SPOTY Who will it be

[CooperD]

This year will be a difficult one to call with some great performances but I would give it Bradley Wiggins with Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis close behind. Andy Murray may also be in the mix particularly if he does well and maybe wins the US Open.

[Bradgate]

Just getting on the shortlist will be an achievement in 2012. My vote will go to Wiggins, but Farah and Ennis will obviously be strong contenders. Charlotte Dujardin has won 2 Olympic golds but may not even make the cut!

The sporting year isn't over yet, though. Mcilroy is currently leading the PGA, and still has the Ryder Cup to come, Murray could win the US Open and Hamilton could win the F1 world championship. It's fairly safe to say that there won't be any footballers on the list, however.

[Tiggsy]

Wiggins. JE is obviously liked but, post games, I can see her fading pretty fast in the odds. A lot of her raised profile was down to the media picking her as their poster girl....if they dont run with that, she wont stick in peoples minds (not now her gold is diluted amongst so many others)

[Convert]

David Weir might be in with a chance, 4 Golds.

[oj121]

As much as im more than happy to have an excuse to look at Jess Ennis again I think Ali Brownlee should get it. The guy is immense and his brother is pretty decent too. Its a long way from being a mainstream sport so he aint got a chance though. I mean I think he should win and dont watch him (I get to tired just watching what they do lol)

[Vocal Minority]

It really is open - really hard to pick one out of the bunch.

My personal choice would be Wiggins.

Can Team GB really do the team award? Is it arguably a confederation of individuals/smaller teams?

Team Sky could be another name in the hat.

[harry010]

I'm not really a fan but I'll probably go for Wiggins, more for the TdF than the Olympics.

I'd like to see someone like Sir Henry Cecil get a nod for Coach/trainer whatever it is - training Frankel, with everybody having an opinion, whilst battling cancer, at times looking barely alive, is a great thing - and he's a terribly nice chap to boot

[TheHeretic]

Will Zanardi feature at some point?

[Vocal Minority]

TheHeretic said:

Will Zanardi feature at some point?

Would be a popular 'overseas' winner. Though Micheal Phelps statistically greatest of all time will probably seal it.

[Mr E]

I suspect Wiggins will sneak it, but frankly there are a lot of people who would have won it any other year.

[DJRC]

Vocal Minority said:

TheHeretic said:

Will Zanardi feature at some point?

Would be a popular 'overseas' winner. Though Micheal Phelps statistically greatest of all time will probably seal it.

Popular amongst car geeks, unheard of until the Para road races, forgotten by the general public within a week.

Usain Bolt...3 Golds and a clean sweep for 2nd Olympics running, widely regarded as a living legend...and he did the Mobot.


As about a shoe-in as a shoe-in can possibly be outside of nominating a pair of Nike's for the award.

Coach of the yr...probably Darth Dave, unless they agree not to divide the Olympic coaching teams.

Zanardi *might* get the Helen Rollason award *if* it is eligable to foreigners.

[DaveR]

Convert said:

David Weir might be in with a chance, 4 Golds.

You beat me to it. As a cyclist, I'll be voting Wiggo but David Weir's achievements are unbelievable. I really hope he's nominated and touted as one of the 'Top 10'.

Ben Ainslie's consistency over time has been awesome too. The BBC seemed to forget about him when it looked like it was all going wrong after 4 races at London 2012. Pulling off gold (again) after that start though just made it all the more impressive.

[The Hypno-Toad]

& what will happen if Murray wins tonight?

or if Lewis is World Champion again (could happen!)

Wouldn't want to be picking that short list.

[silverfoxcc]

Gave up watching when after one year (forget which) the BBC put out a reason why Bob Nudd a fisherman who had been world champion for the Nth time did not get it DESPITE GETTING MOST VOTES (my capitals) that 'it went to the second placed as it represented what most of the voters wanted'
OK so it took a lot of anglers to put in the votes, but by their reasoning Bob Nudd was not a pesrsonality!!!,
Then there was Ryan Giggs who was manipulated into winnig as it was widely thought that it would have been his last season.... that was how many years ago??? nd the bugger is still playing


So thats one show i wont be watching. I doubt is Wiggins will get it, despite th TDF win, fully expect David Weir 4 medals, diff distances and a parlympian as well. BBC goes PC mad again

[V41LEY]

Going to be a very open race now you throw in Murray.
Hamilton still has a long shot if he wins the F! drivers.

Personally I'd give it to that woman in the double skulls rowing who won gold at her fourth attempt after 3 previous silvers. Now that is 16 years of dedication to achieve your life's ambition.

Edited to say - Katherine Grainger.

Edited by V41LEY on Tuesday 11th September 04:16

[RemyMartin]

For me, If anyone bar Bradley Wiggins wins then its a fking joke, well what I mean is, a lot of amazing achievements have happened this year but no Brit had EVER won the TdF, that and his absolute crushing victory in the Olympic Time Trial should be enough. Winning a cycle grand tour is nothing short of amazing.

I might be stupidly biased being a huge Cycling enthusiast though....

[V41LEY]

RemyMartin said:

For me, If anyone bar Bradley Wiggins wins then its a fking joke, well what I mean is, a lot of amazing achievements have happened this year but no Brit had EVER won the TdF, that and his absolute crushing victory in the Olympic Time Trial should be enough. Winning a cycle grand tour is nothing short of amazing.

I might be stupidly biased being a huge Cycling enthusiast though....

Let's just pray that the list does not contain any loathsome footballers for a change !
Oh hold on - David Beckham might be a nominee for the way he delivered the Olympic Flame in that speedboat.

[Adrian W]

This is going to be wide open now, has there ever been a year like this

[robmlufc]

Wiggo!

[andyjo1982]

Adrian W said:

This is going to be wide open now, has there ever been a year like this

Especially when you look at last years SPOTY...

Just a reminder of last years Nominees and the voting...
Mark Cavendish Cycling Britain's first winner of the Tour de France green jersey; also won the world road race, the first British male champion to do so for 46 years. [1] 169,152 (49.47%)

Darren Clarke Golf Won the 2011 Open Championship at the age of 42, becoming the oldest winner of the event since Roberto De Vicenzo in 1967. [2] 42,188 (12.34%)

Mo Farah Athletics Won a gold medal in the 5,000m and a silver medal in the 10,000m at the World Championships. [3] 29,780 (8.71%)

Luke Donald Golf Won the PGA Championship at Wentworth and became the world's number one golfer. [4] 23,854 (6.98%)

Andy Murray Tennis Won five titles and reached third place in the world rankings. [5] 18,754 (5.48%)

Andrew Strauss Cricket Led England to victory in the Ashes on the way to becoming the number one Test team in the world. [6] 17,994 (5.26%)

Alastair Cook Cricket Won the Ashes in Australia, as the highest run scorer and whitewashed India, 4-0, to become the number one test nation. [7] 13,038 (3.81%)

Rory McIlroy Golf Became the youngest U.S. Open champion since 1923 [8] 11,915 (3.48%)

Dai Greene Athletics Won a gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the World Championships. [9] 9,022 (2.64%)

Amir Khan Boxing Defeated Zab Judah in the light-welterweight unification fight in Las Vegas. [10] 6,262 (1.83%)

I think Wiggo or Farah, with Murray 3rd. I agree with the Weir shout, amazing guy, but probably already forgotten by the general public. And then there's Jess as well...

Gonna be a tough choice.