tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post4919348415521912364..comments2023-10-04T01:28:33.727+13:00Comments on The Tigers Eye: Davis Cup Debacle New Zealand defeats Pakistan by Default!steve1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/16870341028159345365noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-75490464781595997452013-04-08T06:56:43.864+12:002013-04-08T06:56:43.864+12:00Feel free to remember good times etc, but if we co...Feel free to remember good times etc, but if we constantly reflect on the past and want to live in it then there is little hope for the future. <br />It doesn't matter whether people can name the top player. It would be good if they could, however things have changed since the "good old days" The break up of Eastern Europe, the sport becoming a real Olympic sport, Central Asia becoming more independant, east Asia want to be strong etc, etc. <br />It strikes me as reactionary people say get rid of ceo, staff and anyone associated with the sport. What good does that do without substance and realising that there is more to running a sport than getting rid of people you don't like. <br />I'm not saying this is the best staff to take care of the sport, but to just get rid of them for the sake of it makes no sense. You have to have good people to take their place and to work withing the boundaries of running a sport in NZ. <br />And ex players very rarely make good administrators. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-29490455736210662862013-04-07T15:27:33.493+12:002013-04-07T15:27:33.493+12:00What's wrong with remembering just how good th...What's wrong with remembering just how good this tiny country used to be?, perhaps the officials running Tennis could learn something from the past.Go to any tennis Club and ask 'who is the NZ No 1 male player'?, you would find very few people would know. Unfortunately we have to get rid of the current C.E.O,and basically have a good clean out, Cheers Craig. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-46399344899972568442013-04-07T07:06:45.509+12:002013-04-07T07:06:45.509+12:00this is the biggest problem with the sport in NZ i...this is the biggest problem with the sport in NZ is that everyone keeps harping back to previous eras and doing the 'he said, she said, he didn't select me, I never liked them etc' <br />Nothing will ever improve if people keep going back and blaming everyone and anyone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-7935772997080212472013-04-06T18:52:28.923+13:002013-04-06T18:52:28.923+13:00NZ deserved this win for no reason other than Paki...NZ deserved this win for no reason other than Pakistan are wholly responsible for the venue as the host nation. In the same way football teams are dished out losses if their home crowd taunts opponents racially or otherwise there is no-one here to blame but the hosts.<br /><br />So far as NZ tennis is concerned. They have been away with the fairies since Jeff Simpson and his mates spent more of their time protecting their own jobs than they did achieving anything in the late 80s-mid 90s and screwed a generation of tennis talent. Their results speak for themselves - 15 years without a single credible player to come through under their guidance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-49082842703948658002013-04-06T18:09:04.663+13:002013-04-06T18:09:04.663+13:00Go ahead Tony give the reasons, but then give cons...Go ahead Tony give the reasons, but then give constructive reasons on how to improve it too and realise there's more to running a sport in this country than just top level or juniors too. There's many, many requirements through government organisations etc which take hours each week as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-59230985032845691242013-04-06T17:06:31.248+13:002013-04-06T17:06:31.248+13:00I could start by giving you a number of reasons wh...I could start by giving you a number of reasons why Tennis is a Joke in this Country.If I get a spare week I will try and put it down on paper.Tony Osbornenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-76632282896420098812013-04-06T16:36:55.889+13:002013-04-06T16:36:55.889+13:00The ITF will have massive egg on their face. They ...The ITF will have massive egg on their face. They approved Myanmar as the nation to host the tie and then a highly respected ITF ref has to call the game off. <br />Not NZ's fault and very strange there is a comment saying tennis in NZ is a joke.Why? It's not the players fault or Al Hunt either. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-74601365192052838222013-04-06T13:43:27.699+13:002013-04-06T13:43:27.699+13:00News Flash, CEO of NZ Tennis Stevie Johns said tod...News Flash, CEO of NZ Tennis Stevie Johns said today that at the next I.T.F.,Conference he will be calling on them to introduce 'Under Water Tennis'. cheers Terry Hamilton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754747871012288058.post-77548070721998376012013-04-06T13:34:55.712+13:002013-04-06T13:34:55.712+13:00Really dumb!!!, how could this happen, was the cou...Really dumb!!!, how could this happen, was the court inspected prior to the match?. Tennis in this country is a joke and it seems the Parkistan Tennis Association, are even more stupid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com