Episodes

  • THPod 3: Tom's going National
    Jul 12 2024

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    Tom's started his own National League team, which prompts the question... what's this National League, then? And how did Tom get into it?

    Hold on tight as Tom explains how the upper reaches of club tennis work in the UK, and how Hampshire's clubs are faring up there.

    Back on terra firma, the heat is on for the Apsley League's Premier Division as Thornden and Riverside go head to head at the midway point of Hampshire's favourite summer tennis competition. At the other end of the tables, Twyford C continue their quest to get out of the wooden spoon race. Is this the week?

    Some Wimbledon and Euros predictions for us to revel in (or pretend we never said) depending on how things go.

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    48 mins
  • THPod 2: Stormy weather leaves us wondering about the rules
    Jun 26 2024

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    A Doom Cloud hung over Hampshire's festival of tennis on June 15, but somehow the county's hardy players shivered through ten and a half fixtures of English summertime yellow ball.

    In our special topic, we find ourselves wondering about the rules for rain. Do Captains really know the rules? And should we send some proposed amendments of our own to the league? Might be a bit rich for a podcast two episodes in.

    After Episode One, Thornden tell us they won't give up the Premier title that easily, and they have a chance to prove their point with the weekend ahead of us. Tom and I debate bunking off our matches and going to watch their fixture instead, but actually we're both on club duty this weekend so no chance.

    There are big Apsley League matches ahead of us on June 29, including top-of-the-table clashes up and down the divisions and a battle for the Wooden Spoon.

    Send us your thoughts before the next show - email us at hello@THP.UK or leave us a voice message at speakpipe.com/THPod.

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    33 mins
  • THPod 1: The best team in Hampshire... is from Wiltshire?
    Jun 12 2024

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    With a third of the season played, Tom and Dave discuss the state of the Apsley League, Hampshire's biggest inter-club competition.

    Two big weekends lie ahead that will do a lot to settle scores across all five divisions, and we look at who plays who on June 15, the second busiest day of the summer for club tennis.

    We also talk about our resumes in county tennis (spoilers, we're on very different paths) and hopes for the podcast.

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    30 mins