muggle not Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 No prizes for guessing who will be Sports Personality of the Year. You mean in the U.K? First time in 77 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Starting to annoy me how everyone keeps saying he's our first champion for 77 years, what about Virginia Wade?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Starting to annoy me how everyone keeps saying he's our first champion for 77 years, what about Virginia Wade?! Yes .. it is a bit disrespectful to Ginny .. they mean men's champion obviously but they don't always say that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 And let's not forget Jonathan Marray who won the Men's Doubles last year too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 And let's not forget Jonathan Marray who won the Men's Doubles last year too. Exactly and Jo Durie and Jeremy Bates who won the mixed in 87. Hey .. we've not done so badly after all Isn't this a lovely photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 chaliepud, poppyshake, and chelisbeach - before accusing someone of being disrespectful, I suggest at the very least that you take the time to understand exactly why and what you are accusing them of being disrespectful of. My post was in response to Raven's post about the men's Wimbleton Champion. Not the doubles champion or women's champion, or soccer or anything else. To say the very least, I am very perturbed about the way the post has been turned around to include subjects that were obviously not intended to be a part of the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I think they meant in general muggles.. it's been happening a lot online and in the media. Personally I also didn't think it of you because Raven's Sports Personality of the Year comment is an entirely different competition that we have over here (he was talking about that.. not winning Wimbledon). But honestly, I don't think you should think people were accusing you of being disrespectful at all - mainly those on Twitter and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) I don't think people are commenting on your comment there, muggle, I think it is a general reaction to the way the UK press are treating this story (which, to be frank, is OTT for someone having won a game of tennis). Yes, okay, it was the top news story yesterday and I can see why it would be more important news than the deaths in the Canadian rail crash, the problems in Egypt and a plane crash in San Francisco - it is tennis after all! It's so important, in fact, that we got not one but two items on it in Monday night's news; I was especially amused by the piece where the BBC news reporter was down on the current state of UK tennis the day after we'd won the men's final for the first time in an ice age, but hey, you have to keep the story moving, don't you? Edited July 8, 2013 by Raven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Yes muggle, no need to be sensitive, I was referring to our media, obviously something you are not privy to, all the radio channels here keep introducing Andy Murray as the FiRST Wimbledon champion for 77 years, which is incorrect. Is that better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) I think the OTT nature of the British media is part of the reason why the our successful people in both sport and the wider populace are disliked by large parts of the population. It happens all the time and usually for no reason other than people get sick of the constant media coverage they get. It has happened to David Beckham, Louis Hamilton, Andy Murray etc. I don't watch the news and I rarely listen to the radio so I avoid a lot of this and I was unaware that it has been pretty solid Murray coverage so far. I'm not the biggest tennis fan but I watched a lot of Wimbledon I am very happy he won. It's always good to see our sportsmen and women doing well in whatever sport they do, it always helps to inspire the next generation. It must be a huge relief to him to get that monkey off his back, the pressure every year from the press was getting beyond a joke. Edited July 9, 2013 by Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Talking of the media, I see John Inverdale landed himself in hot water for his comments about Marion Bartoli. Twit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Yes Steve, and I think it was him the other day who interviewed Murray and asked him whether Lendl would be using the hairdryer treatment after a less than perfect performance.. it's on youtube I think.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Nah that was Gary Richardson, another twit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Sorry muggle .. I was not referring to your post at all (was so confused I had to look back to see what you were referring to). It was just the way that some of our media here have been reporting Andy's win. I'm not delirious about your response though As for John Inverdale .. what a twit!! he should know better. I love Marion's retaliation .. she's so switched on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Good to see Laura Robson get through another round last night in the US Open. I couldn't wait for hours to watch Andy Murray though, but glad to see this morning he got through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Yes, well done to both of them .. long may it continue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Just seen Dan Evans has made it through to the third round too! Fantastic result for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Anyone else having late nights catching up with the US Open..yawn. Watched the first set of Andy Murray last night but had to cave in and go to bed...then he goes and wins the next 3...glad to see the good news this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 I saw Ana get knocked out by Azarenka yesterday. Poor Ana If she ever learns to serve she might be quite good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 When does Andy Murray play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Did you blink Muggle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Did you blink Muggle? Very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Also very good, Serena one of the greatest ever women's players wins the Open Championship. She is the best women's player in the last 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Thinking of the sad news about Elena Baltacha....such a lovely girl taken far to young....God Bless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Just watched Murray v Monfils - what an incredible final set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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