Bradley Wiggins v Andy Murray

[Stat Brother]

Would a Murray victory in the US Open change anyone's voting for SPoTY.
They are would be pretty similar in major victories, a gold medal and an international title.

I know it's a fairly moot point as David Weir, will probably clean up.

 

[Husty]

What's the actual point of SPotY, to celebrate sporting achievement or to celebrate personalities in sport? If it's the latter than Murray obviously doesn't deserve to even be considered. If it's the former, Wiggins takes it by a mile.

 

[Bwian]

It's 'personality' of the year-Murray is automatically disqualified.

 

[mike79]

wiggins is evens, weir 37/1 so i doubt he'll clean up

would be a bit of a travesty if he won tbh

 

[Postman Pat]

It's 'personality' of the year-Murray is automatically disqualified.

But Andy cried at Wimbledon!

Still Wiggo for me. But playing devil's advocate for a mo you could argue Bradley's was a team effort where Murray is on his own.

 

[smudge]

Mo for me, all day long.

 

[Paddy B]

Much as I love Wiggo Mo or Weir for me

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

wiggins is evens, weir 37/1 so i doubt he'll clean up

would be a bit of a travesty if he won tbh

A travesty? Hardly - which other elite athletes could pocket FOUR gold medals in distances ranging from 800m to 26 miles? Incredible achievement.

That said, it's a mind-boggling year for British sporting success - in most other years Wiggo would clean up. Or Murray. Or Ellie Simmonds. Or Mo. Or Jess Ennis. And so on ...

 

[Triggaaar]

It's a shit competition anyway, I never bother watching and won't start now. It should be sportsperson of the year, as that's what people are voting for.

 

[tubaman]

Who cares it's totally pointless.

 

[Stat Brother]

It's a shit competition anyway, I never bother watching and won't start now. It should be sportsperson of the year, as that's what people are voting for.

Who cares it's totally pointless.

Come deepest darkest December this years edition should be superb, and will make pretty much all others look pointless.

 

[Triggaaar]

Come deepest darkest December this years edition should be superb, and will make pretty much all others look pointless.

There is the small matter that this year we have a lot of great sportsmen to celebrate. The title, voting and cringe worthy speeches will still be shit though.

 

[ferring seagull]

Perhaps they should just change it for this year to Sports 'Personalities' of the year.

 

[Frutos]

Mo Farah for me.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

More interesting may be to predict the top ten. Will it be 100% Olympians?

Can't really see any cricketer or footballer getting in.

 

[maltaseagull]

It's 'personality' of the year-Murray is automatically disqualified.

Agreed. Just heard his post match press conference. He should have have had subtitles. Tomas Berdych was easier to understand and a lot more outgoing.

 

[Dan Gleeballs]

Can't forget the Goddess that is Jessica Ennis

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Personality means prominent person, does it not?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Would a Murray victory in the US Open change anyone's voting for SPoTY.
They are would be pretty similar in major victories, a gold medal and an international title.

I know it's a fairly moot point as David Weir, will probably clean up.

Doubt it'll be any of those actually. Olympians Jessica or Mo far more likely. Seems to be the nations/advertisers/chat shows sweethearts.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

I'm surprised Murray is even mentioned given the year many have had. He lost at Wimbledon, won a fairly meaningless gold medal in an event that holds little value (see footballl as well), lost the Mixed Doubles final.

If he wins the US Open, he could sneak in to the reckoning, but how on earth could his year possibly compare against Wiggins, Hoy, Farrah, Ennis, Trott, Weir or even Rory Mcilroy?

Of course fortunately for Andy personality doesn't come into it.......... even Nigel Mansell won previously.