Comments on: BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2005 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/ Peering down the corridor of uncertainty. It's about cricket, sport and journalism Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:16:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Harry http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14907 Harry Wed, 14 Dec 2005 03:58:31 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14907 being a liverpool fan i was on the boards and they were very dissapointed about freddie...still the rivalry between the two sports? which one is winning? Rafa seemed to be mocking cricket not long ago being a liverpool fan i was on the boards and they were very dissapointed about freddie…still the rivalry between the two sports? which one is winning? Rafa seemed to be mocking cricket not long ago

]]> By: Stavros http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14441 Stavros Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:00:20 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14441 It'll be Flintoff no worries. The team prize looks competitive though. England cricket team, Liverpool FC, and the Wales rugby team have a shout too. A combination of the old boys brigade and a cricketer winning the solo prize means my money's on Liverpool. It’ll be Flintoff no worries. The team prize looks competitive though. England cricket team, Liverpool FC, and the Wales rugby team have a shout too. A combination of the old boys brigade and a cricketer winning the solo prize means my money’s on Liverpool.

]]> By: sophie http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14345 sophie Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:38:03 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14345 yeah, tehy can give the award to will if they want.i think i could live with that... :wink: yeah, tehy can give the award to will if they want.i think i could live with that… :wink:

]]> By: dave_v http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14344 dave_v Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:32:38 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14344 Murray for Young Personality of the Year for sure. Monty, if he'd won the Open or another major, maybe but not really a contender in my book. Footballers miss out also as it's a non World Cup/Euro Champs year. Ellen MacArthur. A definite runner up certainly after becoming the fast celeb around the Top Gear circuit last night. A superb effort! Amir Khan? Ricky Hatton more like. Chelsea - "Only" won the league and Carling Cup. Nothing too exceptional there. Liverpool - They may push the Ashes hero's close in the team award given the old boy bias (Hanson, Lawro etc) inherent in the Beeb. But taking into the win in SA it really should by the Cricketers. They'll no doubt drum up a "special" award for the Olympic bid team. Warnie for International personality? Well I do agree and it would give cricket a clean sweep of the top 3 awards. I'll failing to think of anyone else for that one really. Tiger Woods I suppose. There you go. No need to watch the show now. Certainly with all these awards for cricket and absolutely zero coverage on the BBC this year it'll be interesting to see what they actually show when reviewing the year. Anyone remember those embarrassing dodgy cartoons they knocked out a few years back? Murray for Young Personality of the Year for sure.

Monty, if he’d won the Open or another major, maybe but not really a contender in my book.

Footballers miss out also as it’s a non World Cup/Euro Champs year.

Ellen MacArthur. A definite runner up certainly after becoming the fast celeb around the Top Gear circuit last night. A superb effort!

Amir Khan? Ricky Hatton more like.

Chelsea – “Only” won the league and Carling Cup. Nothing too exceptional there.

Liverpool – They may push the Ashes hero’s close in the team award given the old boy bias (Hanson, Lawro etc) inherent in the Beeb. But taking into the win in SA it really should by the Cricketers.

They’ll no doubt drum up a “special” award for the Olympic bid team.

Warnie for International personality? Well I do agree and it would give cricket a clean sweep of the top 3 awards. I’ll failing to think of anyone else for that one really. Tiger Woods I suppose.

There you go. No need to watch the show now. Certainly with all these awards for cricket and absolutely zero coverage on the BBC this year it’ll be interesting to see what they actually show when reviewing the year. Anyone remember those embarrassing dodgy cartoons they knocked out a few years back?

