SPOTY Who will it be
Discussion
Miocene said:
So after changing how the nominees are elected... The four women came last. Guessing that didn't go according to plan!
I think Konta should have been a lot higher but her year didn't end well.
Even as one of PHs liberalists, I'm not surprised. It's called Sports Personality and they aren't exactly household names.I think Konta should have been a lot higher but her year didn't end well.
Randy Winkman said:
El stovey said:
Hamilton and Froome not even in top three.
I'm not sure Hamilton is particularly likeable and (whilst I admit I don't know exactly how the voting works), Froome's chances must have gone down the pan this week. Plus, when it comes to sporting achievement I think people can relate better to what Mo does i.e. run a long way very quickly. Perhaps people think he just has the best car so it’s no real achievement. Or as you said, people don’t like him. He seems to get a lot of stick on here which is surprising when it’s a mainly UK based motoring forum,
Mos a worthy winner anyway, so we’ll done to him,
The bookies odds were very strange, I put £5 on Mo Farah with Betfair at 120-1, yes 120-1, and they paid out £600.
He is a national hero who comes across well, everyone knows and has ended his track career on a high so I had assumed he would be up there as favourite or thereabouts, but they obviously thought not. Joshua was 8-1 on....
He is a national hero who comes across well, everyone knows and has ended his track career on a high so I had assumed he would be up there as favourite or thereabouts, but they obviously thought not. Joshua was 8-1 on....
So to win SPOTY, you need to participate in a sport that's shown on the BBC, or have a well-organised lobby which worked for Ryan Giggs and AP McCoy and got Jonathan Rea second place yesterday. Appearing on Strictly helps too.
As for the overseas personality- pick four no-hopers so that you can give a prize to a superannuated tennis player who has won it several times before. A prize never given to Michael Schumacher.
I'd have liked to have seen Hamilton win, but he has won it before so can't really begrudge Mo Farah's victory. With so much British sporing success nowadays its no longer a struggle to find someone worthy of SPOTY unlike twenty years ago when Greg Rudekski the Canadian tennis player won it for not being too crap
As for the overseas personality- pick four no-hopers so that you can give a prize to a superannuated tennis player who has won it several times before. A prize never given to Michael Schumacher.
I'd have liked to have seen Hamilton win, but he has won it before so can't really begrudge Mo Farah's victory. With so much British sporing success nowadays its no longer a struggle to find someone worthy of SPOTY unlike twenty years ago when Greg Rudekski the Canadian tennis player won it for not being too crap
Looks like its that time of year again,
BBC shortlist so already manipulated, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/504...
Ben Stokes
Lewis Hamilton
Dina Asher-Smith
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Raheem Sterling
Alun Wyn Jones
As usual I want to be LH but my money is on Ben Stokes
BBC shortlist so already manipulated, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/504...
Ben Stokes
Lewis Hamilton
Dina Asher-Smith
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Raheem Sterling
Alun Wyn Jones
As usual I want to be LH but my money is on Ben Stokes
Edited by Adrian W on Tuesday 26th November 10:54
Adrian W said:
Looks like its that time of year again,
BBC shortlist so already manipulated, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/504...
Ben Stokes
Louis Hamilton
Dina Asher-Smith
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Raheem Sterling
Alun Wyn Jones
As usual I want to be LH but my money is on Ben Stokes
Only a couple of the above can honestly claim to be the very best in the world at their sport, and yet there's no mention of Adam Peaty? He's head-and-shoulders the GOAT at his discipline.BBC shortlist so already manipulated, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/504...
Ben Stokes
Louis Hamilton
Dina Asher-Smith
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Raheem Sterling
Alun Wyn Jones
As usual I want to be LH but my money is on Ben Stokes
LH easily my favourite sports person on there, but I can't say he has much of a personality to award.
Maybe in the next year or so he can turn his vegan/eco ranting into something cohesive and inspirational and become a contender. Right now I think many 'households' don't know much about him, and remember in F1 when you're the best at it you often become the bad guy too!
Stokes is my second favourite on the list, in terms of sporting moments and bringing a country together in celebration... you'd struggle to do what he did (twice) this year.
Maybe in the next year or so he can turn his vegan/eco ranting into something cohesive and inspirational and become a contender. Right now I think many 'households' don't know much about him, and remember in F1 when you're the best at it you often become the bad guy too!
Stokes is my second favourite on the list, in terms of sporting moments and bringing a country together in celebration... you'd struggle to do what he did (twice) this year.
Hamilton has an amazing achievement but I just dont like him. He's been nominated a few times and never won and I dont see that changing this year.
Ben Stokes had an amazing year, but his personal behavior is a little off, I know he was found not guilty of the fight, but there was also the photos of him chocking his wife, which apparently was a joke, which didn't look like a joke. Just seems like hes a bit of a dick.
Never heard of Alun Jones.
So KJT gets the vote for me.
As above why is Peaty not on the list?
Ben Stokes had an amazing year, but his personal behavior is a little off, I know he was found not guilty of the fight, but there was also the photos of him chocking his wife, which apparently was a joke, which didn't look like a joke. Just seems like hes a bit of a dick.
Never heard of Alun Jones.
So KJT gets the vote for me.
As above why is Peaty not on the list?
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