Murray (the birthday boy apparently) v Granollers

he has 11 days to recover from his hip problem, how serious is it? it could be he is being cautious ahead of RG, he's not out yet

May 15, 2013 -- 4:47PM, caramba wrote:

and you get nice cat pictures as bonus.

"Downbeat press conference with Andy Murray, he'll give it 4-5 days and then take a view on whether he's ready for 'most physical' Slam."

Rafa could be seeded top 4 after all!!!

ha, imagine Ferrer finaly beating him here in the quarters and then Murray f*cks it all up for him :D

Mike Dickson ‏@Mike_Dickson_DM 10m
Downbeat press conference with Andy Murray, he'll give it 4-5 days and then take a view on whether he's ready for 'most physical' Slam.

The problem is certainly there. Was there last week as well. Everybody who says he's faking (to blow candles on a birthday cake) is just delusional and frankly doesn't know shit about Murray as a professional athlete, person or tennis as a whole.

I guess he would be able to play somewhat at RG, probably win a few rounds against some no-hopers, but he'll have to decide over the course of the next few days if he will be able to compete properly at a, especially for someone with his style, physical major. If it makes sense to maybe even endanger his participation at Wimbledon by playing RG.

Internazionali Bnl ‏@InteBNLdItalia 1m
Murray on his lower left back problem: "I need to take a few day off. I'd be very surprised if I were playing in Paris"

He has no chance at the French Open anyway, he is **** on clay, has much better chances at Wimbledon and that should be his priority

Wow glad I was at work, Murray what a dog****!

Lads your problem should be with betfair's rule and not andy murray. He only has one retirement in his career before today and rarely take a MTO

All bets should be void imo like it is with most books

No I think the rules are fine the way they are

Joined: 05 Mar 08 | Topic/replies: 7,158 | Blogger: dlarssonf's blog
He has no chance at the French Open anyway, he is **** on clay, has much better chances at Wimbledon and that should be his priority

Exactly.  I see him winning wimbledon if he is fit.

What a zombiefied piece of 5hit he was in his press conference, I didnt lose 1p and yet his attitude stinks...

He retired because he was likely to play again tomorrow? What type of reasoning is that? Win the match, then see what it is like tomorrow instead.. clueless.

SorA still seething

May 15, 2013 -- 7:54PM, doridoru wrote:

What a zombiefied piece of 5hit he was in his press conference, I didnt lose 1p and yet his attitude stinks...

are you going by quotes or were you in the media room

Murray 'rarely take a MTO'


can't be more wrong, besides his attitude on court counts for MTO too

Tsk tsk tsk, instead of admitting failure and apologizing to Murray for his comical and disgusting conclusions in the wake of the scot likely having to miss RG, he chooses to trash him with his nonsense some more.

Look at it this way SoA: You once said it's unprofessional of players to just quit. instead of saying "ooh, he's such an unprofessional wanker for retiring after the 2nd set", how about thinking "Man, what a hero. Despite obvious injury he fought hard and gave the paying spectators a good second set when he could've simply retired down 1-4 or lost tamely 1-6. If that doesn't show utmost respect towards the normal people that used their hard earned money to buy a ticket, I don't know what does"

Your way on people and players is always so negative and grim. Always looking to tarnish their reputation for absolutely no reason.

*view

May 15, 2013 -- 8:23PM, edy wrote:

Look at it this way SoA: You once said it's unprofessional of players to just quit. instead of saying "ooh, he's such an unprofessional **** for retiring after the 2nd set", how about thinking "Man, what a hero. Despite obvious injury he fought hard and gave the paying spectators a good second set when he could've simply retired down 1-4 or lost tamely 1-6. If that doesn't show utmost respect towards the normal people that used their hard earned money to buy a ticket, I don't know what does"Your way on people and players is always so negative and grim. Always looking to tarnish their reputation for absolutely no reason.

good point.

moreover he gave all us a chance to green out with this comeback from 4-1 in 2nd set

everyone should blame his green for losing, not murray

*greed

May 15, 2013 -- 4:11PM, Srichaphan or Ancic? wrote:

You don't understand tennis at all! He was playing this tournament for a bit of practice, he retired because he wanted to celebrate this evening, and he faked an injury so that he had an excuse. That is what I think, and so I will say it, whether it offends you or not.

ttt

I wonder if soa has any stats on the number of times he's been wrong and failed to acknowledged it.

nobody is always perfect and correct

( expecting edy pop out immediately saying :no no soa is ALWAYS prefect and correct)

He retired when he was playing fine with no signs of injury. Ask yourself why instead of ridiculing he people who criticise him for it.

no sign of injury? what was the mto for?

