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I sure hope this is his Championship! :)

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OMG he wins!!!!

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Someone call 999 for Mark.

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Wooooooo!

Arise Sir Andrew Murray. Sports personality of the year!

Oh and Markc1984.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2013/07/36.jpg

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:woot: :D

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So is he now an Englishmen for a year:LOL:

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That last game was the game of the year...

:clap: Well done Andy :clap:

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Last year, in the Sports Personality of the year thread a certain member posted:

At least we know now you rate Andy Murray :D

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Must admit it was good to watch.

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Bet he's getting some tonight :D

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You think he's got enough energy left for that :angel:

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You seen his girlfriend?! She could raise the dead! :D

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Well done Andy Murry. Very well deserved. The 77 year wait is now over

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He will make energy :D

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Well done Andy :tu:

You sure worked hard for it :clap: :clap: :clap:

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Amazing

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Do people think he will be knighted. I don't think he will

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Sure he'd be gutted. ;)

Unbelievable performance, he was outstanding. Novak was very gracious in defeat too.

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Brilliant game, well done Murray. That last point was really tense going.

The only downer of the day was seeing Dave's smug face there.

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YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

What a match, what a win.

Well done Andy

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Yes well when I posted that there was never any hope of him winning. Thanks to some dodgy decisions and injuries, he was given an easy run. And how in the Hell Djokovic is number one is a joke. Rolling over in 3 sets for that loser.

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well done Andy Murray,the beginning of surely many more titles.... :)

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oooo you are so edgy. I remember when I was 5 or 6 I used to wear a red scarf in the cov city stand when they played Man U and now here you are a grown man I am so proud lol

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Boo hoo :p:

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There's nothing like a bad loser, unless of course it's you.

Djokovic didn't lose this final, Murray won it.

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Just read the comments on BBC website re "Sir" Andy's victory and can't believe how many feel the need to denigrate such a superb performance both physically and more importantly mentally. Certainly Ivan Lendl has been such an influence in the way not only in his on court play but also on his attitude during the game.

He could have so easily have gone out in the quarter final having gone down 2 sets. however coming back to win made me view Andy in a new light. After that match I felt confident that he could lift the trophy.

Well done, All the in UK and NI should be so so proud of him today.

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I couldn't agree more.

Mark you need to chillout mate, as you're always moaning about everything and never happy.

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Caught the match half way through, but was impressed by Andy's excellent gameplay. Well done! Only downer for me was seeing Cameron, oh and Salmond!

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Remember old bean we are all British at the end of the day.:D

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A wonderful triumph to cherish as one of the greatest achievements in British sport.:cleader::cleader::cleader:

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I reckon we've now seen Murray's face in a way only his girlfriend should.

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It baffles me when people call Andy Murray 'dour'. He's from Central Scotland where we consider him dangerously flamboyant, talkative and over-emotional."

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:D:D:D:D

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Well done Murray. Like some of the earlier posters have already said, Djokovic didn't lose it, Murrray well and truly won it. The tennis from both players was incredible, yes Novak made mor unforced errors, but the man under pressure to win the tournament from the moment he stepped out to play his first match was Murray. He handled the pressure, he played the shots, he came good when it mattered, he broke back after he was broken.... He also made mistakes, but to beat Djokovic in 3 straight sets in any match, let alone the final is amazing!

If Bradley Wiggins became knighted for winning the Tour De France, then I don't see no reason why Andy shouldn't become a Sir. I'd say he was under more pressure to win Wimbledon then Wiggins was to win the Tour De France. When you couple the expectation with the pressure, everyone has to admit that winning it is remarkable.

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I wholeheartedly agree.

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That almost brought a smile to my face. Being from Central Scotland I managed not to embarrass myself though ;)

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Last I'm saying on the subject. Why should sports people get knighthoods for winning sport events? What does that say to doctors, nurses, ambulance, police, fire brigade and the armed forces fighting in Iraq Afghanistan? We thank you for doing your job with crap pay, even crapper work conditions but you won't get an honour because you haven't won a sporting event.

About time we stopped rewarding sports people with honours and give them to the people who matter most, like everyone I've mentioned. Winning a tennis trophy. Big deal. Ditto for sitting on your backside on a bike and winning a race that hardly anyone cares about.

