SPOTY

[Mapster5]

John terry definetly

 

[BrumJim]

Laura Trott.

 

[User482]

Oh god, we go through this EVERY BLOODY YEAR. Famous Cyclist A does summat good. Everyone says Famous Cyclist A should win SPOTY. Someone else wins. Chippy cycling fans moan that we wuz robbed....

I. Do. Not. Give. A. Toss.

So there.

Apart from Mark Cavendish, Chris Hoy and Tommy Simpson...

 

[Chuffy]

Apart from Mark Cavendish, Chris Hoy and Tommy Simpson...

Yes, exactly and still people moan when a footballer gets on the list, let alone wins...

 

[User482]

Yes, exactly and still people moan when a footballer gets on the list, let alone wins...

It's remarkable how few footballers have won it given its ubiquity - the list suggests a preference for athletics and motor racing. Still, we shouldn't let facts get in the way...

 

[Hacienda71]

It's remarkable how few footballers have won it given its ubiquity - the list suggests a preference for athletics and motor racing. Still, we souldn't let facts get in the way...

I think a lot of that is down to the Partisan nature of football club supporters, irrespective of the footballers international achievments.

 

[400bhp]

It's remarkable how few footballers have won it given its ubiquity - the list suggests a preference for athletics and motor racing. Still, we shouldn't let facts get in the way...

it's not remarkable. In the past it was peers voting for the winner so you wouldn't have many footballers winning it. Now it's the general public...Ryan Giggs....

 

[andrew_s]

Ladbrokes think that Wiggins is such a nailed on cert that they've already been paying out on bets on him.

 

[User482]

it's not remarkable. In the past it was peers voting for the winner so you wouldn't have many footballers winning it. Now it's the general public...Ryan Giggs....

No, the shortlist was formerly chosen by peers - the winner has always been decided by public vote.

Since the current system was introduced in 2006, we've had 2 cyclists, 2 horse riders, 1 boxer and 1 footballer. Which proves my point.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

...we shouldn't let facts get in the way...

Why would anyone use a fact when you can make stuff up, never use 'em myself - facts are for losers. Fact.

 

[asterix]

I think a lot of that is down to the Partisan nature of football club supporters, irrespective of the footballers international achievments.

I do wish you wouldn't misuse capitals. I've wasted a lot of time trying to work out what is Parisian about football supporters.

 

[Hacienda71]

I do wish you wouldn't misuse capitals. I've wasted a lot of time trying to work out what is Parisian about football supporters.

Thank you for correcting that for me. Have I been doing it a lot?

 

[rich p]

Thank you for correcting that for me. Have I been doing it a lot?

I don't get it either - Paris is a capital innit?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I've wasted a lot of time trying to work out what is Parisian about football supporters.

Is it the smell?

 

[asterix]

Is it the smell?

Could be:

In Paris, in August, one can breathe.
With about a third of the usual number of cars, the air feels like the Swiss Mountains.
Half the population has gone. Those who are left develop a camaraderie seldom seen in this pushy city, renowned for its rudeness.
It is a kind of comfortable complicity. "We were wise enough to stay."
These remnant Parisians are relaxed. They smile. Strike up conversations at bus stops. Suddenly, there is time to take time.
In the early mornings, everything is still. The parks and gardens breathe aromatic, moist air through their railings onto the silent streets.

Mind you, all mega cities are smelly.

Perhaps it is the rudeness?