SorA has psychic powers and can tell how a player is feeling

Murray sure is odd, withdrawing from a slam just so he can pretend he has this fake injury still

Maybe soa doesn't like Murray because he doesn't loo Iranian enough for him

SorA has always been a Murray hater

don't mention certain nationalities. we wouldn't want this thread deleted.

...when he's not running round his flat with a pair of skiddy union jack y-fronts on his head, while cross burns on his towerblock balcony.

It is obvious. Murray realised that he had been caught out retiring so that he could have his birthday party, and now he has pulled out of the French Open to make the injury look genuine.

Yes, and you of all people called aaron a troll earlier today. Seriously, with the amount of nonsense you pull out of your hat every day, you're the biggest troll around.

Edy you gullible fool.

That's not a nice thing to say

if you are gullible and a fool, it is perfectly reasonable.

May 21, 2013 -- 11:47PM, Srichaphan or Ancic? wrote:

It is obvious. Murray realised that he had been caught out retiring so that he could have his birthday party, and now he has pulled out of the French Open to make the injury look genuine.

SorA must be fishing us, people aren't really this blinded by hate are they?

murray is like mike tyson, wasting millions for birthday parties

Of course he is fishing/trolling. Has supposedly been following tennis very closely for years, has the guts to tell others they don't understand tennis at all, but wonders why an Aussie got a WC into RG. Then, oh surprise, comes up with a completely wrong reason for it.

Fishing and trolling, that's what it is.

Murray has taken some time off so that he can have some fun with his beau.

all those iranian shirtless men have gone to his head edy

no mobile app yet

i do love a good conspiracy theory

When the rat hits the fan. Poor old Lloyd and Castle.

soa you little gambling genius. murray apparently spotted training without sign of injury on grass and with big smile.according to daily mail

The Daily Mail? In that case there was probably a story on the opposite page about how clay gives you cancer.

no shyt,and i thought dailu mail is the voice of reason in this rothen celeb media world

AyersRock 21 May 13 23:03 Joined: 27 Oct 11 | Topic/replies: 1,991 | Blogger: AyersRock's blog
if he wins wimbledon this year it will be the shrewdest decision in tennis in recent years, pulling out of a slam that is by far on his worst surface to win the prestigious tournament, he is definitely worth backing more so at wimbledon now, not easy playing back to back slams for anyone and he'll be the most fresh


lol i heard on radio yesterday he's practising on grass already

the other 3 will have to make a quick transition form clay to grass and will no doubt go deep into the french, murray is a shrewdie

something must had gone wrong if no 2 in the world skipping slam event to prepare for another tournament.. this aint right .boooo murray

hes never won a clay tournament, why out your body through that for two week and then play wimbledon not long after, he can win wimbledon this year and then bother with the french next year

Lendl used to skip Roland Garros to fully focus on Wimbledon.

Murray's lower back has been flaring up from time to time for years now, especially on the slower, higher bouncing surfaces.

He didn't want it to get even worse (and risk his chances at Wimbledon) by grinding it out for hours at RG on a type of surface that's traditionally been bad for his body. Having a practice hit on grass with a young one is hardly comparable with the stress the French Open would've put on his body.

Of course being able to spend more time on the grass is a nice bonus.

i dont buy it. top event of the year and he skipping it  with some minor reason because cant see himself  as a challenger,thats not sign of champion mentality.i cant imagine him winning wimbledon(lol) with such a mindset

it's called intelligence p, nadal skipped the Australian Open even though he was fit, but he knew he wasn't fit enough to win, so why would he have put his body through that and hinder his recovery, since then he's been in 7 straight finals, won 5, and you wouldn't call nadal someone whose lacks winning metality

nadal was fit? dont be ridiculous. he was out for 8 months he wanted to play ,skipped because he wasnt fit .it s totally different situation to giving up like murray. its like acknowledging that top players are better than him, how on earth can he fight with them, is he that superior to them on grass? lol. murray hasnt got bag full of slam trophies to give up on reasonable  opportunity for fighting for one.

lol you really think he couldn't of played australia, played 2 weeks after it started in chile,he knew he couldn't coompete with djokovic and the like, so he could of played but not at his best, like murray now

its now about being that superior on grass- its the fact hes alot better on grass than clay,

lol he was out for 8 months why you comparing this situation to murrays nadal also skipped us open

