Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Willcocks quits Magdalen team tennis shock
True to his word, Roger Willcocks is packing it all in.
Leaving the club in his BMW after another ignominious defeat, Willcocks was uncharacteristically terse. "I promised to resign on a point of principle if Magdalen Vth lost its final fixture - well, we did." Magdalen suffered a heart-wrenching losing season (W2 L3).
Tennis afficionadoes at Magdalen were stunned by the announcement. "He put so much into it, I thought he was a lifer," sobbed Magdalen's female ace, Katy Pickles. "I had a knock with him once. His enthusiasm was only matched by his first serve." Clubhouse rumours persist that Willcocks' captaincy aspirations lie in different directions: bridge, equestrianism or even marathon-running.
Sources close to Willcocks suggest he's overwhelmed by the tedium of doing all the donkey work for a team that can't win in the summer. That said, his winter record is exemplary.
Finding a successor will be a challenge. Magdalen has not announced any plans.
True to his word, Roger Willcocks is packing it all in.
Leaving the club in his BMW after another ignominious defeat, Willcocks was uncharacteristically terse. "I promised to resign on a point of principle if Magdalen Vth lost its final fixture - well, we did." Magdalen suffered a heart-wrenching losing season (W2 L3).
Tennis afficionadoes at Magdalen were stunned by the announcement. "He put so much into it, I thought he was a lifer," sobbed Magdalen's female ace, Katy Pickles. "I had a knock with him once. His enthusiasm was only matched by his first serve." Clubhouse rumours persist that Willcocks' captaincy aspirations lie in different directions: bridge, equestrianism or even marathon-running.
Sources close to Willcocks suggest he's overwhelmed by the tedium of doing all the donkey work for a team that can't win in the summer. That said, his winter record is exemplary.
Finding a successor will be a challenge. Magdalen has not announced any plans.
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