Duncer: "THE BOY DONE GOOD"!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kerosene]

Andy Murray - Grand Slam Champion!!! What a match - Djokavic was brilliant as well, but Andy would not be denied!

You have to admit it, Duncer, Fred Perry couldn't have 'lived' with either of these guys tonight - a fantastic final fitting to win any Grand Slam!

Andy Murray - Braveheart hero of Scotland and Great Britain!!! Salute him!!!

[Kerosene]

jno,

You are totally out of order by claiming that there are loads of examplEs of Murray 'hating the English'. Any links to that effect? Either put up or .........

[Kerosene]

jno,

I'll retract my last. An oversight on my part...I've re-read it and you didn't actually claim that he hated English people - my apologies - I've been up all night, that's all I can say.

[daffy654]

It's his own fault that people don't like him, his "anyone but England" comment did not endear him to many.

[Kerosene]

daffy,

You're another one - totally wrong - please provide a link to that accusation?

[murraymints]

daffy...if taken out of context it sounds bad..but the interviewer said... that now that Scotland are out and England remain..who do you want to win..in a mocking manner..in any case it is ONLY banter....

[jno]

no, no, I've never said he hated the English and I don't believe he does. But if he thinks he's never had the support from England that Henman did, I'd say he's correct.

I'm delighted for him.

[Kerosene]

Here's a link which proves that Murray admits to saying 'anyone but England', BUT he crucially puts it in context.

**NB** Roll video on to about 1m 25s to learn the truth. Then daffy and other narrow-minded individuals may care to apologise - if they have any milk of human kindness in them? If their pride can stand it?

[Kerosene]

jno,

Well said. It's the same with the Olympics, I was rooting for every man and his dog - as they say - representing Team GB - same with the Paralympics - great stuff.

[daffy654]

Why do you need a link? Murray has admitted he said it. He said it was taken out of context, but the damage was already done.

http://www.dailyrecor...sh-fans-still-1105911

Just one story found by a quick 'Google'.

[daffy654]

No I won't apologise, I have nothing to apologise for. Can you find anywhere in my posts where I said I disliked Murray?

[Kerosene]

Daffy,

I just don't know if you're out for a good argument, but I certainly have never tried to deny he said it,he admits it himself, but please accept the CONTEXT in which it was said, i.e. a smug commentator was taking the 'Michael Bliss' out of Murray in a 2006 interview which, in similar good humour, Murray replied 'anyone but England'.

So, take that totally OUT OF CONTEXT and you can then start to pretend / delude yourself into pretending that he does indeed hate the English.

Get it now?

[LochNessMonster]

Well done laddie !

British by birth, Scottish by the grace of God !

Nessie :- p

[murraymints]

Monster...amen...

[daffy654]

What the hell is your problem Kerosene? You are coming across as a raging nutjob now.
I NEVER SAID I HATE MURRAY! I don't like tennis and couldn't give a flying fig who won what tournament.

[murraymints]

now now...big breaths..in...and ..out......calm down it is only a comment on a sport...not ww3 !!

[Kerosene]

Sorry, Daffy,

I don't think I'm the one on here acting like a 'nutjob' judging by the aggressiveness of your last post in particular?

Let's just leave it at that, shall we? I bear you no malice. Thanks for your contributions.

[emmie]

no but the poster seems to think it's Bannockburn all over again.
Most people like Andy Murray, there are a few that don't and they are probably not tennis fans, so don't care for him one way or another.
From a good post about a great achievement, it seems to have turned into a slanging match, why?

[emmie]

thank heavens for Ivan Lendl, he has instilled that extra bit of self belief that all champions need, now for the rest of the grand slams.

[flip_flop]

I think he has done fantastically well – he deserves his major tournament win after all the work he has put in – but quite honestly, because he isn’t English I couldn’t really care less about the win.

This is not because I dislike the Scots – I don’t dislike them – but is about the fact that I love the sporting rivalry between the nations that make up the Union.

I can think of no better sporting occasion than England stuffing the Scots at Murrayfield, and I strongly suspect every Scot feels the same about Scotland winning at Twickenham.

One of my favourite sporting moments of all time was England making Scotland look like a plodding Sunday league side in Euro 96 and Hendry not being able to live with Gazza’s class – and then the cherry on the cake was Holland scoring against us which meant Scotland not going through to the Quarters.

I love Formula 1 and think Paul Di Resta is a fantastic up and coming driver and possibly a future world champion. He also seems like a thoroughly nice bloke. But given the choice of him winning or Hamilton winning (and I think Hamilton is a bit of a prima donna), I will take Hamilton every single time.

Murray’s fantastic win was a win for Scotland – and I think if the Scottish people on this thread are honest with themselves, they also think it is a win for Scotland. Just Scotland. Which is fine and dandy in my book - if Murray were English, I would consider his win a win for England, not Britain.

[emmie]

should it matter, he is a great player, now champion, let's leave it at that