battle of the Murrays

[ferring seagull]

Get over it !

England is full of English, Scots and Irish (and a few Welsh) and Scotland is full of English !

I am Scottish and have been here for 30 + years, (the most informed part of my life. )

People have that jaundiced view that the Scots hate the English and that they, for example, wish the opposition to beat England in say a World Cup or European Championship match. Well that is complete bollocks, I can assure you that after that 30 years, I get just as screwed up as the next person if England lose.

Tell you something else, I don't go in for this business of hating Chelsea, or Man U or Liverpool - if they are playing continental opposition I am cheering them on unlike many down here.

Grow up !

 

[brakespear]

andy because tennis is the dullest f***ing sport ever apart from horseracing.

 

[Art Vs Science]

andy because tennis is the dullest f***ing sport ever apart from horseracing.

Snooker?

 

[brakespear]

Snooker?

oh f*** now I'm conflicted........ok tennis is as dull as snooker but both are far less dull than horseracing. No wait tennis is more dull than snooker because of tedious Brit-mania.

 

[Simster]

There is only one Murray I will throwing my moped at, and that is Glenn. I don't mind Andy. At least he supports Hibs, and is a quality tennis player.

 

[Gazwag]

he is scottish.........you show me one scots man who calls himself british.......as a nation they dont like the english.

Say the man who married a sheep burner

 

[8ace]

oh f*** now I'm conflicted........ok tennis is as dull as snooker but both are far less dull than horseracing. No wait tennis is more dull than snooker because of tedious Brit-mania.

Formula 1 has to be the dullest, closely followed by all forms of egg chasing. Tennis is right up there though.

 

[Simster]

Formula 1 has to be the dullest, closely followed by all forms of egg chasing. Tennis is right up there though.

You forget Nascar - Rednecks steering left for two hours.

Considerably less interesting than anything F1 has to offer, and I'm no fan of F1.

 

[chucky1973]

Say the man who married a sheep burner

sheep burner?

 

[NMH]

Get over it !

England is full of English, Scots and Irish (and a few Welsh) and Scotland is full of English !

I am Scottish and have been here for 30 + years, (the most informed part of my life. )

People have that jaundiced view that the Scots hate the English and that they, for example, wish the opposition to beat England in say a World Cup or European Championship match. Well that is complete bollocks, I can assure you that after that 30 years, I get just as screwed up as the next person if England lose.

Tell you something else, I don't go in for this business of hating Chelsea, or Man U or Liverpool - if they are playing continental opposition I am cheering them on unlike many down here.

Grow up !

Well, there is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek for Sweaty-baiting. But you're right mostly, when it comes to Jockland being alright with the English. I always got treated very well up there when I visited, excellent hospitality indeed.

'Number of times I've seen Scots cheering for the opposition though.
Better tell those clan-like lot the same thing!

There's some like you wqray, but lots who aren't too. It's the latter that tend to get attention from xenophobes back.

 

[Gazwag]

sheep burner?

Yes sheep burner

My earliest memories of France are of my dad getting really stressed because after a very long drive, I reckon about eight hours, he couldn’t find the camp site he had booked somewhere on the south-west coast of France. And French farmers burning live sheep in protest at cheap British prices. I’ve never forgotten seeing the images of panicked British sheep being burned alive, a sort of premature barbecue. Some British truck drivers were badly beaten as well.

So when I was thinking of a name for my, I’m English living in France blog , I thought of France and of the first thing that came to mind. Burning sheep.

 

[Danny-Boy]

i have been shot down in flames.......

Good, I hope you now get stuck in a camp somewhere. Like Hove B and B for a start.

 

[8ace]

You forget Nascar - Rednecks steering left for two hours.

Considerably less interesting than anything F1 has to offer, and I'm no fan of F1.

Indeed, I'm struggling to think of any motorsport I find interesting.

 

[seagullondon]

bowls is arguably the most boring sport. at least with motor racing a crash could be exciting.

 

[ferring seagull]

Whilst I agree that some of these sports can be basically boring, it has to be said that a very very good tennis match between the best both playing well may well be a better spectacle and more exciting than a dull game of football. Football is a spectator sport but again a really good game of rugby union when the teams are running and passing the ball about can be quite compelling. An excellent football game does take some beating though.

Personally can't be bothered with F1 but each to his own.