'Tiger' Tim and his record-breaking run of defeats

[marty]

Having watched the nation's favourite loser romp home to yet another woeful defeat today the question needs to be asked really doesn't it?

Personally I think he should give up (would anyone notice a difference?) - not for me but for his poor parents who loyally turn up each year to witness their son's heroic capitulation. Put us all out of our misery and retire!!!!

This would of course come with the condition that he didn't move into commentating (heaven save us). One thing more boring than watching the Nigel Mansell of tennis is having to listen to his drivel and monotonous excuses each time he loses.

After a few years they should then erect a statue of Mr Henman outside centre court, complete with tennis shorts, shoes and white flag...

[englishangel]

I doubt anyone else will do much better unless Federer breaks a leg or something.

[J.R.]

Why is it that Britain loves losers ? Remember Eddie the Eagle ?

Is Tiny Tim out of Wimbledon already ?

[Richard Ruck]

Sorry, but sporting heroes can't be called 'Timmy'.

He could have got away with Tim - no problem there, but once his fans started squealing "come on Timmy" he was doomed to be an also-ran.

[huntertitus]

He has a head not disimilar to a certain member of staff during our enjoyment of the best days of our lives

sort of narrow at the base and wide at the top

("Shapey-Head")

[Richard Ruck]

He has a head not disimilar to a certain member of staff during our enjoyment of the best days of our lives

sort of narrow at the base and wide at the top

("Shapey-Head")

D'you mean 'Craterhead'? I agree completely about the shape, but young Timmy seems to lack the thinning 'crater' bit.

[huntertitus]

How very interesting

Has my memory failed me?

I do remember craterhead - a superb nick-name

But I thought I remembered Shapey head too - sometimes used as a term of abuse

There should be a thread on nick-names - masters and boys

[Richard Ruck]

How very interesting

Has my memory failed me?

I do remember craterhead - a superb nick-name

But I thought I remembered Shapey head too - sometimes used as a term of abuse

There should be a thread on nick-names - masters and boys

Your memory hasn't failed you - Craterhead was used by more people, though.

Actually, ages ago Rory started a thread called 'names they went by'.

It's probably worth digging that one up.

[Mid A 15]

How very interesting

Has my memory failed me?

I do remember craterhead - a superb nick-name

But I thought I remembered Shapey head too - sometimes used as a term of abuse

There should be a thread on nick-names - masters and boys

Your memory hasn't failed you - Craterhead was used by more people, though.

Actually, ages ago Rory started a thread called 'names they went by'.

It's probably worth digging that one up.

Was he around in my time? I'm struggling to think who you are discussing!

[Richard Ruck]

David Clements - assistant bandmaster from around 1974/5 till 1992 (I think).

[huntertitus]

Sorry, but sporting heroes can't be called 'Timmy'.

He could have got away with Tim - no problem there, but once his fans started squealing "come on Timmy" he was doomed to be an also-ran.

I thought Tim was short for "Timid"

Watching him is a waste of Tim

[cj]

I think you lot are really mean. It was very unfortunate that he came up against the reigning champ and current no.1 in the second round. Anyway, tennis doesn't exactly have a high profile in this country (esp. in schools) like football, so we don't have hordes of potential champions like the USA, Oz or Russia. I like him, so there!

[Katharine]

In the 80s, I taught at the school nearest the Wimbledon tennis courts. You would think the police would know exactly what they should do about parking restrictions - No!! Each year it was a revelation where we could park for that fortnight. Some years it was both sides of the road the school was it, some times one side, other years the other. I was lucky, I could walk to school.

One year on the first Monday there were no restriction signs as I arrived at school. It was exam time and I was invigilating upstairs, a girl sitting beside the window put her hand up very soon after the exam had started - 'Look, that's Senora's car' she said as I went over. The police had arrived and were hitching the car up to remove it! I managed to alert a runner and someone went to remonstrate. The car was unhitched and Senora moved it to wherever she was allowed to leave it that year.

[marty]

I think you lot are really mean. It was very unfortunate that he came up against the reigning champ and current no.1 in the second round. Anyway, tennis doesn't exactly have a high profile in this country (esp. in schools) like football, so we don't have hordes of potential champions like the USA, Oz or Russia. I like him, so there!

CJ you are entitled to like him - I'm sure that behind his bland exterior there's an exciting person trying to get out! But surely you must recognise that Tim has spent the majority of his career pitted against superior opposition? In other words he hasn't really cut the mustard. If he were doing a normal job and recorded same amount of failure as he does playing tennis he'd have been given his P45 ages ago...

[Tim_MaA_MidB]

He has had some sucesses... hasn't he?