shouldn't be rewarded how?!
are you saying we should ignore anyone because they failed to beat some of the greatest player to ever live?
are you saying they wouldn't be a help in progressing the sport in this country?
we should just cast them aside and forget what they did?
Posted By: SCC 28 on June 24th 2010 at 13:29:25
Message Thread
- Why does Henman get to sit with the champions? (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:00:55
- he's on the wimbledon committee (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:01:31
- Why? (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 24, 13:03:03
- Not exactly "shit"... (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Jun 24, 13:04:17
- I was being sarcastic - very, very good footballers are routinely (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 24, 13:09:56
- a very good player imo (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:05:56
- no actually (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:04:04
- Who (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 24, 13:10:23
- And was in the top 10 world rankings for years, and top 5 for a bit (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 24, 13:07:44
- He reached 4 actually. (n/m) (Other Sports) - mike_the_sphinx, Jun 24, 13:16:24
- Which would appear to be within the top 5 (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 24, 13:28:40
- Not only does it appear to, it is actually. (Other Sports) - mike_the_sphinx, Jun 24, 13:36:50
- I'll take that! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 24, 13:38:47
- Not only does it appear to, it is actually. (Other Sports) - mike_the_sphinx, Jun 24, 13:36:50
- Which would appear to be within the top 5 (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 24, 13:28:40
- greatest achievement imo was making the semis of the french (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:12:17
- That really annoyed me (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jun 24, 13:24:25
- i didn't see a lot of that tbh (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:25:44
- For me he should have won Wimbledon when he lost to that Croat bloke who won (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:13:35
- yeah a pity no roof in those days (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:14:36
- That really annoyed me (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jun 24, 13:24:25
- He reached 4 actually. (n/m) (Other Sports) - mike_the_sphinx, Jun 24, 13:16:24
- Not exactly "shit"... (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Jun 24, 13:04:17
- Aha, I thought success had been downgraded to making the semis (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:02:47
- that is success for british tennis (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:05:06
- We've not been good but I'm not sure we should recognise a level as being successful when (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:08:07
- you are telling me it's failure to be the top 10 (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:13:50
- No, but to be a fully fledged 'success' I think you need to win a major tournament in your (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:16:23
- henman won the paris masters and loads of other titles (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:19:26
- He never won one of the big four though (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:22:18
- who was getting carried away? (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:24:36
- No I didn't (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:27:12
- shouldn't be rewarded how?! (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:29:25
- If Murray doesn't win a major then he shouldn't recieve anything higher than an MBE (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:31:14
- i'm sure he's really bothered about that! (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:32:57
- I've not said he's bothered about it, it just seems like some people would rush to give (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:34:58
- yeah was epic (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:35:32
- I've not said he's bothered about it, it just seems like some people would rush to give (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:34:58
- Frank Bruno got one for being shit. (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Jun 24, 13:32:47
- wasn't he world champion? (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:33:31
- i'm sure he's really bothered about that! (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:32:57
- If Murray doesn't win a major then he shouldn't recieve anything higher than an MBE (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:31:14
- shouldn't be rewarded how?! (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:29:25
- No I didn't (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:27:12
- who was getting carried away? (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:24:36
- He never won one of the big four though (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:22:18
- henman won the paris masters and loads of other titles (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:19:26
- No, but to be a fully fledged 'success' I think you need to win a major tournament in your (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:16:23
- I'm not sure that we should treat top 5 ranked players the same as players ranked 2,547th (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 24, 13:09:33
- Agreed, but the objective is to have players winning major tournaments (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:11:11
- no it isn't! (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:16:17
- I'm not saying that we should have 3 or 4 players capable of winning major tournaments (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:18:51
- in the last 5 years only 4 players have won a slam (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:21:47
- That's not what I'm saying if you care to read my posts (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:24:10
- you've said a lot of shit (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:27:41
- Calm down soft lad (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 24, 13:29:50
- No, I've voiced my opinion which you happen to have disagreed with (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:29:44
- just informing you you're talking shit (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:31:50
- Except he's not... (Other Sports) - Fierce Panda, Jun 24, 13:37:36
- not at all (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:41:18
- Sprinkling the odd "lol" in doesn't hide the fact that you're seething (n/m) (Other Sports) - Fierce Panda, Jun 24, 13:42:48
- yes i'm the one going on and on and on (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:45:51
- *grunt* *bang* *serve* *ace* (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 24, 13:48:21
- yes i'm the one going on and on and on (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:45:51
- Sprinkling the odd "lol" in doesn't hide the fact that you're seething (n/m) (Other Sports) - Fierce Panda, Jun 24, 13:42:48
- not at all (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:41:18
- Except he's not... (Other Sports) - Fierce Panda, Jun 24, 13:37:36
- just informing you you're talking shit (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:31:50
- you've said a lot of shit (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:27:41
- That's not what I'm saying if you care to read my posts (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:24:10
- in the last 5 years only 4 players have won a slam (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:21:47
- I'm not saying that we should have 3 or 4 players capable of winning major tournaments (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:18:51
- Which does not mean that you treat regular semi-finalists as if they had never got beyond (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 24, 13:14:11
- and losing to federer, sampras and hewitt (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:17:11
- I'm not saying group them all together as failures (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:20:46
- you talk shit (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:22:16
- It's just an opinion, sorry that we have differing views on success (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:23:21
- which is probably why we don't win enough in sport (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:26:45
- Not at all, I just believe in fair recognition and reward (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:28:32
- what reward? (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:30:17
- MBE's, courts named after them etc (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:32:20
- MBEs get dished out to people who've achieved far, far less than Henman (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 24, 13:39:51
- MBE's, courts named after them etc (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:32:20
- what reward? (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:30:17
- Not at all, I just believe in fair recognition and reward (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:28:32
- which is probably why we don't win enough in sport (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:26:45
- It's just an opinion, sorry that we have differing views on success (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:23:21
- you talk shit (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:22:16
- I'm not saying group them all together as failures (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:20:46
- and losing to federer, sampras and hewitt (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:17:11
- no it isn't! (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:16:17
- Agreed, but the objective is to have players winning major tournaments (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:11:11
- you are telling me it's failure to be the top 10 (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:13:50
- We've not been good but I'm not sure we should recognise a level as being successful when (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:08:07
- Yebut that is success for "plucky Brits" (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 24, 13:03:55
- I guess, on that basis Murray will be knighted by the time he's 30 (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:05:19
- no (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:07:01
- Not yet, when he wins a big one (which he will) yes but not yet (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:08:50
- no definite he'll win a slam (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:23:43
- Not yet, when he wins a big one (which he will) yes but not yet (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:08:50
- no (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:07:01
- I guess, on that basis Murray will be knighted by the time he's 30 (n/m) (Other Sports) - lmc, Jun 24, 13:05:19
- that is success for british tennis (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:05:06
- Why? (Other Sports) - CB41, Jun 24, 13:03:03
- he's on the wimbledon committee (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 13:01:31
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