Poll
Question:
Winner?
Option 1: Rebecca Adlington
votes: 6
Option 2: Ben Ainslie
votes: 0
Option 3: Joe Calzaghe
votes: 17
Option 4: Nicole Cooke
votes: 0
Option 5: Lewis Hamilton
votes: 12
Option 6: Chris Hoy
votes: 7
Option 7: Andy Murray
votes: 4
Option 8: Christine Ohuruogu
votes: 1
Option 9: Rebecca Romero
votes: 0
Option 10: Bradley Wiggins
votes: 0
Lets gauge the opinion of the GAA Board faithful on this...
I'm taking Calzaghe... although I dont think he'll win it...
Calzaghe has no chance this year - straight fight between the Olympians and Lewis Hamilton.
Christine Ohuruogu is very unlikely as well
Don't even know who half those people are!
Hamilton will get it, it's a predictable show most years.
Joe Calzaghe
Lewis Hamilton
Chris Hoy
Will be very suprised if any of the above 3 dont get it
Did Calzaghe get it last year? If so, you can strike him off the list as well
Betting from Ladbrokes
Lewis Hamilton 8 - 13
Rebecca Adlington 11 - 4
Chris Hoy 7 - 2
Joe Calzaghe 33 - 1
Andy Murray 66 - 1
Victoria Pendleton 100 - 1
Nicole Cooke 125 - 1
Ben Ainslie 125 - 1
Hamilton will get it
The bookes agree: http://www.oddschecker.com/specials/sports-personality-of-the-year/win-market
You could have had him around 7/4 the weekend before he took the title, thought he was a cert back then but didn't even do it. Worst
Quote from: nifan on December 02, 2008, 01:40:27 PM
Christine Ohuruogu is very unlikely as well
By Olympians I think you can narrow that down to Chris Hoy and Rebecca Adlington with Team GB getting the overall team prize. I think it will be Hamilton, Adlington, Hoy in that order but if the women vote in numbers Lewis could be second.
Looks like the bookies are following my predictions ;D
In light of previous triumphs i'm dissappointed there's no option to vote for Prince Andrew now that he's got his handicap down to single figures and centuries of inbreeding.
No Seán Cavanagh?
It's the official nominees list from the BBC... so... no
Hamilton will doubtless win, though imo Adlington should, both for her Sporting achievements and her Personality.
Quote from: Evil Genius on December 02, 2008, 03:35:57 PM
Hamilton will doubtless win, though imo Adlington should, both for her Sporting achievements and her Personality.
But her nose!! :-X
Quote from: Our Nail Loney on December 02, 2008, 03:36:35 PM
Quote from: Evil Genius on December 02, 2008, 03:35:57 PM
Hamilton will doubtless win, though imo Adlington should, both for her Sporting achievements and her Personality.
But her nose!! :-X
breaks the water the best you've ever seen
:D
Quote from: johnneycool on December 02, 2008, 03:43:11 PM
Quote from: Our Nail Loney on December 02, 2008, 03:36:35 PM
Quote from: Evil Genius on December 02, 2008, 03:35:57 PM
Hamilton will doubtless win, though imo Adlington should, both for her Sporting achievements and her Personality.
But her nose!! :-X
breaks the water the best you've ever seen
:D
yeah ur MAN adlington will get it ;D ;D
Is Zara Phillips not in it this year??
Why have people voted for Calzaghe? He beat two boxers (hopkins,who he struggled against and Jones) who were well past their prime.
Think Adlington should get it myself. 2 gold medals in swimming is more impressive than winning F1 (where only 5 or 6 people are actually contenders due to the cars) and swimming is a more popular sport than cycling with more competition so I'd go for her ahead of Hoy.
Quote from: Minder on December 02, 2008, 05:16:26 PM
Why have people voted for Calzaghe? He beat two boxers (hopkins,who he struggled against and Jones) who were well past their prime.
I think if Calzaghe were to get it then it would be more to honour a career's achievements in boxing rather than the specifics of this year's bouts. But then again I suppose he maybe got that award last year?
The only reason I dont want Hamilton to take it is because I couldn't stand the sight of that father of his standing beside him trying to get a piece of the limelight again.. I cant stand the man....!! >:(
So Hoy got it in the end, as predicted by 13.3% of us.
Decent show. Was anybody else surprised to see how pivotal a role Big Jack played in bobby's award? Obviously there must have been some sort of reconcilliation since the remarks Jack made in his autobiography.
Big Jack was overcome with emotion or maybe Scouse hospitality, but I bet Bobby gets pissed off at the constant 'wor kids' he gets from Jack.
You have to hand it to the Beeb though they always put on a good show and do it so much better than anyone else, Irishman Niall Sloane is their head of sport I think.
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Just saying is all...
Quote from: Doogie Browser on December 14, 2008, 11:10:27 PM
Big Jack was overcome with emotion or maybe Scouse hospitality, but I bet Bobby gets pissed off at the constant 'wor kids' he gets from Jack.
You have to hand it to the Beeb though they always put on a good show and do it so much better than anyone else, Irishman Niall Sloane is their head of sport I think.
Yeah, I remember reading this a few weeks ago. He's from Portadown I think.
Bit of an upset in the end with Hamilton not winning. Despite the tubes on here thinking Calzaghe had a chance it was always going to be some arrangement of the two Olympians and Hamilton.
Hoy seems a decent spud and I don't think many will begrudge him the win.