Two of my favourite sporting events have now passed and my life is now back to its normal ebb and flow.
I am really disappointed for the Lions that they didn’t come away from South Africa with a series win but very pleased that this tour was no whitewash and albeit for a few narrow margins, the result could easily have gone the other way. Still that’s sport for you. Just ask Andy Roddick, with four set points in the second set tie-breaker or when at eight games a piece in the final set with two break points, Lady Luck could have waved her wand in the opposite direction and we would be looking at a new Wimbledon Champion and Federer looking to the US Open to eclipse the Sampras record.
To the British and Irish Lions and Andy Roddick, you didn’t achieve what you set out to do but you all showed how sport should be played at the highest level.
Congratulations of course to the Springboks and Federer!
The remaining summer months now sees the arrival of the Ashes series in the cricket and I personally will be interested to see how Cardiff responds to hosting the first test. Coming from the South Wales area, I am always keen to see major sporting and music events being held in this part of the world and how Wales welcomes and responds to its visitors.
In 2010 Wales also hosts the much anticipated Ryder Cup tournament at the Celtic Manor resort in Newport and this event alone could easily become the catalyst for other large events in Wales if this proves to be successful.
No prizes for already guessing that accommodation for this event is already squeezed and as always I am keen to get people and businesses to use the Spareground website to advertise their spare accommodation, parking facilities, camping facilities etc.
As with the Wimbledon tennis tournament, there are agencies specialising in top dollar private accommodation which gives local residents a fee charging agency service for leasing their properties and parking. That is fine and I certainly don’t ignore the fact that some people will want their properties to be managed in such a way.
However for those who cannot or do not wish to pay such agency fees and are happy to manage their property then why not use the Spareground website. It’s free to use so no harm in giving it a go.
Of course, go ahead and use it to advertise what space you are looking for if you are heading to the Ryder Cup too!
www.spareground.co.uk
Tuesday 7 July 2009
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