moxey63 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) Right until the whistle, I thought Tai would win it... followed by Eddie Edwards and Crusty The Clown! Won't sit through that tosh again, they only featured people that I don't watch, much like the majority of stuff on the Beeb. Still want to know who counted the Briggo votes all those years ago... Don't believe the programme, and place it behind Question Of Sport for pulling power in our house. Edited December 21, 2015 by moxey63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Jasper Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Woffinden was mentioned, it showed him leading a race, mentioned he had dominated the GP's and was a double world champion. Quite why Speedway fans get so uppity about this every year is beyond me... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazeaway Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Seriously, who actually gives a flying f*** whether speedway gets a mention or not. It's really not important, why would anyone want recognition from an organisation that protects nonces? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxey63 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Woffinden was mentioned, it showed him leading a race, mentioned he had dominated the GP's and was a double world champion. Quite why Speedway fans get so uppity about this every year is beyond me... Â That's my thought exactly! Just look at the sport... and people, quite grown up type, actually think speedway deserves better publicity than it is afforded. Even the rider we wanted on the damn show can't be arsed racing in the country that supposedly put speedway right up there. Â Jog on my friends. It is a carboot sport, staged by men in weird jackets in dog stadiums, with buildings as offices that a portable cabins, glued together by a band on helpers (fans) that do it for love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 "why would anyone want recognition from an organisation that protects nonces?" A spectacularly ignorant comment, even by your own abysmal standards. As ever, sport is let down by too many of its 'fans'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I don't know why people dignify SPOTY by discussing it. The whole thing is a total farce, and even though no-one would deny the visibility of speedway is very low these days, to not highlight a British World Champion of a professional sport is a total disgrace. The BBC in general is rather a disgrace these days I regret to say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman2006 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I think the right person won it, but im lead to believe the public do not pick the top 10-12 whatever it is, which to me is pretty shameful. To me that also should go to a public vote.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 With the small amount of live sport that the BBC will have left by this time next year, I guess they will have to include some sporting heroes that aren't on BBC!!! Unless it'll be all from the Olympics, Euros 2016 or Wimbledon again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_R Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) Motorcycle racing of all kinds were given shoddy treatment, in line with expectations. Â Johnny Rea blitzed the World Superbike championship, and even though SPOTY was being hosted in Northern Ireland where his is from, he only got a passing mention. Â It will take a MotoGP champion by a British rider to get them to give more than a few seconds to any two-wheel sport in the ceremony. Â It's not just bike racing that missed out. There was a British Couple who won some badminton world championship recently. First time ever that a British pair had done so. They were not even mentioned in passing. Edited December 21, 2015 by Steve_R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazeaway Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 A spectacularly ignorant comment, even by your own abysmal standards. As ever, sport is let down by too many of its 'fans'. Â You still here? No hissy fit this week then? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barncooseboy Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) Just to show the beebs interest in motorsport they announced today that they are cancelling their formula one contract three years early seems it will be channel four from now on. Edited December 21, 2015 by barncooseboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavan Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 How does Andy Murray win it? Â Didnt win a slam and ok he was a big factor in the Davis Cup win but as world number 2 surely he is expected to pretty much beat everyone he plays! We won the Davis Cup because the other guys stepped up, and lets be fair he isnt even captain! Â No way should Hamilton win it. Only had 1 guy to beat in a farce of a sport. Â Had to be Sinfield (and im not a rugby fan) Farah or Froome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangerBoy Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I don't know why people dignify SPOTY by discussing it. The whole thing is a total farce, and even though no-one would deny the visibility of speedway is very low these days, to not highlight a British World Champion of a professional sport is a total disgrace. Â Unless the BBC cover the sport in question they are not interested 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Â Unless the BBC cover the sport in question they are not interested I think there is a certain amount of truth in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert72 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Was Harris guesting for Tai, in true Speedway fashion? No they just wanted a British rider who raced in Britain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 How does Andy Murray win it?  Didnt win a slam and ok he was a big factor in the Davis Cup win but as world number 2 surely he is expected to pretty much beat everyone he plays! We won the Davis Cup because the other guys stepped up, and lets be fair he isnt even captain!  No way should Hamilton win it. Only had 1 guy to beat in a farce of a sport.  Had to be Sinfield (and im not a rugby fan) Farah or Froome That was are first Davis Cup in about 100 years with Murray winning all his games so not hard understand how he won it .. not sure how the others step up as nearly all the points were won by him in all formats  Just to show the beebs interest in motorsport they announced today that they are cancelling their formula one contract three years early seems it will be channel four from now on. Not really it just a case of money ..Horse Racing has gone Golf is going as well as the Lakeside Darts etc  Unless the BBC cover the sport in question they are not interested Yea look at all of the Boxing they have shown this year . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Tyson Fury should have won it for upsetting all the bleeding hearts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 No problem at all with Andy Murray winning SPOTY. Where I have a problem is naming a short list. Woffinden would have a better chance and a raised profile if the short list didn't exist though I don't think he would gain enough votes to win outright. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I don't believe they were there last night, but they were a couple of years ago!! Â ps. I watched the programme last night but must have blinked or nodded off before Tai was apparently mentioned?! You're right. It was actually 2010. Â Rosco tweeted an old photo last night from then and I wasn't paying attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shale Searcher Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Well next year, if you don't play tennis, snooker, or are a gymnast or athlete, you won't win it... Diabolical!! How can you have the title "Sports Personality Of The Year" when you only cover around 4% of professional sports??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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