BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) 2016

[Markymark]

That's just the Granny annexe...

But you do so like living there...

 

[outlash]

Triathlon is a wimp's sport.

Indeed, why be crap at one sport when you can be crap at 3?

 

[clid61]

No it's wrong

 

[Dave7]

It wasn't very sporting though was it? Surely the other competitors were cheated, Jonny over cooked it.
If drafting isn't allowed how can carrying be?!
Sure, a great act of brotherly compassion, but it wasn't great sportsmanship in the context of the race series.

I would have agreed with you but it was explained on radio..........apparently its specifically "advocated" in the rules. Seems wrong to me.

 

[screenman]

It wasn't very sporting though was it? Surely the other competitors were cheated, Jonny over cooked it.
If drafting isn't allowed how can carrying be?!
Sure, a great act of brotherly compassion, but it wasn't great sportsmanship in the context of the race series.

I think the others knew the rules before the race started, it was judged legal.

 

[ufkacbln]

That's just the Granny annexe...

How many "Grannies" live there?

You are Wayne Rooney AICMFP

 

[srw]

It wasn't very sporting though was it? Surely the other competitors were cheated, Jonny over cooked it.
If drafting isn't allowed how can carrying be?!
Sure, a great act of brotherly compassion, but it wasn't great sportsmanship in the context of the race series.

I believe that in triathlon drafting is allowed. As is getting assistance from another competitor.

 

[Markymark]

You'll confuse some residents of Accrington if you suggest I live in a Granny Annexe...

"They" were probably already confused due to the long words used in the sentence anyway.

 

[JoshM]

It wasn't very sporting though was it? Surely the other competitors were cheated, Jonny over cooked it.
If drafting isn't allowed how can carrying be?!
Sure, a great act of brotherly compassion, but it wasn't great sportsmanship in the context of the race series.

Except that it was Ali, not Johnny whose performance is being discussed. If you view the SPOTY award as an indication as to who we would want our kids to look up to, and aspire to be like, then there are reasons to discredit Ali's performance. After all, isn't looking after one another something we want our young people to do, and something we'd hope they'd learn through sport?

Add to that a brilliant performance at Rio, and he's definitely deserving of the short list at least, I'd say.

 

[Beebo]

I guess Tyson Fury isnt going to make the short list this year.

 

[ianrauk]

And here's the nominees

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.

Methinks it's Murray's again this year.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

What ?
No Louis Smith ?

 

[Beebo]

I would like to see Mo Farrah win, because he hasnt won it before, and he has been dominant in a sport where we traditionally get beaten

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

I would like to see Mo Farrah win, because he hasnt won it before, and he has been dominant in a sport where we traditionally get beaten

He's a pain in the dick though.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I'm amazed they've not got Lewis Hamilton up there