Parker was short-listed wasn't he? So how come he didn't even make the team of the season?
Because not enough footballers voted to put him in the team of the season?
I can't see why people get so excitable about this. It's a vote. The votes are added up. The people with the most votes are announced as the winners.
When you consider it's dimwitted footballers voting for it, how can anybody get even the least bit worked up about it.