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BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014

  • 14-12-2014 7:48pm
    #1
    Go Harvey Go
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    So who'll be watching this along with, or instead of, the X Factor final? :D;)

    Rory McIlroy is the odds-on favourite, with Lewis Hamilton second, and the rest all rank outsiders. (I'd like Jo Pavey or Lizzy Yarnold to come third, though.)


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  • #2
    HeidiHeidi
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    Meeeee!

    Can we vote, or is it all over by now?


  • #3
    dublinman1990
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    I'm watching Simple Minds at home doing a cracking performance of Waterfront in Glasgow tonight.


  • #4
    Go Harvey Go
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    You'd almost forget this used to be held at BBC Television Centre - the SSE Hydro is absolutely enormous. :eek:


  • #5
    The Bould Rabbit
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    Interesting choice of an opening clip with the helicopter flying over Glasgow. At least it didn't land inside a pub.

    I thought for a sec the Queen was going to jump out of it with James Bond.


  • #6
    Go Harvey Go
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Meeeee!

    Can we vote, or is it all over by now?

    Why, there's plenty of time to vote. :D;)


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  • #7
    HeidiHeidi
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    Go Harvey Go wrote: »
    You'd almost forget this used to be held at BBC Television Centre - the SSE Hydro is absolutely enormous. :eek:
    I was going to say..... thought this used to be held in a telly studio!

    (Saw a bit of the 60 year retrospective earlier, they brought Red Rum up in the lift one year)

    Think Gary may have been partying a bit in advance of the ceremony, by the sounds of it......


  • #8
    The Bould Rabbit
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    Lineker looks (and sounds) like he was in Bairds till all hours last night.


  • #9
    Paul Tergat
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    Ronnie O'Sullivan not being nominated is ridiculous


  • #10
    Skid X
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Meeeee!

    Can we vote, or is it all over by now?

    Hiya,

    You have to register at the link here http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/sports-personality/30172271 and then you can vote later (using your BBC registration)


  • #11
    Go Harvey Go
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    Paul Tergat wrote: »
    Ronnie O'Sullivan not being nominated is ridiculous

    Perhaps if he hadn't blown it in the World Championship final - and perhaps if the UK Championship had been held earlier than this month... ;)


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  • #12
    Skid X
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    The Winter Olympics seems like years ago.


  • #13
    Go Harvey Go
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    Loving Lizzy's dress... :o;)


  • #14
    HeidiHeidi
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    It's mad to think that Lizzy Yarnold has kids whose mother fires herself head-first down an ice-slope at 90mph for a job......

    .... on a tea tray......


  • #15
    The Bould Rabbit
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    Hamilton will win it I think.

    His achievement is still fresh in the memory and being the first Brit to win the driver's championship twice in 40 years is another feather in his cap.

    The only thing that may go against him is his age as voters might overlook him in the assumption that he'll be around for a long time yet and has plenty more titles in him.


  • #16
    HeidiHeidi
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    Go Harvey Go wrote: »
    Loving Lizzy's dress... :o;)
    Noooo!


  • #17
    Go Harvey Go
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    The Bould Rabbit wrote: »
    Hamilton will win it I think.

    His achievement is still fresh in the memory and being the first Brit to win the driver's championship twice in 40 years is another feather in his cap.

    The only thing that may go against him is his age as voters might overlook him in the assumption that he'll be around for a long time yet and has plenty more titles in him.

    McIlroy is odds on, though.

    Worth pointing out that Lewis was runner-up in 2007 and 2008.


  • #18
    Skid X
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    Hon Stephanie Roche!

    Hope she wins the FIFA Goal of the Year.


  • #19
    HeidiHeidi
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    Nice one - Stephanie Roche's goal made it into the programme!

    HAVE YOU ALL VOTED FOR HER???

    http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/puskas-award/index.html


  • #20
    The Bould Rabbit
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    He had a good game against Swansea today.


  • #21
    Skid X
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    The Bould Rabbit wrote: »
    Hamilton will win it I think.

    His achievement is still fresh in the memory and being the first Brit to win the driver's championship twice in 40 years is another feather in his cap.

    The only thing that may go against him is his age as voters might overlook him in the assumption that he'll be around for a long time yet and has plenty more titles in him.

    He's not very popular, though.

    Our Rory is favourite at the moment (although there have been surprises in the past)

    http://www.oddschecker.com/awards/sports-personality-of-the-year/winner


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  • #22
    Skid X
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Nice one - Stephanie Roche's goal made it into the programme!

    HAVE YOU ALL VOTED FOR HER???

    Dozens of times, Heidi :pac: Voting is closed now.


  • #23
    dublinman1990
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    Skid X wrote: »
    Hiya,

    You have to register at the link here http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/sports-personality/30172271 and then you can vote later (using your BBC registration)

    Unfortunately, Irish viewers are not allowed to vote in this show as it's only open to UK viewers.


  • #24
    HeidiHeidi
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    Skid X wrote: »
    Dozens of times, Heidi :pac: Voting is closed now.

    Is it??? Thought it re-opened for the final three, until whenever the ceremony is in January :confused:


  • #25
    Skid X
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Is it??? Thought it re-opened for the final three, until whenever the ceremony is in January :confused:

    Oh, you're right. I'll have to start twiddling the knobs to get different IP addresses again!

    http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/puskas-award/


  • #26
    Go Harvey Go
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Is it??? Thought it re-opened for the final three, until whenever the ceremony is in January :confused:

    Well, it looked like you were asking when we could vote in the SPOTY in post #2... :o:o:D:);)


  • #27
    HeidiHeidi
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    Go Harvey Go wrote: »
    Well, it looked like you were asking when we could vote in the SPOTY... :o:o:D:);)

    Sorry, sorry, sorry, I was talking about both (separately)!

    Apologies for any confusion caused, normal service is now resumed :o


  • #28
    dublinman1990
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    Paul McGinley must be in the audience in Glasgow tonight as he is the captain for this years winning Ryder Cup team.

    There may be a segment highlighting this year's Ryder Cup win later on in the show.


  • #29
    Skid X
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    There is a lot of tokenism in the Shortlist. Most people have never heard of most of the finalists.

    Going through them one by one is making it very dull.


  • #30
    HeidiHeidi
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    This youngfella sounds like he might put his foot in his mouth any minute now...... Wrap it up, Claire!


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  • #31
    Go Harvey Go
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    Paul Tergat wrote: »
    Ronnie O'Sullivan not being nominated is ridiculous

    Incidentally, a snooker player has won the SPOTY before - Steve Davis in 1988.

    The Nugget was also runner-up in 1981 and 1987, and third in 1984 and 1989, while Alex Higgins and Stephen Hendry were runners-up in 1982 and 1990 respectively.

    Remarkably, Dennis Taylor didn't finish in the top 3 in 1985, despite the manner of his World Championship win.


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