SPOTY

[AmandaJR]

Geeeeeeeee. And he also has a personalty to boot.

Is my TV on a delay! You were a good minute ahead.

 

[Deleted member 17920]

Finally, a personality and a top sportsperson got the award.

Well done G 👏👏

 

[Hacker Khan]

How did you know before I did??

I'm Dr Who from the future. Cleaned up at the bookies.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Isn’t it the public vote?
If so then it’s hardly surprising for a mainstream coach to win it 🤷‍♂️

 

[Tashyboy]

Well Tashyboy got it right re SPOTY.
Not to sure about giving coach of the year to someone who won nowt.

 

[IanM]

But he did turn a bunch of strangers into a cohesive unit!

 

[Pin-seeker]

Well Tashyboy got it right re SPOTY.
Not to sure about giving coach of the year to someone who won nowt.

Who would you give it to?

 

[Tashyboy]

Who would you give it to?

Tracy Neville. 👍

 

[USER1999]

I clearly missed it. Is it no longer at the end of December?

 

[TheDiablo]

Southgate took an unfancied, unloved England side at the biggest sporting event in the world further than almost anyone expected, whilst at the same time making the public respect their national team again from the absolute pits of the last 20 years, all whilst acting with the utmost dignity in an increasingly undignified sport.

Our national sport.

Give me that over a coach leading a team in a minority sport to a minor title any time.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Who would you give it to?

Denis Pugh

 

[Dan2501]

Mental that Fury (and O'Sullivan to be fair) didn't even get nominated, and even more mental that Kane came 3rd. Fury completed an incredible comeback in 2018 after overcoming huge adversity becoming a vocal example of how mental illness can be overcome with the comeback culminating in a beautiful boxing performance against one of the scariest punchers in Boxing history in a fight a large majority think he won. How that isn't worthy of a nomination I don't know. SPOTY is and will continue to be an utter farce with huge bias towards certain sports, it's a joke. Unless you're Anthony Joshua, no combat sport athlete is getting nominated, and Fury not making the list is even more shocking than Michael Bisping not even getting a nomination in 2016.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Tracy Neville. 👍

Netball tho🤷‍♂️

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Mental that Fury (and O'Sullivan to be fair) didn't even get nominated, and even more mental that Kane came 3rd. Fury completed an incredible comeback in 2018 after overcoming huge adversity becoming a vocal example of how mental illness can be overcome with the comeback culminating in a beautiful boxing performance against one of the scariest punchers in Boxing history in a fight a large majority think he won. How that isn't worthy of a nomination I don't know. SPOTY is and will continue to be an utter farce with huge bias towards certain sports, it's a joke. Unless you're Anthony Joshua, no combat sport athlete is getting nominated, and Fury not making the list is even more shocking than Michael Bisping not even getting a nomination in 2016.

Fury hasn’t done anything. A couple of wins against nobodies and a draw shouldn’t get you a spoty nomination!

 

[Golfmmad]

Can't believe all the negative comments here! It's been a great year for sport in this Country - what has everybody been watching?

I think the reason why Boxing wasn't nominated is because of pay to view. Only die hard boxing fans pay for it.

Gareth Southgate getting the Coach award was worthy - not once in his speech did he mention himself, it was all about his players, team and the fans. In fact all his interviews are inspiring and think that he has surprised a lot of people.

The best speech of the evening came from Billy Jean King - you couldn't hear a pin drop in the audience, truly inspiring.

I didn't agree with the winner, would have preferred Dina Asher Smith by a long way.

 

[Kellfire]

I wonder how long until the failed drug tests roll into view.

 

[TerryA]

I thought ‘the rocket’ should have been one of the nominees, especially as the Beeb actually broadcast snooker.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Mental that Fury (and O'Sullivan to be fair) didn't even get nominated, and even more mental that Kane came 3rd. Fury completed an incredible comeback in 2018 after overcoming huge adversity becoming a vocal example of how mental illness can be overcome with the comeback culminating in a beautiful boxing performance against one of the scariest punchers in Boxing history in a fight a large majority think he won. How that isn't worthy of a nomination I don't know. SPOTY is and will continue to be an utter farce with huge bias towards certain sports, it's a joke. Unless you're Anthony Joshua, no combat sport athlete is getting nominated, and Fury not making the list is even more shocking than Michael Bisping not even getting a nomination in 2016.

Why would anyone want to nominate a combat sport in these politically correct days? If anyone else deserved to be nominated then young Billy Monger stands head and shoulders above Fury.

 

[Slime]

His team didnt win - there are coaches out there that have their team or individual actually win something , he is a nice guy and does thinks nicely but coach of the year - nah , sympathy win imo

As, some may argue, was Billy Monger's?

 

[Hacker Khan]

As, some may argue, was Billy Monger's?

His award was not for being the best in a specific sporting field but it was the Helen Rollason award which is for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. And it would take a very cynical person to argue he has not shown that.

Well worth a watch for anyone https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p06qx4gt/driven-the-billy-monger-story