How do the English feel about Andy Murray?
I have been watching the rise of Andy Murray for the last 2 years and feel that the bloke is an incredible talent. His recent performance against Federer only goes to prove his talent. But, i struggle to support him, even though his is under the Great Britiain team. He came out and said that he would not support England in the World Cup and complains that he is not supported enough in the English press, so why should the English support him. Respect his talent, as i do with any of the world's best players, but supporting him is too much. What do you feel?
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If you're 'British' you're probably happy to cheer on the Murraymeister, but if you're 'English' then you probably feel the same way towards him as the Scots often do towards England. A kind of grudging respect tempered with a degree of grievance.
By taking an 'anyone but England' stance, Murray's probably served to polarise opinion in England further. Mind you, if he wins Wimbledon, I bet it's all forgotten in the hoo-ha afterwards!
Personally? I don't even like tennis!
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i agree, theres no point playing a sport for a country if u dont support that country in other sports let alone tell people bout it!!Who will win the mens Australian Open final? Federer or Gonzalez?
He is in the Great Britian Team - that does not make him play for England - England is a provence of great britain - not a country on its ownAlso agre with Dry reamer - htere is NO scottish team, but there is NO english Tennis Team either - Its British - Whats supporting English footbal got to do with Tennis anyway?
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Hope he loses everytime...Why in tennis ( 15.30.40 ) and no(1.2.3 )?
It's good to have a potential champion, that says what he wants and doesn't tow the bland party line of contemporary sportsmen, all that ambassador/ noble stuff. I hope he stays bolshy and insults the press whenever he can, loses his temper on court, cries, screams, any thing not to be so dull. Go Murray!I can't speak for the English, but here in Northern Ireland, we think that he is super. Hope he doesn't burn himself out by the time he reaches 25 years of age!
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He's obviously very talented, and though I'm not much of a tennis fan, think he's an enjoyable player to watch. I support him more than I did Henman, more because of his character than anything else (plus maybe a little reverse snobbery - I HATE all the wimpish 'Come on, Tim' calls from the Wimbledon crowd); plus, I think he may actually win a tournament one day. I also think Murray has got a point about the English press - an English player would be described as English, a Scotish player is described as British. (I am English).Loud mouthed, self opinionated, ugly, tennis player who is jealous of Tim Henman, his adoring fans and Henman's Hill.
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After hearing the comments he made about England in the World Cup, I'm not supporting him at all.He can't expect the English to be behind him after that.
If he's allowed to be patriotic, then so are we!
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NO OFFENCE BUT THATS DOWN TO HIM IF HE DOESNT WANT TO SUPPORT ENGLAND IN ANY OTHER SPORTHE SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON HIS OWN SPORT
There is a lot of support for Andy down here! We know that he is a great talent, and sometimes we try to pass him off as "British" to hide the fact that he is Scottish. Expect him to be in the top ten in 2-3 years maximum.
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HE IS ARROGANT AND STUPID IF HE DOES NOT WANT TO SUPPORT ENGLAND IN THE FOOTBALL FINE BUT DON'T MAKE A BIG THING ABOUT TELLING THE PRESS AND STILL EXPECTING EVERYONE TO SUPPORT HIMI HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT HE ONLY WANTS SCOTTISH PLAYERS IN THE DAVIS CUP TEAM
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Like you, I do respect his talent, and would generally always support a British player - however, his comments about not supporting England really irked me and it is clear that he thinks of himself as Scots not British so that makes it much harder for me to support him. I very much agree with carps9xb's comments and I am one of those people who is beginning to see myself more as English than British as this nation becomes more split - it is a shame but such are the times in which we live.Who is the most intelligent WTA tennis player?
the "not supporting england" was a bad political move- in fact stating that he would support paraguay was worsestating that he wasn't interested in football would have been a better spin
he has annoyed his english fans- so that is why he hasn't the support
I like the game- but he lack charisma
The guy is Scottish why should he support the England football team He plays for the British tennis team because the is no Scottish tennis team that is recognized at international level.
hes a stuck up snob who thinks hes hecka good
Not sure, but he is definitely one of the most boring people ever, he's even more boring that Tim Henman. Have you seen his interviews! Doesn't matter if he's won or lost. Boring Bob from Boringville who won the most boring competition would find him too boring for words!
Im from Asia so i dont really care about whether he supported England or not in the World Cup but Great Britain tennis fans must be very proud to have a future Wimbledon winner in Andy Murray..after being failed by Tim Henman..Andy has the talent and the determination to beat the top 5 players in the world..Well done coach Brad Gilbert! And more smiles from Andy pleeeeaaaaseeeee.... :)
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He's a great talent, and proved it by beating Federer.He's Scottish, so he doesn't support England (which is a country, another part of Great Britain). He's young, so he will learn diplomacy before too long, which will create better relationships between the English, him and the media.
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I remember him being interviewed before his match at Wimbledon the day the Brits choked out in the Soccer game and he was talking about being upset that the Brits had wankered out. I do not know where you got your info from , but I saw and heard him say the soccer game choke had bothered him. I think it is strange his own country does not support him . I do not see how he wouldn't get support when he is your only viable player. Maybe if he had hired John Lloyd as a coach instead of Gilbert and he was losing you would be happy. Gilbert and him could have been clones on the court as far as their demeanor goes, that was a good hire by Murray.The first stroke of any point.?
if he wins something big he will be called british if he doesn't he will be called scottish!! he plays for G.B not england,why should a scostman support england in anything that would be sick!![by the way i'm english!]More Questions & Answers...