Sports Personality Thingie
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by Mike I » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:58 pm
[quote]They should've given the award to the horse I reckon
They did once, when Red Rum won it. Now, there was a sporting winner with a personality. Frankly it's been downhill ever since they insisted that the winner had to be human.
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by Steve B » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:32 am
You can't blame the BBC for Zara P winning sports personality of the year, but you can blame them for the cr*p show that they put on last night. There should be experts from each sport, talking about their own sport and what is involved in getting to the highest levels, and putting a proper case forward for each nominee. Maybe they should have an hour programme a week before to show this, which would help the british public make a more educated vote.
As it is you have to blame the british public for voting ZP as the winner and Darren Clarke second (nothing against them personally), as most of the voters are probably couch potatoes who have never done any sport in their lives, and probably think that because her mum won it in the 70's her daughter should win to make it even, "Oh she's a lovely girl that Zara, yeah i'll vote for her, lovely girl".
Can't knock her really, european and world champion. Well done. Shouldn't have won though
As for the others;
Darren C - very sorry about your wife, total respect for playing in the Ryder cup, but your golf's not been much cop really has it?
Monty P - not done enough yet
Beth T - 100% well deserved 3rd
Nicole C - probably needs another couple of years at the top to be more recognised
Ricky H - fantastic boxer - personality, not sure
Joe C - undefeated, probably the best british performance for a long long time when he totally and utterly out boxed the american who was classed as untouchable- should have won or at least 2nd
Phil T - amazing really, at the very top of his game for 11 years. definately should be recognized ( not sure about his cardio vascular fitness though)
Andy M - maybe in a few years when he wins Wimbledon?
Jenson B - Try winning the world championship first
Steve
As it is you have to blame the british public for voting ZP as the winner and Darren Clarke second (nothing against them personally), as most of the voters are probably couch potatoes who have never done any sport in their lives, and probably think that because her mum won it in the 70's her daughter should win to make it even, "Oh she's a lovely girl that Zara, yeah i'll vote for her, lovely girl".
Can't knock her really, european and world champion. Well done. Shouldn't have won though
As for the others;
Darren C - very sorry about your wife, total respect for playing in the Ryder cup, but your golf's not been much cop really has it?
Monty P - not done enough yet
Beth T - 100% well deserved 3rd
Nicole C - probably needs another couple of years at the top to be more recognised
Ricky H - fantastic boxer - personality, not sure
Joe C - undefeated, probably the best british performance for a long long time when he totally and utterly out boxed the american who was classed as untouchable- should have won or at least 2nd
Phil T - amazing really, at the very top of his game for 11 years. definately should be recognized ( not sure about his cardio vascular fitness though)
Andy M - maybe in a few years when he wins Wimbledon?
Jenson B - Try winning the world championship first
Steve
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by sid_day » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:13 am
You mean this isn't the forum for classwar.org? 
Seriously though I was humbled by the skeleton racer Shelly Rudman who won a silver medal at the Winter Olympics.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsi ... 725006.stm
Her sled cost £3000 and friends did a fund raising canoe paddle to raise the money for it.
It's sobering to think alot of cyclists with two wheeled garage contents worth a great deal more than that.
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Cost of horse?
Livery cost?
Saddle?
Transporting horse?
Veterinary costs?
Cost of person to look after horse?
Mummy is queens sister....
Ahem, sorry.
Seriously though I was humbled by the skeleton racer Shelly Rudman who won a silver medal at the Winter Olympics.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsi ... 725006.stm
Her sled cost £3000 and friends did a fund raising canoe paddle to raise the money for it.
It's sobering to think alot of cyclists with two wheeled garage contents worth a great deal more than that.
.......
Cost of horse?
Livery cost?
Saddle?
Transporting horse?
Veterinary costs?
Cost of person to look after horse?
Mummy is queens sister....
Ahem, sorry.
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by richv » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:54 am
[quote]Cost of horse?
£400. I suspect slightly less than many bikes sitting outside Coulsdon South Station on a Saturday morning
[quote]Mummy is queens sister....
Not quite
Roll on the class war
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, sorry should have read: Granny is the queen. 