Sports Personality Of The Year

[SwindonTownFC]

y was Theo young sports personality of the year?

[SwindonTartanArmy]

More importantly why was Zara Phillips sports personality of the year? Proof that the general public know nothing! :evil:

[Northern Red]

More importantly why was Zara Phillips sports personality of the year? Proof that the general public know nothing! :evil:

Only the 3rd World and European Champion in the history of her sport, a week after her best friend was killed in horsey action.

Its a classic mix. Why's everyone so anti-Zara winning this?

Compare some of the others:
Button - 1 win in 107 races or something
Tweddle - World Champ on bars (one off win)
Clarke - 3 good games of golf in a weekend in an unsuccessful season (sympathy vote for the wife dying)
Calzageeeee - Deserves to be in the top 3 - should've won maybe
Monty - a few good games of cricket - nothing special really - future winner
Murray - one of only two people to beat Federer, 1 tournament win - no greatness but a good year
Cooke - World Champion, but in a neglected sport and never gonna win, but she deserves it.
Taylor - Darts won't win it either. His "World" championships lose face a bit, as they aren't open. Doesn't he only play those people contracted to Sky, not Barneveld, Fordham etc....
Hatton - Calzageeee deserves it more, so Hatton's always 2nd to him.

[STFC Village]

Taylor - Darts won't win it either. His "World" championships lose face a bit, as they aren't open. Doesn't he only play those people contracted to Sky, not Barneveld, Fordham etc....

Barney is with Sky now i think? I've seen him in Premier League anyway.

[Northern Red]

Anyway looking at that list I'd have:
1st - Zara "Amazing" Phillips
2nd - Joe Calzageeee
3rd - Nicola Cooke

4th - Tweddle
5th - Hatton
6th - Murray
7th - Taylor
8th - Clarke
9th - Monty
10th - Button

[Northern Red]

Taylor - Darts won't win it either. His "World" championships lose face a bit, as they aren't open. Doesn't he only play those people contracted to Sky, not Barneveld, Fordham etc....

Barney is with Sky now i think? I've seen him in Premier League anyway.

Point is: Taylor isn't a true world champ - only in the those contracted to the Premier League Championship thingy.

It's like the World Series Baseball - no one else would win but the Yanks - but only if anyone can enter can you be Champion of the World.

[STFC Village]

It's like the World Series Baseball - no one else would win but the Yanks - but only if anyone can enter can you be Champion of the World.

What about the Canadian team?

[magicroundabout]

More importantly why was Zara Phillips sports personality of the year? Proof that the general public know nothing! :evil:

Only the 3rd World and European Champion in the history of her sport, a week after her best friend was killed in horsey action.

Its a classic mix. Why's everyone so anti-Zara winning this?

Compare some of the others:
Button - 1 win in 107 races or something
Tweddle - World Champ on bars (one off win)
Clarke - 3 good games of golf in a weekend in an unsuccessful season (sympathy vote for the wife dying)
Calzageeeee - Deserves to be in the top 3 - should've won maybe
Monty - a few good games of cricket - nothing special really - future winner
Murray - one of only two people to beat Federer, 1 tournament win - no greatness but a good year
Cooke - World Champion, but in a neglected sport and never gonna win, but she deserves it.
Taylor - Darts won't win it either. His "World" championships lose face a bit, as they aren't open. Doesn't he only play those people contracted to Sky, not Barneveld, Fordham etc....
Hatton - Calzageeee deserves it more, so Hatton's always 2nd to him.

bit of a contradiction there me thinks.

no fucker deserved to be fair

[Northern Red]

Sure they've both got into the top 2 based on sympathy voting
On the next level: Zara was also a World Champ - Clarke had a fairly average season

[magicroundabout]

i agree on the sympathy vote.

but like you say looking through the list there is no one else there who deserved to win it

[SwindonTartanArmy]

Calzaghe... 9 years as world champion?
Murray... fair enough hasnt done a huge amount, but he is still ranked higher in the world than Federer was at the same age.
the other... hmmm cant even see why most of them were even nominated! :-))(


Oh and dont even get me started on the fact that they are calling darts a sport! :evil:

[fatbury]

cos Theo is ace .. end of!