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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostOh dear! 3-6 2-6 4-6.
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Is this an attempt to make tennis sound interesting? Commentary from the BBC website;
'Murray's gasping for air like a deep-sea diver whose tanks have run dry. Nadal smashes a forehand cross-court with such ferocity that people grab the person next to them in knock-kneed terror. Murray batters a two-handed backhand drive two inches wide to ship another break point and then wafts with exhaustion at another. The ball falls into the net and that, you would fear, could be goodnight Charlie.'
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Well done? Eh? He hasn't done anything yet.
IF he beats Rafa then he's done well.
But he won't, he's just not good enough. IF he does then I'll rate him otherwise nah.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7485688.stm
Interesting set of predictions from punters on how Murray will do.
The only Scot asked said he'd be gubbed 3-0
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostBroadly speaking I agree with that. However, as I have my reputation as a cantankerous grumpy contentious malcontented dour Jock to protect, I shall exit this thread and take myself elsewhere for mischief!!
We all have our favourite parts.
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Originally posted by daviejones View PostI see this as more both sides at fault, not just hatred of all things English, as has been demonstrated on here many times.
I have traveled around Europe quite a lot and you tend to end up drinking in Irish bars especialy if you dont speak the local lingo.
Watching the 6 nations, Euro (year) football and any world cups is quite an eye opener and was positively life threatening on one occasion.
It is obviously harmless banter in many cases, but it is overt racism in others.
The only time I have seen Englishmen supporting the opposition to a home nation has been when the result impacts on a later England game. Though I have seen (in fact been involved with) a few of the afore mentioned piss takes, particularly of a certain Irish bar owner in Brussels who like to wind the English up.
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Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View PostI am a firm believer that we are a stronger nation as a Union, but we should embrace and celebrate the individual nations too.
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Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View PostI was always British in my youth and fully supported the home nations teams and individuals (unless an Englishman was involved). In more recent years I have become increasingly aware of a more nationalistic attitude amongst the other home nations. This is no bad thing but it seems to have been accompanied with an increasing hatred of all things English.
As a kid, like you, I was always British first, and I still feel that way. If I'd lived there at the time, I'd have voted against devolution, and I am not in favour of breaking up the union. Not only is it a crazy idea in thie modern worl, I think both England and Scotland would suffer economically for it. But Scotland worse.
Still, I don't live there any more, my kids are English, if they want to go down that route, then on their own heads be it.
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Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View PostThis is no bad thing but it seems to have been accompanied with an increasing hatred of all things English.
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostWell I tend to think of them as representing GB as a whole, and the captions certainly list any home players under the GB banner. I have supported the Brit players for a great many years as far back as Ann Jones, Roger Taylor, Winnie Shaw and Ginny Wade right through the David/John Lloyd Henman/Rusedski periods. Same goes for F1 drivers from Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, James Hunt, Mansell, Coulthard right up as far as Hamilton. Might be a bit of a traditionalist though given my advanced years.
Same goes for Golf too.............Come on you Brits!!
I seem to have gone the other way. I was always British in my youth and fully supported the home nations teams and individuals (unless an Englishman was involved). In more recent years I have become increasingly aware of a more nationalistic attitude amongst the other home nations. This is no bad thing but it seems to have been accompanied with an increasing hatred of all things English.
That has coloured my attitude, possibly more than it should have.
I am a firm believer that we are a stronger nation as a Union, but we should embrace and celebrate the individual nations too.
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Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View PostQuestion: Who do players represent at Wimbledon?
Same goes for Golf too.............Come on you Brits!!
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostHas he lost yet?
but only because it's raining.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7484184.stm.
However, it doesn't appear to be raining at the bottom of the hill so maybe they'll start soon.
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