BBC Sports Personality 2007

**Stuttgart88** · 05/12/2007, 3:47 PM

A colleague just asked me who I thought would win. I wasn't even sure who was in contention so looked up the 11 candidates on BBC's website.

I have to say I'm surprised and disappointed that David Healy isn't on the list.

It's not an award I pay any attention to, but would anyone else agree?

**soccerc** · 05/12/2007, 3:56 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

A colleague just asked me who I thought would win. I wasn't even sure who was in contention so looked up the 11 candidates on BBC's website.

I have to say I'm surprised and disappointed that David Healy isn't on the list.

It's not an award I pay any attention to, but would anyone else agree?

Sure he's not British Stutts, he's Irish

**Stuttgart88** · 05/12/2007, 3:57 PM

Jaypers, don't go there.

Northern Ireland is within the BBC's broadcasting jurisdiction. BBC NI and all that.

**soccerc** · 05/12/2007, 3:59 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Jaypers, don't go there.

Northern Ireland is within the BBC's broadcasting jurisdiction. BBC NI and all that.

Yeah but that geographical anomaly is also within the broadcasting area of both RTE and TnaG since we afforded them parity of esteem

**Blue-Army** · 05/12/2007, 4:02 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

A colleague just asked me who I thought would win. I wasn't even sure who was in contention so looked up the 11 candidates on BBC's website.

I have to say I'm surprised and disappointed that David Healy isn't on the list.

It's not an award I pay any attention to, but would anyone else agree?

It doesn't matter really....Lewis Hamilton will surely win...

**soccerc** · 05/12/2007, 4:03 PM

Originally Posted by Blue-Army

It doesn't matter really....Lewis Hamilton will surely win...

....is it not Personality of the Year?

**Schumi** · 05/12/2007, 4:04 PM

I thought Healy would have made the shortlist (I can't believe Christine Ohuruogu was nominated!), he had no chance of winning it though. Lewis Hamilton will win despite choking at the end of the season.

The list of nominees is here.

Originally Posted by soccerc

....is it not Personality of the Year?

Arrogance is a personality trait, isn't it?

**soccerc** · 05/12/2007, 4:06 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

I thought Healy would have made the shortlist (I can't believe Christine Ohuruogu was nominated!), he had no chance of winning it though. Lewis Hamilton will win despite choking at the end of the season.

The list of nominees is here.

Arrogance is a personality trait, isn't it?

a trait yes, a personality NO

**Stuttgart88** · 05/12/2007, 4:08 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

I Lewis Hamilton will win despite choking at the end of the season.

I have to say that was one of the great chokes of all time. Funny how it hasn't been portrayed that way. That race was just error after error even before the mechanical problems, when a modicum of composure would have seen him through.

**gspain** · 05/12/2007, 4:17 PM

Actually there are no footballers in the ten which is pretty amazing well it's not actually given what a ridiculous award it is.

David Healy should have got a nomination given his record.

**Dugout** · 05/12/2007, 4:34 PM

IMO I think Hatton should get it weather he wins on saturday night or not! At least he is a World Champion as compared to Hamiliton!

**shakermaker1982** · 05/12/2007, 5:44 PM

Hatton or Calzaghe. Real world class operators.

**bennocelt** · 08/12/2007, 7:41 PM

Joe Calazge said that it was an award for losers, and going by the last few years i think he is right
Hatton should surely win it

**rambler14** · 10/12/2007, 12:03 AM

"The British are famous for rewarding second place" - Joe Calzaghe

The 2007 winner is Joe Calzaghe. It's about time, World Champion since what is it 1995?
Every year he didn't win Calzaghe came out with the quote above and hes right. Even this year the bookies favourite was Lewis Hamilton who came 2nd in the World Championship and rightfully came second in the SP of the Year. Hatton came 3rd. But i'm delighted for Calzaghe he's a fantastic boxer who has finally been rewarded. His Dad Enzo was named Coach of the Year after he trained 3 fighters including Joe to become World Champions.
The Brits still found a way to reward second place after the English Rugby Team were given Team of the Year for basically 4 weeks work. I don't get that at all. They were slated for their Six Nations performance and they were announcing the death of English Rugby ater the first 2 games of the World Cup, having narrowly won their 1st game and were beaten 33-0 by South Africa. A load of s**t. They gave them team of the year ahead of the Scottish soccer team and the Indoor Cycling World Champions. They were that good a team their coach wasn't even nominated for Coach of the Year. Super Jonny was nominated for 3 games work. What a fu**ed up country!!!!!!
Phew...........i enjoyed that rant.

