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Postby 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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Postby 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


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Postby sid_day » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:13 am

You mean this isn't the forum for classwar.org? :wink:

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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Postby 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 :shock:

[quote]Mummy is queens sister....


Not quite :wink:

Roll on the class war :lol:
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Postby sid_day » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:27 pm

Plus Shelly is gorgeous, and she had a personality!
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Postby sid_day » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:28 pm

http://www.horsetraderonline.co.uk/goht ... hp?adcat=6

3 YEAR OLD SHOWJUMPING COLT
Price: £8,000 ono
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Postby sid_day » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:31 pm

Will you be afully qualified skeleton coach by then?
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Postby sid_day » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:34 pm

[quote]Mummy is queens sister....


Ooops :oops: , sorry should have read: Granny is the queen. :wink:
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Postby sid_day » Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:36 pm

The power of Google.

400 quid seemed a bit cheap for a horse
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Postby adrian » Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:32 pm

[quote="marco"]
edit:re shelly - can you see her cresta run?!

Aerodynamic exigencies mean that the camel's foot is as much a part of her sport as the helmet.
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Postby adrian » Tue Dec 12, 2006 2:41 pm

[quote="marco"]
[size=59]Adrian we could be a good team here- you set em up + I'll knock em down!!![/size]

Well, I thought I'd try to avoid killing the thread stone dead as usual, so I made my last comment open-ended (as it were). Thanks for helping me out
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