Sports Personality of the Year Latest Odds

[New Carpet?]

It'd be so good if AP got the gong - may just be the kind of thing to give horse racing a much-needed boost in profile.

 

[Durlston]

Tony McCoy or Graeme Swann. Both shining lights in a dismal sporting year. Ryan Moore maybe each-way in the top three?

 

[8ace]

Phil Taylor is just a fat northerner who plays a pub game.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I would like to see Haile gain the recognition (from the BBC) he deserves.

BBC Sport - Athletics - Haile Gebrselassie announces retirement from athletics

Utter, cuffing sporting legend.

 

[Worthai Seagull]

He bloody well should be, when was the last time an ENGLISHMAN was world number 1, which he will be in a couple of weeks (Nick Faldo??). But because there is no major on the sideboard he will be overlooked. Pretty piss poor year again really, on an individual front. Thank god for the teams, when does the Ashes finish? Would be a close run thing between the golfers and the cricket team if we won the Ashes.

Westwood is Number 1 NOW ..officially last Monday !

 

[pasty]

Phil Taylor is just a fat northerner who plays a pub game.

Yes, he's good, very good in fact at what he does, but under no circumstances in my mind can darts be classed as a sport.

 

[desprateseagull]

may have a quid on monty..

 

[8ace]

AP is now even money with the magic sign.

Tony McCoy 6/5
Gmac 15/4
Lee Westwood 11/1
Jessica Ennis 18/1

25/1 bar
(best prices)

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

Let me get this right. SPOTY is on 19th December, in the middle of the 3rd Test of the Ashes, Graeme Swann has had a stellar year already and he's 40-1??

If I was a betting man I'd lump in on that large.

If he starts the series on fire, this.

 

[8ace]

If he starts the series on fire, this.

There is the DD incident to consider though.

 

[seagullsoverlincoln]

Mo Farah- breaking Dave Moocrofts 26 year old 5000 metres record and becoming
the first British athlete under 13 minutes for the event,as well as being a double gold
medalist

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Seriously, I can't believe people want Phil Taylor.

What next? Bar billiards? Skittles? Shove ha'ppeny? Yard of Ale?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Can you name the BBC Sports Personality of the Year? - sporcle

I got all of them from 1977 to 2009. Only five from 1954 to 1976.

 

[desprateseagull]

can ANYONE exlain why darts is not (either technically / legally?) a sport..?

 

[Superphil]

its got to be ap - even more so if they follow last year and make it more of a lifetime achievement

Seriously? I thought it was sports personality of the year. AP is just about the most miserable, dull person I have ever seen interviewed. Why don't they rename it sports person of the year, because we've had a lot of sport no-personalities winning it recently.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

can ANYONE exlain why darts is not (either technically / legally?) a sport..?

UK Sport recognises darts as a sport

Sport England - Which sports do we recognise?


and here is how they decide

Sport England - How we recognise sports

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Seriously? I thought it was sports personality of the year. AP is just about the most miserable, dull person I have ever seen interviewed. Why don't they rename it sports person of the year, because we've had a lot of sport no-personalities winning it recently.

'Personality' is another term for celebrity/famous person involved in entertainment or sport.

Besides 'personality' can be a positive or negative trait. The term personality does not necessarily equal happy/charming/sunny etc.

 

[Superphil]

Releases his nob in public

Ha ha, Nob

Knob

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I thought it was a good time to be retro. Why is that amusing?

 

[drew]

Can you name the BBC Sports Personality of the Year? - sporcle

I got all of them from 1977 to 2009. Only five from 1954 to 1976.

I got 39. Missed 5 post 77 though.