BBC Sports Personality Of The Year.

[zazen999]

If ANYONE in sports has a personality - it would be Roy Keane - I heard him on 5 live talking about the Ireland/France handball and he had me in stitches. What a bloke.



I've been saying it for years now, but the Irish ones * are the best. In SO many ways. Oh, those happy happy days/nights in Dublin. Sigh.






* by ones, I mean men.

[SarzWix]

I've been saying it for years now, but the Irish ones * are the best. In SO many ways. Oh, those happy happy days/nights in Dublin. Sigh.




* by ones, I mean men.

Ooh... Young man called Declan on the Stranraer to Larne ferry, many years ago... Dunno about personality, but he definately had... ummm... err...

Yeah, happy days...

[pdblake]

Tiger Woods wasn't in the frame then?

Special award for oustanding stamina?

[piskieinboots]

.. but the Irish ones * are the best..

ooh yes, another vote for the Oirish accent
*swoons

[SueA]

I wasn't really bothered who won although I watch it every year & do like lots of sports. Of the ones in the top ten though I think for 'personality' it should have gone to Phillips Idowu, he always wears outragious outfits/hair colour/piercings, brings a lot of life to his event & seems like a likeable guy!

[Alison]

Didn't we win the Ashes this year too?! It didn't have quite the impact that it did in 2005 though, which is a shame.

Which is presumably why the cricket team won the team of the year although that must have annoyed the women's team who achieved more without the same level of support.

[OverWyreGrower]

Didn't we win the Ashes this year too?! It didn't have quite the impact that it did in 2005 though, which is a shame.

They did sort of allude to the fact that the celebration on winning this year was deliberately kept low-key and family-centred.... I expect because of the players behaviour when we won in 2005. The papers and tv were full of stories of p!ssed-up cricketers (Flintoff!) for a few weeks.... seems they decided they didn't want that kind of publicity this year!

[FionaH]

There was only one 'sports personality' in my book, and that was George Best.

Can't possibly agree with you on that one. A great footballer yes, but personality smashed to smithereens by alcoholism

[zazen999]

Can't possibly agree with you on that one. A great footballer yes, but personality smashed to smithereens by alcoholism

But just think what a personality he would have had if NOT smashed to smithereens by alcoholism?

[piskieinboots]

I watched the programme his son Calum did a few weeks back - it left me with wet eyes

[FionaH]

Certainly his very public denunciation of AA did an awful lot of damage

[Hilary B]

As soon as I saw the 'shortlist' included a footballer, I was sure that was who would win. Simply a matter of number of people who both watch the sport AND do phone-in voting. Pity really.
I missed the bit about Giggs, so I don't know what he did this year to get nominated.

[bobleponge]

If ANYONE in sports has a personality - it would be Roy Keane - I heard him on 5 live talking about the Ireland/France handball and he had me in stitches. What a bloke.

The story of "Oh George, where did it all go wrong?" still makes me smile.

Of all the sportspeople in the whole wide world, the one least likely to get my vote would be Mr Keane.
Any footballer at any level who goes onto the pitch with the sole intention of deliberately injuring someone, and then writes about it in his book to sell more copies is beneath contempt.

[zazen999]

The story of "Oh George, where did it all go wrong?" still makes me smile.

Of all the sportspeople in the whole wide world, the one least likely to get my vote would be Mr Keane.
Any footballer at any level who goes onto the pitch with the sole intention of deliberately injuring someone, and then writes about it in his book to sell more copies is beneath contempt.

I wouldn't know about that - I know nothing of actual sport! Which is why I'm not on the panel!

[I obviously like the controversial ones.....no change there then ]

[SarzWix]

I must admit to a soft spot for Keano too But he did get us* up into the Premier League, so I have an excuse



*Sunderland - I am not, repeat, not a Man U. fan!