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Think for the first time ever I agree with some of what you've posted ;)

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I have to agree, years ago these types of honours meant something, today they are given out all too easily and now they don't mean half as much.

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Sir Bradley Wiggins was given his knighthood after a number of successes. It wasn't just the Tour de France, or even the 2012 Olympics, but previous wins as well. Most other knighthoods for sporting personalities are also given towards the end of a very successful career such as to Sir Steve Redgrave. There will usually be other factors as well such as working with charity, helping to develop the sport, etc.

Murray is now tasting the success of his efforts and all congratulations and applause should go to him. But in the context of the above a knighthood would seem premature.

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Murray has also won the US Open and a Gold and Silver medal at the Olympic Games. If you're going to give Wiggins a Knighthood then Murray deserves one as well. Lets also remember that Wimbledon is held in higher regard by British people than the Tour de France is and a British winner of Wimbledon probably comes second only to the World Cup in terms of Sporting achievements we want to see.

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agreed fully :) MBE maybe

I do not think many sports men get the highest order in fact very few people get the highest Knighthood full stop couple a year maybe

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Whilst I think it is too early to give Andy Murray a knighthood I have less of a problem with sports people getting honours than ex politicians from local to national and retired civil servants etc.:rolleyes:

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I agree about civil servants, etc but you don't see the PM on TV advocating that they be given those honours.

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Exactly. Echoing Mark's earlier post, I think giving out Kighthoods to sportsman should be assessed, but a precedent has now been set. Along those lines I don't see why Murray shouldnt be given a knighthood. He has won a gold at the Olympics, the US Open, Wimbledon - not counting the grand slam finals he lost. THis in an era of amazing opponents. He has been in the top 3 of world tennis players for a while now and has been the best British tennis player of modern times.

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TBH, thrashing the 'Baggy Greens' 10-0 over the next few months would do it for me.:D

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This. To most British people winning Wimbledon after a 77 year British drought is a far bigger deal than being the first Briton to win the TdF. The reality is that the UK does not have much of a tradition in cycling, and it's only in recent years that it's become more popular (and successful).

As much as I like cycling, I think Murray's win is far more significant for the British public, and he's at least as deserving of a knighthood as a result.

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However I think it is unlikely we will all agree on which team!

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Oppps! :dunce:

Yes, all the more reason Murray deserves a Knighthood. He will get one. The first British man to win Wimbledon for generations isn't going to be without a knighthood.

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That would be a demotion, CBE perhaps. (MBE > OBE > CBE)

Question I would like to know if he was English would people still say the same?

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OMG yes, if he was English then people would want him interred in the Royal Family...

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Interred in? :erm: Surely interred with? ;)

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yep - they'd be gutted if Scotland got independence

If they don't the archbishop of Canterbury will guarantee him a knighthood
that he doesn't have to pay for and an eventual ascent into heaven via VIP lounge
in Blair's classless society

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In terms of knighthoods handed out for sporting achievement in the modern era, what Andy Murray has done in the past 12 months has got to be up there.

In August he won Great Britain's first male singles Gold in over 100 years. On the same day he helped win our first medal in doubles mixed in over 90 years. By winning the US Open he became our first Slam winner in over 70 years and I really don't need to say anything about Sundays victory that isn't already known.

Murray is on the brink of being world number 1. If he achieves this it'll be the first time a Brit has been on top of the pile for over 70 years.

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http://m.guardian.co.uk/sport/shortc...hampion-tennis

Oh no.... women trying to get on the band wagon ;)

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he's letting down all mel gibson's braveheart stood for if he accepts it

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Mel has gone down hill badly since Braveheart :D

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Mel is different from his character

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I don't know who Mel is anymore, neither does he :D

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This.:tu:

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Great Britain win the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936.:clap::clap:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/34402185

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No den, SCOTLAND win the Davis Cup. That's all I'll say.

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Last time l heard our Davis cup team was called Great Britain unless someone's changed it old boy.;)

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if Englands James Ward hadn't beaten Isner when GB played the USA they wouldn't have got this far. ;)

And that's all I say. :p:

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Being accurate 2 Scots, a South African and a Londoner won the Davis cup.

