Should Andy Murray be Knighted?

aaron_bwfc wrote:To be fair to Murray he even came out today and said that he doesn't deserve one for winning a sport event.

The guy has really gone up in my estimation since losing last year and winning this years Wimbledon, seems like a top bloke even if he does come across a bit miserable at times.

He seems a different player since Lendl sorted his head out for him. Knighthoods are handed out like sweeties these days and as several posters point out, it's a political move to get reflected glory.

Fred Perry wasn't knighted and he won Wimbledon 3 years in a row, 8 grand slams overall. That may be because he was a working class lad from Stockport and the LTA - and the national press- looked down on him (to the extent that he moved to the States and became a US citizen and eventually died in Australia) The only recognition he got was a statue outside Wimbledon and that wasn't erected until the 1980s.

Murray's achievements hardly warrant a knighthood.

No- he doesn't. He's done well at his sport and is temporarily Wimbledon champion- but what has he really done for the country? He's won at a sport. Up until now he's been a dour characterless player looking after his own interest. To be honest I'm already tired of the euphoria about how he's some sort of living god. The paper yesterday had three full pages about him- every hack journalist was pumping out the same stuff. There's virtually nothing to tell. People  like Chris Hoy have consistently won  and deserve recognition

Give him sportsman of the year- he deserves that, but he doesn't, as yet. deserve to be a knight of the realm based on a 3 hour tennis match. If he'd lost -would we even be discussing this

Who exactly does deserve a knighthood then if Murray doesn't? He won gold at the Olympics, he has won 2 grand slams in the last year. He is bloody amazing. You clowns go on about he doesn't deserve one as its his job, so what sort of people should get one? You dickheads.