Peter bothwell

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Peter bothwell

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I like Peter, and his brother, and their Soto set-up, but they play for Ireland, not Britain, and so are not British as far as a British tennis forum goes.

Wish them lots of luck, though.

and this should be in the general section, he might be a bit offended you've put it in the British Women ! smile

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 27th of June 2015 03:19:24 PM

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They are both British by nationality it's unfortunate that Northern Ireland is not part of the LTA not sure why but we should follow the bothwell brothers like we do with our recent imports from Slovenia & Australia

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

If you play for Ireland, and you play for the Irish Davis Cup, you are representing Ireland. Not Britain. Nothing against them at all, as I said, I follow their results. But it's not the same as our recent imports who are now playing for Britain.

And it STILL should not be in the Women's section .....

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Coup Droit wrote:
If you play for Ireland, and you play for the Irish Davis Cup, you are representing Ireland. Not Britain. Nothing against them at all, as I said, I follow their results. But it's not the same as our recent imports who are now playing for Britain.

And it STILL should not be in the Women's section .....

A number of sports now have all Ireland teams it's a great idea because it's all about uniting different communities /religions . Peter bothwell is British but he is also Irish I don't see why his progress should not be acknowledged & followed on this forum Lessons to be learnt by English players who often have it on a plate and don't seize the opportunities forwarded them . Peter has had to go the extra mile and travel huge distances to indoor facilities and train with suitable hitting partners . His work ethic certainly stood out !

philwrig · Hall of fame

Go Mr Bothwell, as a Northern Irishman born and bred, I'll certainly be supporting the young Brit/Irishman.

It's a bit like supporting Rory at golf, he may have decided to play for Ireland in the Olympics, but he'll always be part Brit in my eyes.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

As there's already a specific Pete Bothwell thread (with a bit of hoo-hah as to whether there should be, given he represents Ireland, not Britain, but hey...), here's a quick shout to him and the Irish Davis Cup team.

They beat Albania today, 3-0, with young Pete taking the first point and Sam Barry getting the second. Sam and David O'Hare won the doubles.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Just to get everyone in the mood......

Well done, Soto, on putting together a great little video:

www.youtube.com/watch