Ryan f***ing Giggs???

Gotte
Gotte Posts: 494
edited December 2009 in The bottom bracket
What's all that about? There were so many worthy candidates, not only Cav, but to end up with Ryan f***ing giggs....
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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,715
    Who's Giggs? Why's Ryan f**king him?

    So many unanswered questions...
  • Lagavulin
    Lagavulin Posts: 1,688
    Don't understand that. For a possible - even probable - life-time achievement award then perhaps but not the major annual top gong. He only plays every other game nowadays anyway.
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Have you not considered all the armchair Man United fans? I felt it was all rather inevitable to be honest.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    He was also PFA Player of the year this year. Very odd.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    I agree he deserves recognition but what has he done in 2009 exactly?
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  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    Won 2 Euro cups, and been a model pro.

    I hate the scum, but he is a legend. Not much personality, though!

    I have met him socially, and I admire the way he behaves. He is a role model for kids, and you can't knock him for that.

    Sadly, this year, there were no real personalities. Lots of sporting talent, but no Gazzas!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    It was the 'I can believe he hasn't won it before, lets give it to him now before it's really too late award'

    Not a Utd fan, but the guy is more worthy than most, and more worthy of a knighthood than most sporting recipients
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  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    Even his testimonial was four or so years ago so not exactly at the height of his career.

    The award is SPOTY 2009. What he actually achieved this year is pretty much zilch.
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  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    woman beating tendencies aside
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    edited December 2009
    Just the 20 years of winning then.

    Nowt yet this year.

    It is a reflection of a career, and one that is unlikely to ever be bettered by a British footballer. Ever.

    JB had a great car this year, and has had a nothing career every other year. Cavo did well, really well, but you can't argue with a public vote. Cycling aint that big as a TV sport. There was no banker candidate, and he would have gained loads by today's press making it clear no one else was in the running bar him and Button.

    I'm glad he beat button. I still hate Man Ure.
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    Cant stand footie, cant stand footballers in general - overpaid and spoilt brats a fair amount of them. I dont mind Giggs getting this though, Button is a bit of a c*ck and he was really the only other person in the contest
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    Button's "I'm the champion baby" was so Austin Powers.

    Austin played it for laughs, though.
  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    What a crock of cack SPOTY is.

    Ryan Giggs? What toss.
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    So who should win??

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    hmmmmmm


    not really anything jumping out....
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    Scrumple wrote:
    So who should win??

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    hmmmmmm


    not really anything jumping out....

    Would have loved to see Murray or Khan take it too tbh. Murray hasnt yet won a title that the Brits have any respect for, and Khan has slipped off the radar since he signed a private broadcast deal. Khan also suffered some racist chants at a recent fight I'm told. A real shame that if true.
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    Murray and personality is an oxymoron.

    And, like every other Brit tennis player, he loses. Good, but not good enough. Still. Not a winner.
  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    edited December 2009
    So is it a personality or a sports results award?

    It always seems to focus on televised sports (for obvious reasons) but there are some great British sportsters who get NO recognition.

    Like:

    Debbie Bewley, World Bean Flicking Champion (and World Record holder at 14.43m)
    Sean Harrison, British and Commonwealth Uphill Gardening Champion
    Nathen Jiles, European Muff-Diving Champion for the last 3 years
    Dave 'Midnight' Shuffell, English and Welsh Under-21 Short-stroke Fisting record-holder (154 fpm)
    Penelope Schtiff, Worthing and District Rimming Champion (over 65 category)
    Phil 'Mac' Avity, Cubs and Scouts' Camping Champion 2002-2007 and 2009 (2008 ineligible due to Police investigation)

    the list goes on...
  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    Didn't watch the SPOTY as it's usually a football orientated ceremony anyhow.

    For outright energy Cav should have won it.
    For outright commercial pressure Button probably takes that.
    Giggs lifetime achievement award.
    Murry takes the most miserable cretin award.
    Haye the who was I and soon to be forgotten award.

    All the others who I really don't have a clue, but they might be good.
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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    I'm not a lover of football, but it was obvious, Giggs would win.
    He has had a fantastic career. Had he have chose to play for England, he would have been even more popular!

