I’m doing Movember again this year. Targeting 100km running/walking and attempting another moustache.
🙌 All support is greatly appreciated.
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@JimmyStone_ For balance, and, of course, his part in our relegation still hurts, I never saw any lack of commitment in Lyle’s performances for us on the pitch
Recerntly I looked at 10 players who could surprise in League 2 next season
As was requested, here is a League 1 version of that list
Here we take a look at 10 players who could surprise / have breakthrough seasons in League 1
[THREAD] 🧵
14 years ago today, Isner-Mahut concluded...
- The match was stopped at two sets all on Tuesday
- At 6 hours 34 minutes, it broke the world record
- It stole headlines from the Football World Cup
- The scoreboard froze at 47-47 in the fifth set
- It was stopped again at 59-59 on Wednesday
- That evening, Andy Roddick brought pizza for Isner
- IBM spent the night fixing the scoreboard system
- John McEnroe was in attendance on Thursday
- Mahut served to stay in the match 64 times
- Isner eventually won 70-68 in 11 hours 5 minutes
- 85 matches were completed in the meantime
- Both players served 100+ aces, another record
- Both players spent 16,000 calories across 3 days
- Mohamed Lahyani never took a bathroom break
- A ceremony was held on court to honour them
- Mahut blacked out and showered in his clothes
- He returned to the same court that day for doubles
- Isner failed to serve a single ace in the next round
- He lost to Thiemo de Bakker in 1 hour 14 minutes
- A plaque is commemorating the match at Court 18
- Memorabilia is on display at the Tennis Hall of Fame
- Mahut published a book titled ‘The Match of My Life'
- They jointly won an award over Federer & Usain Bolt
- The odds of them facing again in 2011 were 1 of 142
- Isner won in three sets in 'just' 2 hours 3 minutes
- Isner & Mahut became close friends over the years
- Isner sent Mahut a card when Mahut's son was born
- HBO released a mockumentary titled '7 Days in Hell'
- 12-12 tiebreaks were introduced at Wimbledon in 2019
- Wimbledon posted the full match on YouTube in 2020
- One day I'll rewatch it, but that day hasn't come yet
- It had never happened and it'll never happen again
- I'll always remember where I was the last two days
- Thanks for the memories, @JohnIsner & @nmahut
Class interview that from Kyle Walker…made sure everyone heard they are top of the table but knows there is loads more to improve on, get behind the team and leave the hindsight and negativity to the pundits aye…..come on ENGLAND 💪 🏴 🏴 🏴