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Post by richie22 on Dec 13, 2021 18:19:47 GMT
I know, he only won a gold and a bronze ffs…… I’d have thought his partner(diving) might have had something to do with that also but I can’t see him on the list🤔 my point exactly, auntie beeb must be married into the Daley family for the level of coverage he gets … a penny for his respective partners thoughts. Zero recognition ever for their achievements
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 13, 2021 18:24:08 GMT
I’d have thought his partner(diving) might have had something to do with that also but I can’t see him on the list🤔 my point exactly, auntie beeb must be married into the Daley family for the level of coverage he gets … a penny for his respective partners thoughts. Zero recognition ever for their achievements Got nothing at all against Tom Daley, he’s a great ambassador for the sport but he must be embarrassed his partners never get any recognition.
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Post by RF10 on Dec 13, 2021 18:26:42 GMT
Why have they included Fury again when he has repeatedly said he does not what anything to do with it.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 13, 2021 18:29:25 GMT
Why have they included Fury again when he has repeatedly said he does not what anything to do with it. It’s a bit of a shame really after suffering mental illness and training so hard to lose all that weight and become lineal world champion. A true feat of sporting legend. But fair play to him for sticking to his guns. I’d love to see him go on and spark jug ears out mind!
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Post by professorplump on Dec 13, 2021 19:48:19 GMT
I think Joe Root deserves inclusion. He has scored a record number of runs for an England batsmen over the calendar year.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 13, 2021 20:04:00 GMT
I think Joe Root deserves inclusion. He has scored a record number of runs for an England batsmen over the calendar year. But a terrible Captain in a terrible test team. Personally he’s been good but you can’t deny his obvious deficiencies when leading the national side.
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Post by professorplump on Dec 13, 2021 20:27:38 GMT
I think Joe Root deserves inclusion. He has scored a record number of runs for an England batsmen over the calendar year. But a terrible Captain in a terrible test team. Personally he’s been good but you can’t deny his obvious deficiencies when leading the national side. I don't think his captaincy is particularly relevant. He deserves a nomination for his performances as a player which is surely on a par with Raheem Sterling's performances.
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Post by RedandWhite90 on Dec 13, 2021 23:16:10 GMT
Raducanu, and it's not even close 🎾
(and I can't stand tennis)
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Post by cheadlepotter on Dec 14, 2021 0:24:32 GMT
Raducanu 1/20 with bet365. All you need to know.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Dec 15, 2021 20:02:26 GMT
I lost interest in SPOTY years ago. It's been ridiculous since they introduced the shortlist and maybe before. Ryan Giggs won it for doing nothing that year. Maybe the shortlist was introduced because they're scared of the Internet bounding together to vote for Tom Pope or someone. Ridiculous Lewis Hamilton isn't on the list, but at least he's been knighted at last. Us Brits love a hard done by runner up, so Hamilton probably would've been nailed on, forgetting all the times he's won the F1 title.
I think they all deserve to be on the list but Sterling less so as England didn't win anything. Raducanu should win it for me - a crazy achievement that came from nowhere.
Sarah Storey is pretty awesome - breaking her own world records well into her 40s. She won Paralympic gold medals in swimming before switching to cycling because of what she thought was an ear infection, but I think was related to chronic fatigue syndrome (reminds me of Steve Redgrave winning all those golds as a diabetic). She's very competitive against non-disabled cyclists too, and her cycling time at one Paralympics was fast enough to be one of the fastest at the same Olympics event that year.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Dec 19, 2021 21:46:21 GMT
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Post by chuffedstokie on Dec 19, 2021 22:38:57 GMT
How long did they drag it out for this year.
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Post by wagsastokie on Dec 20, 2021 6:14:22 GMT
How many trophies do they have? As one was already in sitting Dubai in isolation So there’s at least two in case their pre guess of the winner is wrong That or the public vote is a complete money making scam As they’ve already chosen the winner They never seem to reveal the figures
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Post by sheds1862 on Dec 20, 2021 11:47:41 GMT
Biggest shock was Scott hosting. Can't say I've seen her much on the TV lately. Glad she's still doing the rounds . If ever there was a stereotype of a politically correct BBC programme that was it.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Dec 20, 2021 13:12:51 GMT
How many trophies do they have? As one was already in sitting Dubai in isolation So there’s at least two in case their pre guess of the winner is wrong That or the public vote is a complete money making scam As they’ve already chosen the winner They never seem to reveal the figures The finalists who couldn't make the live event have a replica of all three trophies at hand. And I have seen figures revealed in recent years, which I always think is unfair on the person who receives the least votes.
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Post by felonious on Dec 20, 2021 13:35:59 GMT
Biggest shock was Scott hosting. Can't say I've seen her much on the TV lately. Glad she's still doing the rounds . If ever there was a stereotype of a politically correct BBC programme that was it. I suspect it's the same with all BBC shows these days. I've just heard a self congratulatory phone in on Strictly and heard diversity, etc mentioned a few times.
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Post by wrighter on Dec 20, 2021 13:42:48 GMT
Adam Peaty World champion for years Lost count of his golds but
lets give it to a girl who has won ONE tournament but has been shit since
God knows what AP must be thinking
Wont be watching this crap ever again
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Post by riverman on Dec 20, 2021 14:00:44 GMT
Adam Peaty World champion for years Lost count of his golds but lets give it to a girl who has won ONE tournament but has been shit since God knows what AP must be thinking Wont be watching this crap ever again Box ticking at it's finest.
