Sports Personality 08 - the official betting thread

[Tooting Gull]

The 10 nominations are out - 7 gold medal-winning Olympians plus Lewis, Calzaghe and Murray.

The bookies appear to see the Olympics vote being split, allowing Hamilton to hoover up and I have to say I agree with them. He's big odds-on.

Adlington and Hoy the only serious threats (around 3s and 4-1 respectively).

Could be a big bet on Hamilton, perhaps with all my Arsenal winnings from yesterday...

 

[Pavilionaire]

It will be tight, and I was tempted to say Addlington will shade it by a nose, however I feel confident it will be Lewis Hamilton.

There will be those who say the beaky swimmer deserves a sniff of glory, or maybe Wiggins or Hoy, but Hamilton is amazing.

 

[chez]

I reckon either Murray or Calzaghe should be favourite as they have done the most.

I think the Olympics are the original sports so they should be in there although doubt they'll ever have enough interest from the voters to win it, how people can call F1 a sport amazes me though - it's about as sporty as morris dancing!!

 

[vegster]

I think Chris Hoy could be a good outside bet.... remember it is Sports PERSONALITY of the year. I have seen and heard Chris doing various interviews since the last Olympics and he comes over as very nice bloke who is genuinely interested in promoting his sport and encouraging youngsters to take up cycling as a sport and as a heathly way to exercise. So, if it s a personality vote, you never know.

I like Lewis and I think he is a probable but he does seem a cold fish sometimes and that might let him down.

 

[Trigger]

PERSONALITY and MURRAY just don't fit into the same sentence.

Probably be..

1. Hamilton
2. Calzaghe
3. Hoy

 

[Tooting Gull]

I see this purely as a betting contest (how else is it interesting), and for me it's all about the 'Zara Phillips' factor.

Her winning two years ago showed the voting public is not your normal sports audience - and all those people will vote for Adlington in my opinion. That is the only case I can make for Beaky, and would make her a reasonable punt and the only realistic alternative to Hamilton.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I think by going with Adlington you're swimming against the tide, Tooting...

She's not particularly attractive, or royal...

But I can see your point. Personally, I think Phil Taylor deserves the gig.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

No Mark Cavdendish...

Hopefully one of the cyclists gets it but its a bit of a joke - I'd imagine your average sports personality voter can't even tell you the events that Chris Hoy got his 3 golds in, let alone some of the others on there.

 

[Tooting Gull]

All you need is a big bet on Adlington, and then get a friendly tabloid newspaper editor to run a 'Tax-dodger Lewis' story next week, perhaps with a picture of a lot of nurses his missing millions would pay for. Then you're laughing.

 

[Frutos]

The order should be:

1) Lewis (by a mile)
2) Jocko
3) Joe

Joe should finish ahead of the Jock on the grounds that he's actually won major things this year and Murray just got close to winning one.

 

[MORTY]

The 10 nominations are out - 7 gold medal-winning Olympians plus Lewis, Calzaghe and Murray.

The bookies appear to see the Olympics vote being split, allowing Hamilton to hoover up and I have to say I agree with them. He's big odds-on.

Adlington and Hoy the only serious threats (around 3s and 4-1 respectively).

Could be a big bet on Hamilton, perhaps with all my Arsenal winnings from yesterday...

I know Glen Murray has had a reasonable season but is he really one of the favourites?

 

[Statto]

this is what i think

Personality:

1 Hammilton
2 Adlington
3 Hoy

Overseas:

50/50 call between Phelps and Bolt. Although Nadal might be in with a shout

Team:

The 3 nominations will be:

Welsh rugby Union team
Man United (like them or lothe them they did win the double)
And team GB Olyimpics (winners)

the only tricky ones are the coach award and the young presonality.

I agree with Atfc btw. Cavendish should be there. 4 Stage wins in the tour de france is an unbelieavable achevement. Only one other brit has done this I believe.

 

[Motogull]

Its bolocks now isn't it. But I am biased. A young lad won a 125cc grand prix this year - the first UK win in that catagory for decades - yet didn't make the top 3 in the kiddie competition. I don't mind Lewis being shortlisted, but as been said, its sports personality, not great achievement. I ain't gonna watch it.

 

[Pavilionaire]

All you need is a big bet on Adlington, and then get a friendly tabloid newspaper editor to run a 'Tax-dodger Lewis' story next week, perhaps with a picture of a lot of nurses his missing millions would pay for. Then you're laughing.

You have a point. Adlington is squeaky clean - she's the last person I'd have down as a drugs cheat, which is just as well because all the poppy fields in Afghanistan couldn't cater for that conk.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Chris Hoy. Awesome.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

1. Lewis Hamilton- I'll eat my hat, if it aint him.

2. Chris Hoy

3. Rebecca Adlington.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

PaddyPower prices are at the moment. Hamilton 8/13 Adlington 11/4 Hoy 7/2 Calzaghe 33/1 Murray 66/1

 

[Basil Fawlty]

PaddyPower prices are at the moment. Hamilton 8/13 Adlington 11/4 Hoy 7/2 Calzaghe 33/1 Murray 66/1

Andy Murray will win it next year, when he has finally won a grand slam. He might of been a outside bet this year, if he beat Federer at the US Open but he blew it!

 

[Pavilionaire]

It is a very strange award this, and there isn't much logic to it. If Barry Hearn gave John Sargeant a wild card to the Maplin UK Open Snooker Tournamnet anything could happen...

And does anyone remember who came third just 2 years ago? Step forward Beth Tweddle...