the Brits at Wimbledon?

July 10th, 2012, 04:35 PM	#390
Paul D Phatang Phatang Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 11,651 Likes (Received): 316	It doesn't fit the National myth that we only do dat der footie so they airbrush everything else out, and also, because he doesn't have a strong scouse stereotypical accent which which most people think we all have, they can get away with it. People don't recognise his accent as Liverpudlian.

July 12th, 2012, 11:08 AM	#392
Pablo Diablo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham Posts: 960 Likes (Received): 10	Liverpool to be first Premier League club represented at official LGBT event Liverpool FC will become the first Premier League club to be officially represented in a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) event in Britain when a banner featuring its crest is carried by club staff and members of the women's team at next month's Liverpool Pride. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...bt?INTCMP=SRCH

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Awayo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hrafenmeles Posts: 14,008 Likes (Received): 111	With the Brenners in Garlands and LFC in the Pride, it's gay-okay in Anfield this season.

July 17th, 2012, 05:23 PM	#394
Paul D Phatang Phatang Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 11,651 Likes (Received): 316	£1.5m investment for Liverpool's Walton Hall Park Soccer Centre THE POPULAR Walton Hall Park football centre is set to have a £1.5m makeover as Liverpool council prepares to agree a deal. Plans for a new football training complex in Walton Hall Park were given planning permission in February, despite opposition from local residents. The scheme for new pitches and a licensed clubhouse was put forward by Complete Leisure (NE) Ltd, for which former Everton FC player Paul Bracewell is managing director. The firm is also linked to Kenny Dalglish, who was a director of another company run by Mr Bracewell which pulled out of a bid to build a similar complex in Mather Avenue in 2008 after opposition by residents and local councillors. On Friday Liverpool council’s ruling cabinet will agree a 99-year lease of the land at Liverpool Soccer Centre. Complete Football will pay an annual rent of £50,000, and will invest £1.5m. The firm will build four small synthetic floodlit pitches, a full size synthetic floodlit pitch, training pitches, a licensed lounge, meeting rooms and video room for coached development. Liverpool council officials said the scheme would address the need to invest in the current synthetic pitch at the site, which is in need of an overhaul. If the cabinet approves the deal on Friday work is expected to start in February next year, and take five months to complete. Read More http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...#ixzz20tTMH6a8

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McGrath Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 446 Likes (Received): 7	Our local heptathlete doing rather well! In 3rd place after two events! Amazing feat for a 19 year-old!!!

August 4th, 2012, 10:34 AM	#400
Dingle All The Way Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 546 Likes (Received): 25	The Liverpool/mersey athletes are all just North West according to BBC NW. Whereas the Manchester ones are all Manchester. They said Pendleton was from Wilmslow and wiggins was from Chorley but they're not they just live there. The womens Gymnastics they said "Four of the five woman team are from the region including Manchester's Hannah Whelan." All the others are from Liverpool and they all train there. The other day Ethel Austin was a Salford owned North West business.