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I'd like to see Broad listed and not Rooney because I'm from the blue rinse brigade :-)
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GeorgeBrush 16 Sep 11:25
I'd like to see Broad listed and not Rooney because I'm from the blue rinse brigade I had pictured you with a posh English accent at Henley, blue rinse and with a Laura Ashley dress and hat with Pimms in hand, tbh. |
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CLYDEBANK29 16 Sep 11:17
I've been arguing about who deserves to be shortlisted not who will. Wow. It is a bit of a waste of time listening to you then. This is a betting site and I thought winners was what this is all about. Maybe you ought to start a fred on chit chat entitled: Who should win SPORTY.... not who will win it. |
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You have me off to a tee Alex :-)
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GeorgeBrush 16 Sep 11:33
You have me off to a tee Alex I am strangely attracted to posh birds. But I will treat you gently. |
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I have a half brick in my handbag
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Excellent. Muscular and feisty posh birds especially.
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There are 2 aspects to the SPOTY debate. Who will win/ be nommed and who deserves to win/be nommed and I've addressed both in different. It's like any sporting forum on here Alex. Hard to believe I know but plenty of people do actually place bets because they love the sport.
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Is that a bit like Henry's thing? You shouldn't place bets with your knob?
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Looking down the list, who really excels at what they do? On the world stage?
Broad once in a while, Rooney probably, Murray certainly, Ennis definitely, Cavendish, absolutely unrivaled. Button how do we judge? Why do I back Ennis and lay Cavendish? He's a bit of a kernt ain't he? :-) |
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Hard to believe I know but plenty of people do actually place bets because they love the sport.
I don't want to fall out Clydebank as some of the stuff you say on football is extremely sensible. It is a completely different debate about emotional betting although those are the people I reckon I must be taking most money from. I guess if we just make sure that we all know whether we are talking betting odds and probablitieis or emotions beforehand then all will be cool. |
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Team of the year Renault, anyone?
To all intents and purposes they are British :-) |
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I'm betting with my knob and going for Jessica.
I wouldn't knob Jenson even if I was 'very happy'. |
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for me the bbc will ramp button to hell if he wins the title given they have GP back, I actually think he's a cert to win SPOTY if he wins title
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Being a girly aj, do you think the girly vote goes to him aj? I think he would need much of it to counter the anti-petrol vote. And Ennis will be the default choice for the rest of the audience. The only girly on the list if my calculations are correct.
You may be right though. Closer than Hamilton vs whoever maybe |
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Athletics have a great record too.
17 wins. OK, I suspect many were in Olympic years, but not Radcliffe and McColgan and Jess is also incredibly voter friendly imo |
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betting on SPOTY is not good for your health/wealth these days ...
Whoever is favourite gets subjected to endless debates on internet forums about how "worthy" a winner they are of this award. Their slightest misdemeanour gets reported in grave terms as if they've broken into Buckingham Palace and you end up with farcical results where we all vote for someone we've barely heard off who's beaten people no one has heard off. IMO :) |
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Would seem like a recipe for the opposite to me aa. Rather predictable once you can identify the leading contenders
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nowt to do with being a girly (cheeky ****) Im pretty sure there are boys who like him-- a lad's lad if u like
Im pretty sure they (powers that be) want a personality and ideally one with a story, jenson has that (Lewis never did he was always viewed as spoilt, altho Lewis has changed a lot of peoples' view this year with his fighting performance etcl), if button wins world title he wins SPOTY, if not expect strauss to get ramped but in that case I would be with figgy and Jess, hope that helps GB |
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always money to be made betting on SPOTY though IMO?
Calzaghe was 12-1 on the Sunday afternoon two years ago IIRC - got a nice pay day out of that one am sure Hoy was a good price too just need to try and weigh up all the factors and vagaries and see whether the middle England or Celtic vote will come through and bet accordingly |
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Is monkey a banned word?
