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Of course it is the case. Look how many people voted Brexit based on immigration. Look how many vote UKIP to "get our country back". I am not saying its right because it so isn't right but if you genuinely think that people don't vote for Mo because he is a Muslim then you are very, VERY naïve. You only have to read DS to see it in some posts.
And what is the actual reason then if my suggestion is so far fetched ? PS - and don't EVER say its what I want to believe because it is not what I want to believe at all. Racism, Islamophobia etc are not something I think should exist let alone want to be the reason |
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Not sure what sort of course the 2017 World Championships is though?
It's several loops of Central London between the Tower of London and the Houses of Paraliament (including a few zig-zags through the City), with the start/finish next to Tower Bridge. In any case, Mo will stick to the track in London 2017. |
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Yes it has been an incredible year yet nobody else won two golds in Rio. Last year he came 8th after winning double world gold. The guy cannot do any more in his sport yet he doesn't get the recognition from a section of the UK public. I wish it wasn't true, My God I wish it wasn't true, but I am convinced some people will not vote for him because he is a Muslim. Its sad but true, especially in this current political climate. You may bury your head in the sand but whilst groups like EDL, Britain First and so on exist there will be bigotry.
Some people might think ad you suggest, but I severely doubt that is the main reason as to why he did not place higher, it was just purely down to the unbelievably high level of talent that was on the shortlist If we were talking about a year where his achievements stood out like a beacon, and then he didn't win, then you might have a point, but the facts are that so many people had a hugely successful 2016, that he was just unlucky in that respect. |
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Final full results:
1. Andy Murray - 247,419 2. Alistair Brownlee - 121,665 3. Nick Skelton - 109,197 4. Mo Farah - 54,476 5. Sophie Christiansen - 37,284 6. Kate Richardson-Walsh - 34,604 7. Max Whitlock - 32,858 8. Laura Kenny - 31,781 9. Jamie Vardy - 25,020 10. Jason Kenny - 12,376 11. Adam Peaty - 11,129 12. Gareth Bale - 10,786 13. Nicola Adams - 7,812 14. Kadeena Cox - 5,574 15. Dame Sarah Storey - 3,580 16. Danny Willett - 2,227 |
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The marathon?
It's several loops of Central London between the Tower of London and the Houses of Paraliament (including a few zig-zags through the City), with the start/finish next to Tower Bridge. In any case, Mo will stick to the track in London 2017. |
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I'm not saying that wouldn't play a part but I think it would be very small, I think regionalism particularly with the top 2 will play a huge part. I would love to know what percentage of Scots voted Murray, and what percentage of Yorkshire voted for Brownlee. Mo is a Londoner, and let's face it there isn't much community feeling in a city like that unlike the regions the top two are in.
3 Yorkshire contenders tonight. Gods county
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Winning The Masters only gets you 16th place - wow!
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Froome didn't even make the shortlist
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[quote=Flukie;84915122]2009 (I think it was) must've been a bad year for British sport! lol
Giggs won it on sentiment at the time, can't have been any other reason. I mean, I'm a United fan and it's still a mystery to me that he DID win it] I think that the year Gazza won it, he didn't even manage to win the Tottenham player of the year. Gary Mabbutt did. |
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Yes it has been an incredible year yet nobody else won two golds in Rio. Last year he came 8th after winning double world gold. The guy cannot do any more in his sport yet he doesn't get the recognition from a section of the UK public. I wish it wasn't true, My God I wish it wasn't true, but I am convinced some people will not vote for him because he is a Muslim. Its sad but true, especially in this current political climate. You may bury your head in the sand but whilst groups like EDL, Britain First and so on exist there will be bigotry.
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I think this year was always going to be hard for Mo but last year he should have been top 3 but he was nowhere near.
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Of course it is the case. Look how many people voted Brexit based on immigration. Look how many vote UKIP to "get our country back". I am not saying its right because it so isn't right but if you genuinely think that people don't vote for Mo because he is a Muslim then you are very, VERY naïve. You only have to read DS to see it in some posts.
And what is the actual reason then if my suggestion is so far fetched ? PS - and don't EVER say its what I want to believe because it is not what I want to believe at all. Racism, Islamophobia etc are not something I think should exist let alone want to be the reason |
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Froome will probably have to win two Grand Tours.
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he also would likely have got more than 2k votes....
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It couldn't be that people just prefer other people, it must be the nasty bigots that did it.
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Yes it has been an incredible year yet nobody else won two golds in Rio. Last year he came 8th after winning double world gold. The guy cannot do any more in his sport yet he doesn't get the recognition from a section of the UK public. I wish it wasn't true, My God I wish it wasn't true, but I am convinced some people will not vote for him because he is a Muslim. Its sad but true, especially in this current political climate. You may bury your head in the sand but whilst groups like EDL, Britain First and so on exist there will be bigotry.
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A number of the nominees won more than 2 golds in Rio. Mo did much better in the vote than any of them.
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If he does win the double again in London and is stepping away from the track, that could be a winning narrative for Mo, tbh.
See what I did there?
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Cycling is massively popular in this country and is growing in popularity unlike some others.
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The marathon?
It's several loops of Central London between the Tower of London and the Houses of Paraliament (including a few zig-zags through the City), with the start/finish next to Tower Bridge. In any case, Mo will stick to the track in London 2017. |
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Will we ever see a snooker player nominated ever again as i think the last one to be nominated was Ronnie. But im not sure
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Yet the combined cyclists vote would have only come 5th
EDIT: And Brownlee isn't a bad cyclist
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Winning The Masters only gets you 16th place - wow!
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You may bury your head in the sand but whilst groups like EDL, Britain First and so on exist there will be bigotry.
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He plays around 20 tournaments I think and a short training camp in the USA so I would guess he probably spends 6 months a year living in the UK
It helps that the biggest tennis tournament in the world, and the one that gets the biggest ratings on the BBC is Wimbledon, and Murray's home is within commuting distance of it, and the nearby national tennis centre. There's also Queens and the World Tour Finals, and we've had a good few home Davis Cup ties. Murray can't claim any credit for that of course, but the result is that it's not a negative for him. Quote:
I'm not saying that wouldn't play a part but I think it would be very small, I think regionalism particularly with the top 2 will play a huge part. I would love to know what percentage of Scots voted Murray, and what percentage of Yorkshire voted for Brownlee. Mo is a Londoner, and let's face it there isn't much community feeling in a city like that unlike the regions the top two are in.
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Will we ever see a snooker player nominated ever again as i think the last one to be nominated was Ronnie. But im not sure
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