Hi all!
Firstly can i just say...What has happened to the weather! It's amazing isn't it, wherever you are in the UK your probably basking in 23+ heat at the moment. Let's be honest though we all deserve a bit of a heatwave in this country..330 odd days of the year I'm not sure you could call it consistent weather, but for this brief spell of exotic weather we all make the most of it! Tops off, down the beach, and the local chavs wearing little else than a Lacoste hat!
A recent day out to the Seven Sisters (picture above) was pretty cool, got a bit burnt too as i think the weather was around 27c which for my northern body is just too hot! I'm more used to 2.7 degrees up t'north.
Anyway, with the gorgeous weather came an amazing record diminished for a good reason! Andy Murray has won the Wimbledon Title for the first time in his career, ending the 77 year wait for a British Male to win since The Great Fred Perry - who I would just like to add he's from Stockport..(just saying).
Huh Hum..But to see the whole country rally round Andy Murrray, except a few people who didn't like him because he's a miserable Scottish sod. (not my words) everyone was cheering and willing him on through each set. Now I didn't watch the whole match, I just saw the highlights and they alone were spectacular to watch. Some of the game play he was playing was immense. People are now saying he deserves a Knighthood. Now I'm pretty sure nowadays these get given out to lots of people making them slightly less honorary in my opinion. Fair enough he did do something incredible but there is a lot more people out there who do deserve a Knighthood for recognition for what they have done.
With the tennis now over, thoughts now turn to pre-season football, unless your a cricket fan then The Ashes is your next fix for sport. With the transfer window now open and teams making silly money on random players causing the rumour mill to spin like crazy! It makes me wonder how far will this go, how far will modern football progress until it has forgotten it's roots and where it all began. The premiership is full of foreign players not really caring about the game as football players used to as money is playing a major role in Modern football. It makes you think that our future as a potentially world beating International football team looks bleaker and bleaker as each season passes. Each pre-season there is optimism for the next young star to shine, for example last year it was young Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who burst onto the scene after signing for Arsenal. I believe that modern football is ruining not only our changes of success but i think football itself. It's turning into more of a business than a sport. Owners are splashing millions on a player because he has a 'good' European tournament etc..
I guess what I'm trying to say is I CAN'T WAIT FOR FOOTBALL TO BE BACK!!....and when i say football i mean Stockport County Football, hoping for this season to be a success which isn't going to be too hard considering we've been relegated more times that I've had hot dinners! I'm literally just about to buy a replica kit (home kit) even though i slated it in a previous blog. It will grow on me!
So a final message to you, enjoy this weather while it lasts!! Feel proud to be British and most of all support your football club!
Adios,
Rick
