Sports Personality of the Year 2011

[Marcos]

Completely forgot about the Welsh Rugby Team, they'll probably get the Team award.

[Guest mr. potato head]

Which type of athletes do North Americans celebrate?

In the US, I'd expect mostly baseball, basketball and football players, Tiger Woods if he's having a good year, and maybe one or two "other" athletes to make it seem like they're being inclusive.

In Canada, it'd be almost half hockey players, a couple baseball or football players or golfers who have had success in the US, and the rest would be Olympic-type sports to make it seem like we're being inclusive.

[King Ellis]

I think Gary Lineker on the One Show earlier said it was journos voting for it.

[Adam]

Cavendish by a mile. Though I'm sure he won't actually win it. One of the golfers will get it because it's more 'mainstream' or whatever.

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Doubt he'll win it, but without a doubt Mo Farah for me.

Sensational year he's had as well.

[Cheeky Hughes]

If the Olympics weren't next year, I would say Mo Farah. As it stands though, it'll be either him or Cavendish.

[Lineker]

Fuck Mo Farah. He's a filthy Arsenal fan!

[Matt]

Should be Cavendish will probably be Clarke or McIlroy. Wouldn't have objected to Ally Cook but the last series was so disastrous for all the team that I can't see him winning.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Cavendish. Etc etc etc.

Liam :angry: :angry:

Anyway yeah his season's been good - first British World Champion cyclist since Tommy Simpson in the '60s.

First British green jersey winner in the Tour de France ever.

At the age of 26 he's already got 20 Tour de France stage wins which is just TWO less than Lance Armstrong got in his entire career.

Two stage wins at the Giro d'Italia (second biggest cycling stage race after the Tour).

Awarded MBE which is pretty rare for a bicycle person.

Also he's moving to the British cycling team (Team Sky) for next season so cycling will be covered more on the news, sport and on TV.

The best part of all is that he gets angry when people ask him stupid questions or make stupid comments. He also believes he should win so gets upset when he doesn't. Pretty much what the best athletes do in other countries but not Britian cos we prefer a "plucky loser" who will then appear on pizza adverts or Loose Women.

Also, like most people don't like cycling, I don't like golf. No interest in it.

[Lineker]

There's been lots of guff about there being no women on the list of nominations. Well today it has been announced that Rebecca Adlington (6) missed out by one vote. Keri-Anne Payne (five) missed out by two. Amir Khan (7) received the lowest number of votes of the top 10, one vote ahead of Adlington and Jenson Button. Others who came close: Alistair Brownlee (5), Keri-Anne Payne (5).

[Marcos]

No women should have been on the list, it's been a poor year for British women in sport. Next year at the Olympics if Jess Ennis or Adlington win a gold medal then they'll deserve to be on the list.

[Adam]

They don't deserve to be on purely because there are no women. Tough break.

[JamJamMan123]

Alistar Cook is a strong candidate, had a great year with the bat for England. No real stand out individual though

Edited December 11, 2011 by JamJamMan123

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

To make up for having all men, young personality are all girls.

Anyway Luke Donald now has more chance of winning and Amir Khan less.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Luke Donald will win it now I think, especially after talking about his old man dying recently too.

[lanky316]

Frankel should've been on the list

[Lineker]

0815 SPORTS PERSONALITY: Sir Steve Redgrave will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at this evening's BBC Sport Personality of the Year. Coverage on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sport website at 2000 GMT.

[Liam]

The cunt won it.

Shame, should have gone to Luke Donald.

EDIT: That would be Cavendish, for those who are unsure >_>

Edited December 22, 2011 by Liam

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

WAHEEEEEEEEEEEEY!

[Adam]

Right man won it. He was far and away the British sportsman of the year in 2011...very happy for him and for cycling on the whole to get this recognition.