Sports Personality of the Year

Arkle · 22nd December 2011, 08:05 PM

Starting a new thread as the most recent one I could find had digressed somewhat. Anyway, just started now - Cav to win hopefully... Murray can't be arsed being there. And, Khan's nomination may have been a tad premature.

kingbant1 · 22nd December 2011, 08:07 PM

I couldn't give a flying fuck about tennis but what has andy Murray done to be on the shortlist ?..

Arkle · 22nd December 2011, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kingbant1

I couldn't give a flying fuck about tennis but what has andy Murray done to be on the shortlist ?..

Four grand slam semis in a year (only the seventh person ever to do that).

Harry Monk · 22nd December 2011, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by kingbant1

I couldn't give a flying fuck about tennis but what has andy Murray done to be on the shortlist ?..

It's his interviews I reckon

redandwhiterob · 22nd December 2011, 08:11 PM

When it was 'Sports review of the year' it was one of the highlights of the television year with a full review of the sporting year with a couple of awards tagged on.

Nowadays its fucking shite with most just pointless aimless chat with way to much emphasis put on the awards and naming them phone numbers to phone.

Also should go back to a panel of experts instead of the phone vote, then so of the lesser sports people might get a look.

Arkle · 22nd December 2011, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by redandwhiterob

When it was 'Sports review of the year' it was one of the highlights of the television year with a full review of the sporting year with a couple of awards tagged on.

Nowadays its fucking shite with most just pointless aimless chat with way to much emphasis put on the awards and naming them phone numbers to phone.

Also should go back to a panel of experts instead of the phone vote, then so of the lesser sports people might get a look.

To be fair, the 10 on the shortlist come from a poll of sports journalists, who should be experts (but in practice probably aren't).

Agreed about the show though...

kingbant1 · 22nd December 2011, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Arkle

Four grand slam semis in a year (only the seventh person ever to do that).

Crikey, didn't realise he was that good to be honest. Canny going that. Still if he's won nowt I can't see him winning this...

Arkle · 22nd December 2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kingbant1

Crikey, didn't realise he was that good to be honest. Canny going that. Still if he's won nowt I can't see him winning this...

He won't - it'll be one of Cavendish, McIlroy, Clarke and Farah.

redandwhiterob · 22nd December 2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kingbant1

Crikey, didn't realise he was that good to be honest. Canny going that. Still if he's won nowt I can't see him winning this...

Won a few APT but its all about the slams I suppose

chunkylover53 · 22nd December 2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Arkle

To be fair, the 10 on the shortlist come from a poll of sports journalists, who should be experts (but in practice probably aren't).

Agreed about the show though...

Nuts and zoo