Carl Frampton slams 'anti-Northern Ireland' BBC SPotY awards after snub

[Rexob]

It's nothing to do with Northern Ireland. The BBC just doesn't give a toss about boxing.

Boxing is 4th in the overall ratings?

Winners by sport
Sporting profession
Athletics 17 14 18 49
Formula One 7 6 1 14
Football 5 6 9 20
Boxing 5 4 1 10
Tennis 5 2 2 9
Cricket 4 3 3 10
Cycling 4 1 0 5
Figure skating 3[nb 1] 1[nb 1] 0 4
Golf 2 5 2 9
Swimming 2 2 6 10
Eventing 2 0 1 3
Snooker 1 4 2 7
Rugby union 1 3 2 6
Rowing 1 2 1 4
Show jumping 1 0 5 6
Horse racing 1 0 3 4
Motorcycle racing 1 0 1 2
Sailing 0 2 0 2
Rugby league 0 1 0 1
Darts 0 1 0 1
CART 0 0 1 1
Gymnastics 0 0 1 1
Rallying 0 0 1 1

Darts beats gymnastics brilliant.

[Nightmare Roy]

He's got a fair point but boxing isn't that mainstream anymore if his fights were at 8pm on BBC on a Saturday I'm sure he'd be in it with what he's achieved this year, maybe even win it.

[Twinkle Toes]

I think he has a more than fair point, he's done enough for a nomination at least.

[Rexob]

Murray will win again the darling bud of the BBC. SPOTY is very poor nowadays.

[lefty]

I thought Frampton likes to market himself as an "Irishman" anyway and get all those plastic paddies in the states behind him. He shouldn't be too upset.....

[Counter-puncher]

He should be on the shortlist at least. And at the expense of vardy who helped Leicester to the title but in a team sport you could argue that as he wasn't captain he shouldn't be there

Oi leave Vardy out of it. He helped win us the Premier League. He's also got a book out and he needs all the publicity he can get for it, to ensure that his family is set up for life.....

...which his meagre wages as a premier league footballer simply aren't enough to ensure.

[Loftgroov]

Its "sports personality" .... and is essentially a popularity contest.

I don't think there is a Frampton snub, its simply that most people haven't got a clue who he is. Not a single one of my mates, outside of those who follow boxing, has heard of Carl Frampton.

Whereas every housewife and old dear has heard of Andy Murray haven't they.

Likewise all the football-following peasantry will demand Jaime Vardy is on the list because, well, its football...

We have all kinds of world champions in minority sports that you probably haven't heard of and sure as sh1t won't be on the list either. Best to chill out and ignore SPOTY altogether.

[stujones]

Every year there is always some controversy and there is always the comment that it is "personality".... It is just a term, plenty of non-personalities have won this award.

Loftgroov, the panel to provide a shortlist isn't the "general public" but Sports Journalists and people you would consider "experts".

Frampton should be on the list, but an even bigger omission - by a country mile..... No Chris Froome..... Is tour de france no longer an achievement.

Always tough to be on the list in an Olympic year and this year there is going to be some mighty close competition for the other awards.

Team of the year - Team GB, British Cycling Team or Leicester (perhaps Wales Football and England Rugby would win it any other year).

[dutchie]

I think he wins the Irish one and that's the more important one.

[lillywhite14]

Dunno why sportspeople don't boycott it

BBC? Should stand for Buggering British Children, led by the channels favourite son Jimmy Saville himself! Licence fee robbing bastards.

[lefty]

I think he wins the Irish one and that's the more important one.

[rd350lc]

Murray will win again the darling bud of the BBC. SPOTY is very poor nowadays.

Correct sir and yes it's painful viewing .

[stujones]

Murray will win again the darling bud of the BBC. SPOTY is very poor nowadays.

To be fair, he is pretty bloody good.

[banjo]

I don't get the problem with Murray, he probably is the UK's most accomplished sportsman at the moment.