    Cycling is a minority sport, like it, or not, and Cav just wasn't going to get it. Cav only won six stages at the 'Tour de France', most of his competition for SPOTTY came from 'World Champions'. :shock:
    I felt that Jess Ennis should have been above Button.
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  • ednwireland
    ednwireland Posts: 85
    murray for the cant be bothered to turn up award (i guess hes at a tournament or something)

    cav 4th

    Other vote totals were: cyclist Mark Cavendish in fourth (55,960), gymnast Beth Tweddle (38,907), Daley (36,929), tennis player Andy Murray (19,936), Strauss (17,237), boxer David Haye (13,916), athlete Phillips Idowu (4,507).

    thought seve was the most deserving award though
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    hopper1 wrote:
    Had he have chose to play for England, he would have been even more popular!

    He could have chosen to play for England but he would have never been allowed to play due to his ineligibility. He had more chance of playing for Sierra Leone than England.
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  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    hopper1 wrote:
    Cycling is a minority sport, like it, or not, and Cav just wasn't going to get it.

    But 'Sir Hoy' won it last year though, unless that was more of a novelty Olympic thing...

    Anyway, I thought the BBC had dropped the 'personality' bit - in acceptance of the fact that very few of these people actually have them....?
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    hopper1 wrote:
    I'm not a lover of football, but it was obvious, Giggs would win.
    He has had a fantastic career. Had he have chose to play for England, he would have been even more popular!

    Cycling is a minority sport, like it, or not, and Cav just wasn't going to get it. Cav only won six stages at the 'Tour de France', most of his competition for SPOTTY came from 'World Champions'. :shock:
    I felt that Jess Ennis should have been above Button.


    So did he!! :lol:
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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    A Welshman with a personality! Who knew!! :lol::lol::lol::wink:
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  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    softlad wrote:
    hopper1 wrote:
    Cycling is a minority sport, like it, or not, and Cav just wasn't going to get it.

    But 'Sir Hoy' won it last year though, unless that was more of a novelty Olympic thing...

    Anyway, I thought the BBC had dropped the 'personality' bit - in acceptance of the fact that very few of these people actually have them....?

    There are several definitions of personality, the relevant one being:

    a well-known person in a certain field, such as sport or entertainment
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  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    amaferanga wrote:

    There are several definitions of personality, the relevant one being:

    a well-known person in a certain field, such as sport or entertainment

    yeah, but seriously - how many people actually see it that way..??

    so the award is actually for 'sports well-known person of the year'....???
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Scrumple wrote:
    Won 2 Euro cups, and been a model pro.

    Model pro :shock: ??? Yea ask the ex girlfriends he slapped about. Giggs has as much personality as a dog turd.

    F*cking dirty manc supporters somehow rigged it.

    (yes I'm a Liverpool supporter)
  • MadammeMarie
    MadammeMarie Posts: 621
    Gotte wrote:
    What's all that about? There were so many worthy candidates, not only Cav, but to end up with Ryan f***ing giggs....

    Agreed. I was surprised to see him in the list on the first place. Why include him and not Wayne Rooney I don't know. I smell a rat! :wink:

    I wanted Cav to win, obviously, but I really thought that this year it would be Jenson Button.
  • sampras38
    sampras38 Posts: 1,917
    ednwireland wrote:
    murray for the cant be bothered to turn up award (i guess hes at a tournament or something)

    cav 4th

    Other vote totals were: cyclist Mark Cavendish in fourth (55,960), gymnast Beth Tweddle (38,907), Daley (36,929), tennis player Andy Murray (19,936), Strauss (17,237), boxer David Haye (13,916), athlete Phillips Idowu (4,507).

    thought seve was the most deserving award though

    Murray is in the US in training for the Australian Open next month.
  • MadammeMarie
    MadammeMarie Posts: 621
    hopper1 wrote:
    Cycling is a minority sport, like it, or not, and Cav just wasn't going to get it.

    Disagree. Since it came to London in 2007, the viewing figures for the Tour de France have gone up. Also, last in last year's SPOTY, cycling was all over the place, winning Best Team award as well.

    Also, in 2007 (or was it 2006?) Nicole Cooke got 4th place (and an awful, patronizing and sexist interview by some git).

    And now Cav got 4th place as well. So I wouldn't say that cycling is a minority sport anymore. It's defnitely growing. And add Sky's involvement to that (not that it pleases me much, though).

    I really thought that it would be, again, the "cycling vs driving" awards, like last year! 8)

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