richart
Major Champion
£70 million they made over the year I believe. They need to spend it on grass roots tennis, and not give it to Pro's that are never going to make the grade.
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Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
A quote from the article
Murray said one of his main frustrations was a lack of players to practise with whenever he is in the UK.
After returning from the Shanghai Masters in October, Murray said he arrived at the National Training Centre in London to find no other players present.
"I was there on a Monday at about 3pm and then on Tuesday, at the same time," he said.
"There was not one person using any of the indoor courts and not one person in the gym. I took photos of it because the place cost like £40m and there are no people."
State-of-the-art new complex and no-one is using it? Not great LTA.
The LTA have been useless for over 50 years.
Not just tennis though.
Kilmarnock has a new floodlit all weather athletics track.
It opened a couple of years ago.
I have driven past it about 100 times and have only once seen it used.
AMcC
Journeyman Pro
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You must have been unlucky.
It is very well used especially in the evenings. There is also an indoor area as well, which can take spikes and is set out for many athletic
events. There was a team that used it as a base for the commonwealth games.
It is also the home of Kilmarnock Harriers and as well as training there they use it for weekend meets.
You must have been unlucky.
It is very well used especially in the evenings. There is also an indoor area as well, which can take spikes and is set out for many athletic
events. There was a team that used it as a base for the commonwealth games.
It is also the home of Kilmarnock Harriers and as well as training there they use it for weekend meets.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Not too far from here there is a thriving hockey club...
The local residents have doing their level best, for years, to get it shut down...
It's tough being a sports 'administrator' these days I reckon...
Whatever you do you are going to be so wrong in at least one groups opinion...
The local residents have doing their level best, for years, to get it shut down...
It's tough being a sports 'administrator' these days I reckon...
Whatever you do you are going to be so wrong in at least one groups opinion...
Tongo
Journeyman Pro
Why are the local residents trying to get it closed down? Didnt realise Hockey clubs could cause such ire!
Foxholer
Blackballed
Andy Murray is a 'champion' in spite of the LTA, not because of it!
If you read the story of his brother's demise from being at the top of British (Junior) Tennis, you would perhaps understand one of the basic issues with British Tennis - and much of the rest of British sport!
It is only when someone (like Judy Murray) is strong enough to stand up to the establishment' and get results that anything will happen - and then it's a long arduous process!
So it's an opportune time for some sort of reshuffle at the top to see that those expensive facilities are actually used! Unfortunately, what I suspect will happen is that those at the top will be able to spin that it was their efforts that created the environment that allowed UK to win the DC. I'm afraid that's just the way of British life. Football almost certainly has the same issue - certainly with the lack of use of facilities! And Rugby has some severe problems too!
If you read the story of his brother's demise from being at the top of British (Junior) Tennis, you would perhaps understand one of the basic issues with British Tennis - and much of the rest of British sport!
It is only when someone (like Judy Murray) is strong enough to stand up to the establishment' and get results that anything will happen - and then it's a long arduous process!
So it's an opportune time for some sort of reshuffle at the top to see that those expensive facilities are actually used! Unfortunately, what I suspect will happen is that those at the top will be able to spin that it was their efforts that created the environment that allowed UK to win the DC. I'm afraid that's just the way of British life. Football almost certainly has the same issue - certainly with the lack of use of facilities! And Rugby has some severe problems too!
sev112
Tour Winner
I always thought that the reason we don't have so many people playing and hence not so high a standard is because it's not a very attractive game for people to play (there are other barriers As well). similar cricket.
They'd rather play basketball, football,
They'd rather play basketball, football,
I agree. Seen as very elitist and middle class, much in the way golf is still viewed by many
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Like the Scottish Golf Union. Paul Lawrie has done more in recent years to promote Scottish golf at all levels.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Stirlingshire planners set to reject Judy Murray and Colin Montgomeries plans for a Tennis and Golf centre at Dunblane. Plans included 19 homes, hotel and leisure centre - all to be built on green belt. Fear of an expanding Stirling conurbation swamping Bridge of Allan and Dunblane - really? And I guess the same would happen were plans put in place to provide every small town in the country with a tennis centre (such as they have across France); the NIMBY opposition would be vocal and sustained.
AMcC
Journeyman Pro
This was their second go at it as well, they revised the application to accommodate the first lot of objections !!! what chance do we have of producing more stars in any sport if this the "local" attitude
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Sorry to keep repeating myself...
Kids these days are more than happy to live their lives out in front of a screen...
And parents are, to an old git like myself, seemingly happy to let them do so...
Beginning to sound like the folk that keep repeating all the ills of golf can be cured by refreshing the dress code...
Kids these days are more than happy to live their lives out in front of a screen...
And parents are, to an old git like myself, seemingly happy to let them do so...
Beginning to sound like the folk that keep repeating all the ills of golf can be cured by refreshing the dress code...
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Rejected - great idea in the wrong place according to objectors - and they didn't want 'high-end' housing built on local green space. Pity that the Murray's idea was to provide great golf and tennis sporting facilities and 150 jobs (with hotel and 19 homes) in their home area. Planners turn it down as 19 'luxury' homes (in that part of the world this is possibly a home that costs >£500k) will set a precedent for further development.
(I note that from Dunblane and Bridge of Allan you can walk in a straight line to Cape Wrath without going through or near any village never mind town - other than maybe within hailing distance of Drumnadrochit and Strathpeffer - so no shortage of green space if you want to go for a walk)
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AMcC
Journeyman Pro
It still might not be the end of it though.
The applicant can still appeal the decision. Depending on the level of the application, local,major, national it will either be appealed to the local council or the Scottish Reporters office who works for the Scottish Government. If is the reporter route then I can see the headlines just now if it gets over turned. The local councilors can appease the objectors by saying that they refused the application in accordance with the guidance and recommendations of the local plan and a big boy did and ran away - the Reporter form Scottish Government. Have heard of that happening in the past, quietly the council would have been happy approving an application but didn't want to be seen to approve but knew if it went to appeal then it would almost certainly be overturned.
Let's see what happens next.
Murray into a fifth set and making hard work. Not sure we'll have our hands on the cup for long even if we overcome that tennis hot bed Japan. Hopefully Andy will save the hassle of going to a deciding rubber
Bugger. Murray did the hard work in the 5th to get a break and gave it back. Looking second best now
upsidedown
Tour Winner
4-2 up in 5 th , yeh right 
dewsweeper
Tour Rookie
What!
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
We are hardly a hot bed of tennis ourselves...
Nishikori was never gonna be a pushover... Top 10 player...
Very true but at two sets up......... seems to have go the job done now though
