This is on Sunday and is set to be one of the biggest carve ups of modern time surely.
The bookies (who aint often wrong) have Rebecca Adlington as favourite at 10/11, Lewis Hamilton second favourite at 15/8 and Chris Hoy as third favourite at 3/1.
Not being funny, but surely Hoy's achievements are a lot more fitting for this title that Adlington or Hamilton. Or is it simply a case of where the respective "starts" were born?
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09-12-2008 02:22 PM #1
Sports Personality (again)
Someone once told me that hard work wouldn't kill me.
I thought: "Hell, why take the chance"!
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09-12-2008 02:56 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If Hoy was born in middle England and Adlington in Glasgow, then you can bet your bottom dollar Chris would be favourite
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10-12-2008 09:19 PM #3
I nearly had a heart attack when i heard Calzaghe won it a few years back.
Why the BBC bum this pish up to the high heavens, ill never know
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10-12-2008 10:10 PM #4
I went off it two years ago when Zara Phillips won for sitting on the back of a ******ing horse.
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First British women to win a swimming gold since 1960. Only British swimmer to win 2 golds in a hundred years - breaking an existing world record by 2 full seconds while destroying the competition in the process. She was just as big a star at the Olympics as Hoy and her achievements deserve as much recognition as his.
For someone so indignant that a sportsman might be slighted - in your mind, purely because he is Scots - you seem to be intent at bringing down the achievements of others simply because they are not Scots.
Ironic, no?
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I couldn't care less if she came from England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland or Gorgie, Hoy's achievements are greater (again IMHO)Someone once told me that hard work wouldn't kill me.
I thought: "Hell, why take the chance"!
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13-12-2008 10:29 AM #8
I live around ten miles away from Rebecca Adlington's home town of Mansfield, Notts. I'll be kind and say that Mansfield needs every bit of good news it can get. Certainly a town that has not had it's troubles to seek.
I think Becky would make an excellent choice for this award. She is an extremely dedicated athlete and a very ordinary, personable and modest girl. A great sportswoman in it's truest sense.
Three Cheers for Golden Girl, Rebecca Adlington
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13-12-2008 04:44 PM #9
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The chip on the shoulder stuff bores me. At the end of the day it's a public vote - more people obviously consider Addlington and Hamilton's achievements to be greater.
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That's the other thing. She seems to have far more personality than the other two.
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14-12-2008 07:59 PM #15
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Well done that man
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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Salmond-itis has a lot to answer for.Last edited by Danderhall Hibs; 15-12-2008 at 05:20 PM.
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He won't even win the world title this year.
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16-12-2008 02:49 PM #22
I know i'm a bit late but i'd just like to pass on my congratulations to Chris Hoy. What he achieved in Beijing was outstanding and he fully merits the recognition that he has received since then, culminating with him winning the BBC SPOTY award.
Lewis Hamilton did well, although i'm a bit sceptical about giving such an award to an F1 driver as I think it's much more to do with the car you drive than your driving skills, although I accept that there is a lot of skill involved in doing what he does.
I thought Hamilton was a stick on for this award so for Hoy to get it restores a bit of faith in the whole ceremony, for me.
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ive bet james wade to win it
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