He said he was playing oz and then he pulled out again, he kept delaying his comeback becuse when he came back he wanted to be at his very best, like murray now, he doesnt want to play in a slam where hes not at his best, he knows what it takes to win one and knows his own body, anyway if he does win wimbledon, it'll be a great decision

murrays had this back problem for years

he wasnt very best at chile ffs what are you dwelling about he just started  his match practice and lost to zebbalos , murray is in full season swing. its incomparable

exactly, he wasn't at his best for chile or australia, but he took part in chile becuase taking part in austrlia at his level of fitness wouldnt of been worthwhile, he didnt take part becuase he knew he couldnt win it

like murray not taking part at the french becuase he knows with his back issue he cant win it

this is simple stuff

what ? lol murray is ok nothing wrong with him minor problem he could deal with it, he is in bad spot mentally thats all he will not do anything at wimbledon you will see,doesnt matter grass or whatever

great quote, "he will not do anything at wimbledon you will see"

saved

he is running away of his bad form it will catch him anyways ,its very bad attitude ,if he thinks he will be safe at wimbers hes very much wrong

how do you know? it hasnt happened yet, he's got a better chance of winning wimbledon than radwanska anyway

murray was practicing on the grass at roehampton yesterday

will be primed come wimbers

why you bringing radwanska in to this, lack of arguments maybe?
mentality in tennis is main part of the champion ,there is plenty of skilled players who cant sustain level because they have weaker mental side more than physical. you are concentrating on physical aspect of murray absence im concentrating on mental side  maybe thats why you cant understand my point of view. im murray fan got many battles about him on fora in past , you fighting for him ,thats nice(or maybe u just fighting about your theory that murray will be more prepared therefore more dangerous , i dont know) but it does not change situation murray is now in. ok yes i agree he will be better prepared of course ,but mentally he will be weaker  in the same situation,physically best players will match him anyways, mentally (his bigger weakness ) he will drop even more and thats his issue against top players.
have good day

I thought the radwanska part would get you going

I understand fully you think murray is not taking part in the French Open due to his mentality,  but this is a player whose played in the last 3 grand slam finals winning one and the olympic gold too - nobody has a leg to stand on when they question his bottle - his proven mentally he has it, im concentrating on his physical state becuase its that which is prevalent here -  his mental state is not.

murray is a mug.



did that get you going?   


lol lets leave it there ,everything what should be said was said, word fencing not for me anyways wish andy best of luck etc,just dont think it will happen again in nexzt two slams etc, he was in last 3 finals where nadal was injured btw

if he thinks he has no chance of winning the french, he would withdraw every single year

obviously thats the difference in his mind set at this moment ,doesnt look good

yes with lendal's broguht into help his mental side its really going the other way accept he's not fit enough to compete and stop clutching at straws

it was going right way but in last half of the year doesnt looking that good tbh, skidding down imo, maybe injuries maybe something else maybe mayb,e but it looks like slump to me where nadal for example gains his spot again

the stats dont back you up

a fully fit murray wouldnt pull out

;[p • May 25, 2013 5:57 PM BST
no shyt,and i thought dailu mail is the voice of reason

edy made the most important comment here:

Having a practice hit on grass

Withdrawing from a two week bo5 tournament doesn't mean you're going to completely stop training, and with the clay season effectively over (as regards tournaments Murray would actually play in) any training he does from here on is obviously going to be on grass.

Crunchy Granoller Sweet

yes thats me a gambling genius

Srichaphan or Ancic? 25 May 13 23:34 Joined: 18 May 03 | Topic/replies: 41,827 | Blogger: Srichaphan or Ancic?'s blog
yes thats me a gambling genius


Srichaphan or Ancic? 18 May 13 00:21 Joined: 18 May 03 | Topic/replies: 41,827 | Blogger: Srichaphan or Ancic?'s blog
I have Denmark finishing in 13th place.

check out soa bull**** on the champions league thread, worse than sir bond

You mean my bet on bookings, which won?

Srichaphan or Ancic? 25 May 13 20:31 Joined: 18 May 03 | Topic/replies: 41,826 | Blogger: Srichaphan or Ancic?'s blog
What a nice match for me - just one booking and no goals!


thee were 3 bookings and 3 goals

That was posted at HT, you twit.

and? you posted nothing after  apart from "i won again"

everyone's a winner, what a plum

Woooooooohooooooooo, I learned a new word. Twit, such an awesome mix of tit, twat and twig

Thanks Sora!

you didnt know that word?!

No, never spent too much time looking up informal british english words to describe myself

ttt

;[p 25 May 13 20:00 Joined: 03 Nov 07 | Topic/replies: 45,474 | Blogger: ;[p's blog
what ? lol murray is ok nothing wrong with him minor problem he could deal with it, he is in bad spot mentally thats all he will not do anything at wimbledon you will see,doesnt matter grass or whatever

Murray going to extreme lengths to make this fake injury from May look legit.

p

"he will not do anything at wimbledon you will see,doesnt matter grass or whatever"

queens
wimbledon

just a little bump for the 3rd most legendary thread of the forum

If only this match had taken place tomorrow

was just about to say his birthday is tomorrow. Then i saw it's from last year. Great that someone bumped it.

remember this he retired after winning the set

nah actually. ill wait