Hard when the BBC tell you who you can vote for and limit it. The whole thing lost its integrity a long time ago and in my opinion too often the deserved winners in all categories never get their rewards
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SwingsitlikeHogan
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Spoken like a true Scotsman on behalf of another Scotsman
But of course . . .
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Actually - thinking about it a bit more - possibly one of our gymnasts - guy or gal. They British gymnastic teams and individuals really have taken the next step up to World and Olympic champion level of late and someone like Claudia Fragapane is the sort of role model you need for young girls these days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Fragapane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Fragapane
MegaSteve
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SwingsitlikeHogan
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..or maybe Max Whitlock - first British male to win a gymnastics World Championship Gold - ever!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gymnastics/34688610
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Doon frae Troon
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Unfortunately I would not trust the BBC to do anything with any integrity nowadays.
If it is a public vote that makes it fair......can't be bothered to watch it nowadays. Shame as it used to be a good watch.
Massive hype + Gary Earacher makes it boring in the extreme
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Another one here who doesn't bother with it these days, enjoyed it in the old days when we only had 4 channels!
Have any Brits won anything of note this year in sports other than Hamilton where lets face facts it's the car as much if not more than the driver? I can't think of any standouts except Mo Farah's world champs double gold. JEH did well but heptathlon is unwatchable - no-one's interested in a generalist 7 event comp over 2 days, we only watch the last event to see who's won.
Davis Cup and Andy Murray is admirable but are the masses even interested in team tennis.
Jordan Speith should get a look in for overseas given a near grand slam but let's face it he won't.
Have any Brits won anything of note this year in sports other than Hamilton where lets face facts it's the car as much if not more than the driver? I can't think of any standouts except Mo Farah's world champs double gold. JEH did well but heptathlon is unwatchable - no-one's interested in a generalist 7 event comp over 2 days, we only watch the last event to see who's won.
Davis Cup and Andy Murray is admirable but are the masses even interested in team tennis.
Jordan Speith should get a look in for overseas given a near grand slam but let's face it he won't.
GB72
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The program used to be the Sports Review of the Year. That used to be a good watch with highlights of all the big events. Then the BBC lost their rights to all sports, they have to pay to get footage (if they are even allowed it) and the focus moved to the sporting X-factor that is the personality vote. No quality or integrity in the show now so I do not watch it.
The BBC should to the honerable thing and hand the classic trophy over to Sky who at least can do a full review of the year and show the highlights before handing out the award.
The BBC should to the honerable thing and hand the classic trophy over to Sky who at least can do a full review of the year and show the highlights before handing out the award.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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If the masses aren't interested in team tennis but Murray's general success and if he helps win the Davis Cup - then that will surely be headline stuff - so the sports profile is raised and hopefully interest increased - nothing much more he can do for his sport in this country.
The same - probably much more so - applies to gymnastics. As UK has never really done anything in gymnastics it's profile is low and the interest - well it is limited. But the likes of Max Whitlock and Claudia Fragapane have raised it's profile - witness sell-out crowds this last week at the Glasgow Hydro for the Worlds - when UK teams did brilliantly - shows UK can be the best in the world at it - and so all these wee girls (mainly) in gymnastics clubs maybe decide to keep going past the age of 11/12yrs old (when it seems many stop) and boys will take it up. And they have world leading UK star gymnasts to look to follow and emulate.
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Tongo
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Indeed. A very salient point.
You make a very good argument and it's certainly diluted from even the shows of the late 90's into the 00's. Shame given the history associated with the trophy and show in its original format but perhaps the time is right. Whether it'll happen is another discussion
backwoodsman
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40 posts and no one has mentioned any golfers?
Spieth, or preferably Day, ought to be in with a shout for overseas.
Spieth, or preferably Day, ought to be in with a shout for overseas.
Tongo
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Cos we know they haven't got much chance of winning! Overseas will most likely be Novak Djokovic. The beeb hasn't shunned tennis yet like it has golf.
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It's not the BBC shunning - remember McGinley won Coach of the Year last year and the Ryder Cup has won the team of the year a number of times
Plenty golfers have been in the Top ten that go to a public vote ( Clarke , Westwood , McIlroy , Donald ) - so the golfers have been picked by the panel and journos - the public haven't voted for them - it's the public not the BBC that stops a golfer winning
Tongo
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The shunning of golf was in reference to the beeb's decision regarding the Open next year.
In all truth though, can you honestly see Spieth being awarded Overseas Personality? An award that isn't decided by the public.
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Well the BBC and the Open is a worn out debate now and people will always have differing views - have to remember that golf is still a minority sport.
Yes i can see Spieth being in the running for overseas award - along with Bolt and Djkovic - all three worthy winners.
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The problem for me lies in the fact that we get the shortlist but it then seems to vary how hard each one is pushed by the BBC publicity machine. You may get the "preferred choices eg Hamilton" popping up on The One Show and other programmes but a lesser name will get less air time. All seems very suited to pushing the voting public into certain directions
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