even noel copies one of his past performances...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-kTueg0FpU

Sorry to say i'm not but i rarely watch the bbc
so have no idea who they is

amazed how close it was, a lot of lessons learned for people who bet on this thing I'm sure

Joshua only 18 votes of 3rd, that's got to hurt for the 1.01 backers

betting on public sentiment is a dangerous thing!

No, akabula, unfortunately I did not back it each way.  If I had been in a bookies I probably would have done, but betfair spoty market encourages you in a way to only back win.  I thought possibly I could trade out, but they suspended really quickly.  I didn't even look at the other spoty markets, I must do in future, but they are usually very weak.

I am truly shocked by that result,i thought Joshua was a Cert.

It is quite gratifying how few voted for anyone - hopefully teach the BBC a lesson.

Your making me hungry Bods, think I'll make myself an EG Robinson sandwich

Anyone who wants to bet on an outcome that can be affected by the following:

Public sentiment
A non-indubitable and arguably questionable voting system
A broadcaster who has previous history of rigging phone-ins including a choir singing contest https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-makes-apology-over-vote-rigging-in-contest-dxs3qndgb3s and https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/482723/FIXED-BBC-accused-of-rigging-SPOTY-Tyson-Fury

must need their flippin head tested!!!

Could make that the 11th commandment

Well done to Mo a well deserving winner as I'm sure the majority on here will agree though obviously there will be one or two secretly seething

I watch plenty of sport but am truly astonished at this list. Surely corrupt? Are they only people who have appeared on BBC Sport/News?

I can understand no one liking Hamilton other than the car racing bores but Joshua omitted lol

BBC Sports Personality of the Year: Mo Farah   ???? Has a drug cheat coach/About as british as Greg Rusedski

Runner-up: Jonathan Rea    ???????? Never heard of him

Third place: Jonnie Peacock          ????????Never heard of him

Team of the year: England women's cricket          ???????Wtf, cos they not as bad as mens team??

Coaches of the year: Benke Blomkvist, Stephen Maguire and Christian Malcolm (Team GB relay)    ???????Who

Lifetime achievement: Jessica Ennis-Hill   ???Because she took a big moral stance against an `innocent man'??

Unsung Hero award: Denise Larrod     ???????Dont they get OBE's?

Overseas: Roger Federer       Someone I have heard of!

Helen Rollason award: Bradley Lowery         ?????Mmmm not sure what this has to do with sport!

Young Sports Personality: Phil Foden         ???????No clue who he is

Hold the line ... monsters are amongst us ...

BIGNORM. 17 Dec 17 23:35 
Anyone who wants to bet on an outcome that can be affected by the following:

Public sentiment
A non-indubitable and arguably questionable voting system
A broadcaster who has previous history of rigging phone-ins including a choir singing contest https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-makes-apology-over-vote-rigging-in-contest-dxs3qndgb3s and https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/482723/FIXED-BBC-accused-of-rigging-SPOTY-Tyson-Fury

must need their flippin head tested!!!


I understand why you might think that, but you are wrong. There`s a whole world of Specials/RTV betting, with virtually every event being decided by the factors you mention, and there`s a forum on here, `Specials`, just two above `Chit Chat` on the left of your screen. By far the friendliest forum on here, everybody helping each other, learning from each other. If you can be bothered to read enough threads, you will also see that the regulars on there are all long-term winners, all posting what they`re doing pre-event, not after-timing. Using what I`ve learnt from them, I`ve been winning at it for 13 straight years, even though I`m a phucking idiot! The reason it`s so easy is that there`s no hard historical form to go on, meaning the markets are always clueless, leaving results like tonight`s a fairly common event, always accompanied by huge volatility, making it a doddle for traders.

Unconvinced? Read enough threads, you`ll see for yourself.

let's go back to the days when you voted by filling in a coupon from the radio times

can't be letting any tom, richard and harry who hasn't got a scooby about sport voting on their mobiles

Tim - I'm not criticising people who vote for specials. I read this blog all the time for info but don't post on it and I'm nt just a horse betting man. I'm massively up over the last few years on politics having voted for a tory majority in 2015, Corbyn to retain labour leadership the other year, Brexit and Le Pen to get to French run off. I've even voted on euro vision. I just feel that SPOTY has a combination of 3 elements that make it a dangerous betting medium. BBC with a previous record of rigging phone ins. The fact that on the day public can be swayed by the programme presentation and the bbc will always promote the candidate that fits the organisations profile. Also the fact that it doesn't cost a fortune for a block vote to be generated that tips a result. Mo should have won it before and it's likely that his drug cheating coach held back his chances.
As I've said politics is a great earner. Too many punters read too much into the BBC'S misreporting of political sentiment caused by their liberal extremist values which has a knock on affect to the prices. As much as I hate the BBC they've done wonders for my bank balance :-)

i,m with captain carnage thought I had my ear to the ground regards sport but hadn't heard of the 2nd and 3rd and a few more on the list
you can see for different reasons why some didn't get votes,where they were born,live,drugs,tax etc,etc

so why go for someone from mogadishi,lives ,trains in the usa who,s coach and himself has been under suspicion for drug cheating,

I hadn't heard of 5 of the 12 including 2nd and 3rd.

That either says something about my lack of sporting knowledge or the BBC's spin on sport.

I am no sporting mastermind, but will go for the latter.

In 2017 the BBC were never going to let a 'Whitey' win !

timbuctruth

AFTERTHOUGHT your post is pretty stupid as Anthony Joshua the original favourite is not a "Whitey" as you so subtly put it.