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[albitz]

"I don't think that winning a sporting event is necessarily deserving of a knighthood.It takes a lot more work away from the court. More than doing your actual job".




Andy Murray. 8th July 2013.

[tunnie]

Do feel sometimes that people just grab onto anything Cameron does, and turn it against him. He's doing a much better job than the fek-wits that have been in for the previous decade and a half.

Really don't understand why people want to go for PM, you don't get paid that much, you get a lot a sh!t, you can't take a holiday without being hounded by the press. 

But back to Andy it's not just a single match, he threw himself into tennis since he was 11. Lot of dedication there, are there people who deserve one more? No doubt.

But there is a history of Sports personalities and people who do rather little getting them. eg Terry Wogan 

[Nickbat]

"I don't think that winning a sporting event is necessarily deserving of a knighthood.It takes a lot more work away from the court. More than doing your actual job".




Andy Murray. 8th July 2013.

Of course, the media have been banging on about Murray being the first Brit to win Wimbledon since 1936, but that's not true, is it? 

[tigers_gonads]

Do feel sometimes that people just grab onto anything Cameron does, and turn it against him. He's doing a much better job than the fek-wits that have been in for the previous decade and a half.

Really don't understand why people want to go for PM, you don't get paid that much, you get a lot a sh!t, you can't take a holiday without being hounded by the press. 

But back to Andy it's not just a single match, he threw himself into tennis since he was 11. Lot of dedication there, are there people who deserve one more? No doubt.

But there is a history of Sports personalities and people who do rather little getting them. eg Terry Wogan 

Agree with you there BUT he is a politician first and foremost so will do absolutely anything to keep himself in the limelight and get people to vote for him 
And drop them like a stone if it interferes with his image just like his ginger mate (can't remember her name) from the News of the World 

[tunnie]

and? That is just like business 

Of course he will grab on to anything like that, the Ashes coming up or the football.

You can't blame him for wanting to grab a good bit of publicity, anyone would do the same in his shoes 

[tigers_gonads]

and? That is just like business 

Of course he will grab on to anything like that, the Ashes coming up or the football.

You can't blame him for wanting to grab a good bit of publicity, anyone would do the same in his shoes 

Mentioning Murray and Knighthood like that just makes him look and sound like a complete tosser.
Totally devalues what a knighthood used to stand for imo but on reflection, the so called honours list has been a joke for years 
All in my opinion of course 

[Nickbat]

"I don't think that winning a sporting event is necessarily deserving of a knighthood.It takes a lot more work away from the court. More than doing your actual job".




Andy Murray. 8th July 2013.

Of course, the media have been banging on about Murray being the first Brit to win Wimbledon since 1936, but that's not true, is it? 

Since no-one has picked up on this point, allow me to point out that Virginia Wade won the women's title in 1977.

She had to wait a further 12 years for an honour, and when it came it was only an OBE.

Murray already has an OBE for his Olympic Gold. If he did become knighted he would become the youngest person in modern times to receive such a title.

Incidentally, I read somewhere that there was to be referendum on independence for Scotland in the not-to-distant future. 

[chrisgixer]

"I don't think that winning a sporting event is necessarily deserving of a knighthood.It takes a lot more work away from the court. More than doing your actual job".




Andy Murray. 8th July 2013.

Of course, the media have been banging on about Murray being the first Brit to win Wimbledon since 1936, but that's not true, is it? 

Since no-one has picked up on this point, allow me to point out that Virginia Wade won the women's title in 1977.

She had to wait a further 12 years for an honour, and when it came it was only an OBE.

Murray already has an OBE for his Olympic Gold. If he did become knighted he would become the youngest person in modern times to receive such a title.

Incidentally, I read somewhere that there was to be referendum on independence for Scotland in the not-to-distant future. 

you think of us as born "yesterday" Nick

[chrisgixer]

and? That is just like business 

Of course he will grab on to anything like that, the Ashes coming up or the football.

You can't blame him for wanting to grab a good bit of publicity, anyone would do the same in his shoes 

Mentioning Murray and Knighthood like that just makes him look and sound like a complete tosser.
Totally devalues what a knighthood used to stand for imo but on reflection, the so called honours list has been a joke for years 
All in my opinion of course 

Any one who lays aside so many "years of hurt" under such massive pressure, with so much determination deserves everything they get from it. "We" sit here bemoaning the free loaders, yet when a dedicated professional comes along ... Its still not good enough.

