John Lambies Doos Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Well done Andy.. but Mo doesn't make top 3 again. An utter disgrace imo.... what he has achieved is amazing; but with a name like Mohammed he probably doesn't appeal to many of English voters 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagyar Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 8 minutes ago, John Lambies Doos said: Well done Andy.. but Mo doesn't make top 3 again. An utter disgrace imo.... what he has achieved is amazing; but with a name like Mohammed he probably doesn't appeal to many of English voters You are an idiot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 17 minutes ago, Zen Archer said: No doubt who's wearing the breeks in the Kenny household tonight. I'd imagine most men would let Laura do whatever she wanted anyway. I certainly would. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) 28 minutes ago, John Lambies Doos said: Well done Andy.. but Mo doesn't make top 3 again. An utter disgrace imo.... what he has achieved is amazing; but with a name like Mohammed he probably doesn't appeal to many of English voters Or is it his coach and associates? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-3111619/Alberto-Salazar-doping-scandal-Five-key-questions-athletics.html "Mo Farah's athletics coach Alberto Salazar has been accused by BBC’s Panorama of supplying and trafficking illegal performance-enhancing drugs for his athletes. Witnesses told the BBC that American Salazar had provided Farah’s training partner, Galen Rupp, with testosterone from the age of 16. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/20/mo-farah-jama-aden-somali-coach-arrest-doping-charges-british-athletics "British Athletics has confirmed that Jama Aden, the Somali coach who has been arrested by Spanish police on doping charges, no longer works with Mo Farah even though he was “an unofficial facilitator” for Britain’s Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion when he trained in Ethiopia in 2015." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-3651196/Drug-cops-swoop-coach-Jama-Aden-EPO-banned-substances-hotel-room.html "The coach of some of the world’s most famous distance runners was arrested in Spain on Monday in a sting operation that rocked athletics once again. Jama Aden... was found with EPO and other banned substances in a hotel outside Barcelona." Edited December 18, 2016 by Bishop Briggs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Well done Andy.. but Mo doesn't make top 3 again. An utter disgrace imo.... what he has achieved is amazing; but with a name like Mohammed he probably doesn't appeal to many of English voters Maybe with some but wiggins n Froome absence suggests it's more about peds rumours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Fyvie Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Farah is clearly on the PEDs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, Fraser Fyvie said: Farah is clearly on the PEDs. These vegetarians are OFW. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 The standard of the nominees this year must have been the highest ever. If you look back at some of the previous winners they never got close to achieving what some of the ones that ended up nowhere this year have. Just to pick one example, 1975 - David Steele, cricketer. Handed his first cap at 34 and performed heroically against the dangerous Aussie attack in the Ashes, which Australia won 1-0. And don't get me started on the footballers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 The standard of the nominees this year must have been the highest ever. If you look back at some of the previous winners they never got close to achieving what some of the ones that ended up nowhere this year have. Just to pick one example, 1975 - David Steele, cricketer. Handed his first cap at 34 and performed heroically against the dangerous Aussie attack in the Ashes, which Australia won 1-0. And don't get me started on the footballers. What about Greg Rusedski and Zara Phillips ffs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 What about Greg Rusedski and Zara Phillips ffs At least she actually won something, Rusedski basically got it for giving up being a Canadian and losing a US Open final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Do other countries have this kinda thing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsburgh phil Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Think Connor McGregor won the Irish version yesterday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Farah is clearly on the PEDs. Quorn is good stuff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, resk said: Do other countries have this kinda thing? Wikipedia would suggest so. If you scroll down to the bottom of the SPOTY page on there, there is an expandable box with all the other countries versions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Thought Phelps spoke well. Seemed like a decent humble guy and was interesting story in his VT about the drink driving etc. Didn't know that about him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Don't really understand why Froome wasn't on the list, they could at least have the bottle to announce that the drugs issue is why he's not on the list, he wouldn't have been near winning it but winning 3 TDF's is more of an achievement than quite a few on the shortlist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) Guys - what happened to wee Lewis Hamilton? Sure I've seen his name thrown about before when talking about top British 'sportsmen'. Edited December 18, 2016 by Elixir 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Just now, Elixir said: Guys - what happened to wee Lewis Hamilton? Sure I've seen his name thrown about before when talking about top British 'sportsmen'. Puncture. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 19 minutes ago, ayrmad said: Don't really understand why Froome wasn't on the list, they could at least have the bottle to announce that the drugs issue is why he's not on the list, he wouldn't have been near winning it but winning 3 TDF's is more of an achievement than quite a few on the shortlist. But what would be in the bottle? You're probably right. Dave Brailsford is up before the Commons Select Committee tomorrow - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/38356946. It could be a spectacular crash! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 The standard of the nominees this year must have been the highest ever. If you look back at some of the previous winners they never got close to achieving what some of the ones that ended up nowhere this year have. Just to pick one example, 1975 - David Steele, cricketer. Handed his first cap at 34 and performed heroically against the dangerous Aussie attack in the Ashes, which Australia won 1-0. And don't get me started on the footballers. Thought a large chunk if the 16 shortlist were nowhere near being best. Lot of box ticking going on to crowbar in non sports and ensure paralympians were represented. Wiggins n Froome clearly avoided through peds 'alleged tainting' but farah included.....Jamie Murray world class achievements in this year (plus last) ignored but showjumpers in ?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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