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Post by suedehead on Nov 25, 2013 19:24:04 GMT 1
The short list for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2013 is announced tomorrow. Who will have the chance to compete to finish as runner-up to Andy Murray?
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Post by rubcale on Nov 25, 2013 19:40:36 GMT 1
Andy's lapse at the USO will be put down to his bad back so it certainly looks like he will stroll this.
In that final game of his match with Djokovich he probably faced more pressure than any other British sportsperson ever.
More interesting, of course the second Ashes test (and more) have still to come but if England continue to get a hiding can they award then the Team of the Year?
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Post by suedehead on Nov 25, 2013 19:46:06 GMT 1
The cricketers have certainly damaged their chances of the team award.
The two obvious choices for Lifetime Achievement - Alex Ferguson and David Beckham - have won it already so they'll have to look elsewhere.
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Post by Panda on Nov 25, 2013 20:03:43 GMT 1
My shortlist of 10 would be (in no particular order):
Andy Murray (First British Wimbledon winner since 1977, first male since 1936)
Mo Farah (5000/10000 double at World Championships - 5th global title in 3 years)
Chris Froome (Won Tour de France)
Christine Ohuruogu (Won 400m at World Championships, first global title since 2008)
Justin Rose (Won US Open golf)
Ian Bell (England's stand-out player in summer Ashes victory)
AP McCoy (First jump jockey to ride 4000 winners)
Non Stanford (World triathlon champion)
Ben Ainslie (Masterminded Oracle's comeback to win the America's Cup)
Nick Matthew (Won his 3rd squash world title)
Honourable mentions:
Ronnie O'Sullivan (won 5th world snooker title, having not played a proper ranking tournament all season)
Phil Taylor (world darts champion yet again)
Tai Woffinden (first Briton to be world speedway champion since 2000)
Team of the year: With the Ashes defeat, it very much swings the balance in favour of the Lions, who I think would've won it anyway.
Overseas award: Vettel would be my choice but I think BBC will give it Bolt (again) or Nadal.
Coach of the year: not sure... Gatland? Flower? Lendl? Fergie?
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Post by rubcale on Nov 26, 2013 14:27:11 GMT 1
Can't see Nadal getting Overseas Award since he failed at both Wimbledon and Year End Champs.
I take an interest in sport generally and Triathlon has become well known now but I've missed this one - never heard of Non Stanford before.
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Post by Panda on Nov 26, 2013 16:08:38 GMT 1
The Brownlees have understandably had most of the attention when it comes to triathlon, especially as they were both battling for the world title this year (both just missing out). Non Stanford won the women's world title the day before the Brownlees just missed out on the men's title in Hyde Park.
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Post by suedehead on Nov 26, 2013 16:59:07 GMT 1
I have to admit I had to Google Non Stanford to find out who she was. I even needed that to confirm that Non was a she. The name didn't offer much of a clue. You could almost say it was non-descript.
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Post by Shireblogger on Nov 26, 2013 17:31:34 GMT 1
I think Panda's list covers everyone I would expect to see on the shortlist, especially as he mentioned all 10 of the 2013 sporting victories that I identified when compiling the longlist for the Haven Top 10 Sporting Victories. |
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Nov 26, 2013 17:56:02 GMT 1
wouldn't it be brilliantly ironic if a guy with less personality than a wet sponge wins sports personality of the year
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Post by raliverpool on Nov 26, 2013 18:46:50 GMT 1
My shortlist of 10 would be (in order of likelihood):
Andy Murray (Tennis)
Mo Farah (Athletics)
Chris Froome (Cycling - Road)
Leigh Halfpenny (Rugby Union)
AP McCoy (Horse Racing - Jumps)
Sir Ben Ainslie (Sailing)
Christine Ohuruogu (Athletics)
Non Stanford (Triathlon)
Justin Rose (Golf)
Laura Trott (Cycling - Road & Indoor)
Ian Bell (Cricket) & Tai Woffinden (Speedway) just miss out. Hopefully they'll omit the personality vacuum Gareth Bale from the shortlist for fear that Football supporters and 1D type fangirls vote him to an ill deserved minimum Top 3 finish. Whilst Phil Taylor & Ronnie O'Sullivan will be omitted to appease the Snooker & Darts are Past-times not Sport types. (Despite the fact I regard Phil Taylor's continued domination in a Sport played by so many people, over a 25 year period to see so many pretenders to his throne off over that period, to rank him as Britain's Greatest Sportsman)
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Post by suedehead on Nov 26, 2013 20:39:56 GMT 1
wouldn't it be brilliantly ironic if a guy with less personality than a wet sponge wins sports personality of the year It's happened before. Nigel Mansell for instance. |
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Post by raliverpool on Nov 26, 2013 21:03:38 GMT 1
Then 10 are: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/25002342Sir Ben Ainslie (Sailing) Ian Bell (Cricket) Hannah Cockroft (Athletics) Mo Farah (Athletics) Chris Froome (Cycling) Leigh Halfpenny (Rugby Union) AP McCoy (Horse Racing) Andy Murray (Tennis) Christine Ohuruogu (Athletics) Justin Rose (Golf) |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2013 22:56:46 GMT 1
Surprised they didn't go with Non Stanford - amazing performance. Andy all the way though - well deserved!
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Post by LittleChristmasTurkey on Nov 28, 2013 18:44:17 GMT 1
So glad Hannah Cockroft is on the list - two golds at the world championships this year, plus a fabulous personality to go with it. Rather than Andy Murray, who performed incredibly well in his sport, but is generally a bit of a twunt.
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Post by Tom on Nov 30, 2013 12:18:14 GMT 1
I hope Murray's people persuade him to attend SPOTY this year. He may never get a better chance to win it. But I do have this nagging feeling that with his back he may decide not to. It was still causing him grief before he left for Miami earlier in the month.
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Post by Mart!n on Dec 10, 2013 16:18:55 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Dec 14, 2013 1:30:12 GMT 1
It's been announced this year's Helen Rollason Award will be awarded posthumously to Hillsborough justice campaigner Anne Williams, who died earlier this year.
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Post by suedehead on Dec 14, 2013 10:40:34 GMT 1
It's been announced this year's Helen Rollason Award will be awarded posthumously to Hillsborough justice campaigner Anne Williams, who died earlier this year. Good choice. |
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Post by o on Dec 14, 2013 19:26:19 GMT 1
So if Murray isn't there and wins it, do we do a video conference? Bit dull, then again it is Murray anyway.
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Post by Pablo on Dec 14, 2013 19:59:53 GMT 1
So if Murray isn't there and wins it, do we do a video conference? Bit dull, then again it is Murray anyway. A Lennox Lewis cameo should do the trick!  |
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