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Ennis - How can someone win SPOTY if they dont even win Sunday Times sportswoman of the year ?
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http://www.tri247.com/article_6056.html
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dicky,did Zara win the ST award??
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fyi
Inside Sport BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2009 - The Contenders BBC ONE 2320 - 2350 GMT; Monday 30 November 2009 Sporting spotlight falls on Sheffield In this Inside Sport special, Gabby Logan highlights the achievements of the 10 contenders who will battle it out to become BBC Sports Personality Of The Year for 2009. |
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previous ST award winners - this year its been a public vote - last year was public nominations but panel decision
from : http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article2902012.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1 2009 Wellie 2008 Nicole Cooke (Rebecca Adlington was 'ST Olympian of the year) 2007 Vickie Pendleton 2006 ? 2005 Zara Philips 2004 Kelly Holmes 2003 Pippa Funnel 2002 Paula Radcliffe 2001**MacArthur 2000 Denise Lewis |
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there was no award in 2006 for some reason
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Thanks for that MUD - looks like the shortlist will be announced that day - 30 Nov, or maybe the weekend before?
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Who selects top 10 ? ( apologies if this has already been posted)
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From BBC Website...
The top 10 contenders will be announced during The One Show (How I hate that show!!!) on BBC One on Monday, 30 November at 1900. Following the announcement each contender will be featured individually on The One Show in the 10 weekdays prior to the event. On Wednesday, 2 December there will be a Sports Personality of the Year preview show on BBC One at 2245. The Inside Sport special preview show will highlight the achievements of all of the top 10 contenders, while famous faces will lend their support for their favourite SPOTY contenders. And as the preparation gets more intense in Sheffield, Question of Sport will include SPOTY themed rounds when it is broadcast on BBC One from 2030 on Friday, 11 December. The exitement is palpable (error) |
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The shortlist is announced on the 30th and is made up of the 10 people who receive the most nominations from a selection of around 30-35 sports editors from national newspapers and magazines. A BBC panel and the public account for one nomination each.
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Not sure who picks them though.
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Sunday Times presumably amongst them..
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thanks dickie
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DAvid Haye of Paul O'Grady shortly - very good on it last time, which was only a few weeks ago.
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By what means do the public select 1?
Osmosis? |
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they select 10 people and each selection counts as one nomination
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Take me through it slowly Clyde. I haven't a clue
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eg The Sunday Times chooses 10 people, The Star chooses 10 people, The Scotsman chooses 10 people and the public choose 10 people. If Button appears on each of the lists hes got 4 nominations, if Flintoff appears on only the public list he gets 1 nomination. You add up the total nominations for each sportsman and the 10 people with the most nominations make the shortlist. From memory Phil Taylor made the final place on the shortlist in 2006 with 10 nominations.
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So how does the public select their 10 Clyde?
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fones innit. I can get that one and I am fick.
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I don't know I wasn't intending to nominate myself. By email or online I would imagine.
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You are Alex. I was just wondering how the public shortlist is generated. I think you need to drift back off to sleep :-)
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phone vote only on the night of the awards
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No mention of it here Clyde, where did you see that?
SPOTY Voting & Judging: Terms & conditions The BBC Sports Personality of the Year will be named during a live awards show on Sunday 13 December (1900 GMT, BBC One). SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR - Main Award Voting details and criteria are below. Nomination process of contenders for final 10: The nominations are provided by a panel of over 30 leading sporting experts from a selection of newspaper sports editors (national and regional) and magazines. This process begins on Monday 2 November and ends on Friday 13 November. The sporting experts will be asked to name their 10 contenders in alphabetical order and not in any order of preference. The shortlist of 10 contenders will be announced during 'The One Show' on Monday 30 November (BBC One, 1900 GMT) and will also appear on the BBC Sports Personality website. In the event of a tie at the end of the nomination process, the Sports Personality production team will contact the Sports Personality former winners judging panel for their preferred 1-2-3 contenders in order. The panel consists of six former winners from a cross section of sports. Three points will be awarded for first place, two points for second place, one point for third place. The tied contender with the most points will go through to the final shortlist of 10. In the unlikely event there is still a tie, the tied contender with the most first places from this second round of voting will go through to the final 10. Vote on the night The public only will decide the winner from the shortlist of 10 contenders during the live show with a phone vote. This will be overseen by an independent adjudicator. A full list of the number of votes polled by each contender will be available on the BBC Sports Personality website after the show along with all terms and conditions. Definition of who is eligible Voted for by the public live during the TV show, this prestigious award will be given to the sportsman or woman whose actions have most captured the public's imagination in 2008. Non-playing coaches or management are not eligible. People are eligible to win Sports Personality of the Year if:- They are British or all of the following criteria apply: - They play a significant amount of their sport in the UK - Their core achievements that year were achieved in the UK, and not with a non-UK based team (in which case they would more likely qualify for the Overseas award) - They are residents in the UK |
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That's how they used to do it. Phil Taylor only made the shortlist due to the extra nomination he received from the public. Mebbe they've scrapped that part of it. It's largely irrelevant as it only accounted for one nomination out of 30 odd in any case.
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GeorgeBrush 10 Nov 18:17
You are Alex. I was just wondering how the public shortlist is generated. I think you need to drift back off to sleep Lateral, I am. Nearly horizontal. Relaxed is best at least that is what I figure. |
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Definition of who is eligible
Voted for by the public live during the TV show, this prestigious award will be given to the sportsman or woman whose actions have most captured the public's imagination in 2008. Non-playing coaches or management are not eligible. Why is Sir Alex Ferguson in the list? All bets void, couldn't win? |
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I don't think anyone who backed him could find their telephones baggers, never mind ibas
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The Anglers Times attempt to get Bob Nudd's name on te hshortlist was a better idea than Gigg's campaign on Facebook
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That was actual votes baggers. No shortlist in those days. If the tales are to be believed he won the thing.
Vote by coupon was clearly not acceptable |
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I think the Beeb declared it to be a rigged contest, a bit like some of their phone votes
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Quite ironic that considering the saw fit to cancel his votes :-)
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attitude adjuster 08 Nov 19:29
Murray will not bother turning up(nap) He's even missing xmas in Dunblane and going direct to Australia for the Open. Pretty sure he'd be going to Miami as per usual ... |
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I think it is worth considering who will be there as if it is close this could be decisive.
Strauss won't be as will be in South Africa, Murray probably not as above. Can't see any obvious reason why any of the others would be missing? |
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/diving/6539584/Tom-Daley-labelled-a-diving-genius.html
Anyone know whether he can play the piano? |
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/diving/6539584/David-N'Gog-labelled-a-diving-genius.html
Mine is a better article |
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agreed Jason.
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Look out for the Dark horse who has been rumoured to be entering the race?
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never even heard of jessica ennis before this thread and also looked at the market
i do not possibly see how she can win? |
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Chrissie Wellington - 1000/1 to 47/1 in 5 days
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