Pinching towels at Wimbledon

We have all done it, pinched a towel at a hotel, that is. Excpet me of course. I would never do that. although may be because I don't get the chance. I have to stay at a bed and breakfast, and they don't normally provide any luxuries.

It appears that towel pinching is not limited to hotels, but is now affecting the Wimbledon tennis championships as well. Not from visiting spectators though, but from the players.

So in demand, apparently, are these green towels as presents for family and friends, that the officials at the All England Club, have had to limit each player to only two.

With the winner recieving a cheque for over £650,000 , and the rest of the field picking up massive cheques, too. You would think they would be able to afford to buy their souvenirs at the gift shop like the rest of us.

But then again, it is more fun stuffing the towels in your bag, hoping security wont stop you on the way out.

Andy Murray - The great British hope

I have been watching the tennis at Wimbledon, albeit sparingly, over the last few weeks, and thought I would post some comments on the subject here.

The top British hopes (Henman, Rusedski and Murray), as usual, never made it to the quarter or semi-finals, although young upstart and spoilt little brat, Andy Murray, did make it to the forth round. I did see a bit of this match, but as his game deteriorated, his tantrums began to grow at an alarming rate and it soon became annoying watching his rants at the umpire and line judges. Although one day Murray will undoubtably become a very good player, he isn't there yet. The words that spring to mind about the 19 year old, are not brilliant young hope for British Tennis, but rather, spoilt little brat and mummy's boy.

The ATP (governing body for tennis) keeps on asking the players, who are basically just wooden cardboard cut-outs with no personalities, to liven up and engage the audience. But there is a big difference between marking your territory and letting people know you mean business, and just shouting profanity at the umpire and to anyone else who upsets you. This is Murray. The child who has had it his way for his entire life - spoilt rotten, who runs off to spit his dummy out when someone tells him, 'no'. The British number one, the figure-head, the person the kids, who wish to be great at tennis, are going to look up to and want to emulate.

Someone needs to take this boy over their knee and give him a good hiding and teach him a bit of humility. Then maybe he will become a great sporting personality who people want to watch play.

With that all said and done though, I used to think John MacEnroe was a spoilt brat who threw his dummy out whenever he got a call he didn't agree with, and I love the guy now. I think he's great at tennis, extremely funny, enjoyable to listen to on the commentary and very fun to watch when he plays on the senior tour.

Perhaps what Murray needs is a catchphrase. "You CANNOT BE SERIOUS."