Sports Personality of the year?

I don't know any of them :mark:

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Originally Posted by BeansBeansBeans

I would vote for Jenson Button, simply because his victory was my 2nd favourite sporting moment of 2006, after Steven Gerrard's equaliser in the FA Cup Final. Stevie didn't make the list, so it has to be Jenson for me.

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I cant believe Gerrard didnt make the list, his performance through last season was quite astonishing and he was oneo f the better England players, scoring two goals and having the passion for the games unlike most of the other england players. he deserved to win it. :(

Of the nominees Jenson or Phil. Don't care about any of the others, but if I had my way Andy Priaulx deserves it much more any of them.
I bet they don't even mention him in there motorsport round-up that consists of F1 and Moto GP. :rolleyes:

I mean its a sad day for Touring Cars when a gymnast and a equestrianism is nominated. I mean it's hardly mainstream!

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Originally Posted by nik

I mean its a sad day for Touring Cars when a gymnast and a equestrianism is nominated. I mean it's hardly mainstream!

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I wouldn't worry about it. I quite like being interested in a minority sport, which is what sub-F1 motorsport is in the UK. My bandmates rib me mercilessly when they catch me reading Motorsport News.

I feel like part of an exclusive club. An exclusive club for men with flasks and bobble hats, but an exclusive club nonetheless.

my vote has to go to jenson button

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Originally Posted by nik

I mean its a sad day for Touring Cars when a gymnast and a equestrianism is nominated. I mean it's hardly mainstream!

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Rubbish. Riding is the second biggest competetive leisure activity after fishing in the UK. About twice as many people ride as play football and I'm pretty sure there's more footballers than motor racing drivers! All the cross country events in this area get about 100 entries per class, show jumping at least 30 per class and so on. Three Day Events tend to average over 100,000 spectators at national level (126k paid at the gates at Burghley last year - which is how many more than the Silverstone GP? ;) ). If you want to count horse racing crowds too, they're into the millions. Betting on Zara Phillips reached record levels. Just because TV coverage is poor, don't underestimate how popular the sport is.

Equestrianism is bigger than most people realise.

I'd like to see Joe Calzaghe get a bit more recognition than he's had over the years, he has an incredible record and has been at the very toip level of his game for many years.

Sadly I think it'll go to either Jenson for his 'fantastic'( :rolleyes: ) one race win, or Darren Clarke will get it because of the sympathy vote, something which Darren himslef said he doesn't want to happen.

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Originally Posted by CarlMetro

I'd like to see Joe Calzaghe get a bit more recognition than he's had over the years, he has an incredible record and has been at the very toip level of his game for many years.

Sadly I think it'll go to either Jenson for his 'fantastic'( :rolleyes: ) one race win, or Darren Clarke will get it because of the sympathy vote, something which Darren himslef said he doesn't want to happen.

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Don't knock Jenson Carl! He's joined a not so select list of one race/rally win wonders in international motorsport :p

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

neither did Andy Priaulx, just cos the BBC don't cover WTCC shouldn't stop him being on it, uh uh, Doh!!

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Originally Posted by tin-top fan

although I hear that he has been

invited to the awards themselves
(and he also had an interview on

the Chris Evan's show on radio 2 the other week)

yep- i'm trying out all the funny styles that we can now use :)

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Andy wont be at the awards. In our paper today it says he decided to snub the event. He says it is political because the WTCC is shown on Eurosport and not the BBC or ITV, and also that the producer must live in a cave. He is staying at home to have a celebration party with family & friends. He says he isn`t too bothered about being snubbed because when he gets up in the morning he knows that he is World Champion.

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Originally Posted by escortg3

He says he isn`t too bothered about being snubbed because when he gets up in the morning he knows that he is World Champion.

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Good on him :up:

TV coverage has much to answer for in some respects. Few people care who's the darts, jockey, sailing or whatever champion unless they've seen it on TV. We've got some great sportsmen and women that nobody has heard of :( That's one reason I'm happy to see a gymnast and equestrian in the list - though I still think it lacks a certain footballer :p :