**gspain** · 10/12/2007, 9:22 AM

Originally Posted by rambler14

"The British are famous for rewarding second place" - Joe Calzaghe

The 2007 winner is Joe Calzaghe. It's about time, World Champion since what is it 1995?
Every year e didn't win Calzaghe came out with the quote above and hes right. Even this year the bookies favourite was Lewis Hamilton who came 2nd in the World Championship and came second in the SP of the Year. Hatton came 3rd. But i'm delighted for Calzaghe hesa fantastic boxer who as finally been rewarded. His Dad Enzo was named Coach of the Year after he trained 3 fighters including Joe to become World Champions.
The Brits still found a way to reward second place after the English Rugby Team were given Team of the Year for basically 4 weeks work. I don't get that at all. They were slated for their Six Nations performance and they were announcing the death of English Rugby ater the first 2 games of the World Cup, having narrowly won their 1st game and were beaten 33-0 by South Africa. A load of s**t. They gave them team of the year ahead of the Scottish soccer team and the Indoor Cycling World Champions. They were that good a team their coach wasn't even nominated for Coach of the Year. Super Jonny as nominated for 3 games work. What a fu**ed up country!!!!!!
Phew...........i enjoyed that rant.

The Scottish football team that finished 3rd in their qualifying campaign for the last 16 in Europe should get team of the year against the English rugby team that finished 2nd in the world. Yeah right.

**OwlsFan** · 11/12/2007, 4:34 PM

What this thread is doing in World Football I am not sure but for those interested here was the final vote:

Sports Personality voting

1 Joe Calzaghe 177,748 (28.19%)
2 Lewis Hamilton 122,649 (19.45%)
3 Ricky Hatton 85,280 (13.53%)
4 James Toseland 84,570 (13.41%)
5 Jason Robinson 67,061 (10.64%)
6 Paula Radcliffe 34,895 (5.53%)
7 Jonny Wilkinson 30,302 (4.81%)
8 Andy Murray 13,242 (2.1%)
9 Justin Rose 10,227 (1.62%)
10 Christine Ohuruogu 4,481 (0.71%)
Total votes: 630,455

Glad to see Christine Ohuruogu (who "missed" her drugs test) get so few votes.

**rambler14** · 11/12/2007, 5:18 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

What this thread is doing in World Football I am not sure but for those interested here was the final vote:

Sports Personality voting

1 Joe Calzaghe 177,748 (28.19%)
2 Lewis Hamilton 122,649 (19.45%)
3 Ricky Hatton 85,280 (13.53%)
4 James Toseland 84,570 (13.41%)
5 Jason Robinson 67,061 (10.64%)
6 Paula Radcliffe 34,895 (5.53%)
7 Jonny Wilkinson 30,302 (4.81%)
8 Andy Murray 13,242 (2.1%)
9 Justin Rose 10,227 (1.62%)
10 Christine Ohuruogu 4,481 (0.71%)
Total votes: 630,455

Glad to see Christine Ohuruogu (who "missed" her drugs test) get so few votes.

Christine Ohuruogu deservedly in last place. I'm surpised to see Andy Murray and Justin Rose so low. Its nice to see Jonny Wilkonson down the list because he did nothing all year except play half a World Cup. Paula Radcliffe ran 1 race. Jason Robinson only on the list never mind in 5th place cause hes retiring.
Nice to see James Toseland so high aswell, he deserved an award for his piano skills alone. Looks like he ran Hatton close too. Calzaghe won comfortably nice to see him rewarded for being the best boxer in the world.

I'm shocked that only 630,455 voted! Are the Brits losing interest?

**OwlsFan** · 12/12/2007, 12:26 PM

That's not a bad vote: 600k plus. It's not the hugely prestigious event it used to be when there were only a couple of terrestial channels and with not much for the Brits to shout for, other than the rugby team and the boxers.