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Would they have won without the Scots? No. Hence, Scotland won the Davis Cup not Britain.

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You can shape it to whatever way you want but.......:)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_...Davis_Cup_team

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I suppose it just shows we really are 'Better Together' :D

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They would have lost in the very first round if James Ward hadn't beaten John Isner of the USA. A player ranked way above him, all of the Murrays opponents where much lower ranked players so in my book James Ward is the stand out player in this teams success. :p:

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Well Andy Murray has certainly got a better chance now of landing Wimbledon this year now.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/36310247

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He's currently throwing that away after spectacularly falling apart on centre court. The same awful attitude that will keep him from ever being a proper world number 1 is on display.

Recovering now but the same old signs with Murray have shown themselves today.

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Yes just because Djokovic has gone out some seem to think Andy Murray only has to turn up to win Wimbledon again but as we know things never work out that way.

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He won in the end though, 6 - 1 final set.

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A golden day for British sport as Andy Murray wins Wimbledon for a second time..:cleader::cleader::hyper::hyper:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/tennis/36406218

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Dark day for sport imo.

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Perhaps the footie will cheer you up tonight Mark.:D:D

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Well with Ronaldo injured it has helped cheer me up a bit but France still need to win.

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https://www.kleenex.com/en-us/ Should help :D:D:D:D:D

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Oh dear it seems you day got worse Mark.:D:D

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Nah, I have something much better than that to cheer me up. Day off cancelled, which means I get to work with my manager today and tomorrow. Result.

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Glad your enjoying your new job Mark :)

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Why ?

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On a brighter note, at least for the rest of us, well done to Heather Watson for becoming Wimbledon mixed doubles champion :cleader::cleader:

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Yes it is :)

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Heather winning certainly great, especially her dress for the party last night (if you are shallow like me lol)

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I never used to like him, he's gone up in my estimations a lot since the anyone but England and Paraguay shirt days. What he said about fred perry helped, being photographed in a west ham shirt helped even more and his general attitude towards younger players has been exemplary. Can't stand his mum though, pushy old bag.

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Maria Sharapova NOT given a wildcard for the French Open this year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/39932614

IMO the right decision.

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My views on Murray are well known (and I won't be cheering him on anytime soon) but even I have to admit he did well at the French Open considering he was struggling for fitness and form before the tournament.

Also, nice to see unseeded player in the Women's final tomorrow.

FINALS

Men's Singles

Stanislas Wawrinka (3, SUI) v Rafael Nadal (4, ESP)

Women's Singles

Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) v Simona Halep (3, ROM)

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Had a little double on wawrinka winning 3-2 and Nadal winning 3-0, paid out surprisingly little though considering...

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Well that was a waste of time, Federer and Djokovic both through after a set and a couple of games.

I wonder how much of the stupid amounts of money the two cry offs will get for that?

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£35,000 each.

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Absolute masterclass of a choke by Fabio Fognini here. Gets worse for him too. Literally fell apart for him. He was close to taking Murray all the way to a fifth.

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Murray will need to up his game several notches the way Nadal is playing ATM. Still a gutsy fight back from 5-2 down in 4th by Murray.

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Sadly he won't be winning it this year IMO.

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Well that was a surprise, great match and a deserved win by Gilles Muller, so that only leaves Federer cruising. Murray looks vulnerable as does Djokovic.

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Yes it was certainly a epic match as my mother was supposed to phone us up 2 hours earlier then the match finished but like many of us put everything on hold until the match finally finished.:)

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Get in there Jo.:cleader::cleader::cleader:

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Excellent news, first British woman to be a Wimbledon semi finalist since Virginia Wade in 1978. And more importantly, not that I am biased or anything, it stops Halep getting the World #1 spot.

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Women's game is usually slow, boring and predictable, but I have really enjoyed watching Konta absolutely going for it.:cool:

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Some real proper tennis instead of watching the robots..

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Injury finally took it's toll, Murray way off the pace, well played by Querrey though.

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Sadly he was struggling with a limp throughout the match and was way off the pace.

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At least he completed his match unlike several others this Wimbledon, wether that is brave or foolish only time will tell.

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Well now the Scottish male and Australian female have departed Wimbledon I can give tomorrows test match my full attention. ;)