BBC Sports Personality 2008 - The GAABoard Votes!

[BennyHarp]

Is Zara Phillips not in it this year??

[Minder]

Why have people voted for Calzaghe? He beat two boxers (hopkins,who he struggled against and Jones) who were well past their prime.

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

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.

[Franko]

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....!!

[TacadoirArdMhacha]

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.

[Doogie Browser]

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.

[ziggysego]

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[FermPundit]

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.

[Tony Baloney]

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.