BBC SPOTY 2021

[paul_e]

Fury shouldn't have even been on the list, 1 fight in the year against a guy he'd already proven he could beat.

Raducanu had a great year, that's impossible to deny but, for me, a big part of er achievements was that she came from nothing at the start of the season to being a major part of the tour now. That's fantastic but it's also exactly the sort of trajectory that the young spoty trophy exists to reward.

Fundamentally the media have created a situation where a handful of sports are held at a higher level than anything else and if someone does well in those they get awards, the only chance for people from other sports to win is the years where everyone else is shit and that means some truly fantastic competitors have missed out of the last few years, Peaty being the most recent. Maybe if we had a 2 week swimming gala every summer that took over the BBC output and was celebrated as the most British thing ever swimmers might stand a chance.

[Villa Lew]

I've heard the BBC are next year gonna rename the team and coach of the year awards, the losers of the year awards.

[Drummond]

I used to enjoy watching this, back in the day. But it's just so cheesy, and the presenters are so dull with hardly any charisma. It reminds me of the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury. Banal.

[Simon Page]

It was immediately noticeable in the team award that only one hadn't won anything, something Southgate acknowledged. Seemed a bit embarrassed by it.

Surprised there hasn't been more support for Storey.

[Jon Crofts]

The winner should have been Tom Piddock and yet he wasn't even on the shortlist.

[Risso]

The winner should have been Tom Piddock and yet he wasn't even on the shortlist.

Even the one person who's heard of him can't spell his name right!

[Jon Crofts]

The winner should have been Tom Piddock and yet he wasn't even on the shortlist.

Even the one person who's heard of him can't spell his name right!

Poxy autocorrect on a phone. Pidcock. Pidcock.

[Fred Crump]

Coach of the year hahaha.

Emma Hayes was more deserving, at least she has won some trophies. SPOTY gets worse by the year.

I suggested her as a potential next Villa manager a couple of months  ago and was met by a tumbleweed moment. I may have been ahead of my time, but somewhere, sometime , someone will be brave enough not only to break the SPOTY mould but also the Professional Mens League mould. I just hope that I live long enough to see it.