BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2012 - Discussion Thread [VOTING FIGURES REVEALED]

[Jack_]

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THE NOMINEES:

Bradley Wiggins
Mo Farah
Andy Murray
Jessica Ennis
Chris Hoy
Katherine Grainger
David Weir
Nicola Adams
Ellie Simmonds
Ben Ainslie
Sarah Storey
Rory McIlroy

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BBC1 @ 7:30PM
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Who do you want to win?
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[Black Dagger]

Personally I want Andy. But I'm happy with any of em winning, it's not like Ryan Giggs winning.

[Jack_]

Mo or Jess for me.

[King Gizzard]

Wiggins has done more than any of them

(and has the best personality)

Davey Weird should even get it over Jess and Mo

[Me. I Am Salman]

emeli sande **** off

[Shaun]

Bradley, Jess, Ellie or Ben.

[arista]

The Winner Will Be Disabled

[Shaun]

that makes it sound like they'll be taken out the back and have their legs battered by baseball bats, arista :laugh:

[Shaun]

:joker: his jacket-flash to the camera just then

-wants a velvet jacket-

[Brother Leon]

Personally I want Andy. But I'm happy with any of em winning, it's not like Ryan Giggs winning.

All these candidates have a long way to go to match his accomplishments tbh.

[Shaun]

this boy is so northern ah\

[Maia]

Bradley/Andy ftw

[Shaun]

Martine Wright :love:

[Marc]

All of my pride that I held inside over the summer just came surging back :lovedup:

[Shaun]

such a good summer :love: wish I could've gone to something

[Maia]

such a good summer :love: wish I could've gone to something

I know :love: Same although I'm glad I went to London while the Paralympics were on and witnessed the atmosphere, even if I didn't actually see any events

[Marc]

I massively regret not going but I am so happy I was unemployed during :laugh:

[Marcus.]

I know :love: Same although I'm glad I went to London while the Paralympics were on and witnessed the atmosphere, even if I didn't actually see any events

uk did fab

[Maia]

Imagine if Rory won against all the Olympians

[Marc]

I'd be disappointed tbh

[Marc]

I am brimming with pride at this, I feel like crying :joker:

I loved this summer sfm

[Marcus.]

I am brimming with pride at this, I feel like crying :joker:

I loved this summer sfm

your not the only one marc1

[Marc]

:worship:

[Maia]

Summer 2012 flashbacks omg

[Marc]

Jess looks amazing :lovedup:

[Maia]

The Weirwolf :worship:

[Marc]

Everybody vote! All of them

[Maia]

Get your Andy Murray votes in everyone!!!!

[Marc]

Everybody should get equal votes, everybody wins.

[Maia]

Great idea really Marc

[Marc]

Andy, Mo, Jess, Bradley, Sarah

I'm going to be thrilled either way.

[MTVN]

Think I will vote for Rory even though he couldn't be bothered to turn up/speak tonight

[Brother Leon]

Mo ftw.

[Marc]

I think you can count out about 5 people

[Shaun]

Andy doesn't deserve it :bored: I know he's the first in 75yrs to win a grand slam but his form otherwise has been dodgy.

[Marc]

Katherine Grainger
Nicola Adams
Ellie Simmonds
Ben Ainslie
Rory McIlroy

Won't really win

[Marc]

Andy doesn't deserve it :bored: I know he's the first in 75yrs to win a grand slam but his form otherwise has been dodgy.

Erm.. I won't go into it....

But I don't think he will win, he can win it next year after another Grand Slam win :)

[Shaun]

Fabrice :love:

[Marc]

Incredible guy

[Shaun]

Idris :amazed:

[Maia]

Omgomgomg the BBC Olympics theme :lovedup:

[GypsyGoth]

Jessica Ennis should win.

[Locke.]

Oh no I haven't missed the great Idris Elba have I

[GypsyGoth]

Oh no I haven't missed the great Idris Elba have I

I'm pretty sure he did a type of poem about 15mins ago.

[Locke.]

Can you recite the poem for me please Claudia

[Alf]

i think it will be

1st bradley wiggins
2nd jessica ennis
3rd mo farah

[Maia]

Oh no I haven't missed the great Idris Elba have I

You did I'm afraid this is why you should've been watching from the start

[Marc]

BURT!!!!

:worship:

[GypsyGoth]

Can you recite the poem for me please Claudia

:laugh:

I'll try my best.


Something about some guy doing a thing that couldn't be done.

And I think he takes off his coat to do that thing that couldn't be done.

And some other stuff happens.

(It was like that but way better, and Elbow's olympic music was playing at the same time)

[Shaun]

:love:

[Marc]

Burt for SP12 tbh

[Shaun]

I want to like Bolt but I just don't care

[Marc]

Oh her

[Shaun]

for ****'s sake

[GypsyGoth]

I bet she never even went home.

[Shaun]

those lighters... how cringe.

[Jamie585]

Good ol' Beckham!!!

[Shaun]

-bored claps-

[Marc]

Seb the hero

[Shaun]

don't really see the big deal. anyone else could've done it.