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Post by GrahamHyde on Dec 20, 2021 14:18:50 GMT
Adam Peaty World champion for years Lost count of his golds but lets give it to a girl who has won ONE tournament but has been shit since God knows what AP must be thinking Wont be watching this crap ever again First British female to win a Grand Slam since 1977 - 44 years ago, at the age of 18, and came out of absolutely nowhere to win it. I'd say she was a worthy winner.
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Post by wrighter on Dec 20, 2021 15:12:54 GMT
Adam Peaty World champion for years Lost count of his golds but lets give it to a girl who has won ONE tournament but has been shit since God knows what AP must be thinking Wont be watching this crap ever again First British female to win a Grand Slam since 1977 - 44 years ago, at the age of 18, and came out of absolutely nowhere to win it. I'd say she was a worthy winner. Well thats your opinion, i respect that but if that warrants putting Adam Peaty into 3rd place then i have no answer !! At least Rachel Blackmore won the World one, which i certainly agreed with Why do the BBC have their 6 picks ? Why cant we vote on OUR own choice
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Post by prestwichpotter on Dec 20, 2021 16:13:28 GMT
Biggest shock was Scott hosting. Can't say I've seen her much on the TV lately. Glad she's still doing the rounds . If ever there was a stereotype of a politically correct BBC programme that was it. i can't believe there wasn't a middle aged man in a tweed suit smoking a pipe presenting. The world's gone mad.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 20, 2021 16:17:11 GMT
Biggest shock was Scott hosting. Can't say I've seen her much on the TV lately. Glad she's still doing the rounds . If ever there was a stereotype of a politically correct BBC programme that was it. i can't believe there wasn't a middle aged man in a tweed suit smoking a pipe presenting. The world's gone mad. It would certainly tick a diversity box!
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Dec 20, 2021 17:42:27 GMT
First British female to win a Grand Slam since 1977 - 44 years ago, at the age of 18, and came out of absolutely nowhere to win it. I'd say she was a worthy winner. Well thats your opinion, i respect that but if that warrants putting Adam Peaty into 3rd place then i have no answer !! At least Rachel Blackmore won the World one, which i certainly agreed with Why do the BBC have their 6 picks ? Why cant we vote on OUR own choice SPOTY has always been a popularity contest, and tennis is more popular than swimming. I think they introduced the shortlist for fear of online masses voting Boaty McBoatface as Sports Personality of the Year. Before the shortlist was introduced, there was a year where John Fashanu or someone who had retired years previously was in the running. It also means the BBC can big up the event by announcing the shortlist in advance.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2021 17:49:07 GMT
First British female to win a Grand Slam since 1977 - 44 years ago, at the age of 18, and came out of absolutely nowhere to win it. I'd say she was a worthy winner. Well thats your opinion, i respect that but if that warrants putting Adam Peaty into 3rd place then i have no answer !! At least Rachel Blackmore won the World one, which i certainly agreed with Why do the BBC have their 6 picks ? Why cant we vote on OUR own choiceApart from the BBC's usual agenda there's also the fact that they seem to push he sports that they actually televise. These days that usually means Wimbledon, The Olympics and the egg and spoon race
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 20, 2021 17:56:16 GMT
Well thats your opinion, i respect that but if that warrants putting Adam Peaty into 3rd place then i have no answer !! At least Rachel Blackmore won the World one, which i certainly agreed with Why do the BBC have their 6 picks ? Why cant we vote on OUR own choiceApart from the BBC's usual agenda there's also the fact that they seem to push he sports that they actually televise. These days that usually means Wimbledon, The Olympics and the egg and spoon race There mustn’t be many personalities coming through the indoor bowls scene this year!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2021 18:26:40 GMT
Apart from the BBC's usual agenda there's also the fact that they seem to push he sports that they actually televise. These days that usually means Wimbledon, The Olympics and the egg and spoon race There mustn’t be many personalities coming through the indoor bowls scene this year! I hope they have a pipe smoking rule. when Arthur from Ramsbottom wins it next year. Would help the BBC if he was a Tranny indoor bowler
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 20, 2021 18:29:48 GMT
There mustn’t be many personalities coming through the indoor bowls scene this year! I hope they have a pipe smoking rule. when Arthur from Ramsbottom wins it next year. Would help the BBC if he was a Tranny indoor bowler Can’t do that. If they have prestwichpotters way and have a pipe smoking presenter the beeb would be accused of over representation. God forbid👀
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2021 18:32:40 GMT
I hope they have a pipe smoking rule. when Arthur from Ramsbottom wins it next year. Would help the BBC if he was a Tranny indoor bowler Can’t do that. If they have prestwichpotters way and have a pipe smoking presenter the beeb would be accused of over representation. God forbid👀 Perhaps if he wore a dress and had a Hello Kitty pipe
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 20, 2021 18:35:15 GMT
Can’t do that. If they have prestwichpotters way and have a pipe smoking presenter the beeb would be accused of over representation. God forbid👀 Perhaps if he wore a dress and had a Hello Kitty pipe OK now we’re getting somewhere😉
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Post by chuffedstokie on Dec 20, 2021 19:17:32 GMT
Can’t do that. If they have prestwichpotters way and have a pipe smoking presenter the beeb would be accused of over representation. God forbid👀 Perhaps if he wore a dress and had a Hello Kitty pipe He'd walk it. 👍
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