Off topic(ish) Sports Personality odds.

Hagler2002 · Post by **Hagler2002** » 10 Dec 2006, 17:34

My faith in how s**t this programme has been restored.

The whole show is an absolute joke nowadays, goes on for ages, sends everyone to sleep and then they give it to some muppet that has hardly done anything.

The real grafters in their sports don't get a look in, then again i hardly think any sports personality has this award on their mind at the start of a season/year anyway.

Its the most worthless award IN SPORT!!!

SticknMove · Post by **SticknMove** » 10 Dec 2006, 17:46

Equine beauty won the day. I am sure Desert Orchid and Red Rum will be doing cart wheels in their horsey heaven in the sky thinking 'if I didn't have that prick on board then I could have been somebody, I could have been a contender, I could have won best Dressage at the world champs with a bit of royal snatch bestriding my girth. But good luck to the distant relative.'

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 10 Dec 2006, 17:59

What's the kafuffle? Realistcally, was the BBC ever going to go for someone else when a member of the royal family was on the list? Besides, Zara's a nice girl. It's become eerily like the Eurovision song contest though, just politics and popularity.

On a side note; Roger Federer as overseas personality? He may be a great tennis player, but I've seen more personality from wet cardboard boxes. I just can't find a way to explain that selection.

Grilling Machine · Post by **Grilling Machine** » 10 Dec 2006, 18:01

Didn't realise there were so many Royal supporters about. Bit of 'vote massaging' d'you think?

Top of my head, relegating JC due to Manfredo, it's been a woman's year. I'd have Tweddle, Cooke and Rudman in the top three. Enzo Maccarinelli would be my boxing choice.

Taki... · Post by **Taki...** » 10 Dec 2006, 18:09

SticknMove wrote: I could have won best Dressage at the world champs with a bit of royal snatch bestriding my girth.

A bit of royal snatch... lmao. Pure genius mate

Grilling Machine · Post by **Grilling Machine** » 10 Dec 2006, 18:13

"So Mike, what was it that first attracted you to the royal snatch Zara Phillips?"

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 10 Dec 2006, 18:33

Grilling Machine wrote:Think we all understand Tindall's motivation there.

What? Get himself in there, and then bump off seven or eight people?

All hail King Tindall!!!!

Grilling Machine · Post by **Grilling Machine** » 10 Dec 2006, 18:40

glittermonkey wrote:What? Get himself in there, and then bump off seven or eight people?

All hail King Tindall!!!!

I've just 'Mertonised' it. Tindall would be a rubbish king; they should let the Duke have a go.

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 10 Dec 2006, 18:50

That's no way to talk about our future monarch. Rubbish eh? You'll be first against the wall when Mike's in charge.

hitman_hatton1 · Post by **hitman_hatton1** » 10 Dec 2006, 19:03

glittermonkey wrote:On a side note; Roger Federer as overseas personality? He may be a great tennis player, but I've seen more personality from wet cardboard boxes. I just can't find a way to explain that selection.

i agree he's a shit personality.

he's a truly great tennis player.

thoroughly deserved award for roger.

yiddo14 · Post by **yiddo14** » 11 Dec 2006, 07:36

hitman_hatton1 wrote:
glittermonkey wrote:On a side note; Roger Federer as overseas personality? He may be a great tennis player, but I've seen more personality from wet cardboard boxes. I just can't find a way to explain that selection.
i agree he's a shit personality.

he's a truly great tennis player.

thoroughly deserved award for roger.

He is as boring as fvck,but IMO he is the best sportsman on the planet.
No one dominates their sport like he does,no one really comes close.

E · Post by E » 11 Dec 2006, 14:48

hitman_hatton1 wrote:
glittermonkey wrote:On a side note; Roger Federer as overseas personality? He may be a great tennis player, but I've seen more personality from wet cardboard boxes. I just can't find a way to explain that selection.
i agree he's a shit personality.

he's a truly great tennis player.

thoroughly deserved award for roger.

Well that's a good point.....what is the exact criteria for 'Sports Personality of the Year'..... I mean I assume it's based on some sort of sporting achievement along with popularity???

Or what? It's not really clear.... I think the title is a bit of a misnomer, if it was about personality then Henman and Rusedski (I think they're past winners or at least nominees) have even less personality than Federer...a piss-covered paper bag perhaps?

Mind you they didn't achieve much in their given sport either - so where's the logic?

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On another tact - I fantasise about eating Zara's royal snatch, but riding a horse is hardly a sport in pure terms - the horse if the f---ing athlete.

Taki... · Post by **Taki...** » 11 Dec 2006, 18:40

yiddo14 wrote: No one dominates their sport like he does,no one really comes close.

Ahem... Phil 'The Power' Taylor.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 11 Dec 2006, 19:50

What does Zara Phillips do?

Taki... · Post by **Taki...** » 11 Dec 2006, 20:11

Max Molyneux wrote:What does Zara Phillips do?

I believe it's 3 day eventing... which involves poncing about on very expensive horses dressed like a tit. Which, if you ask me, the royal family have a bit of an unfair advantage over the entire rest of the world in.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 11 Dec 2006, 20:21

Motherfuckers.

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 12 Dec 2006, 19:56

Taki... wrote:
Max Molyneux wrote:What does Zara Phillips do?
I believe it's 3 day eventing... which involves poncing about on very expensive horses dressed like a tit. Which, if you ask me, the royal family have a bit of an unfair advantage over the entire rest of the world in.

Ain't that the truth Brother Taki.

states · Post by **states** » 12 Dec 2006, 21:40

Goz, who is that in your sig? Just out of curiosity like. Also (a wider question) , did the return of signatures just bring back any sigs any boxrec members had a few years back? Because there's some strange ones....

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 13 Dec 2006, 04:22

Looks like a young Cameron Diaz to me.

And were you talking about the strangeness of the signatures, or the strangeness of the members themselves?

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 09 Dec 2007, 16:02

Thought i would bump this year long thread, think any boxers will win it this year?