SPOTY 2012

[Lineker]

The twelve names in the shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Year are set to be announced on the One Show tonight. With that in mind:

Who do you think deserves a place on the list, and who should go on and win it next month in December?

[Rich]

Bradley Wiggins

End Thread.

[therockbox]

Wiggins, Murray or Farah should win it. I think Ennis will though because of the fuss over last year's lack of any female nominees.

[Adam]

I agree with Rockbox, those three are the top ones for me and I would personally give the edge to Wiggins.

Honestly though there are so many people who deserve to at least be on the ballot.

[Starvinho]

For me it's gotta be between Wiggins and Farah. Then Jess Ennis in third.

On any other year it would be Murray's, but because the year has been such a beast in British sport, he probably won't even get in the top 3.

As for others that deserve a place on the shortlist? Ronnie O'Sullivan for sure. What a performance by him at the World Championship this year, hopefully it doesn't go unnoticed.

[Matt]

Can we not just give it to British Sport Minus Footballers?

[Marcos]

Murray and Wiggins should be the only two that's challenging for it, would probably give it to Murray as I think his achievement has been the best British sporting result in a good while. Might be slightly biased though !

[GA!]

A tough year this year. If they go for (deserved) hype, then Mo Farah. However Jessica Ennis' win felt bigger to me so hopefully her.

Bradley Wiggins and Andy Murray deserve the award too for giving the UK long-awaited Tour de France and Grand Slam tennis titles but this year must surely be based on Olympic achievements alone, and their gold medals just didn't feel as big as Farah's or Ennis'. Also fuck cycling and tennis.

[Lineker]

Three former BBC Sports Personality of the Year nominees are included on the expert panel that will determine the shortlist of 12 for this year's award.

Sir Steve Redgrave, Baroness Grey-Thompson and Denise Lewis will be joined by Baroness Campbell, chair of UK Sport, and representatives from the BBC and the newspaper industry.

They will aim to produce a shortlist based on reaching a consensus view.

The winner will be announced at ExCeL in London on Sunday 16 December.

Presented by Sue Barker, Gary Lineker and Clare Balding, Sports Personality of the Year will be broadcast live on BBC One, BBC One HD and BBC Radio 5 live.

A capacity crowd of more than 15,000 will make it the biggest Sports Personality of the Year in the show's 59-year history, with tickets going on public sale at the end of the month.

Full ticket details will be on the BBC Sport website closer to the date.

The event will bring down the curtain on what has been an historic 12 months of sport, highlights of which undoubtedly include the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

But 2012 was also the year that saw Wales secure their 11th Grand Slam in the Six Nations, Andy Murray's historic US Open triumph, Manchester City's remarkable comeback to win the Premier League title, Chelsea's Champions League victory, Bradley Wiggins' Tour de France triumph, Rory McIlroy's record-breaking win at the US PGA Championship which cemented his status as the world number one golfer, and Europe's sensational eleventh-hour victory over the United States in the Ryder Cup.

Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport, said: "This year's Sports Personality of the Year will be a celebration of what has been a truly unique year for sport in the UK. We are incredibly proud to be hosting the sporting grand finale for such a remarkable year."

With an increased shortlist from 10 to 12 - in recognition of the unprecedented success of UK athletes in 2012 - this year's battle for the coveted title will be one of the most hotly contested in the show's history.

If the expert panel cannot reach a consensus view as to who should be included on the shortlist, they will be asked to vote on the remaining candidates. In the event of a tied vote, the chair's decision will be binding.

The public will once again vote for the winner during the live show, with the result announced at the end.

The panel will also choose the first, second and third places for the Team of the Year, Overseas Personality of the Year and Coach of the Year awards.

Other awards on the night will again be Young Sports Personality of the Year and Unsung Hero, which will continue to be decided by the existing specialist panel system, and the Lifetime Achievement and Helen Rollason awards which will be decided by the board of BBC Sport.

