New Posts For Thread: What happened to my "Why is the crowd at Wimbledon 99% white?" threadhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536801/what-happened-to-my-why-is-the-crowd-at-wimbledon-99-white-threadWhich was 5 years old but spelling' bumped it, and there were additional comments? I was going to have a read but it's gone.So are we all agreed then its extremely difficult in sports such as golf and golf to become a top professional even if you have shown an early talent in those games, a talent for which most children don't even have the opportunity to find out if theyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536801/what-happened-to-my-why-is-the-crowd-at-wimbledon-99-white-thread?post_id=545337269#545337269So are we all agreed then its extremely difficult in sports such as golf and golf to become a top professional even if you have shown an early talent in those games, a talent for which most children don't even have the opportunity to find out if theyTue, 30 Jun 2015 19:03:25 -0500When I worked on Canary Wharf, one of the office cleaners had a son who played tennis at school. He was 12 years old, and from what we heard he was pretty good. Not many played against him at school, but those who did were beaten quite easily. Somebohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536801/what-happened-to-my-why-is-the-crowd-at-wimbledon-99-white-thread?post_id=545336949#545336949When I worked on Canary Wharf, one of the office cleaners had a son who played tennis at school. He was 12 years old, and from what we heard he was pretty good. Not many played against him at school, but those who did were beaten quite easily. SomeboTue, 30 Jun 2015 18:35:17 -0500Just thinking about it but this thread is actually bizarre. There's not many British tennis players full stop. Andy Murray is a bit of a freak in that respect. There isn't another British male player worthy of the name. Aljaz Bedene is British numberhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536801/what-happened-to-my-why-is-the-crowd-at-wimbledon-99-white-thread?post_id=545336513#545336513Just thinking about it but this thread is actually bizarre. There's not many British tennis players full stop. Andy Murray is a bit of a freak in that respect. There isn't another British male player worthy of the name. Aljaz Bedene is British numberTue, 30 Jun 2015 18:04:33 -0500snooker has had a rapid decline in popularity of late in britain. rory mcleod is one black british snooker player. interestingly it's taken off in asia.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536801/what-happened-to-my-why-is-the-crowd-at-wimbledon-99-white-thread?post_id=545335663#545335663snooker has had a rapid decline in popularity of late in britain. rory mcleod is one black british snooker player. interestingly it's taken off in asia.Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:02:27 -0500The tradition of a country or ethnic group within a country also must surely play a part. You don't see many coloured British snooker players either.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536801/what-happened-to-my-why-is-the-crowd-at-wimbledon-99-white-thread?post_id=545335581#545335581The tradition of a country or ethnic group within a country also must surely play a part. You don't see many coloured British snooker players either.Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:57:42 -0500paddle ,you need decent weather - but obviously Germany ,Sweden,France,Switzerland,Croatia have produced top players -not just Spain and USAhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536801/what-happened-to-my-why-is-the-crowd-at-wimbledon-99-white-thread?post_id=545335307#545335307paddle ,you need decent weather - but obviously Germany ,Sweden,France,Switzerland,Croatia have produced top players -not just Spain and USATue, 30 Jun 2015 16:39:30 -0500yomamma is correct so far as the UK goes = the game does have a slight image problem in working class towns ,case here in Ipswich which is a very 'alpha male ' working class town and tennis would be frowned upon , i will play occasionally but tendhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536801/what-happened-to-my-why-is-the-crowd-at-wimbledon-99-white-thread?post_id=545335271#545335271yomamma is correct so far as the UK goes = the game does have a slight image problem in working class towns ,case here in Ipswich which is a very 'alpha male ' working class town and tennis would be frowned upon , i will play occasionally but tendTue, 30 Jun 2015 16:37:25 -0500Obviously easier to reach a decent pro level in tennis in countries where the climate is better or where there is more of a tradition of a certain sport.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536801/what-happened-to-my-why-is-the-crowd-at-wimbledon-99-white-thread?post_id=545335029#545335029Obviously easier to reach a decent pro level in tennis in countries where the climate is better or where there is more of a tradition of a certain sport.Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:20:18 -0500I am also fairly certain my school PE department did not have a single tennis racket for all these tennis courts during my time there.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536801/what-happened-to-my-why-is-the-crowd-at-wimbledon-99-white-thread?post_id=545334981#545334981I am also fairly certain my school PE department did not have a single tennis racket for all these tennis courts during my time there.Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:16:31 -0500This thread is nonsense like most the others on chit chat forum. There is loads of non whites in the top 20 in atp and wta and it's only in Britain where it's seen as uncool to be a tennis fan.nishikori, tsonga, monfilss williams(one of the best wtahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30536801/what-happened-to-my-why-is-the-crowd-at-wimbledon-99-white-thread?post_id=545334945#545334945This thread is nonsense like most the others on chit chat forum. There is loads of non whites in the top 20 in atp and wta and it's only in Britain where it's seen as uncool to be a tennis fan.nishikori, tsonga, monfilss williams(one of the best wtaTue, 30 Jun 2015 16:15:01 -0500