sports personality of the year

[RoslinInstHibby]

who do you think will this year?

1.) Hoy - 3 gold medals in a superb olympic games,
2.) Adlington - 2 golds in the swimming, another who had a great olympics
3.) Murray - a fantastic season, including getting to the US final.
4.) Hamilton - new F1 champion, youngest ever
5.) Calzaghe - could a big win on saturday swing it in his favour?
6.) Other - ????

[Removed]

Hamilton a stick on now I think.

[RobbieHibs]

I think its should be Hoy but hes No chance being Scottish and will prob be involved winning the team award leaving Hamilton to get the non-personality award

[RoslinInstHibby]

I think its should be Hoy but hes No chance being Scottish and will prob be involved winning the team award leaving Hamilton to get the non-personality award


team of the year - the british olympic team????
young personality of the year - Theo walcott????

[Hank Schrader]

Hamilton for sure. Can't see past him even though I would prefer to see someone like Hoy win.

Overseas Personality - Padraig Harrington or Usain Bolt:dunno:

[Mikey]

Hoy should win it as it's a greater achievement. He aint English though so probably won't.

[hibby19]

Hoy should win it as it's a greater achievement. He aint English though so probably won't.

Joe Calzaghe isn't English either but he won it last year.....

[forthhibby]

considering bbc will also be taking over coverage of F1, hamilton will be a nap to win it unfortunately. off button will definately be used the night the awards are on

team of the year should be mclaren F1 team, for building a car that never retired once all season.

[Sir David Gray]

Lewis Hamilton is an absolute certainty to win the award now that he has won the world championship.

IMO it would be a joke considering what Chris Hoy achieved in Beijing.

Andy Murray might have a look in if he wins the Masters Cup in Shanghai, otherwise he has no chance.

[Barney McGrew]

Hoy should win it

Hamilton will win it

[Mikey]

Joe Calzaghe isn't English either but he won it last year.....

He had absolutely no competition. Wasn't David Walliams in the running purely because he swam the channel, or was that the year before?

[notorious]

He had absolutely no competition. Wasn't David Walliams in the running purely because he swam the channel, or was that the year before?

Hatton was the favoruite to win it last year IIRC

[GhostofBolivar]

Luke Schenn :agree:

[rabcp1]

Should be Hoy... will be Hamilton :bitchy:

[Danderhall Hibs]

Joe Calzaghe isn't English either but he won it last year.....

Hey that doesn't fit - let the guys with a chip on their shoulder have their say. Don't go blowing the theory out of the water.

[Rep of Ireland Hibee]

Hamilton will win

[Danderhall Hibs]

Hamilton will win

I think they'll get relegated.

[Eurohibees]

Lack of personailty the lot of them but it will be hamilton

[Cod Boy]

he wont win it but i would vote for phil taylor

[Danderhall Hibs]

he wont win it but i would vote for phil taylor

:hilarious

[Cod Boy]

:hilarious

share the joke

[Danderhall Hibs]

share the joke

You cracked it. You said Phil Taylor should win. :hilarious

[Cod Boy]

i didnt say he would win i said my vote would be taylor

[Danderhall Hibs]

i didnt say he would win i said my vote would be taylor

Are you being serious? Darts can't be classed as a sport - IMO it's a game.

[Cod Boy]

i think darts is a sport but thats just my view

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i think darts is a sport but thats just my view

:agree: It's as much of a sport as F1.

[sleeping giant]

Aye Marydoll. I found it in the wardrobe.:greengrin

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It WILL be Lewis Hamilton. :agree:

[Danderhall Hibs]

:agree: It's as much of a sport as F1.

You've got to be physically fit to do F1. Surely a major part of sport?

If not I think Keith Arthur or the guy that's good at chess should win.

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You've got to be physically fit to do F1. Surely a major part of sport?

If not I think Keith Arthur or the guy that's good at chess should win.

:agree: Understand your point and some F1 drivers, motorcycle racers etc are finer physical specimens that a lot of footballers, athletes etc but if we define sport as an activity where the physical capabilities of the competitors are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome, then I'd say that darts is more of a sport than F1 because the physical capability of the darts player is hand/eye coordination whereas the physical skill of an F1 driver is only one element to win, he needs a good car, tyres, pit crew etc.

