The Castle

[Slasher1985]

Wow, things have changed over this weekend. But what exactly is new? What have I missed?

 

[britbox]

Hi Slasher, I rethemed the board to bring into line with the rest of the site. I put the ATP rankings on their own page to make the most of available space. You can get to that via the submenu link under the Rankings menu option.

How are you doing? Good weekend?

 

[August]

Hello all!

I wrote last week week about how commercialism has changed racing in F1. This time I've written about how commercialism has changed the game of tennis.

http://augustonsports.blogspot.fi/2013/08/how-commercialism-is-destroying-sports_12.html

I wanted to post that in my blog, as I has a similar text about F1 last week. But I might post my next tennis text here, on the other hand I may not have too much time for writing in next weeks.

 

[britbox]

Good read August... enjoyed it.

 

[Slasher1985]

Hi Slasher, I rethemed the board to bring into line with the rest of the site. I put the ATP rankings on their own page to make the most of available space. You can get to that via the submenu link under the Rankings menu option.

How are you doing? Good weekend?

Wow, that's impressive. The Live Rankings section.

Those are a little limited given they're images. What other options do you have? Can you embed excel there and make it navigable like on skydrive: Live ATP Rankings ?

Do you want me to search for ways to create a html file? Although, I don't know where can I place this live for it to be available for your site...

 

[britbox]

Hi Slasher, I rethemed the board to bring into line with the rest of the site. I put the ATP rankings on their own page to make the most of available space. You can get to that via the submenu link under the Rankings menu option.

How are you doing? Good weekend?

Wow, that's impressive. The Live Rankings section.

Those are a little limited given they're images. What other options do you have? Can you embed excel there and make it navigable like on skydrive: Live ATP Rankings ?

Do you want me to search for ways to create a html file? Although, I don't know where can I place this live for it to be available for your site...

Hi Slasher - I can place a HTML file anywhere if you provide one. Alternatively, I could just create an Iframe within the page that directly pulls in the Skydrive content.

 

[Slasher1985]

Hi Slasher - I can place a HTML file anywhere if you provide one. Alternatively, I could just create an Iframe within the page that directly pulls in the Skydrive content.

Well, you could try the iFrame to the excel file I just linked you until I develop a way to create html. Gonna take a while with all other project currently prioritary.

 

[britbox]

Would it be possible at your end to auto-generate an always up to date csv file?

 

[Slasher1985]

Would it be possible at your end to auto-generate an always up to date csv file?

It's possible yes. But it's going to be on my skydrive, just like that excel.

 

[britbox]

That'll be ok - if you can let me know the URL of it when ready then I'll see what I can come up with. I'm pretty sure I could load in the CSV and then write some code to generate user friendly output. I won't be able to start until next week though.

 

[Kieran]

Hello all!

I wrote last week week about how commercialism has changed racing in F1. This time I've written about how commercialism has changed the game of tennis.

http://augustonsports.blogspot.fi/2013/08/how-commercialism-is-destroying-sports_12.html

I wanted to post that in my blog, as I has a similar text about F1 last week. But I might post my next tennis text here, on the other hand I may not have too much time for writing in next weeks.

That's a great read, August. To an extent, the game has been neutered. The great rollicking wildness of it has been removed. Players no longer have to re-learn the game for different surfaces: they can play HC tennis across the board, with few adjustments. The commercial factor played a huge part in the 90's, with Pete v Goran in 1994 being held up as the specimen of everything that was now wrong with the game: the players had outgrown the surface and rallies were reduced to miniscule twitches of reflexes and horrendously large serves.

But even still, the victories weren't random, it wasn't as if anyone with a huge serve could win Wimbledon. Class and skill still ruled at the top level, like it does now, but the casual fans who switched on to watch the classiness of Borg and Gerulaitus now had a new breed of sleek sharks in the water who pumped the ball so fast you never got a minute to stick on the kettle. It became ruthless and stripped bare. The essence was exposed, but the build-up was gone. Unfortunately, when they slowed down grass, the essence was removed and now it's all construction and build-up. It's become like 80's and 90's clay: long rallies , and little or no net-play.

So maybe they'll speed it up even a smidgen, because for all its faults with the casual gawker, the connoisseur loved the macho sword-play of S&V tennis, the truncated swings and improvised half-volleys, taken at speed and dispatched with great finesse and accuracy...

 

[Slasher1985]

That'll be ok - if you can let me know the URL of it when ready then I'll see what I can come up with. I'm pretty sure I could load in the CSV and then write some code to generate user friendly output. I won't be able to start until next week though.

Here we go:
Live ATP Rankings CSV

Hope this can be useful.

 

[britbox]

That'll be ok - if you can let me know the URL of it when ready then I'll see what I can come up with. I'm pretty sure I could load in the CSV and then write some code to generate user friendly output. I won't be able to start until next week though.

Here we go:
Live ATP Rankings CSV

Hope this can be useful.

Thanks Slasher, I'll see how I get on. I won't be able to start for a few days, but will get stuck into it then.

 

[Slasher1985]

Wow, I discovered that ATP truly boycotted Wimbledon 1973 rankings wise too. Poor Kodes, to not be world #4 at the first official rankings because of the player boycott.

 

[ClayDeath]

good read general august.


morning general slasher, baron britbox, general Kieran, general masterclass, and all the others.

 

[britbox]

Morning squire.. or should I say evening for me, as it's past midnight in Eastern Australia.

 

[ClayDeath]

did you know that the great Thomas muster also once moved to Australia?

in fact it may been in the queensland area.

 

[Kieran]

Good morning Lord Clay, goodnight, Baron BB, good afternoon from Lord Wedgie...

 

[ClayDeath]

Wow, things have changed over this weekend. But what exactly is new? What have I missed?

you missed the forum and we missed you.

you belong here general.

 

[britbox]

did you know that the great Thomas muster also once moved to Australia?

in fact it may been in the queensland area.

Muster washes my car every weekend. Nice guy.