SPOTY- BBC1

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Nice to see Eddie Izzard in the audience.

My vote would go to Alasdair Brownlee

I'm watching ITV. Carol Decker on soon but think that the voting is open now for SPOTY

Pretentious art-school balls, with very little actual action and memories.

Well past its sell-by date

I'm watching NFL, I can't be doing with SPOTY personally.

Thanks Crags. I'll find the page.

If it weren't for Nick Skelton and Andy Murray I would have no interest in it whatsover.

She looks alright crags, for a 59 year old.

I fancied her rotten in the 80s and, like you say Slippy, she's not too shabby now.

She does indeed.

I've seen Carol walking her dog a couple of times. Still very fit!

The dog or Carol?

Carol..Boyfriend looks about 20yrs her junior. Dog was a big husky type.

Eddie on now... I despair!

Eddie ffs

eddie issy looking more beautiful by the day

First time I have watched this for a few years, its hard work to say the least.

Looks like he's Claire Baldings Sister

The last time I watched this programme Paul Gascoigne won it.

Is Clare going to stay composed when she introduces the women's hockey team

Eddie Izzard new SPOTY LOW

Dec 18, 2016 -- 7:44PM, GoOnThen wrote:

Carol..Boyfriend looks about 20yrs her junior. Dog was a big husky type.

That's her husband, she's been with him nearly 20 years

Shhh! Don't tell him!

the chronological review of the sporting highlights of the year has so far being reduced to 2 x 1 minute segments to cover the first 6 months.

But the show is about the BBC not sport.

Gold @ 58...must get 2nd or 3rd

Jade Jones, where is the interview ?

Why does Clare keep whispering? it's not the parade ring at Ascot.

This is like an Olympics review....says a lot about the amount of sports the BBC show these days

Voting  now open....dial away

Feeling very humbled watching Sophie Christianson.

Thanks Tictac!

Well done to the hockey girls. A miracle they were all allowed together on a BBC stage.

My vote for Nick is in.

My top three - Nick, Andy and Soohie

Outrageous camera shot of Ian Thorpe eyeing up his supper as the marathon runner walked up to the stage.

Andy Nick and laura kenny..theres ya tricast

No show without Punch!

Hope they aren't putting this prat Williams on instead of the out takes section

Robbie

I love my life, too

Have they done the funny montage yet?
Looking forward to Louis the gymnasts impression of an imam!

One special guest has been enjoying his time at Sports Personality - terminally ill five-year-old Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery.

Bradley scored a penalty for his beloved Black Cats in the warm-up against Chelsea on Tuesday night and there is a growing social media campaign with players, media and fans calling for it to be the official Premier League goal of the month.

His mum Gemma told me they had been surprised and delighted to be invited to tonight's event by organisers.

"Normal people like us don't usually get a chance to go to things like this," she said.

"It's been crazy the last few weeks. The whole country has come together."

Ore

Has Bradley been on?

Why do we keep seeing that 'creep' Izzard in close ups?
Is the referendum still to take place?

Wills

An odd speech

Cringeworthy by HRH

Appalling speech from the future king. Dreadful effort.

Yes, Pumpy. He hadn't prepared very well for that. Embarrassing.

Let's all no-one's been reading all those online articles about the award-winner.

Gone right off him now. Harry for King!

Terrible speech

I'm losing the will to live. Be glad when this is over

Dec 18, 2016 -- 8:46PM, alun2005 wrote:

Appalling speech from the future king. Dreadful effort.

He nearly told Phelps his 23 Gold Medals paled into insignificance

good speech by future bbc swimming commentator ?

why do usa sports stars speak so much better than our own (usually)

Yes, that bit went dreadfully wrong, Rease

Another terrible speech ffs

nice to see wes morgan rehearsed his speech

William also made some catastrophic error towards the end before deciding to shut up and fall down the nearest hole.

worst speech yet to come....

And now a song about life under the Berlin Wall.

WTF ???

Nice tribute.

Clare is doing a great job tonight

They're really dragging this out

Clare is very professional

Oh no. It's Wills again!

Good song choice as well, imo

every chance HRH announces the wrong winner

She is Crags. I haven't seen so much of her lately.

well done Nick

3rd for Nick. Not too shabby

Nick is third!

He will be thrilled with that

easiest tricast ever

Third trophy for Murray, as we all knew hours ago

Yay!

Great result

So happy Nick came third. He's our local hero

Lol Andy

A good night for Yorkshire with 2nd  &  3rd.

Well done Andy, cold and wet Britain or ogling the birds on the loungers...ummm

Mrs. Murray voting for Nick, very funny

Bingo !

Poor Andy having to stand there for so long.

Yes, very funny. Good old Kim.

Night guys. Thanks for joining in my thread

Andy Murray becomes the first person to win the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year three times.

The reigning Wimbledon champion, the reigning Olympic champion, the reigning Sports Personality of the Year.

2nd - Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee

3rd - Olympic equestrian champion Nick Skelton - 58 yrs young

Great stuff Makybe...see ya next year.

Why are footballers so morose? None of them smiled.

who came second never hear of him that has to be some kind of campaign like when Tony McCoy won it

BBC are an embarrassment to sport, showed some highlights of what to expect in 2017, then they put up a list of what they will be showing next year, it was up for precisely two seconds, which is no surprise as the second & third fantastic things in the list  we can look forward two were MOTD & the Women's FA Cup Final

i didn't see this exactly how did the PoW fk up?

been my argument for long time pumphol, bbc go on about this trophy etc but don't back it up by showing any sport of any importance or relevance.

Dec 18, 2016 -- 9:10PM, Injera wrote:

Why are footballers so morose? None of them smiled.

was like a funeral in there. they need to do it over dinner and drinks in future.

This event has long since ceased to be a credible analysis of a sporting year. It's now more or less a cynical exercise in the promotion of the BBC's favoured demographic groups. Merit doesn't always necessarily get much of a look-in. That could in fairness be said about  a lot of BBC output, from Drama to News to 'Entertainment' to Sport.

favoured demographic groups ....


ginger scots

A hideously white male podium, if the public are going to keep on voting for their own perceived most worthy winners , I think we had better take it out of their hands.

Yeah..surprised all those black British golfers and swimmers didn't get a mention

I missed the first 10 minutes so that must have been when the able bodied sports segment was on, there wasn't much to see after that. Why was Eddie Izzard allowed anywhere near the gig?

No complaints with the finishing order and I wouldn't have minded Sophie Christiansen winning it either,she's very brave.

I missed Bradley Loweery as well and I'm relieved. I saw the little tribute to him at the end of football focus on Saurday and I cried.

I missed Bradley Loweery as well and I'm relieved. I saw the little tribute to him at the end of football focus on Saurday and I cried....

Difficult not too...what a lovely brave little boy

Left JT McNamara out of the Obituaries.

Shows where horse racing ranks with them.

I never knew that boxer Nicola Adams was a lesbian.

A_T i didn't see this exactly how did the PoW fk up?

He was very unprepared as he gave an award to Phelps. Spoke poorly unlike Phelps who was excellent.