]]> By: sophie http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14343 sophie Mon, 05 Dec 2005 13:01:12 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14343 i gotta admit, i think andy murray is a contender.montgomerie doesn't really deserve it. as for the team award, the only reason chelsea are doing so well is becuase they've been given laods of money whenever they needed it....its not really in the true spirit of the game.i think the cricketers will get that one i gotta admit, i think andy murray is a contender.montgomerie doesn’t really deserve it. as for the team award, the only reason chelsea are doing so well is becuase they’ve been given laods of money whenever they needed it….its not really in the true spirit of the game.i think the cricketers will get that one

]]> By: ding http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14342 ding Mon, 05 Dec 2005 12:59:00 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14342 How abt a certain Will Luke....who made rapid progress from CoU to cricinfo.... Im sure you folks wont kill anyone for that decision...would u ? :) How abt a certain Will Luke….who made rapid progress from CoU to cricinfo….

Im sure you folks wont kill anyone for that decision…would u ? :)

]]> By: Harry R http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14341 Harry R Mon, 05 Dec 2005 12:53:07 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14341 Ellen MacArthur deserves a real shot at it - breaking the single-handed round the world record is a serious achievement. But she did it in February, which is always a liability in this competition. There are various other people who have had good years in one way or another - Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney, Terry, Colin Montgomerie, Andy Murray, Amir Khan - but I can't really see anyone ther than Flintoff getting it. Assuming that the Olympic bid team aren't eligible, the only obvious competition for the team of the year are Chelsea and, particularly, Liverpool. But I'm sure the cricketers will get it. Shane Warne for international sports personality of the year? Ellen MacArthur deserves a real shot at it – breaking the single-handed round the world record is a serious achievement. But she did it in February, which is always a liability in this competition.

There are various other people who have had good years in one way or another – Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney, Terry, Colin Montgomerie, Andy Murray, Amir Khan – but I can’t really see anyone ther than Flintoff getting it.

Assuming that the Olympic bid team aren’t eligible, the only obvious competition for the team of the year are Chelsea and, particularly, Liverpool. But I’m sure the cricketers will get it.

Shane Warne for international sports personality of the year?

]]> By: dave_v http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14335 dave_v Mon, 05 Dec 2005 10:10:09 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14335 The only sportsmen who'll get close to him this year are frankly all the other England cricket team. Sailing and Rowing simply do not count and should be banned from contesting such awards. No Tennis freaks, Egg Chasers or World Cup/Olympic achievements to compete with, it's Freddie's to lose. Bookies have already paid out on the result. Do you think England will win the team of the year award? The only sportsmen who’ll get close to him this year are frankly all the other England cricket team. Sailing and Rowing simply do not count and should be banned from contesting such awards. No Tennis freaks, Egg Chasers or World Cup/Olympic achievements to compete with, it’s Freddie’s to lose.

Bookies have already paid out on the result.

Do you think England will win the team of the year award?

]]> By: sophie http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14333 sophie Mon, 05 Dec 2005 08:50:42 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14333 he should win.if he doesn't we'll all help you assassinate the BBC crew he should win.if he doesn’t we’ll all help you assassinate the BBC crew

]]> By: Wraye http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14293 Wraye Sun, 04 Dec 2005 23:08:04 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14293 Fred must win. By the way, am not in hiding, dear folks. Have been out doing real indoor cricket. Am so very tired. 12 hour stints on duty as a scorer at indoor tournament. Braindead now. Nuff said. Fred must win. By the way, am not in hiding, dear folks. Have been out doing real indoor cricket. Am so very tired. 12 hour stints on duty as a scorer at indoor tournament. Braindead now. Nuff said.

]]> By: Jess http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14292 Jess Sun, 04 Dec 2005 22:04:43 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14292 "I'm going to kill someone" Did you have anyone in particular in mind? Can we put it to a vote? “I’m going to kill someone”

Did you have anyone in particular in mind? Can we put it to a vote?

]]> By: Will http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14291 Will Sun, 04 Dec 2005 21:36:29 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14291 Ellen McArthur? Pinsent? Some Footballer who moved a ball into a net or something? Ellen McArthur? Pinsent? Some Footballer who moved a ball into a net or something?

]]> By: Harry R http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/comment-page-1/#comment-14290 Harry R Sun, 04 Dec 2005 21:33:05 +0000 http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/2005/12/04/bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-2005/#comment-14290 He will. Who else is there? He will.

Who else is there?

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