C'mon ANDY

[woodrot]

http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/top-stories/symbol-designed-to-wish-good-luck-to-andy-murray-1-5241559

"Mr Smith?s piece contains a number of symbols, including Murray Mints, plant seeds ? representing the seeding system at Wimbledon ? a Union flag and a picture of a kilt.

Mr Smith said he was not a particular Andy Murray supporter, but added: ?I do like watching it now and again."

[DJKillaQueen]

LOL SJ...I can't stand the game let alone play it. Everyone knows that if a professional player plays enough tournaments they can get their ranking up. Henman never made the final of a grand slam (the only tournaments that matter really) let alone win one. He rarely beat players ranked higher than him. I feel the press treated him like a World Champion when he wasn't and was never going to be.

[Ted Max]

I think Mr Smith has turned up at the newspaper offices unannounced with his "symbol" and they've sent the summer workie down to do the business.

[Ted Max]

Never got past reception.

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Reminded me of The Timewasters Letters (which I picked up from a wall on Peckham rye). Brilliant wee read.

[maxxi]

Poor ol' Smithy - when Blue Peter moved to CBBC he was left with all those giant ashtrays and 'pot-black' snooker sets and no outlet.

[MrBen]

I do love the one in Timewasters where he's badly describing an unidentified creature in his pond to the UK Newt Society or something. Seven rather serious letters later he sends them a sketch of an elephant with a goats body and dragon wings on it. No reply.

[Jeremy]

As others have said, Henman was consistently in the top 10 for years, made a few GS semis, won a masters event (yes masters tournaments do "matter"!), had possibly the best volley in the game at the time.

In what other sport would you call a top 10 player an "average jobbing player at best"? I'm not really into football, but I don't think it would be a stretch to draw an analogy with Gareth Bale or Steven Gerrard.

Plus you have to put it in the context of the previous top British players - guys like Andrew Castle and Jeremy Bates who never even broke the top 50...

[Jeremy]

My absolute favourite timewasters letter is the poem about cavity insulation.

I only realised recently that it's by one of the guys who did Look Around You.

[Otta]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> You copied-and-pasted that, didn't you?

Haha, yes.

I can do thes? though. ???? ;-)

[El Pibe]

Also an honourable mention to 27b/6

[Mick Mac]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> Also an honourable mention to 27b/6

Brilliant.

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Yasssss ya danca. Sunday now, going to be close. Backing Murray (unsurprisingly)

[aquarius moon]

Great start. Looks like he means business!

[aquarius moon]

2-0

Getting excited now!

[Mick Mac]

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote:

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> Yasssss ya danca. Sunday now, going to be close.

> Backing Murray (unsurprisingly)

Could be a big day for the Scots HMB, Mr Ben, Katie etc. Good luck,

hope he can see it through now.

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Yasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[aquarius moon]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Help-Ma-Boab Wrote:

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> > Yasssss ya danca. Sunday now, going to be

> close.

> > Backing Murray (unsurprisingly)

>

> Could be a big day for the Scots HMB, Mr Ben,

> Katie etc. Good luck,

> hope he can see it through now.

I'm not actually Scottish, but being British, have supported him since day one.

Well done Andy.

He played brilliantly when it mattered & had the will to win.

We've waited over 70 years for this.

[Alan Medic]

We're not all as old as you aq moon!

[MrBen]

YESSSSSSSSSS!

[numbers]

I'm cracking open some vintage irn bru, from a glass bottle of course! Yeeeessss!

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Occasions like these Numbers, only the glass bottle will do. I don't quite know what to with myself and wish it was Saturday!

[Annette Curtain]

Can I just say "I knew....

Fekkin beautiful !

[aquarius moon]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> We're not all as old as you aq moon!

Nobody is as old as me!

ETA: But with age comes wisdom, experience & knowledge.

[DJKillaQueen]

I thought it was a brilliant match. Some of the shots made by both players were amazing. Well done Andy!