Sports Personality of the year?

Vandenburg · Futures level

Sports Personality of the year?

Vandenburg · Futures level

stupid poll thing

heres the choices

Jesica Ennis
Jenson Button
Andrew Strauss
David Haye
Jamie Baker

indiana · Tennis legend

Ha Ha.

Actually, Ennis, Button and Haye ( after the weekend ) are the three that came to my mind as likely contenders.

Maybe Struass could get in amongst things with his form and being Ashes captain though I can't see him winning it.

But, how was I forgetting the Aussie slayer ?

Edit : if got to vote for one, guess I'd go for Ennis.

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 10th of November 2009 12:35:25 AM

RedCabbage · Club Coach

Mine would be Button, but I wouldn't begrudge any of the others.

freerider · Futures level

for me, definately brawn gp for team of the year

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

anyone but button.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Totally against the concept of comparing people from different sports. It's like saying 3 inches is greater than 2 seconds.

Anyway, it has to be Button.

What a fighter!

indiana · Tennis legend

Personally, I don't have a problem at all about picking a SPOTY from over the whole range of sports. Salmon seems to have managed it somehow

Of course it's in no way scientific and the British public does occasionally make weird choices i.e. ones that I would never make smile

-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 10th of November 2009 08:43:37 PM

Vandenburg · Futures level

lol u mean the infamous zara phillips winning it?

Salmon · Tennis legend

Nominations:

Jenson Button
Mark Cavendish
Tom Daley
Jessica Ennis
Ryan Giggs
David Haye
Phillips Idowu
Andy Murray
Andrew Strauss
Beth Tweddle

Salmon · Tennis legend

Probably a joke that you'll hear soon enough:

Jonathan Trott for overseas sportsperson of the year award. yawn

philwrig · Hall of fame

Can Ryan Giggs actually win this ?

Salmon · Tennis legend

I hope not. An absolute legend, but this is not a lifetime achievement thingy.

indiana · Tennis legend

Wow, turned out a very clear win for Giggs. Though momentum had been building and he was 2nd favourite with the bookies on the day. Why couldn't I have seen the logic of the Great British Public getting behind him, even if really much more for his career than his year, when he was evidently at original odds of 100 / 1 !!?

Anyway, votes were :

1. Ryan Giggs   151,842   ( 29.4% )
2. Jenson Button    96,770   ( 18.7% )
3. Jessica Ennis   80,468   ( 15.6 % )

4. Mark Cavendish 55,860
5. Beth Tweddle   38,907
6. Tom Daley   36,929
7. Andy Murray   19,936
8.  Andrew Strauss   17,237
9, David Haye   13,966
10. Phillips Idowu   4,507

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 14th of December 2009 06:45:48 PM

wolf · Tennis legend

SPOTY officially became a joke this year.

Giggs, Capello and the Men's cricket team were all horrible choices.

Also what have people got against Phillips Idowu? I don't see why only has about 6% of the votes Ennis had.

-- Edited by wolf on Monday 14th of December 2009 07:44:33 PM