The Time Is Now. Or At Least Next Year.
	Is it just me or is the tennis season strange? I know I'm strange, but the last Grand Slam event of the season finished two months ago and the intervening period has been filled with tournaments I don't really care about despite how important Sky Sports try to make it sound and Andre Agassi trying to sell us his autobiography with his 'shocking' confessions. Tell us the real juicy stuff Andre. Like, why didn't it work out with Brooke Shields? Does she look too much like a dude? [Aw no way! In the course of my research I found out that Beck and Earl from My Name Is Earl are scientologists. I suppose that explains why he plays an idiot who gives his money away so convincingly] Strange asides aside, this little PS to the tennis season has been of interest. The gradual decline of Roger Federer looks to be continuing. He's still the best, but what made him the best was the unparalleled standards of consistent excellence. He might still be excellent, but he's now struggling to do it consistently. He lost out to world number 49, Julien Benneteau in the Paris Masters and prior to that had a couple of results that couldn't have been more out of character if he started swilling Jack Daniels during breaks. I get the impression that if it wasn't for sponsorship commitments and wotnot, he'd be at home tenderly looking after his collection of cuckoo clocks and displaying an adequate amount of interest in his new born children. [And I'm actually led to believe he has a collection of cuckoo clocks, that's not just me being racist for once.] That's a very roundabout way of saying Andy Murray's time is not now, but in a few months time. Providing he doesn't overdo it on the mince pies when the season finally does end, 2010 is a fantastic opportunity to get the 'not having won a Grand Slam title monkey' off his back. I've heard whispers that Rafa Nadal's creeking body may mean he's not going to be around a whole lot in future and with Federer looking vulnerable, Murray has the game and hopefully now the fitness to go all the way. He hasn't been playing brilliantly yet he's still managing to win matches, which is the key attribute of any Grand Slam hopeful. It's strange that Tim Henman always seemed to at this stage of the season and at the very least winning a Slam would shake off that unwelcome comparison for Murray.	"You can take our lives, but you'll never take our forehands down the line with a touch of topspin," screams William Wallace as he takes up tennis.
	More Mumbo And Indeed Jumbo From The World Of Football
	Bolton chairman, Phil Gartside has unveiled novel plans to change the Premier League. This is from the man who gave Sammy Lee the manager's job at the club, so it's probably not the worst idea he's ever had. As the central point of the plan is to level the playing field and make football more equitable, it's doomed to fail.
	There's no pointless link to this, but Sky Sports News are reporting that ahead of the playoff with Ireland, Raymond Domenech is getting people to shout at his players from the sidelines during training to simulate the hostile reception they'll get on Saturday. Nice idea, but he'll the scent of several thousand men farting Guinness farts after a day of drinking to recreate the full effect.
	Nani wonders why his poor attempt at a Cristiano Ronaldo impression isn't good enough to make him a regular in the United team. Doing a poor attempt at a Dimitar Berbatov impression might be a better bet, but Dimitar Berbatov seems to have the monopoly on those at the moment.
	Good news for Gennaro Gattuso and not just that the patchy half-beard is back in fashion. The AC Milan star's stolen jeep has been found in Albania. Speaking of strange discoveries, Kaka says England are amongst the main contenders for next year's World Cup. He was being interviewed by an English newspaper at the time, but it's still nice to hear.
	Darius Vassell gets kicked out of his hotel in Turkey. "What? I didn't set off any fire extinguishers and I kept the orgies down to a minimum," he chose not to say in his defence.
	Briefer Than Brief Summary Of Other Stuff
	Mike Tyson gets into a fight with a photographer. The photographer won and now jumps up the world rankings to be number 1 contender for the heavyweight title of the world.
	It's childish, but this headline made me laugh, mainly because it makes it sound like they were planning a game of Soggy Biscuit in Clonmel today.
	The Ashes are coming back to terrestrial TV. It's a little unnecessary because if I've always got Home And Away and Neighbours if i want my fix of disappointing Australian performances.