ABE, Anyone but England?

[henrik777]

I mean monty has always been british and he's crap.

There are probably 4 current golfers that wouldn't want to be that bad. Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh.

Pretty much all the rest will never get anywhere close to what Monty has achieved in the game.

Sandy

[The Baron]

Even all the guys who HAVE won a major?

[marcro]

Even all the guys who HAVE won a major?

I think too much emphasis is put on winning a major in golf - winning 7 order of merits in a row, in my view, is a significant milestone that may never be repeated.  Monty's heroic performances in what may be considered one of the true great sporting events, the Ryder Cup, hardly justifies calling him crap.  Also, from what I can remember he is always refered to as Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and not as British.  There are a number of one hit wonders who have collected a major that cannot possible compare to Scotland's Monty.

[Rod Paradise]

Well I just watched the scottish news there & my ABEism was severely tested by all the Jason Scotland nonsense.

OK he's called Scotland & he's playing against England.... but there wasn't the same fuss about him at the start of the season when he had his Work Permit renewal rejected becaaue he doesn't play for a country high enough in the rankings to justify him playing in the SPL....  YES I get the irony that he's now at the World Cup and Scotland aren't. Then he applies for a permit to play in the Scottish 1st division, and gets it (so essentially Dundee Utd lost a player without any compensation). It's just nuts.

Now we've got songs about him, he's all over the tabloids & it's starting to grate on me. I expect England to win by a fair bit & for once won't be too upset if they do. Can't cheer for them though

[Junior Senior]

Even all the guys who HAVE won a major?

I think too much emphasis is put on winning a major in golf - winning 7 order of merits in a row, in my view, is a significant milestone that may never be repeated.  Monty's heroic performances in what may be considered one of the true great sporting events, the Ryder Cup, hardly justifies calling him crap.  Also, from what I can remember he is always refered to as Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and not as British.  There are a number of one hit wonders who have collected a major that cannot possible compare to Scotland's Monty.

absolutely.

9 years ago monty was at his best and was amongst the top 5-6 in the world.  winning that many euro order of merits is unreal.  So what he's never won a major!!! - Phil Ivey has never won the WSOp main event but he is IMO one of the VERY best poker players out there currently.

[Sark79]

I support Britain 100%.  I would support any of the countries that make up the British Isles.  That's why my avatar on poker sites is always the Union Jack.  I love the UK.

I can't stand royalty though. It annoys me when people assume you are a royalist if you show your love for Britain.  It's the idea of being British that is fantastic. We are a special country in my eyes, even though every other country feels exactly the same about their nation.

In some respects we are socialised to believe in the greatness of our own country and it may all be false. After all the UK is just a piece of land, but in my mind it is a great piece of land. I don't mind if I have been programmed to show affection for it due to years of socialisation. But then again, I have been trained to hate England for the last 26 years ( I live in Scotland remember  ). However I don't hate England, I love England and want them to win the World Cup just as much as I would want Scotland to win it. 

Good luck England 

[ifm]

Monty is a golfing god, end of.

[Darkhorse]

I love England and want them to win the World Cup just as much as I would want Scotland to win it. 

are you serious?

[The Baron]

I agree Monty is a top golfer but all I'm saying is I think there are more than 4 other pros who wouldn't swap their career's for his.

[Sark79]

I love England and want them to win the World Cup just as much as I would want Scotland to win it. 

are you serious?

Well obviously if Scotland were in it, then I would support Scotland  .  But England becomes my Scotland. Just like if Wales or Northern Ireland were in it. I would support them.  We are all Brits at the end of the day.  It is only the accent that is different.

[Dewi_cool]

and the language of course Sark

[NoflopsHomer]

and the language of course Sark

Gwisga t adnabod beth 'ch re yn siarad am Dewi

[Dewi_cool]

Translate?  does not make much sense to me, did you put something in to google?   

[NoflopsHomer]

Errr... it's meant to say "I don't know what you're talking about Dewi."

I just sent it back through and it came out...

"I dress tower know thing ' dogs stud speaking about David."

[Dewi_cool]

Ah the effort is much appreciated,

you should have written

Nid yn gwybod bwth wyt yn siared amdano Dewi