I guess there are two questions here - who should win and who will win?
There is an utterly compelling case for Froome, but recency bias is a big factor in public votes, hence why I think it'll be Murray.
My views on this matter may be coloured by a bet placed some months ago though :winking:
Yeah I expect Fury will get votes as well - convenient timing!
who's nominated for Team of the Year?
But he doesn't have a personality :smile:hence why I think it'll be Murray.
But he doesn't have a personality :smile:
Yeah, didn't really think it needed a #ObtusenessIntendedI'll let you get away with that as you put a smiley in there :winking:
The whole 'but xxx doesn't even HAVE a personality' trope is annoying beyond belief. But you know that.
Murray, no question in my eyes. What has Mo Farah even done to be on that list? Prove himself that's he's no cheat and advertising cardboard tasting mushroom fake mince?
Really tricky this year, it will probably be Murray after the live stuff last weekend or Lewis Hamilton for winning the F1 title so early. But my vote goes to Greg Rutherford for proving that his Olympic exploits were not a one-off by smashing the opposition at the World Championships. Not a footballer amongst them, sad and strange state of affairs.
He won two more gold medals, and now has the complete set of golds. Worlds, Olympics and Commonwealth 5,000m and 10,000m.
Should Murray win, or should the Davis Cup team win the team of the year?
Did he? There you go, little interest in sport outside of SUFC and tennis.
Should Murray win, or should the Davis Cup team win the team of the year?
Typically po-faced trying-to-be-to-clever-by-half article in The Grauniad here, claiming that it's not been a brilliant year for British sport, despite eight of these twelve nominees being world champions. And some pretty top cricketers missing out in in Ashes winning year too. Unthinkable a few years ago!
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/dec/01/sports-personality-year-award-2015-12-nominees
Yep typical "put em down" attitude from the Britain haters daily. I mean who would read never mind quote from this rag?
Max Whitlock for me, first gold for a British gymnast in individual competition isn't it?
Outstanding achievement but as voting is done on the night it will probably go to someone with more recent success.
As long as it isn't Hamilton I really couldn't care.