BBC SPOTY 2023

[Molehill]

Sports Personality of the Year 2023 shortlist: Broad, Dettori, Earps, Hewett, Johnson-Thompson & McIlroy - BBC Sport

What a weird shortlist. I'm not even sure Dettori properly qualifies.

KJT or Earps for me.

 

[trundler]

I thought this was some collaboration between the BBC and Spotify.

 

[GIMH]

Not sure Broad should be on there ahead of the MOTS (can't remember who that was tbf, @Red_Ink_Squid any ideas?) but I hope he wins anyway

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Zak snubbed?

 

[GIMH]

Zak snubbed?

yep. disgrace

The nominees should be

Crawley
Broad
Woakes
Stokes
Root
Brad Walker

 

[Aidan11]

Nothing of note seems to have happened this year. England didn't win the cricket, Rugby Union or footy WCs. Our tennis players are now ****, It wasn't an Olympic year , and Lewis Hamilton doesn't win any more.

A good time to put this programme to sleep.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Not sure Broad should be on there ahead of the MOTS (can't remember who that was tbf, @Red_Ink_Squid any ideas?) but I hope he wins anyway

Woakes I think.

Pretty sure Woakes was MotS.

 

[Molehill]

Nothing of note seems to have happened this year. England didn't win the cricket, Rugby Union or footy WCs. Our tennis players are now ****, It wasn't an Olympic year , and Lewis Hamilton doesn't win any more.

A good time to put this programme to sleep.

It's the kind of year when someone who is retiring or rides horses wins (sometimes both).

No idea what McIlroy is doing there, he's had an ok year but hardly one of his best.

I suspect our number 1 sportsman at the moment is a 20 year old playing football in Spain!

 

[Howe_zat]

Yeah if it weren't for the retirement they'd not have Broad, he didn't have a particularly exceptional year for him. 2011, 2015 and arguably 2020 were better for him off the top of my head.

The Lionesses came closest to a major win but honestly they were much better at the Euros even discounting the final. The only world cup game they were achieving those levels in was the semi final.

Might have been a good year to look at some lesser spotted sports tbh.

 

[Niall]

Nothing of note seems to have happened this year. England didn't win the cricket, Rugby Union or footy WCs. Our tennis players are now ****, It wasn't an Olympic year , and Lewis Hamilton doesn't win any more.

A good time to put this programme to sleep.

Weak year indeed, Ronnie did not win the worlds but still had a big year.

Joh Kerr and Tom Aspinall can all feel annoyed about their exclusion but when it comes to the latter especially MMA does not really connect with the masses.

 

[Molehill]

Might have been a good year to look at some lesser spotted sports tbh.

Yeah, the one off the top of my head would've been Bruce Mouat who just won the European Curling Championships again (have I mentioned I love Curling?) and is starting to build quite the trophy haul.

2024 is a big year for sport, good to see our athletes not peaking too early.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Yeah, the one off the top of my head would've been Bruce Mouat who just won the European Curling Championships again (have I mentioned I love Curling?) and is starting to build quite the trophy haul.

good sport that (also Worlds and Euros in the same year, you can't really do better)

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Tom Pidcock also had a really good year on the bike but i can imagine SPOTY has been a bit saturated with bike racefrs

 

[Molehill]

good sport that (also Worlds and Euros in the same year, you can't really do better)

The BBC do cover a bit of Curling so surprised they've not included him.

Tom Pidcock also had a really good year on the bike but i can imagine SPOTY has been a bit saturated with bike racefrs

Yeah, and the stigma hanging over a previous winner probably doesn't help.

In my mind, the only possible winner is KJT (which is possibly what they want and why they've set it up like this).

 

[Ali TT]

Earps or KJT for me.

I mean the awards Earps has won, alongside her performances in the WC, which were the only reason England got to the final as the rest of the side were pretty mediocre, takes it for me. She'd be a worthy top 3 in a more competitive year.

And she made Nike look ****ing stupid too.

 

[Niall]

question of sport is gone, tbh not watched in absolute ages, but replacing a pro like Sue Barker with Paddy Mc Guinness? LOL.

 

[howitzer]

question of sport is gone, tbh not watched in absolute ages, but replacing a pro like Sue Barker with Paddy Mc Guinness? LOL.

I actually still caught it now and then in the Dawson/Tufnell era and it was alright. Tried ten minutes of the McGuinness version and it was horrific.

 

[Molehill]

I actually still caught it now and then in the Dawson/Tufnell era and it was alright. Tried ten minutes of the McGuinness version and it was horrific.

McGuinness has now taken out both Top Gear and QoS!!

QoS worked because it allowed us to see sportspeople taken out of their comfort zones and see if they had any knowledge or personality. As a sports mad kid I loved it. Didn't watch it much as I got older but I was never overly disappointed when I did dip in, the likes of McCoist, Dawson and Tuffers were always good value. It sums up the BBC's understanding and commitment to sport that they got the new version so wrong.

Anyway, back to SPOTY tonight......having it clash with an England Cricket Match, 3 League Cup QF's and the Darts again shows the BBC for what they are.

 

[wpdavid]

Yes, it's looking like the weakest line-up since Zara Tindall followed in her royal mum's footsteps by winning in 2006 for pointing her horse in the right direction. Good job none of her kids are old enough to be in contention. I suppose the other weakest winner in recent memory was Greg Rusedski in 1997.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

I suppose the other weakest winner in recent memory was Greg Rusedski in 1997.

Also Giggs getting it at the end of his career in a year where he didn't do a lot.