Full terms and conditions for all awards are available via bbc.co.uk/sportspersonality

Sports Personality of the Year 2012 shortlist expert panel

• Director of BBC Sport - Barbara Slater (Chair)
  
• BBC head of TV Sport - Philip Bernie
  
• Executive editor of BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Carl Doran
  
• From BBC Radio 5 live - Eleanor Oldroyd (presenter, 5 live Sport)
  
• Three newspaper sports editors (to be rotated annually) - in 2012, Mike Dunn (sports editor, the Sun), Lee Clayton (head of sport, Daily Mail), Matthew Hancock (sports editor, the Observer)
  
• A pan sports broadcaster/journalist - Sue Mott
  
• Three former SPOTY nominees (to be appointed annually) - in 2012, Sir Steve Redgrave, Baroness Grey-Thompson and Denise Lewis
  
• Baroness Campbell, chair of UK Sport

Also probably worth listing the current awards with the incumbent holders:

• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award - Awarded to the sportsperson "whose actions have most captured the public's imagination" - Mark Cavendish
  
• BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year - Awarded to the sportsperson "who has made the greatest impression in the world of sport" - Novak Djokovic
  
• BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award - Awarded to the team with the most notable achievement in British sport. - England cricket team
  
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award - Awarded to a sportsperson "who has made a major impact on the world of sport during their lifetime" - Sir Steve Redgrave
  
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award - Awarded to the coach who is adjudged to have made the most impact on British sport - Andy Flower
  
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award - Awarded to someone who has shown "outstanding achievement in the face of adversity" - Bob Champion
  
• BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year - Awarded to a young sportsperson who has made an outstanding contribution to British sport - Lauren Taylor
  
• BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award - Award to someone who "has given their time and talents for free to enable others to participate in sport" - Janice Eaglesham & Ian Mirfin

So feel free to say who you think deserves what award...

[Jam]

Any other year Murray, Wiggins, Farah and Ennis would be nailed on. I think McIlroy is also a bit unlucky, had a great year but won't get a look in with the names before him. Team of the year should also be tough. Instantly I think of the Ryder Cup team who deserve it, but it depends how they treat Team GB. Chelsea should also get a look in for that.

[Matt]

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award - Wiggins/Ennis/Murray

BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year - Usain Bolt

BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award - Team GB

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award - Lord Coe

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award - Jose Maria Olazabal

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award - Keiran Behan

BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year - Not too sure

BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award - No idea.

[Lineker]

Bradley Wiggins, Ben Ainslie, Ellie Simmonds, and Jessica Ennis have been named as the first batch of four nominated.

[MGW]

I think Mo Farrah or Bradley Wiggins will get the main award. There's no doubt Team of the Year is Team GB. I'd like to see Jade Jones get Young Personality of the Year too, a great Gold out of nowhere.

[Matt]

I think Mo Farrah or Bradley Wiggins will get the main award. There's no doubt Team of the Year is Team GB. I'd like to see Jade Jones get Young Personality of the Year too, a great Gold out of nowhere.

Too old I think.

[Lineker]

Sir Chris Hoy, Rory McIlroy, Nicola Adams, and David Weir are the next four.

[Matt]

Farrah, Murray, Katherine Grainger and Sarah Storey were the last 4.

[Lineker]

Mo Farah, Andy Murray, Sarah Storey, and Katherine Grainger round up the twelve nominees.

No Laura Trott or Charlotte Dujardin (British women who won double gold medals), could also argue that Alistair Brownlee, Jade Jones, Sophie Christiansen, Jonnie Peacock, Jason Kenny and Victoria Pendleton also deserved spots. Just shows how strong a year British sport has had.

[Jam]

Thought Greg Rutherford would have got a mention, if only for doing well in a sport we didn't expect much from

[Adam]

I think Mo Farrah or Bradley Wiggins will get the main award. There's no doubt Team of the Year is Team GB. I'd like to see Jade Jones get Young Personality of the Year too, a great Gold out of nowhere.

Too old I think.

Yeah you have to be 16 at the oldest I think.

Really strong group of people there, only others I would have liked to have seen on it ar Laura Trott, Jade Jones and Alistair Brownlee.

Top three for me would be Wiggins, Murray and Farah. Ennis a close 4th.

[Katsuya]

Unsung Hero will be the London 2012 volunteers, I think.