Nominations for Sports Personality of the year 2016

[Thunder Bolt]

There are 16.

Nicola Adams - Boxing, Gareth Bale - Football, Alistair Brownlee - Triathlon, Sophie Christiansen - Equestrian, Kadeena Cox - Athletics/Cycling, Mo Farah - Athletics, Jason Kenny - Cycling, Laura Kenny - Cycling.

Andy Murray - Tennis, Adam Peaty - Swimming, Kate Richardson-Walsh - Hockey, Nick Skelton - Equestrian, Dame Sarah Storey - Cycling, Jamie Vardy - Football, Max Whitlock - Gymnastics, Danny Willett - Golf.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/38128821

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I'd imagine that Kate Richardson-Walsh is a shoo in for the accolade this year.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

There are 16.

Nicola Adams - Boxing, Gareth Bale - Football, Alistair Brownlee - Triathlon, Sophie Christiansen - Equestrian, Kadeena Cox - Athletics/Cycling, Mo Farah - Athletics, Jason Kenny - Cycling, Laura Kenny - Cycling.

Andy Murray - Tennis, Adam Peaty - Swimming, Kate Richardson-Walsh - Hockey, Nick Skelton - Equestrian, Dame Sarah Storey - Cycling, Jamie Vardy - Football, Max Whitlock - Gymnastics, Danny Willett - Golf.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/38128821

Without demeaning them in any way, there are several names there that I haven't even heard of. Seriously though, need we look any further than Andy Murray? The only other person in with a shout is Mo Farah.

 

[Statto]

Chris Froome?

 

[stss30]

There may as well have been only 1. Quite clear who is going to win. Clue- his name rhymes with 'Hurry' and he's from Scotland.

 

[BensGrandad]

I'd imagine that Kate Richardson-Walsh is a shoo in for the accolade this year.

Or Andy Murray possibly Mo Farrah as the rest are not even seriously in the running I wouldnt imagine.

 

[Driver8]

Without demeaning them in any way, there are several names there that I haven't even heard of. Seriously though, need we look any further than Andy Murray? The only other person in with a shout is Mo Farah.

Murray = Personality?

I'm team Mo!

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Chris Froome?

Exactly.

 

[Stat Brother]

Without demeaning them in any way, there are several names there that I haven't even heard of. Seriously though, need we look any further than Andy Murray? The only other person in with a shout is Mo Farah.

I don't see that as demeaning, at all.
Sure it alludes to your lack of sporting knowledge, but that in no way demeans anyone else.

 

[The Camel]

Never understood the fascination with this award.

Impossible to compare achievements from one sport to another.

And the omission of Froome from the list when there's 3 or 4 on there most people will never have heard of is laughable.

 

[Stat Brother]

I'm surprised Louie Spence - cycling, hasn't made a late charge into the reckoning.



#TourdeCeleb.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Alister Brownlee.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Brotherly Love.

 

[BensGrandad]

The list is made up of sports that most people enjoy, understand and follow hence no Chris Froome or other bike riders.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Vardy ? Really ? Don't me get wrong - he's a decent striker but SPoY ?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Alister Brownlee.

Would be a victory for sentimentality.

This award, despite its name, has always been about the greatest sporting achievements in a calendar year. So the omission of Froome is simply ludicrous, and Murray MUST win.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Step up the Wee Scotsman, and I say that as a very proud Sussex man

 

[Pogue Mahone]

The list is made up of sports that most people enjoy, understand and follow hence no Chris Froome or other bike riders.

You, BG, are not 'most people'. Cycling is hugely popular, as evidenced by previous winners. You don't like it. So what?

 

[Stat Brother]

As a quarter of the nominees are bike riders, I guess no Froome is fair enough.

 

[BensGrandad]

You, BG, are not 'most people'. Cycling is hugely popular, as evidenced by previous winners. You don't like it. So what?

What did they do beat the others to get to school or work or just block the road up to stop people getting about on a Sunday morning. As you say I dont like it.