[PredatorHayds]

Every year there is always some controversy and there is always the comment that it is "personality".... It is just a term, plenty of non-personalities have won this award.

Loftgroov, the panel to provide a shortlist isn't the "general public" but Sports Journalists and people you would consider "experts".

Frampton should be on the list, but an even bigger omission - by a country mile..... No Chris Froome..... Is tour de france no longer an achievement.

Always tough to be on the list in an Olympic year and this year there is going to be some mighty close competition for the other awards.

Team of the year - Team GB, British Cycling Team or Leicester (perhaps Wales Football and England Rugby would win it any other year).

Froome hasn't been shortlisted

Absolute shambles this award.

[banjo]

It's a very random award to be fair but you always know during an Olympic year the list is going to be skewed towards members of the Olympic team, Damon Hill was the last non-olympian to win this award during an Olympic year 20 years ago.

Some years are odd though such as 2009 with Giggs winning it despite several other nominees being stronger shouts for it, 1999 looked a dead cert for a United player to win it following the treble, it went to Lennox Lewis, 1995 you had Jonathan Edwards beating Bruno to it ffs, probably one of the most recognisable sportsmen in the country - I remember reading Carl Fogarty's book and he attended those awards and was sat next to Colin McRae both expecting Bruno to win it and when it was announced as Edwards they both looked at each other and just went "who?" - Zara Phillips winning it in 2006, Calzaghe didn't even make the final 3 although he won it the following year with Hatton in 3rd and to top it all off 1997 must have been a shite year for British sport as the winner and runner-up were Rusedski and Henman.

I'd love to meet the "experts" who come up with these shortlists and get them to explain some of their choices because no serious sports expert can pick Equestrianists(or whatever the shite they call them) over the likes of Carl Frampton, Chris Froome or Johnny Rea.

[peter1948]

I think Carl Frampton has a point & certainly deserves to be included in the list for what he has done, but its the same old story, perhaps his face doesen't fit

[Rexob]

I don't get the problem with Murray, he probably is the UK's most accomplished sportsman at the moment.

It's all the bloody ass sniffing they do for Murray, Fury accomplishment is as good as winning Wimbledon but he gets slaughtered for because of a bit of bad PR, Murray plays 50 weeks of the year just by percentages he should be winning something.

[freddydoesdallas]

I don't get the problem with Murray, he probably is the UK's most accomplished sportsman at the moment.

He is and he is actually a funny guy. He just doesn't give a shit about the media and fawning to their wims

[freddydoesdallas]

It's a very random award to be fair but you always know during an Olympic year the list is going to be skewed towards members of the Olympic team, Damon Hill was the last non-olympian to win this award during an Olympic year 20 years ago.

Some years are odd though such as 2009 with Giggs winning it despite several other nominees being stronger shouts for it, 1999 looked a dead cert for a United player to win it following the treble, it went to Lennox Lewis, 1995 you had Jonathan Edwards beating Bruno to it ffs, probably one of the most recognisable sportsmen in the country - I remember reading Carl Fogarty's book and he attended those awards and was sat next to Colin McRae both expecting Bruno to win it and when it was announced as Edwards they both looked at each other and just went "who?" - Zara Phillips winning it in 2006, Calzaghe didn't even make the final 3 although he won it the following year with Hatton in 3rd and to top it all off 1997 must have been a shite year for British sport as the winner and runner-up were Rusedski and Henman.

I'd love to meet the "experts" who come up with these shortlists and get them to explain some of their choices because no serious sports expert can pick Equestrianists(or whatever the shite they call them) over the likes of Carl Frampton, Chris Froome or Johnny Rea.

Edwards won the world triple jump gold and broke the world record by a huge amount twice in the final. It was a phenomenal achievement.

[banjo]

I don't get the problem with Murray, he probably is the UK's most accomplished sportsman at the moment.

It's all the bloody ass sniffing they do for Murray, Fury accomplishment is as good as winning Wimbledon but he gets slaughtered for because of a bit of bad PR, Murray plays 50 weeks of the year just by percentages he should be winning something.

