BBC Sports Personality of the Year

[anonymous-user]

Back when BBC used to cover F1 though, so the BBC used to push the profile more for that sport.

GP2 was only on Sky, which is probably why Lewis didnt get a mention last year, if it's not on terestrial TV it's not happening for the majority of people who vote in these awards IMHO.

[Paul Dishman]

chriswhitlock said:

Sonic Nonsense said:

nioks said:

BBC not keen on minority sports.... Discuss

Normally I would agree, but hasn't there been more F1 drivers winning BBC Sports Personality than there have been footballers? I was amazed when I heard that one!

'Tis true

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Sports_Personalit...

Moss - '61
Stewert - '73
Mansell - '86 & '92
Hill - '94 & '96

Edited by chriswhitlock on Saturday 13th October 11:58

They were really scraping the barrel in '97

[deevlash]

The scottish national team have to be in with a shout of the team award now!

[Paul Dishman]

deevlash said:

The scottish national team have to be in with a shout of the team award now!

They only got as far as the quarter-finals, England are in the final.

[deevlash]

Paul Dishman said:

deevlash said:

The scottish national team have to be in with a shout of the team award now!

They only got as far as the quarter-finals, England are in the final.

the football team

[Paul Dishman]

deevlash said:

Paul Dishman said:

deevlash said:

The scottish national team have to be in with a shout of the team award now!

They only got as far as the quarter-finals, England are in the final.

the football team

Sorry, don't follow football!

[groomi]

Martin Keene said:

If you want a true 'minority' sport, in terms of TV coverage, I give you fishing. At international level England has one of the most powerful and accomplished squads, out of 3 men ever to win 3 world titles, 2 are English, and one of them is only one man ever to win 3 on the trot... Ever heard any of that mentioned on Sports Personality?

Whoever this guy is, he could make a fortune by switching codes to the more lucrative 'international watching paint dry championships'...

[Martin Keene]

groomi said:

Martin Keene said:

If you want a true 'minority' sport, in terms of TV coverage, I give you fishing. At international level England has one of the most powerful and accomplished squads, out of 3 men ever to win 3 world titles, 2 are English, and one of them is only one man ever to win 3 on the trot... Ever heard any of that mentioned on Sports Personality?

Whoever this guy is, he could make a fortune by switching codes to the more lucrative 'international watching paint dry championships'...

Whilst I am an avid fishing fan, I will admit it is never going to make great TV viewing because it is damn boring to watch, even if you have got half an idea what there doing. My point is we have one of the best, if not the best, international teams out there, and they have been there for as long as I can remember, not just fluked it every now and again, and they never get mentioned once...

[5.0%]

gtr-gaz said:

No prizes for guessing who will be the next one....

Johhny Wilkinson.

[ewenm]

[quote=5.0%]

gtr-gaz said:

No prizes for guessing who will be the next one....

Johhny Wilkinson.

The Rugby Team will get team of the year. Hamilton will get the individual prize.

[flemke]

nioks said:

I think all bets are off when we beat South Africa next week at the Stade de France....
BBC not keen on minority sports.... Discuss

They were keen enough to give last year's award to an equestrian .
(We can be confident that being a royal had nothing to do with it.)

Nicole Cooke deserved it last year, and she was barely noticed. In fact, you could tell by the way she was interviewed by a complete numbnuts, who appeared to think that cycling had something to do with bottle banks, that one needs to be either mainstream or good copy, or the Beeb can't be bothered.

[Truckosaurus]

Is it more than Urban Legend that the BBC always regard large numbers of votes organised by supporters of minority sports, such as fishing, which would otherwise win?

[belleair302]

My vote if England win the rugby will be Kenny Rogers!!!

[Chris944_S2]

nioks said:

BBC not keen on minority sports.... Discuss

1982: Daley Thompson (decathlete)
1983: Steve Cram (middle-distance runner)
1987: Fatima Whitbread (javelin thrower)
1995: Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)
2006: Zara Phillips (three-day eventer)

Those are hardly big sporting events.

[Martin Keene]

Chris944_S2 said:

nioks said:

BBC not keen on minority sports.... Discuss

1982: Daley Thompson (decathlete)
1983: Steve Cram (middle-distance runner)
1987: Fatima Whitbread (javelin thrower)
1995: Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)
2006: Zara Phillips (three-day eventer)

Those are hardly big sporting events.

True, taken as individual sports they are not big, but they are all rolled up into Athletics which is quite large.

Edited by Martin Keene on Monday 15th October 19:05

[Paul Dishman]

Martin Keene said:

Chris944_S2 said:

nioks said:

BBC not keen on minority sports.... Discuss

1982: Daley Thompson (decathlete)
1983: Steve Cram (middle-distance runner)
1987: Fatima Whitbread (javelin thrower)
1995: Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)
2006: Zara Phillips (three-day eventer)

Those are hardly big sporting events.

True, taken as individual sports they are not big, but they are all rolled up into Athletics which is quite large.

Edited by Martin Keene on Monday 15th October 19:05

Well, the first four are

The BBC has always pushed track and field and as gold medal winners at Olympic or World Championship level the four athletes were in their sports agenda. Wasn't Jonathan Edwards a world record holder as well?

Motor Sport doesn't get so much of a look-in since F1 went to ITV. I was astounded though when Lewis Hamilton didn't get the young persons award last year which went to some footballer who'd won nothing and how many championships did Schumacher have to win before getting the Overseas award?

[tim the pool man]

Martin Keene said:

If you want a true 'minority' sport, in terms of TV coverage, I give you fishing. At international level England has one of the most powerful and accomplished squads, out of 3 men ever to win 3 world titles, 2 are English, and one of them is only one man ever to win 3 on the trot... Ever heard any of that mentioned on Sports Personality?

Edited by Martin Keene on Friday 12th October 21:18

I'm bound to offend some with this, but fishing a sport? A passtime, yes, but hardly sport.
Fishing does get far more coverage in our Sunday Times" than motorsport ever does. I get quite annoyed when flicking through the paper to see pages of photos of proud fisherboys going "ooh look what I killed, aren't I the big hero"...

[zeb]

after this weekend...plato...









cat?
pigeons?

[AlexS]

MrKipling43 said:

Kind of related, but only because this thread got me thinking about it - there's a good chance that Britain could experience a bit of a golden sporting year:

Hamilton - World F1 Champion
Priaulx - World Touring Car Champion
Toseland - World Superbike Champion
England Rugby Team - World Champions

I know that three out of those four are only possibilities, but bloody hell - that would be a turn up for the books!

You are missing Dario Franchitti who has won the IRL championship (and the Indy 500 for good measure).

[corozin]

The way the Sports Personality of the Year has been rigged these past few years, I wouldn't be surprised to see John Barnes win it for services to ballroom dancing.

Remember you only get to choose from the pre-selected list. So that means no bikers for example. how many times did Carl Fogarty or Doug Lampkin win world championships only to be ignored at these awards? Andy Priaulx? Dario Franchitti? Forget it.

The thing is rigged from the outset just like a Blue Peter phone in. If there is any justice in the world then Ricky Hatton or Lewis Hamilton should probably win it, but I wouldn't count out another inconsequntial (fat) Royal on a horse winning it again.