Amyway forget Hamilton or Hoy, I nominate this guy :greengrin

[dr-boer]

I'm sorry but you cannot classify two fat men throwing pins at a board whilst having a pint as a sport. It's a pub game at best, can't believe Sky are trying to sell Premier League Darts as a product. Perhaps we should include bridge, chess, football manager and Halo 3 as sports as well?

In regards to F1, yes a lot of behind the scenes work goes into it but the drivers need to have the reactions of fighter pilots and they need to be able to maintain a high level of concentration for two hours. On top of that a F1 driver needs to be able to maintain a heart rate of around 180 bpm for close to two hours, if Phil "The Fat" Taylor was to attempt this, he'd almost certainly drop dead.

[sleeping giant]

I'm sorry but you cannot classify two fat men throwing pins at a board whilst having a pint as a sport. It's a pub game at best, can't believe Sky are trying to sell Premier League Darts as a product. Perhaps we should include bridge, chess, football manager and Halo 3 as sports as well?

In regards to F1, yes a lot of behind the scenes work goes into it but the drivers need to have the reactions of fighter pilots and they need to be able to maintain a high level of concentration for two hours. On top of that a F1 driver needs to be able to maintain a heart rate of around 180 bpm for close to two hours, if Phil "The Fat" Taylor was to attempt this, he'd almost certainly drop dead.

I mind recording the chess when Short was playing Kasparov :agree:
Great watch :agree:

[Sylar]

Overseas (allbeit loosely) is surely a stick on for Padraig Harrington:

He defended The Open - not an easy feat and a remarkable achievement.

He won the USPGA - another cracking achievement for a guy who generally doesn't play too well in America.

2 Major victories and one defence in 1 year - nobody will better that, unless they have royal blood.

[Danderhall Hibs]

Overseas (allbeit loosely) is surely a stick on for Padraig Harrington:

He defended The Open - not an easy feat and a remarkable achievement.

He won the USPGA - another cracking achievement for a guy who generally doesn't play too well in America.

2 Major victories and one defence in 1 year - nobody will better that, unless they have royal blood.

I think Usain Bolt will win the Overseas.

[Hank Schrader]

I think Usain Bolt will win the Overseas.

:agree:

Three gold medals at the Olympics, two new world records in the two big sprint races. Bolt is a stick on I reckon. Harrington won two majors and was the first USPGA winner from Europe in the modern era. Great accomplishment no doubt but what Usain Bolt did in Beijing was superb.

[Cod Boy]

I'm sorry but you cannot classify two fat men throwing pins at a board whilst having a pint as a sport. It's a pub game at best, can't believe Sky are trying to sell Premier League Darts as a product. Perhaps we should include bridge, chess, football manager and Halo 3 as sports as well?

In regards to F1, yes a lot of behind the scenes work goes into it but the drivers need to have the reactions of fighter pilots and they need to be able to maintain a high level of concentration for two hours. On top of that a F1 driver needs to be able to maintain a heart rate of around 180 bpm for close to two hours, if Phil "The Fat" Taylor was to attempt this, he'd almost certainly drop dead.

motor racing is not a sport

[notorious]

motor racing is not a sport

I think you'll find it is!

[Pretty Boy]

Joe Calzaghe isn't English either but he won it last year.....

Joe Calzaghe was born in London and lived there until he was a fair age, was based in Wales from late childhood and adopted it as his home, technically he is English though.

[Cod Boy]

another title for phil talyor

[hibsboy90]

So Usain Bolt will probably win overseas personality with 3 golds, but homegrown Hoy won't win.

Last year Calzaghe won as Hatton lost to Maywether the night before the ceremony. (He got third place did he not???)

[Golden Bear]

Hamilton will win it - although I agree with a previous poster that motor racing is not a sport.

But there again you couldn't award it to a car or a team of kwik fit mechanics.

:greengrin

[deek]

Hoy wins the sports writer award :thumbsup:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/26112008/58/hoy-beats-hamilton-award.html

[Danderhall Hibs]

another title for phil talyor

Again :hilarious

[Cod Boy]

Again :hilarious

yep:greengrin