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Gisappointed
Gisappointed Posts: 1,042
in Other Football and Sports
What a choice we have this year! And the athletics or track cycling haven't even started, with Kerr, Reekie, Gill, Hodgkinson, Finucane and others to shine. Hamilton (carrying a poor team), Pidcock, Kee, Cavendish,  Richard Spratley (google him), Gareth? Harry? Nathan Hales (I'm guessing he'll  get more than one gold),  Marcus Smith, Hughes, Littler.

We probably have to wait for Olympics to finish, but so many great performances.  What have I missed?
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  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,190
    Unless I'm missing something isn't this in December? 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,124
    Alex Yee.
  • FishCostaFortune
    FishCostaFortune Posts: 10,839
    Conor Coventry. 
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,301
    Got to be Cav, hasn't it?  To be the oldest TDF stage winner for sixty years is something special. For it to extend your count of wins to a record total that even Eddy Merckx now looks up to is beyond exceptional. And you've got t remember in that sport it's not just winning a race and going home, he had to complete a gruelling course every day to finish the tour. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,124
    FishCostaFortune said:
    Conor Coventry. 
    George Dobson for the Overseas award.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,092
    Gisappointed said:
    What a choice we have this year! And the athletics or track cycling haven't even started, with Kerr, Reekie, Gill, Hodgkinson, Finucane and others to shine. Hamilton (carrying a poor team), Pidcock, Kee, Cavendish,  Richard Spratley (google him), Gareth? Harry? Nathan Hales (I'm guessing he'll  get more than one gold),  Marcus Smith, Hughes, Littler.

    We probably have to wait for Olympics to finish, but so many great performances.  What have I missed?
    what have you missed ?
    August to December
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,092
    reckon Cav will get a lifetime achievement award
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,190
    Stig said:
    Got to be Cav, hasn't it?  To be the oldest TDF stage winner for sixty years is something special. For it to extend your count of wins to a record total that even Eddy Merckx now looks up to is beyond exceptional. And you've got t remember in that sport it's not just winning a race and going home, he had to complete a gruelling course every day to finish the tour. 
    He should get it but I doubt it. That moment when he won the last stage with Wiggins leading him out is one of the best moments in British cycling. Lifetime achievement probably. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,187
    MrOneLung said:
    reckon Cav will get a lifetime achievement award
    Yeah he should get that over the SPOTY... Although I bet Andy Murray will challenge him, especially if he wins Gold

    Two Legends of their respect Sport, both retiring quite close together
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,333
    Could be the most wide open field in years. Would throw Lando into the mix if he can mount a proper challenge to Verstappen. Don't think there will be anyone from Cricket challenging this year. 

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  • Red_Chester
    Red_Chester Posts: 768
    It’ll be Bellingham 
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,425
    edited July 2024
    Luke Littler 9/2 2nd Fav
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,457
    20 years ago, when our gold medals could be counted on one hand, meant immortality for an Olympic gold, but now golds in minority sports aren't enough to do well in SPOTY. Unless you have an incredible backstory or multiple wins.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,340
    Ben.Stokes after he scores a Test match 50 in 15 shots & then a 100 in 25.
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    It's an absolute dog shit award. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,124
    ForeverAddickted said:
    MrOneLung said:
    reckon Cav will get a lifetime achievement award
    Yeah he should get that over the SPOTY... Although I bet Andy Murray will challenge him, especially if he wins Gold

    Two Legends of their respect Sport, both retiring quite close together
    Jimmy Anderson too.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,267
    PopIcon said:
    It's an absolute dog shit award. 

    That's Crufts.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,977
    Red_Chester said:
    It’ll be Bellingham 
    I doubt it 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,457
    North Lower Neil said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    MrOneLung said:
    reckon Cav will get a lifetime achievement award
    Yeah he should get that over the SPOTY... Although I bet Andy Murray will challenge him, especially if he wins Gold

    Two Legends of their respect Sport, both retiring quite close together
    Jimmy Anderson too.
    Cav, Jimmy and Andy can all share a lifetime achievement award  :)
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,954
    killerandflash said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    MrOneLung said:
    reckon Cav will get a lifetime achievement award
    Yeah he should get that over the SPOTY... Although I bet Andy Murray will challenge him, especially if he wins Gold

    Two Legends of their respect Sport, both retiring quite close together
    Jimmy Anderson too.
    Cav, Jimmy and Andy can all share a lifetime achievement award  :)
    Or three lifetimes. 

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  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,156
    Gisappointed said:
    What a choice we have this year! And the athletics or track cycling haven't even started, with Kerr, Reekie, Gill, Hodgkinson, Finucane and others to shine. Hamilton (carrying a poor team), Pidcock, Kee, Cavendish,  Richard Spratley (google him), Gareth? Harry? Nathan Hales (I'm guessing he'll  get more than one gold),  Marcus Smith, Hughes, Littler.

    We probably have to wait for Olympics to finish, but so many great performances.  What have I missed?
    Half the sporting year?
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,898
    Curbs 16/1.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,465
    The nominees for 2024 are:

    Jude Bellingham
    Keely Hodgkinson
    Luke Littler
    Joe Root
    Sarah Storey
    Alex Yee
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 40,465
    Keely Hodgkinson is the massive favourite at 1.30 on Betfair followed by Luke Littler at 4.30. The other four are trading at over 100 so this is, effectively, a two horse race.

    There are 69 other names that were introduced into the market at one time or other during the course of the last 12 months. Some of those names were, seemingly, put up without any evidence that they had achieved anything including Harry Maguire who has yet to play a full 90 minutes of football in the Premier League since last year's show.  
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 96,187
    Glad that Cavendish didnt get added to the list just because of the Tour de France, albeit he deserves a recognition award I hope
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,333
    edited December 2024
    Should be fairly straightforward for Keely Hodgkinson. Littler and then Alex Yee or Sarah Storey 2nd and 3rd? 

    Team of the year? Team GB or McLaren for their first Constructors title since 1998? 
  • Yorkshireaddick
    Yorkshireaddick Posts: 517
    Roooooot
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,977
    Has to be Joe Root but they will give it to one of the two I’ve never heard of . 
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,425
    MarcusH26 said:
    Should be fairly straightforward for Keely Hodgkinson. Littler and then Alex Yee or Sarah Storey 2nd and 3rd? 

    Team of the year? Team GB or McLaren for their first Constructors title since 1998? 
    Team of the year will be Wigan for the clean sweep in winning all available titles this year in Rugby League
  • BrentfordAddick
    BrentfordAddick Posts: 1,474
    Bob Nudd

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