Toepoke Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Andy's missing his grandpa's funeral to play tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANDYP Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Seems sad that you would miss a relatives funeral for a game of tennis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 9 minutes ago, 1ANDYP said: Seems sad that you would miss a relatives funeral for a game of tennis. Seems bizarre that they'd arrange a funeral for a day where they knew that he couldn't go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannannan Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Looks tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 1 hour ago, 1ANDYP said: Seems sad that you would miss a relatives funeral for a game of tennis. I'm not too keen to miss a game of golf for a funeral, and I'm not exactly Ryder Cup material. Some folk just have different priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 He's putting the fans through the wringer again today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Murray and Murray take it to the Sunday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANDYP Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 On 16/09/2016 at 1:49 PM, Parklife said: Seems bizarre that they'd arrange a funeral for a day where they knew that he couldn't go. Whats more important than your grandas funeral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 2 hours ago, 1ANDYP said: Whats more important than your grandas funeral Loads of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 16 minutes ago, Orraloon said: Loads of things. Really ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 11 hours ago, fringo said: Really ? At the very to level of sport, if you let other things take priority, you won't be at the top level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Funerals are an event to mark ones passing and I know from vids out there that his grandparents were staunch supporters of Andy's career so I reckon his late grandad would have wished Andy to plough straight on. Missing a funeral does not signify any less a love for that person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 4 hours ago, biffer said: At the very to level of sport, if you let other things take priority, you won't be at the top level. That's madness. Family is more important than sport at any level. If you asked Federer what was more important in his life, his marriage or all his Grand Slams, what do you think he'd say ? Obviously it's a very personal issue, but I'm rather surprised that Murray missed his grandfather's funeral for what after all, is a relatively insignificant event in the overall tennis calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 How close was he to his Grandfather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 1 minute ago, Angus_Young said: How close was he to his Grandfather? I know he is very close to the grandparents on his mum's side but cannot say for those on his dad's side which this death was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Oot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannannan Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Quote Evans was a strange choice imo.Edmunds something to make up for and has a couple of weapons.Was he injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weekevie04 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 It's really taxing watching Davis Cup matches with Britain involved. I wish them well, but the crowd doing my head in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Some amount of Argies there, wonder how many live in Scotland? 4 hours ago, Caledonian Craig said: I know he is very close to the grandparents on his mum's side but cannot say for those on his dad's side which this death was. I believe the boys lived with their dad when their folks split up, so you'd imagine they'd be very close. Must've been a tough weekend, Jamie was quite emotional after yesterday's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 19 hours ago, Caledonian Craig said: Funerals are an event to mark ones passing and I know from vids out there that his grandparents were staunch supporters of Andy's career so I reckon his late grandad would have wished Andy to plough straight on. Missing a funeral does not signify any less a love for that person. Indeed. 16 hours ago, Rossy said: That's madness. Family is more important than sport at any level. If you asked Federer what was more important in his life, his marriage or all his Grand Slams, what do you think he'd say ? Obviously it's a very personal issue, but I'm rather surprised that Murray missed his grandfather's funeral for what after all, is a relatively insignificant event in the overall tennis calendar. And if you asked Andy the same question, he'd also say his loved ones are more important. The Davis Cup is not "insignificant" either. You only have to look at what it's meant to Andy, Djokovic, Nadal, Federer to win it to see that. 13 hours ago, weekevie04 said: It's really taxing watching Davis Cup matches with Britain involved. I wish them well, but the crowd doing my head in. Davis cup crowds in all countries are boisterous and rowdy. It's more like a football crowd than a tennis crowd. The GB fans are always outstanding. The Argentina fans this weekend were immense too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Worst clickbait headline ever...(ok I admit I fell for it) http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14750462.Andy_Murray_puts_body_on_his_line_for_Britain_on_independence_referendum_day/?ref=mr&lp=5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) 4 hours ago, Parklife said: The Davis Cup is not "insignificant" either. You only have to look at what it's meant to Andy, Djokovic, Nadal, Federer to win it to see that. I said 'relatively' insignificant, in that it ranks down the table in comparison to Grand Slam events. You only have to look at how often the likes of Federer, Djokovic and Nadal have missed the Davis Cup (presumably to give themselves recovery time between Grand Slams) to see that. Obviously, the personal decision to attend his grandfather's funeral or not is Murray's alone, and I think everyone respects that. I do wonder though about the pressure Murray possibly feels to represent GB in Davis Cup tennis...he's obviously the main man, and he may feel that he has to be there so as not to let people down. If anyone needed a break this year, it was Murray. Edited September 19, 2016 by Rossy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 I thought both Murrays played in this. Did Jamie miss the funeral as well? Nobody seems to be bothered about that. I guess the funeral was on Friday and Jamie didn't have a game that day? Why didn't they just move Andy's game to start an hour or so after the funeral? Sometimes the most obvious solutions are just overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Orraloon said: I guess the funeral was on Friday and Jamie didn't have a game that day? Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Orraloon said: Why didn't they just move Andy's game to start an hour or so after the funeral? Sometimes the most obvious solutions are just overlooked. I'm guessing preparing to face Del Potro in a 5 setter is a bit different from getting a pass out of the office for a couple of hours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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