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Thread: Priaulx not in BBC's Top Ten
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30th November 2007, 20:32 #1
Priaulx not in BBC's Top Ten
Well, somewhat unsurprisingly, Andy Priaulx didn't make the shortlist for BBC's Sports Personality of the Year, despite winning three world titles in a row. Still, you can vote for a racing driver who didn't win his World Championship, a tennis player who hasn't won a Grand-Slam event, two rugby players who didn't win the World Cup, a golfer who hasn't won a Major, an athlete who's only run one race this year and another who was banned for not taking three drugs tests and a boxer whose biggest fight hasn't even taken place yet! At least Joe Calzaghe and James Toseland deserve their nominations - two out of ten ain't bad, BBC!
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30th November 2007, 21:58 #2
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It's a massive shame Andy isn't on the list, but like you say not at all surprising! I don't think Andy will be bothered about not being on the list though, he's won the most important prize already!
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30th November 2007, 23:36 #3
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Originally Posted by Brooklands78
Of the people there I would hope James Toseland claims.Blackadder! Blackadder! With many a cunning plan,
Blackadder! Blackadder! You horrid little man.
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1st December 2007, 04:05 #4
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Most likely because it's not Formula 1. Sadly all other forms of Car Racing seem to be Overlooked.
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1st December 2007, 11:02 #5
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The moment I felt November draw to a close the more I dreaded this topic of Andy Priaulx again not being nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year as I had a gut feeling he wouldn't.
I know their will be those who will say, although they are yet to say it, who said it this time last year, we ought to accept that touring car racing is not a motorsport with a well known public status.
But to be brutally honest, and I don't know about you lot, but if theirs nobody prepared to stand up for it and fly the flag for touring cars and if nobody is prepared to do anything other than accept the position touring car racing has as a motorsport with a low public profile then what does that say about touring cars as a motorsport?
Frankly, I for one don't care about it's profile in the public domain. It is popular with me, I follow it avidly and that is all that matters to me. But I am bothered when I see drivers that I know are every bit as good as their F1 counterparts be overlooked.Manufacturers Champs (06'), Teams Champs (07')
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1st December 2007, 13:56 #6
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Don't have a problem with him not being in the final list, it was never going to happen. However, if he doesn't get at least a mention this year the BBC will be getting their second email in two years on the matter.
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3rd December 2007, 12:59 #7
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Originally Posted by Brooklands78Just because I don't suffer from paranoia,doesn't mean they're not out to get me
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3rd December 2007, 23:54 #8
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It's all pointless like most awards. The people that actually do well and win stuff get overlooked as they are not hyped up by the press. There are people as you mention in the line up that haven't done much but are always in the news and thats the only reason they get voted for. It's all political crap.
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4th December 2007, 09:54 #9
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No surprise about Andy - but a pleasant surprise about Toseland being there! A double World Champ - he surely deserves some credit for that, 2007 was his best season yet!
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
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4th December 2007, 11:58 #10
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Originally Posted by Eunos
The sports personality awards used to big essentyial viewing but for the past decade or so have become an embarrassment. Just look at the preview trailers they've done for it. they don't even have any real F1 footage!
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