Re: Houston, we have a problem - sports personality of the y : Fri Sep 14, 2012 12:54 pm  

east stander wrote:

What about the curly haired Irish golfer who has won a major or 2?

Phil Taylor continues to dominate the world of darts. Maybe he could move up the order from his runner up/third position a year or two ago!

yeah, the golfer has been brilliant this year and a great call - see the problem this year there are TOO many credible candidates !

Phil Taylor deserves something but gets snubbed each year - it seems that dart superstars are even less thought of than rugby league players !

Re: Houston, we have a problem - sports personality of the y : Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:02 pm  

sanjunien wrote:

see the problem this year there are TOO many credible candidates !

So, judge it just on PERSONALITY rather than sporting achievement?

Re: Houston, we have a problem - sports personality of the y : Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:14 pm  

Dally wrote:

So, judge it just on PERSONALITY rather than sporting achievement?

ok but IMO the top two candidates, messers Wiggins & Murray LACK any real 'personality' ! they both come over as boring old farts !

or is it just me ?

so maybe the winner has to be judged on sporting merits ?

Re: Houston, we have a problem - sports personality of the y : Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:06 pm  

1 Bradley Wiggins

2 David Weir

3 Sophie Christiansen

Team of yr...both olympic and Paralympic teams

Coach of year Dave Brailsford

Hightlight of year...the look on Denise Lewis face when a athlete doesnt win it.

Re: Houston, we have a problem - sports personality of the y : Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:56 pm  

fc baldy wrote:

3 Sophie Christiansen

The fact I had to Wiki who she was gives me the impression she won't get anywhere near the ten.

Re: Houston, we have a problem - sports personality of the y : Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:31 pm  

Special One wrote:

The fact I had to Wiki who she was gives me the impression she won't get anywhere near the ten.

But had you watched the Paralympics you would have known straight away who she was, and she was extremely impressive.

She also has a first class honours in Maths, and a personality. The two don't always go together.

Re: Houston, we have a problem - sports personality of the y : Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:34 pm  

Wiggins. First ever Brit to win one of the world's premier sporting events. All things considered it is one of the hardest events in the world to win because not only is it one of the most challenging feats of human endurance it's a different course every year. Imagine that. It's not the same as where you practice and you can't have a non-competition race over it beforehand. It's like one long Grand Final. As soon as you get on that bike, nobody knows where it's going and attacks are based on pure instinct. As dramatic as anything in sport and it lasts a month. A month.