BBC Sports Personality Of The Year

[Jon Crofts]

Mo the right winner, absolute legend.

[nuninho]

Lifetime achievement Mo wins sports personality. The last realistic chance to win and he was never not going to pick up the trophy!!
Poor year of candidates to choose from. Thought AJ might have had a chance. Still. Next year and the world cup winning squad to choose from.

[nuninho]

And who else verged on shedding a tear with Sir Graham and Ugo in the obits?

[Risso]

Our friends’ next door neighbour on the IOM has just finished in the top 3, ahead of Joshua and Hamilton. Didn’t realise he was nominated, or that there were that many bike fans around.

[paul_e]

Our friends’ next door neighbour on the IOM has just finished in the top 3, ahead of Joshua and Hamilton. Didn’t realise he was nominated, or that there were that many bike fans around.

To be fair, his record makes him very much deserving of it and I personally will be very happy when people start consistently getting votes on this based on the weight of their achievements rather than the popularity of the sport/event they compete in.

[Risso]

Our friends’ next door neighbour on the IOM has just finished in the top 3, ahead of Joshua and Hamilton. Didn’t realise he was nominated, or that there were that many bike fans around.

To be fair, his record makes him very much deserving of it and I personally will be very happy when people start consistently getting votes on this based on the weight of their achievements rather than the popularity of the sport/event they compete in.

Fair enough, but I didn’t think the Superbikes had wide appeal.

[boutrosboutrosgnarly]

Biased though I am being a biker and bike racing fan, great to see Johnny Rea finally get some national recognition his talent and hard work deserve,you don't win 3 World Superbike titles through luck.Nice lad too, met him at Donington Park and even though he was getting mobbed he had time for everyone.

[Jon Crofts]

Lewis Hamilton wasn't able to be in the studio as spending another day in the UK may mean he has to pay tax.

[tomd2103]

Lifetime achievement Mo wins sports personality. The last realistic chance to win and he was never not going to pick up the trophy!!
Poor year of candidates to choose from. Thought AJ might have had a chance. Still. Next year and the world cup winning squad to choose from.

I wonder if a few years ago we would have classed a British Tour De France, heavyweight world champion and Formula One world champion as a poor year of candidates!!

[cdbearsfan]

That's true. Remember when Zara Phillips or Greg Rusedski won it?

[Jon Crofts]

That's true. Remember when Zara Phillips or Greg Rusedski won it?

Zara Phillips' Mum won it in 1971.

Could have been worse I suppose, in 1989 Nick Faldo & Steve Davis came 1st & 3rd respectively, interesting.

[cdbearsfan]

Weren't Faldo and Davis quite deserving, though? Faldo won the Masters while Davis won the World Championship, winning the final 18-3.

[Jon Crofts]

Weren't Faldo and Davis quite deserving, though? Faldo won the Masters while Davis won the World Championship, winning the final 18-3.

True, Faldo beat Greg Norman in the final round at Augusta I think, Norman crumbled under pressure. I was referring more to the fact they were both devoid of personality.

[cdbearsfan]

How Defoe is not in contention but Kane is  - is beyond me.  The word personality is key here.

This comes up every year.

"Sports Personality" is just a way of avoiding saying "Sportsman", so as to leave the award open to men or women.

The personalities of the nominees aren't taken into account.

[cdbearsfan]

Anyway, I find Steve quite interesting.