Gazwag
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The man who's decisions lost the trophy is coach of the year 
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[Politics] BBC Sports Personality of the Year Official Thread
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Publius Ovidius
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Here we go. People who have left us
Publius Ovidius
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That was very well done
This is why the England team never win anything. Over criticised when they fail, over praised when they lose in a final or semi.
The wonderful thing for the rest of the world is that statistically, the more you lose penalty shootouts, the worse you get. The teams that pull in all the international trophies have amazing penalty shoot-out stats. For that reason, I don’t follow international football or England anymore, they can never win because they will always eventually face a team like Portugal, Germany, Argentina, Brazil or Italy who can then just play for a draw, knowing England will collapse in the shoot-out.
And what better manager of England to face if you are just trying to get a draw? Step forward Gareth Southgate.
Publius Ovidius
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Got to be Sarah storey.
Publius Ovidius
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Nope. She won 1 tournament
Poor Sarah
Poor Sarah
Seagull58
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I am outraged. Should've been Raheem if Marcus couldn't get it.
KZNSeagull
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Gosh, that was a shock
Medwayseagull
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British public turning this into yet another farce of a result. All the wimbledon luvvies voting for a young woman who has won one major tennis tournament. Probable the same people who voted buffoon Johnson into power.
Mancgull
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Tom Daley second, before Adam Peatty, wow, what are people thinking!
Emma Raducanu is probably right.
Emma Raducanu is probably right.
Pretty pink fairy
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- Jan 30, 2008
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Pure box ticking from the BBC
Regards
DF
Regards
DF
Completely ignoring the circumstances she won in. It was one of the biggest moments in British sport in the last 10 years.
Bizarre comment about voting for Johnson. There's no link there whatsoever.
KZNSeagull
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A young woman who did something that no-one had done before. A worthy winner imo.
maltaseagull
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Adam has won more than both. But that means nothing compared to a pretty 18 year old.
She is lovely but did not deserve that title.
I used to love SPOTY as a kid as it meant that Christmas was just around the corner. Can understand why people don't like it, but it has produced some heartwarming and emotional moments over the years, like the lifetime achievement award given to the sadly terminally ill Seve Ballasteros. Tear-jerking stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZRf4jlhsqY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZRf4jlhsqY
- Oct 17, 2008
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Absolutely. Personally, I hate absolutely everyone who disagrees with my views on any subject. It could be sport, politics, Brexit - it doesn't matter. What I like to do is just dismiss everyone who dissents from my opinion, usually calling them "idiots" and the like.
You make an outstandingly astute point, which I must agree with. It seems blatantly obvious to me that anybody who voted Emma Raducanu SPOTY clearly also voted Conservative. That is just quality, crystal-clear logic.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Tories actually secretly plotted, conspiring with a shady cabal of "Wimbledon luvvies" in order to fix this competition in favour of Ms. Raducanu. It's the only possible solution that makes any sense.
maltaseagull
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She wasn't disabled, gay (as far as we know) or a person of colour.
So not sure why she was ticking boxes.
Strictly on sporting achievement maybe, but in terms of exposure and popularity, tennis is on another stratosphere to swimming. I imagine that Emma has won more prize money than Adam ever has, in just her first year. She is a global superstar. This is a ‘personality’ award rather than best achievement.