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[Closed] Who has dominated their sport this year? (sports personality of the year)

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Reading the ongoing sports thread, and it coming towards the end of the year, got me thinking sports personality awards. Don't think the nominations have been announced yet. Reckon Vettel will probably get international SPOTY for dominating a pretty high profile BBC sport (though Stoner was equally dominant in MotoGP). Maybe English Cricket for team. Any Brits dominating anything this year? Cav must be in with a shout this year following the world champs.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:13 pm
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It'll never be a cyclist, as the general public generally don't like us/them


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:16 pm
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General public seem to be ok with track cyclists though, I wonder why that is?


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:20 pm
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Cavendish... so they'll give it to Darren Clarke.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:21 pm
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Because they don't hold drivers up for 0.0001 seconds


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:22 pm
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^ that


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:26 pm
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Guess it hasn't been won by a golfist since Faldo so could well be Clarke. Has he really dominated to the same extent as Cav though?


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:32 pm
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No. But he'll win.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:34 pm
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Joey Barton.


 
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It'll be him or McIllroy I reckons - the pubelick love a sob story so will ignore Darren's shacking up with his dead missus' friend after an inappropriately short period of mourning, and give it to him I think. 🙂


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:37 pm
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Reckon the public will really vote for a golfer? Seems to be one nominated every year but the last winner was in 89 and Faldo was a bigger name than Clarke is (at least I think he was at the time.)


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:39 pm
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He likes a drink and a cigar too #manofthepeople as does Mike Tindall #thefilthybeast


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:40 pm
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Joey Barton.

Along with England Rugby for the team prize maybe 🙂


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:40 pm
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#emotionalwinningspeech

too. 🙂


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:41 pm
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John Terry? Wayne Rooney? Ryan Giggs (again)?

Soooo many to choose from.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:42 pm
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Harry, can't argue that they have some "personality"!


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:43 pm
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If Cav is going to get it any year it will be this year. World champ, green in the TdF and is recognised my at least some people in "the mainstream". There is also no one else who really stands out at the moment either, Clarke will be in with a shout I suppose as will Andrew Strauss but I can't think of anyone else.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:45 pm
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Harry, can't argue that they have some "personality"!

Next doors dog has personality too but I wouldn't give it an award.

#allofthemcanlicktheirownballs


 
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Strauss is a good call but I reckon he'll get it as part of the team award.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:52 pm
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Coach / manager of the year has to be Andy Flowers.
Sir Alex might get a special award for 25 years.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:57 pm
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Vettel will get the international award. Dominated F1 this year and actually [i]has[/i] a personality too.

Cav should win it but probably won't


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 5:02 pm

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