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You can't use this sort of logic on here
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#1777 |
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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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Sorry, I meant the cycling course and whether it suits a climber or sprinter.
(On second thoughts, I've just realised you weren't necessarily referring to a Worlds on home soil. Mixed that up with the IAAF Worlds in 2017, which are...) Quote:
But Froome isn't really a one day rider, so his days of winning SPOTY are probably gone.
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3 Yorkshire contenders tonight. Gods county ![]() ![]() Up here in jockoland, you never hurry a Murray fella ! ![]()
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I have a feeling Ronnie will get another nomination or an award, maybe lifetime after he retires.
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Really ?
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Best of both worlds for me. A Yorkshireman but my ancestry is Scottish ( hence my surname )
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Yes in a highly competitive year, but Hoy, Wiggins and Cavendish have all won the trophy in the last 7 or 8 years or so.
EDIT: And Brownlee isn't a bad cyclist ![]() He won 4 stages last year so he could win 5 over the next couple of years That would be a non Olympic year so he'd have a better chance |
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Good show tonight considering they had so much to squeeze in. The tributes to those no longer with us always makes my eyes damp and some lovely footage from the year. I had never seen that Nick Skelton getting his gold moment before. Made me well up again. I am just a bloody big daft softie I think.
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Good show tonight considering they had so much to squeeze in. The tributes to those no longer with us always makes my eyes damp and some lovely footage from the year. I had never seen that Nick Skelton getting his gold moment before. Made me well up again. I am just a bloody big daft softie I think.
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Froome will probably have to win two Grand Tours. Not sure what sort of course the 2017 World Championships is though?
There was a stage race there this season which was shown on Eurosport ........it was quite a difficult course and likely to be bad weather at that time of year But even so I can't see Froome winning it ...............it'll be a tough 'classics' rider's course |
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I am just a bloody big daft softie I think.
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I was sad to see that " Meadow Lemon" had passed away
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I think Steve Davis may be a future lifetime achievement winner too
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Roger Millward for me. Was captain and then coach of my team.
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I'd like to apologise if I got a little aggressive earlier with my comments about why people don't vote for Mo. I get very emotive over mistreatment of people due to their colour, race, religion, sexuality and so on. Always upsets me and I let it get to me more than I should. Of course the reason Mo don't win wasn't down to bigotry but I do think it exists in sport. Even on this thread we have it. Somebody earlier on today claimed Nicola Adams was only nominated because she is "a black lesbian and ticks a box". That is insulting on so many levels and it needs stamping out.
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I'd like to apologise if I got a little aggressive earlier with my comments about why people don't vote for Mo. I get very emotive over mistreatment of people due to their colour, race, religion, sexuality and so on. Always upsets me and I let it get to me more than I should. Of course the reason Mo don't win wasn't down to bigotry but I do think it exists in sport. Even on this thread we have it. Somebody earlier on today claimed Nicola Adams was only nominated because she is "a black lesbian and ticks a box". That is insulting on so many levels and it needs stamping out.
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I'd like to apologise if I got a little aggressive earlier with my comments about why people don't vote for Mo. I get very emotive over mistreatment of people due to their colour, race, religion, sexuality and so on. Always upsets me and I let it get to me more than I should. Of course the reason Mo don't win wasn't down to bigotry but I do think it exists in sport. Even on this thread we have it. Somebody earlier on today claimed Nicola Adams was only nominated because she is "a black lesbian and ticks a box". That is insulting on so many levels and it needs stamping out.
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It's possible Cav might win it again........ he needs 5 more stage wins to overtake Eddie Merckx as the rider with the most Tour de France stage wins in history. That might win it for him
He won 4 stages last year so he could win 5 over the next couple of years That would be a non Olympic year so he'd have a better chance |
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I'd like to apologise if I got a little aggressive earlier with my comments
![]() ( bet 'your lass' knows her place & sexist comments about the woman boxers )
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You can't tell people who to vote for. There has been a hell of a lot of competition in the past decade or so. Having said that, I think Mo Farah has achieved only one top three finish in all his years of achievement. That seems wrong.
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I'd like to apologise if I got a little aggressive earlier with my comments about why people don't vote for Mo. I get very emotive over mistreatment of people due to their colour, race, religion, sexuality and so on. Always upsets me and I let it get to me more than I should. Of course the reason Mo don't win wasn't down to bigotry but I do think it exists in sport. Even on this thread we have it. Somebody earlier on today claimed Nicola Adams was only nominated because she is "a black lesbian and ticks a box". That is insulting on so many levels and it needs stamping out.
Apologies again Sport reflects the real world so of course bigotry exists, but I really don't think that is why Mo didn't make the top 3. There were no women either but I don't think it was misogyny. It just so happened that the white men who won had touching stories - and Andy was on prime time BBC1 winning Wimbledon. They didn't win because they were white men; they won because they did something amazing that reached the public imagination and they should be allowed to celebrate and enjoy it. |
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Yet the combined cyclists vote would have only come 5th
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Early thoughts for 2017. Non Olympic, football/rugby tournament or ashes year so a lot of the usual big sports might not be in contention.
Obvious early contender is Anthony Joshua, his fate on the list will be known by the end of April. Win there and then maybe a fight with Haye to close the year out win both and he'll be red hot. Few boxers lining up big fights in 2017 Khan v Brook possibly, Frampton and De Gale have top level fights coming up as well. Murray again of course. If he carries on his end of year form into 2017 it may even be his best year yet. 1 or 2 grand slams probably required for a 4th SPOTY. F1 now Rosbergs out the way Hamilton will be white hot fave for the 2017 world title. The world athletics championships being in London should mean there will be some GB athletes on the list. Maybe it will finally be Mo's year! Cycling usual suspects Froome and Cav depending on how the Tour De France goes. Golf depends on the majors, could be anyone! |
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he wasn't even nominated so that would be quite difficult!
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