George Turner
Hall of Fame
These are just some of mine, in no particular order (it's a long list.) There is a touch of bitterness from me here, apologies in advance.
-Lots of sex. There's women there who have slept with three or four of the guys and vise versa.
-Lock ins. There used to be late night lock ins where everyone would get drunk, play pool, get noisy and argue etc. Eventually the lock ins were banned when there was a fight which involved throat grabbing.
-Backstabbing. There's been numerous instances of backstabbing, such as a rigged captaincy vote which caused a big fight. The head coach was forced out by members plotting against him (largely out of jealousy because he was by far the best player and a successful coach.)
-Trips to Ireland. There used to be annual tennis trips to Ireland to play a tennis tournament there, the guys would down 20 cans of beer a day during the trip and try pulling Irish women. These were fun but on the last one i faced personal discrimination by the group because i don't enjoy drinking, more on that later.
-A dog. There's a big dog (whose actually a skinny dog who smokes) at the club. The last woman he pulled there he impregnated, stole 3 grand off her, and told her he was dumping her because of her young son (which traumatized her son.) Everyone knows what he's like, but at this type of club it's accepted.
-A ringleader. There's a arrogant, loudmouth guy there who manipulates people to win their favour and dominate the clique there. He acts nice when it suits him. Otherwise he doesn't say a word to you.
-Discrimination. Because i didn't fit in with the ringleaders vision, i got isolated. On that Irish trip i was blamed for the fact the other lads wouldn't speak to me (didn't help that i caught two of them with Irish women even though they had gf's back home.) The club president told me off for it. Some time later i publicly said he's an old douuchebag who the club would be better off without. Sometimes you gotta call a spade a spade.
-Thieves. I had my racquet stolen. I don't know who by but the club didn't care, just brushed it under the carpet. I was actually told it was my fault. I wrote on facebook for the thief to come and meet me face to face and see what happens, but so far they never have. I was not the only victim of thieves, money got stolen from the bar multiple times, eventually they had to install CCTV at the club.
-Ghosts. On two occasions while showering there, i have witnessed the changing rooms door open and close, completely by itself. Never seen anyone like that before or since but i think there's a ghost there.
-Members leaving. Things got so bad at the club a number of members quit, especially older members who'd been there for years. People would comment how bad the atmosphere at the club is. I also quit after having my racquet stolen, last straw for me.
That's a load of experiences i had there. What are yours? Have you ever seen such a soap opera at tennis?
-Lots of sex. There's women there who have slept with three or four of the guys and vise versa.
-Lock ins. There used to be late night lock ins where everyone would get drunk, play pool, get noisy and argue etc. Eventually the lock ins were banned when there was a fight which involved throat grabbing.
-Backstabbing. There's been numerous instances of backstabbing, such as a rigged captaincy vote which caused a big fight. The head coach was forced out by members plotting against him (largely out of jealousy because he was by far the best player and a successful coach.)
-Trips to Ireland. There used to be annual tennis trips to Ireland to play a tennis tournament there, the guys would down 20 cans of beer a day during the trip and try pulling Irish women. These were fun but on the last one i faced personal discrimination by the group because i don't enjoy drinking, more on that later.
-A dog. There's a big dog (whose actually a skinny dog who smokes) at the club. The last woman he pulled there he impregnated, stole 3 grand off her, and told her he was dumping her because of her young son (which traumatized her son.) Everyone knows what he's like, but at this type of club it's accepted.
-A ringleader. There's a arrogant, loudmouth guy there who manipulates people to win their favour and dominate the clique there. He acts nice when it suits him. Otherwise he doesn't say a word to you.
-Discrimination. Because i didn't fit in with the ringleaders vision, i got isolated. On that Irish trip i was blamed for the fact the other lads wouldn't speak to me (didn't help that i caught two of them with Irish women even though they had gf's back home.) The club president told me off for it. Some time later i publicly said he's an old douuchebag who the club would be better off without. Sometimes you gotta call a spade a spade.
-Thieves. I had my racquet stolen. I don't know who by but the club didn't care, just brushed it under the carpet. I was actually told it was my fault. I wrote on facebook for the thief to come and meet me face to face and see what happens, but so far they never have. I was not the only victim of thieves, money got stolen from the bar multiple times, eventually they had to install CCTV at the club.
-Ghosts. On two occasions while showering there, i have witnessed the changing rooms door open and close, completely by itself. Never seen anyone like that before or since but i think there's a ghost there.
-Members leaving. Things got so bad at the club a number of members quit, especially older members who'd been there for years. People would comment how bad the atmosphere at the club is. I also quit after having my racquet stolen, last straw for me.
That's a load of experiences i had there. What are yours? Have you ever seen such a soap opera at tennis?
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