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ajchrisbro 16 Sep 14:08
nowt to do with being a girly (cheeky ****) Im pretty sure there are boys who like him-- a lad's lad if u like Im pretty sure they (powers that be) want a personality and ideally one with a story, jenson has that out of curiousity what is Button's story? |
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been in F1 for so long, bit of a playboy, stayed with team, went from having potential thus built up by media, to not winning and seen as a strop thus knocked down, and now sitting top of pile,
back on bbc very approachable "seen" to be a team player good story? |
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Don't think he's a bag of personality myself but then Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill and Lewis Hamilton are all as dull as dishwater. It's the most boring sport in the world to me but it culminates at the right time of the year, loads of people love it and I'll think he'll win it (if he wins), even though the drivers are being shown up for what they are this year, because there just isn't a strong enough high profile alternative. If it was up to me I'd give the award to Tom Daley.
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ttt This thread is in danger of getting swamped by X Factor posts.
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Still very happy with 100/1 on Ennis and was thinking the short list was very male dominated and wondered if any other females were worth looking at and what events were coming up. I noticed the World gymanistics Championships take place in London in just over two weeks time and Beth Tweddle will be going for double gold - bit of a longshot but if she pulls it off I reckon she will make the final ten and maybe repeat her third from a few years ago - anyway well worth £10 680/1 average on Betfair and £10 top 3 at 20/1 - not sure if any books quote her - I think a few are 100/1.
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Nicole Cooke's acheivements exceed those of any others in the betting. British roadrace champion for the 10th time this year. British, World and Olympic champion last year. Won the Sunday Times sportswoman of the year this February. She goes for the World Championship again tomorrow. But even at 1000/1 its a waste of money it would need massive media support to give her any chance.
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Fred finally on the drift. The power of bad publicity perhaps
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Strauss giving his layers cause for concern
Ashes and Champions trophy? Irrestistable ;-) |
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Jess Ennis on question of sport tonight should be good
Lets hope for all backers she comes across well!!! |
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Don't get too may right Jess. No one likes a clever clogs!
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a couple of chicken fillets with the wonderbra a very good idea.
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i must say i didnt think that Jessica shone on QOS last night personality wise
If she is as dull on SPOTY final night then i cant see her winning on charm alone!!! |
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Andrew Strauss should walk it - captained an ashes winning side and was man of the series. More impressive to me than a chap who happens to be driving the fastest car
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I note there are not many on here giving Tony McCoy much of a chance for SPOTY, however I note he got approx 88,000 votes in 2002 when he came third.
This kind of support would give him a genuine shout at third again if he is shortlisted. In the event that he is shortlisted it would be interesting to see if C4's Morning Line and the RP really get a campaign going as has been indicated. There are evidently strong arguments for Ennis, Button, Strauss etc, however it is still a relatively weak year. A concerted campaign by The Morning Line who regularly get 1m plus viewers and the RP with a daily readership of 75,000 which increases to upto 150,000 on weekends and for big events could be significant. McCoy would also get a pull from the 'celtic' vote and from a shortlist perspective he would tick the box from the perspective of securing representation from the British Isles. As a dedicated sportsman and family man with no skeletons in the closet he would have a decent profile on the programme itself, similar in a way to how Calzaghe's humble surroundings were portayed which must have helped him when contrasted against the bling and glamour of F1 and Hamilton. Dont get me wrong, I am not saying he will win, however it seems to me that he does tick a numbe of the boxes that are needed to win. Just a view like. |
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Fair point ,might also apply to Ryan Giggs . Suprised by the sustained support on the Betfair site . Any opinions.
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Yes. About time they had a lifetime achievement award to avoid these crap campaigns
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anybody know the shortlisting is worked out and when..???
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No idea, but it was December 1st last year.
Remember the World Gymnastics championships starts tomorrow. For some reason Louis Smith is 1000 in the win market. He has a chance of a Gold (well he said so last week!) and could make the frame if he does. |
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Usually a wide panel of sports stars and journos ibtnr. They hand in their top tens
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