BBC Sports Personality of the Year

[Welton Toffee]

Cav gets my vote, but he won't win in a million years.

 

[SuitsBlueX2]

David Haye should walk it, but seeing as it's voted for by the general public he probably won't.

Some muppet like Button or Andy (Shovel face) Murray no doubt.

As above, the clue is in the title, "Personality" of the year - I appreciate the politics around boxing, especially recently, but this is a man that dropped all the cruisers and stepper up and handed a caning to the biggest heavyweight champion the world has ever seen. I am not one for weigh in foul mouthery and taking the p!ss for the sake of pushing the pay per view, but Haye has been a big mouthed good-un for some time. Button is beige, as is (anti English) Murray, Cavendish is due a shout, such a world beating sprinter (with a sense of humour) should be recognised - but this country still treat cyclists like scum (I hope not because of the due reverence the french pay to whichever cyclist/yachts person). Haye of Cav for me.

 

[Lao]

And the result....


Third - the lovely Jessica Ennis

Second - Jenson Button

and the winner is......Giggsy!


Why? Has he been any more special this year than any other?

He is still playing well and performed consistently over a long time. Maybe he should have won a lifetime achievement type thing, but Sportsman of the year???

 

[chicoazul]

Bit of a joke that really.

Not taking it away as top fusballer and nice fella to boot is Giggs.

 

[SuitsBlueX2]

Fair enough, get him recognised ASAP because he wont be there to be applauded for much longer. Cav, Haye, and a couple others have time on their side. Flintoff is a personality, Hatton is a personality, Eubank was a personality, Cantona, Christie, Redgrave, Holmes, Gascoigne, Botham, personalities. Sick and tired of the Zara Phillips, Damon Hill, Steve Davis, Seb (snide) Coe, none entities getting 'voted' in.
The public like someone they can either connect to or judge from moral higher ground, some chancers in this game have nothing more to say than 'pepsi cola'. Ali got the first overseas personality award (I think!) it might even have been invented for him - can you imagine such an outspoken and occasionally awkward sportsperson garnering such attention nowadays?

 

[Lao]

Will Tiger get 'Overseas Personality' in the near future?

 

[SuitsBlueX2]

Will Tiger get 'Overseas Personality' in the near future?

Only if it is undercover(s).
I'm off, no need to 'boo'.

 

[Dylan]

Ross Brawn should really get it rather than Jenson Button. It's like giving it to a jockey rather than the horse.

Disagree there. Yes the Honda, sorry, Brawn was a good car at the beginning of the season. But credit to Button, he actually still had to win the races and keep a cool head. Then when the others caught up he did what he needed to do in the races to get the job done.

If you look back at the second half of the season, Jenson actually drove brilliantly during the races (he needs to get the whole qualy thing down, and nail the starts a little better). If you look back you will see he made several passes (by far the most of the front runners) at critical times.

One of the Planet F1 editors on the overtaking move of the season:

"Jenson Button on Romain Grosjean in Brazil. With the World Championship on the line Button chose to dive inside the man who had inexpertly punted him off the track just a few races earlier. It was a move of supreme bravery and was proof, if any were needed, that he was a World Champion of merit."

Then factor in during that race, he personally made more overtaking moves than the whole race in Singapore produced.

Button, not Brawn

 

[Whitebootman]

Form me the real winner of the Sports Personality of the Year last night was not a professional sportsman and was not nominated for the top award. He won the Helen Rollason Award. Major Phil Packer showed amazing strength of character in adversity, determination, courage, and dignity by completing the 2009 London Marathon. He also rowed the English Channel and climbed 3,000 feet up a mountain to raise over a million pounds for the Help for Heroes charity. Phil Packer became a paraplegic after sustaining injuries on duty in Iraq. I respect the achievement of all the nominees and winners at last night’s awards, but Phil Packer was the true inspiration of the evening.