By a bad bit of PR you mean being a complete bigot?

[banjo]

It's a very random award to be fair but you always know during an Olympic year the list is going to be skewed towards members of the Olympic team, Damon Hill was the last non-olympian to win this award during an Olympic year 20 years ago.

Some years are odd though such as 2009 with Giggs winning it despite several other nominees being stronger shouts for it, 1999 looked a dead cert for a United player to win it following the treble, it went to Lennox Lewis, 1995 you had Jonathan Edwards beating Bruno to it ffs, probably one of the most recognisable sportsmen in the country - I remember reading Carl Fogarty's book and he attended those awards and was sat next to Colin McRae both expecting Bruno to win it and when it was announced as Edwards they both looked at each other and just went "who?" - Zara Phillips winning it in 2006, Calzaghe didn't even make the final 3 although he won it the following year with Hatton in 3rd and to top it all off 1997 must have been a shite year for British sport as the winner and runner-up were Rusedski and Henman.

I'd love to meet the "experts" who come up with these shortlists and get them to explain some of their choices because no serious sports expert can pick Equestrianists(or whatever the shite they call them) over the likes of Carl Frampton, Chris Froome or Johnny Rea.

Edwards won the world triple jump gold and broke the world record by a huge amount twice in the final. It was a phenomenal achievement.

I don't disagree but surely it's a shock that he beat Bruno to the award? Frank was one of the most recognisable faces in the UK not just sportswise either and the win over McCall was still fresh in the memory.

[freddydoesdallas]

It's a very random award to be fair but you always know during an Olympic year the list is going to be skewed towards members of the Olympic team, Damon Hill was the last non-olympian to win this award during an Olympic year 20 years ago.

Some years are odd though such as 2009 with Giggs winning it despite several other nominees being stronger shouts for it, 1999 looked a dead cert for a United player to win it following the treble, it went to Lennox Lewis, 1995 you had Jonathan Edwards beating Bruno to it ffs, probably one of the most recognisable sportsmen in the country - I remember reading Carl Fogarty's book and he attended those awards and was sat next to Colin McRae both expecting Bruno to win it and when it was announced as Edwards they both looked at each other and just went "who?" - Zara Phillips winning it in 2006, Calzaghe didn't even make the final 3 although he won it the following year with Hatton in 3rd and to top it all off 1997 must have been a shite year for British sport as the winner and runner-up were Rusedski and Henman.

I'd love to meet the "experts" who come up with these shortlists and get them to explain some of their choices because no serious sports expert can pick Equestrianists(or whatever the shite they call them) over the likes of Carl Frampton, Chris Froome or Johnny Rea.

Edwards won the world triple jump gold and broke the world record by a huge amount twice in the final. It was a phenomenal achievement.

I don't disagree but surely it's a shock that he beat Bruno to the award? Frank was one of the most recognisable faces in the UK not just sportswise either and the win over McCall was still fresh in the memory.

Yeah probably was. I was only about 13 back then but I remember Edwards being a huge deal at school. Bruno was a much bigger deal a few years before

[Boxerbeetle]

Does anyone actually watch that shambles of an award ceremony anyway? It's fvcking garbage.

[banjo]

Does anyone actually watch that shambles of an award ceremony anyway? It's fvcking garbage.

No, can't stand Lineker, Barker or Balding. The last one I watched was when Calzaghe won in 2007 and I remember Lineker interviewing some sportsman up for one of the lesser awards and just spent the entire interview just patronising him. I hate the chumminess and backslapping, I hate sports awards in general since it seems to be made out that it's a big deal, some people I know where disappointed the Rory McIlroy missed out on it in 2014 but I told them to look on the bright side he won a trophy which predates the BBC's little trinket by almost 100 years. That's what competing is about, winning something so historic in your profession just once is worth a dozen accolades from the TV companies and sports writers.