Lamest excuses for sporting defeats

[Furball]

Yeah they lost 6-3 one season but I'm sure they also took a thumping either the season before or the season after at the same venue.

edit: nope, memory's playing tricks. cpr has it exactly right in the original post.

Halsey possibly also correct with his Newcastle theory.

 

[Jono]

The roof was not closed #bradscott

 

[marc71178]

We may be in the wrong sign or something. Venus may be in the wrong juxtoposition to something.

 

[grecian]

We may be in the wrong sign or something. Venus may be in the wrong juxtoposition to something.

That would be a decent excuse for the Williams sisters losing a doubles match TBH.

 

[fredfertang]

I have heard it suggested that a certain cricketer's failure to attain a career batting average of 100 was due to Norman Yardley failing to do the decent thing and instruct Eric Hollies to give him a long hop first up

 

[grecian]

I have heard it suggested that a certain cricketer's failure to attain a career batting average of 100 was due to Norman Yardley failing to do the decent thing and instruct Eric Hollies to give him a long hop first up

and people complain about WG.....

Actually didn't Venables once say the grass was too long after a terrible result in the Far-east?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I have heard it suggested that a certain cricketer's failure to attain a career batting average of 100 was due to Norman Yardley failing to do the decent thing and instruct Eric Hollies to give him a long hop first up

Bradman was susceptible to the long hop first ball, as Bill Bowes proved during the Bodyline series.

 

[ripper868]

"We're English" - England

"He's Scottish" - English on Andy Murray when he loses/***** up. The alternative being "He's British" when he's winning

 

[sledger]

Massimo Taibi saying his studs weren't long enough was a good one.

 

[BoyBrumby]

"We're English" - England

"He's Scottish" - English on Andy Murray when he loses/***** up. The alternative being "He's British" when he's winning

"The nasty man was bowling the ball too quickly. Mummy! Mummy! Donny go boom-boom in his twousers..." -Don Bradman, 1932/33

 

[Burgey]

Massimo Taibi saying his studs weren't long enough was a good one.

Heh. The Blind Venetian.

Love this thread btw.

Ricky Stuart saying his Canberra side won't perform better until he can recruit more Origin players, when he had more Origin players on the park than the side which had just dicked him.

 

[GIMH]

"The English were using Murray mints wah wah"

 

[Furball]

"wah wah"

Covers just about every Australian defeat ever to be fair.

 

[Burgey]

Not an excuse. They were. Simon Jones admitted to their infamy.

 

[GIMH]

Trescothick wasn't it?

 

[Burgey]

Nah simon jones was asked about it in an interview and said "Ah well, they would have done it too if they could have". His injuries were karma.

The same attack came here 18 months later sans mints and bowled frozen rope in a 5-0 drubbing. Pure coincidence I'm sure.

 

[GIMH]

Wasn't the same attack given Jones never played again after 05 and Giles only played two in 06-07 plus Harmison, who was never an exponent of reverse swing, went to pot

Flintoff hardly disgraced himself with the ball in the 0-5 and Hoggard was arguably better than he had been in 05

So the only conclusion is Australia must have been cheating

 

[MW1304]

Obvious topical one is Pistorius whinging about the length of his competitors' blades after not winning a paralympic final. First time I became aware of the guy being a narcissistic ****.

 

[Burgey]

Wasn't the same attack given Jones never played again after 05 and Giles only played two in 06-07 plus Harmison, who was never an exponent of reverse swing, went to pot

Flintoff hardly disgraced himself with the ball in the 0-5 and Hoggard was arguably better than he had been in 05

So the only conclusion is Australia must have been cheating

Congratulations. You've won the thread.

 

[Smudge]

"We were poisoned by Suzie the waitress!"