Nothing is good enough it seems.

[tigers_gonads]

and? That is just like business 

Of course he will grab on to anything like that, the Ashes coming up or the football.

You can't blame him for wanting to grab a good bit of publicity, anyone would do the same in his shoes 

Mentioning Murray and Knighthood like that just makes him look and sound like a complete tosser.
Totally devalues what a knighthood used to stand for imo but on reflection, the so called honours list has been a joke for years 
All in my opinion of course 

Any one who lays aside so many "years of hurt" under such massive pressure, with so much determination deserves everything they get from it. "We" sit here bemoaning the free loaders, yet when a dedicated professional comes along ... Its still not good enough.

Nothing is good enough it seems.

Murray deserves all the praise and respect he gets but a knighthood for playing a game of tennis 
Behave 
Lets put things into context here ............... If Andy Murray deserves a knighthood for winning a tennis match, what does the surgeon who rebuilds our servicemen and women's body's who have been blown up deserve ?

Or the scientist / surgeon who develops a treatment which enables 1000's of our kids to survive a illness ?
............. and the list goes on 

[Nickbat]

and? That is just like business 

Of course he will grab on to anything like that, the Ashes coming up or the football.

You can't blame him for wanting to grab a good bit of publicity, anyone would do the same in his shoes 

Mentioning Murray and Knighthood like that just makes him look and sound like a complete tosser.
Totally devalues what a knighthood used to stand for imo but on reflection, the so called honours list has been a joke for years 
All in my opinion of course 

Any one who lays aside so many "years of hurt" under such massive pressure, with so much determination deserves everything they get from it. "We" sit here bemoaning the free loaders, yet when a dedicated professional comes along ... Its still not good enough.

Nothing is good enough it seems.

He already has an OBE within months of getting an Olympic Gold.

Why should he get a knighthood straight away when Virginia Wade had to wait 12 years for her OBE.

The point that is being made is that this undermines the value of a knighthood which, in the minds of some on here, is deserved only after many years of achievement.

[chrisgixer]

and? That is just like business 

Of course he will grab on to anything like that, the Ashes coming up or the football.

You can't blame him for wanting to grab a good bit of publicity, anyone would do the same in his shoes 

Mentioning Murray and Knighthood like that just makes him look and sound like a complete tosser.
Totally devalues what a knighthood used to stand for imo but on reflection, the so called honours list has been a joke for years 
All in my opinion of course 

Any one who lays aside so many "years of hurt" under such massive pressure, with so much determination deserves everything they get from it. "We" sit here bemoaning the free loaders, yet when a dedicated professional comes along ... Its still not good enough.

Nothing is good enough it seems.

Murray deserves all the praise and respect he gets but a knighthood for playing a game of tennis 
Behave 
Lets put things into context here ............... If Andy Murray deserves a knighthood for winning a tennis match, what does the surgeon who rebuilds our servicemen and women's body's who have been blown up deserve ?

Or the scientist / surgeon who develops a treatment which enables 1000's of our kids to survive a illness ?
............. and the list goes on 

Recognition, praise, financial reward... all of those. and more.

[Varche]

"I don't think that winning a sporting event is necessarily deserving of a knighthood.It takes a lot more work away from the court. More than doing your actual job".




Andy Murray. 8th July 2013.

Of course, the media have been banging on about Murray being the first Brit to win Wimbledon since 1936, but that's not true, is it? 

Since no-one has picked up on this point, allow me to point out that Virginia Wade won the women's title in 1977.

She had to wait a further 12 years for an honour, and when it came it was only an OBE.

Murray already has an OBE for his Olympic Gold. If he did become knighted he would become the youngest person in modern times to receive such a title.

Incidentally, I read somewhere that there was to be referendum on independence for Scotland in the not-to-distant future.

In which case "good move on Camerons behalf"

[MR MISTER]

Who cares? A knighthood means nothing. He may be addressed as 'Sir' on the BBC, but I would still call him Jock.

[dbug]

Knighthood? - still waiting for mine