Sports Personality Of The Year...

[10ClarionSt]

A bit late with this but I thought the voting was a complete sham and that the winner is selected by the producers months before. How did Joe Root manage to get that trophy in New Zealand just minutes after the "voting" had closed? What if that place had gone to Jude Bellingham in Madrid? The England cricket squad probably took that trophy with them when they departed for New Zealand. 

And of the course the BBC did what the BBC always do by ruining the programme with copious interviews instead of showing the sports that they were referring to. 

One sad thing though was to learn of the passing of Raman Subba Row, a player who I saw play for England against Australia at OT in 1961, and for Northants against Lancs on a few occasions. A good batsman. RIP. 

[davebro3]

never watched it & hadn't heard of the winner previously...

[newmodarmy]

I don't know how they do it but I think the winner usually wins by a mile ( or 800m in Keeley's case!) and they know who will win ( maybe they ask the bookies who have ways of knowing this).

[1ozzy]

Surely it should be "raygun" the Aussie break dancer that disgusted everyone that bothered to watch that rubbish as an Olympic sport. 

I hang my head in shame...

[KUSTARD]

I just couldn't believe anyone would be seen in (or more or less out!!) public in THAT DRESS or am I old fashioned?

[Cloverjo]

I think they have replica trophies on hand in case of a win when the recipient is abroad. 

[douglas9401]

Maybe she took a lead from the England goalkeeper last year, Kustard.

[KUSTARD]

Sorry Douglas, you'll have to explain that one to me!!!

[newmodarmy]

Google Mary Earps sports personality, kustard

[newmodarmy]

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[New Judge]

I stopped watching SPOTY when Peter Dimmock turned it in. Well perhaps not quite but I haven't seen much of it since. I think the tin lid for me came the year the idiot Phil Tufnell had something to do with it.

The BBC has used it recently to  display its woke credentials. There was 2020 when a special award went  to footballer Marcus Rashford for his campaign against child food poverty. I don't know who won this year's woke award. Perhaps it was the producer for lining up three female presenters. Why three are necessary at all is a mystery but imagine if the line up was three men.

Of course the winner had no idea she would receive the award. She just happened to throw on a £3,500 designer dress and accompanying jewellery "just in case."

All in all, as with many things the BBC does, SPOTY is long past its sell-by date and should be consigned to the bin.

[KUSTARD]

Thanks for that NMA.  I guess less is more then!!!!

[10ClarionSt]

Thanks for the replies folks. I'm way behind with things just now but I agree totally with New Judge. And I can't see anyone carrying replica trophies around, especially all the way to New Zealand. It's just a money making scam by the beeb. And people fall for it.

[THECORBYLOON]

"And I can't see anyone carrying replica trophies around, especially all the way to New Zealand."

What's the issue with that?

[ToraToraTora]

I stopped watching when they gave it to Henman, who has never won anything, ahead of Carl Foggarty, 3 times world superbike champion.

Apparently some fishing bloke really wins it every year but that's not main stream enough for the BBC.

Bent as a butchers hook if you ask me.