BBC Sports Personality of the Year

[AlwaysWild]

As you might already be aware, the BBC Sports Personality of the Year has no women in the shortlist.

What you might not know, is the breakdown of which media nominated who and that Nuts and Zoo were part of the process link here

[Kveta]

ah, thanks Toby. I haven't read any of these mags, so didn't realise that some had sports sections! it still seems like an odd shortlist anyway. I mean, I love that Andy Murray, a Scot no less, is a successful sports star and amazing tennis player. But personality?! really?!

[MuddlingThroughItAll]

Without a doubt I would expect to see Rebecca Adlington on that list.

[LineRunnerLovesSianMassey]

There were women in the shortlists. How the Final Shortlist was distilled into a male only final ten and including three fucking golfers is a bit of a stitch-up mystery.

[LineRunnerLovesSianMassey]

I know plenty about sport, thank you, normaleggy. Hence the name.

[MuddlingThroughItAll]

Sorry I meant the final shortlist. And I agree with the stupidity of having three golfers, all suitable to be the 'sports personality'? I had only heard of one of them!

[Step]

Chrissie Wellington.


All round great person, regularly crushes the pro men in the hardest of sports. Ironman world champion, world record holder and all round nice person. We love you muppet!

[slug]

The list is endless:

Rebecca Adlington - World Champion
Chrissie Welligton - World Champion
Kerry-Anne Payne - World Champion
Beth Tweddle - World Champion
Jessica Ennis - World Indoor Champion
Manon Carpenter - World Champion
Laura Trott, Wendy Houvenaghel, Danielle King - World Champions
Elizabeth Neave, Louise Donington, Laura Blakeman - World Champions
Emma Pooley - World Champion
Helen Jenkins - World Champion

And then there are the ones who came second or third....

I believe the best Andy Murray could do was 4th.

[LineRunnerSolsticeLover]

Also it's Sports Personality of the Year, not sporting achievement of the year. So anyone who caught the public imagination, increased participation in or the popularity of a sport, made a heroic effort, and was just loved for sporting contribution, could be eligible.

Three fucking male golfers, though....

[Step]

Let's see still Chrissie - Stands at the end of every race handing out medals and encouragement for hours after she's finished, approachable, always smiling, loads of charity work, great sense of humour, modest and brilliant.


Race - Chrissie v all three golfers, let's say fastest to run a short distance - a mile.

[LimburgseVlaai]

Golf isn't even a sport.

[LineRunnerSolsticeLover]

But men like it.

[slug]

It's a bit hard to be seen as a "personality" if the sports reporters refuse to feature women in their papers or on screen.

It matters diddly squat how well women do, unless they are in posession of a penis, their achievements are thought as somehow....unfeminine and therefore not worthy of mention.

[ivykaty44]

golf is a sport - its just the triathletes nicked their balls

[bemybebe]

Exclusion of Chrissie Wellington is not the fault of Rory McIlroy, who became the youngest US Open champion after a very difficult showing in Masters.

I am not a golfer, but my older female side of the family is and they all talked about Rory and his amazing turnaround.

[HandDivedScallopsrgreat]

Can I also add Kath Grainger/Anna Watkins to slug's list for being World champions (rowing) for the 2nd year on the trot. In fact they were World Champions in 2 separate events last year.

[HandDivedScallopsrgreat]

The media seem perfectly capable of making personalities out of copious amounts of male athletes, it is a pity that they don't devote a fraction of that energy towards promoting female athletes and female sports such as football, cricket etc which we are pretty good at!

[JosieRosie]

I heard Nick Ferrari (I know, I know) going on about this today. He was speaking to a female sports journalist, I didn't catch her name unfortunately, and he was suggesting to her that there are just no sports women who are good enough to make the list She mentioned Helen Jenkins by name and his response was 'never 'eard of 'er'. Charming

This journalist also drew attention to the Nuts and Zoo involvement and highlighted their crappy attitude to women - topless covers etc. Old Ferrari responded that that was hardly the magazine's fault as none of those women are 'forced' to pose nude for these magazines. Yadda yadda, yawn yawn headdesk Very depressing but maybe it serves me right for listening to LBC!

[etyksm]

Here is the list of nominees and votes received, remove the votes from Nuts and Zoo and Rebecca Adlington replaces Amir Khan in top 10.

Rory McIlroy 27
Darren Clarke 26
Mo Farah 25
Mark Cavendish 23
Alastair Cook 17
Dai Greene 17
Andrew Strauss 14
Andy Murray 14
Luke Donald 11
Amir Khan 7
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Rebecca Adlington 6
Jenson Button 6
Keri-Anne Payne 5
Graeme Swann 5
Sam Warburton 4
Stuart Broad 4
James Anderson 4
Alistair Brownlee 4
Sam Tomkins 3
Sarah Stevenson 3
Sam Waley-Cohen 3
Gareth Bale 3
Scott Parker 3
Chrissie Wellington 3
Carl Froch 3
Kath Grainger 2
Victoria Pendleton 2
Dimitar Berbatov 1
Dario Franchitti 1
Jonathan Trott 1
Judd Trump 1
Ian Bell 1
Alastair Browlee 1
Shanaze Reade 1
George North 1
Paul Scholes 1
David Weir 1
Alistair Cook 1
Wayne Rooney 1
Hayley Turner 1
Louis Smith 1
George Groves 1
Ben Ainslie 1
Jamie Roberts 1
Glen Chapple 1
Stef Reid 1
Hannah England 1
Tony McCoy 1
Nicola Adams 1
Yaya Toure 1
Patrick Vieira 1
Lewis Hamilton 1
Jessica Ennis 1

[bemybebe]

You are listening to Nick Ferrari??? "Very depressing but maybe it serves me right for listening to LBC!" Too damn right!

[JosieRosie]

bemybebe, obviously my blood pressure is dangerously low and it's my body's way of telling me to crank it up!

[slug]

Nick Ferrari is a neighbour of mine. The stories I could tell......

[bemybebe]

Nooooooooo... How could you!

[WhollyGhost]

What gets me is that it sounds like Nuts and Zoo have been involved in the BBC's selection process since 2006.

And there has been no controversy. Obviously those wank rags have gotten publicity out of this, but I hope they've not been paid.

[JosieRosie]

Come on then slug - don't leave us hanging

[bemybebe]

"What gets me is that it sounds like Nuts and Zoo have been involved in the BBC's selection process since 2006.

And there has been no controversy."

WhollyGhost 100% on this. BBC is loosing their marbles I am convinced. I caught up on Andrew Marr Show yesterday (I know, a bit late, but I like it) and who is reviewing the papers??? MAX fucking MOSLEY.

Please someone explain why am I made to listen to his views on any subject whatsoever? IF you, Max, want to stay private, please do for goodness sake! And do not pollute airspace around me with your views whether it is on politics, privacy or housekeeping.

Why am I made to listen to the views of Nuts and Zoo via the publicly funded channels????