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Is there any point in having one this year? May as well just hand the trophy to Ben Stokes right now!
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
I rather suspect there's a good few off to the RWC, in a matter of weeks, who'll also hoping to put in the performance of a lifetime...
Kellfire
Blackballed
Do you want him to win?
If England lose the Ashes the importance will decline and others will come to the fore.
He is going to take some beating in the various cricket awards though.
He is going to take some beating in the various cricket awards though.
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I wouldn't be disappointed if he did.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Is there any point having one any year?
Kellfire
Blackballed
Strange as you held Fury’s past against him but seemingly change that rule for Stokes.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
1000 times this! What an utterly pointless exercise. What is it for? Why does it exist?
robinthehood
Hacker
I like the idea of looking Back at the sporting year, but the whole spoty things it too much.
Wolf
Well-known member
This for me to, I'd rather they just did a look back of the years outstanding sporting moments and left it at that. No need for a SPOTY comparing one person's achievements to another when they're from different sports is pointless.
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Should they get rid of all sporting recognition awards?
It’s the same every year when it comes to SPOTY - it’s just a look back over the sporting year and gives the public a chance to vote for who they think is the Sports person of the year - it’s harmless fun and shows that as a nation we do have some outstanding sports men and ladies
The people who matter believe it to be worthwhile and it’s certainly something the winner treasures
Right now Stokes is the outstanding candidate, Peaty has had a phenomenal year and there could be some candidates from the RWC and Athletics WC
Mudball
Assistant Pro
Team of the year.. Joel Wilson, Kumar Dharmasena, Aleem Dar. Together they have done more for English cricket than many of the men in blue ..
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Was a time it meant something as many of the recipients had amateur status... As they're now nearly all professionals and often can't be asked to attend seems a bit pointless...
SatchFan
Q-School Graduate
Makes me chuckle that the BBC continues to churn out SPOTY and yet broadcasts so little of the sports themselves.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Doddie Weir for me.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Sterling 2nd favourite 🤷â€â™‚ï¸
Av I missed something?
Av I missed something?
what a stupid comment, just as many poor des against them esp in the WC, but then Indian fans only see what they want don't they
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Don't you remember how he stopped racism single handedly?
It's total nonsense. How do compare someone winning a gold medal in archery or something, to someone else winning Wimbledon, to a footballer winning the Champions League, etc, and say which is better? Everyone just votes for their favourite sport, or whichever one of them was also on Strictly Come Dancing that year.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Yeah but it’s on the Beeb so obviously it’s just good harmless fun 😳
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Old folk, like me, love it as we grew up with it...
And, if it ever migrates to Sky, the usual fools will go on and on and on how much better they do it than the beeb did...
Which it ought to be considering how much they take in subscriptions whilst still feeling it necessary to bombard viewers with skybet propaganda... I like a rant me 😉ðŸ˜...
