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A recent football thread seems to have generated some anti ‘English’ feeling so for balance----------
Andy Murry is a rising Tennis star (now England are out of the world cup) our eyes are upon him
My view is as long as he stays in Wimbledon he is British :what:
If he gets knocked out he is Scottish :sad:
If he wins Wimbledon im assuming he is English (must have a ancestor some where ?) :grin:
No - if he wins it is down to the Yorkshire blood in his veins.Quote:
Originally Posted by stewart38
Given that Wimbledon is the "All-England Open Tennis Championships" he can't count as a home win anyway, so what are all those Union Jack wavers on about? I mean, even Greg Rusedski's more English than Andy.
Sounds like Einstein: " If relativity is proved right the Germans will call me a German, the Swiss call me a Swiss citizen, and the French will call me a great scientist. If relativity is proved wrong the French will call me a Swiss, the Swiss will call me a German, and the Germans will call me a Jew."Quote:
Originally Posted by stewart38
Paradoxically you might be right but there is a big Event on the Horizon loomingQuote:
Originally Posted by El Salsero Gringo
Since when did the laws of physics apply to the Daily Mail readers ??
For mercenary (yet altruistic) reasons, I was backing Andy Roddick, who gives shedloads of $$$ to the charity I work for (and seems to be a fairly good sportsman too - his loss last year was reasonably graceful).
Since Andy Murray beat Roddick, he's not my favourite person whatever his nationality :sulk:
Andy Murray, while playing in Wimbledon is representing Andy Murray. It doesn't matter if he is Scottish, British, European, or an alien.
If he is representing Britain in whatever that tennis competition is called, then he is British.
I think if you ask him, he'll say he's Scottish.
If everyone is representing themselves who do we ‘support’ then ??Quote:
Originally Posted by ducasi
It will be like that play you cant mention soon :sad:
The people you like may be a good idea, just dont let anyone else tell you who you 'should' support. That way lies cheesecake .............and after dinner mints.Quote:
Originally Posted by stewart38
Is Andy Murray Scottish / British or English ?
Doesn't matter now he's lost:sad: :sad:
Ahh... So maybe he is English after all :innocent:Quote:
Originally Posted by under par
:yeah:Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidJames
:whistle:
Well, I think he needs a few more "raising-the-hopes-up-then-cruelly-dashing-them" performances before he can be declared officially English. Wait until people start saying "Bloody Murray" in the pubs, he'll be a real English import then.Quote:
Originally Posted by ducasi
Although I wonder what Tim Henman thinks now the media have officially re-named Henman Hill as Murray Mount...
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Originally Posted by under par
so the scots out ?
No football no cricket (lost 5-0 ?)
what now , how many days till Southport ? :sad:
sorry.. WHO?
pah, sports. That's for jocks (and I don't mean scotsmen) us geeks don't do sports. We'r einto more cerebal activities like Ordering our books by the dewey decimal system. Sorting our socks by hexidecimal colour code and spending many a night by running their hands up and down their long hard.. .. slide rules :)
English geeks ,scottish geeks. no matter.. we all speak the same language.. .. .. Klingon!