..to wish Andy Murray would shut his mouth?

[tametiger]

I know he's a brilliant player, the best we've got etc..but why does he have to celebrate every point with that hideous, square-jawed, gurning, faux wild-animal roar? There was a pic of his mother on the front page last week with exactly the same expression. Put me off my porridge.

YANBU, he is minging. And I am usually very patriotic! I just wish he was a bit more personable.

YANBU I don't watch him for that reason

But it is a matter of taste isn't it. I think Roger Federer is an arrogant self important yet ultimately boring twat....

Eye of the beholder and all that.

I just cant wait for him to be beaten, smug little shit.

Interesting there should be a thread on Andy Murray as was just this morning thinking how much I hate his voice

He always look to me as though he has a severe dose of dandruff - shudder.

YABVU. Bet you lot are simply shimmering with 'gorgeousness'... [rolls eyes]
Let the man play and say what he wants. When he wants it.
He has earned it.

Roll - I for one am a-shimmer with gorgeousness and I still think AM is gross to look at.

You see, things like Ed [shivers with disgust] Balls who have single handedly destroyed the school system and are vile to look at, should regularly receive a proper bashing; Andy Murray is a great tennis player and has every right to say whatever comes to his pretty little head. So there. Hah.

YANBU. I don't mind him as a player, not at all because he's clearly very good, but the whole animal roar celebration does grate. I was thinking about that the other day. I know it's an utterly petty thing to dislike about someone, but hey. I don't know any of them personally, so I have to go on petty little gestures to distinguish them.

RunawayWife, thank you. You have saved me thew bother of typing that

Of course he is smug,he's the British number 1!

Of course he's smug, he's Scottish and technically he it means Scotland have made into the final 8 of a tournament!
Unlike some teams I could mention

Yes, but only at Tennis, not a PROPER sport.

What about Culloden?
Anyway Wimbledon is a British tournament and AM is British numero uno.

Who cares about his nationality? I just hate that overly macho roar. It's so...vulgar.

I can't stand him, I don't care if he's Scottish or Siberian.

And he's hardly beating off the competition to be British number one. Eddie the Eagle was the British number one...

at rockbird.

Serves him right if he dislocates his jaw mid-roar and gets stuck like that (as my mum used to warn me).

He's only 56% Scottish at the moment: andymurrayometer.com

Gurning, shouting, roaring whatever Andy Murray is a fantastic competitor and example of acheivemnet in his field.
I really don't get why people are so keen to slag him off, I bet he doesn't give a second's thought to whether he's British or Scottish (and the remark about England at football was a joke before you all mention it).
He's allowed to be pleased/pump himself up when he wins points, its that determination that makes him a winner.

Now, the grunting female players I'll give you YABU

But the girly grunters at least feed the fantasies of grubby old male tennis fans. Not sure anyone fantasies about AM - not in that way.

I can't stand him. He's so dour. Does he ever smile?

Don't know about "the best we've got": I don't care a toss whether he wins or loses - he is Scottish and I am English (decides to be chippily anti-Scottish when it comes to sporting events - to even things up a bit)