[Jamie585]

Kate :amazed:

[Marc]

Oh kate

[Jamie585]

Lol at the random clapping there :laugh:

[Marcus.]

Lol at the random clapping there :laugh:

they love clapping

[Locke.]

Kate looks very interested

[Shaun]

did this really need three hours

-bored beyond belief-

[Marc]

C'mon Jess

[Alf]

andy murray? what?

[Shaun]

yay Andy :love:

if it's the public voting I suspect Jess and Mo will be top two...

[Maia]

Omg more tense than an X Factor final

[GypsyGoth]

:laugh2:

[Jamie585]

That was awkward :laugh2:

[Marc]

Top 3!! :amazed:

Next year it's No.1

[Shaun]

Jess :love:

please be Bradley...

[GypsyGoth]

Aww, she did brilliant, wanted her to win though :love:

[Alf]

wiggins wins then

[Marc]

Nooooo!!!!!

[Jamie585]

aww wanted Jess to win!!

[Shaun]

:amazed:

:worship:

[Maia]

3rd for Andy :amazed:

[MTVN]

Kate went in for a handshake with Jess Ennis there and was left hanging :laugh:

[GypsyGoth]

He looks like he stepped out of the 60s.

[Marc]

Wanted Jess to win! But well done Bradders

[Maia]

Ooh Bradley, well deserved

[Black Dagger]

A brilliant top 3 (Well it was always going to be with that line-up, it's not 2009 and Ryan Giggs LOLOLOL)

[Jamie585]

Jessica Ennis is stunning.

[Shaun]

hopefully the mod hairstyle doesn't come back in fashion... the rest of the style, however, is quite welcome

[Alf]

the scottish vote robbed mo of 3rd place

[Brother Leon]

Mo wasn't top 3? Wow lol

[Maia]

:worship: He's amazing

[Jamie585]

:laugh2: Legend!!!

[Shaun]

it's sad how I find it surprising that an athlete actually has a personality :laugh:

[MTVN]

Glad Wiggo won and not that Jack of all trades Ennis

[Marc]

Aw that was a lovely programme :love:

[Maia]

Great show :D

[Brother Leon]

A brilliant top 3 (Well it was always going to be with that line-up, it's not 2009 and Ryan Giggs LOLOLOL)

LOLOLOLOLOL

Giggs>>>Every nominee this year :idc:

[Marc]

He looked like Rod Stewart tonight

[Shaun]

2013's going to be such a let-down. Poor year.

[Maia]

2012 :lovedup:

[Black Dagger]

LOLOLOLOLOL

Giggs>>>Every nominee this year :idc:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Good joke m8 <3.

[King Gizzard]

:worship: The right result, I was nervous he wasn't going to be in the top 3 for a minute

[Jamie585]

So happy I got to see the GB Olympics in my lifetime

[Maia]

2013's going to be such a let-down. Poor year.

So true

[Brother Leon]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Good joke m8 <3.

Everyone of them would love to have had his career. Be real :laugh: Wiggins is the only one who can chat to him and even then he is in sir Ryan's shadow.

[Black Dagger]

I hope 2013 is good for sport tbh, I'm on a massive come-down now.

Tennis starts again in a couple of weeks :amazed:

[Shaun]

yeah here's to the Bradley Wiggins superinjunction

[Locke.]

Always good to see a huge Liverpool fan win

[King Gizzard]

Is there any major sporting event a brit could win next year apart from Wimbledon and F1? McIlroy in the golf I guess

[Black Dagger]

Jonny or Alistair can win the Triathlon World championship again if we class that as a major sporting event.

[Shaun]

no but beyonce is doing the superbowl so it doesn't matter

[Marc]

Is there any major sporting event a brit could win next year apart from Wimbledon and F1? McIlroy in the golf I guess

Laura Robson will win something... Wouldn't be surprised if she was nominated next year if she keeps up with this momentum

[King Gizzard]

Fittest woman of the year 2013

[King Gizzard]

http://i.imgur.com/RmqLx.jpg

[Marc]

Where were his mutton chops tonight

[Locke.]

Laura Robson will have to learn how to play tennis quickly if she plans on being nominated next year

[Marc]

But she's British so she doesn't have to learn it very well

[Black Dagger]

I think Heather will do better than Laura this year tbh, but I am excited to see how they both perform this season <3.

[Brother Leon]

Rio will win it after lifting the League and Champions League.

[Apple202]

LOLOLOLOLOL

Giggs>>>Every nominee this year :idc:

cant tell if seer

[Jack_]

Voting breakdown revealed:

Total votes: 1,626,718

1. Bradley Wiggins 492,064 (30.25%)
2. Jessica Ennis 372,765 (22.92%)
3. Andy Murray 230,444 (14.17%)
4. Mo Farah 131,327 (8.07%)
5. David Weir 114,633 (7.05%)
6. Ellie Simmonds 102,894 (6.33%)
7. Sir Chris Hoy 42,961 (2.64%)
8. Nicola Adams 35,560 (2.19%)
9. Ben Ainslie 35,373 (2.17%)
10. Rory McIlroy 29,729 (1.83%)
11. Katherine Grainger 28,626 (1.76%)
12. Sarah Storey 10,342 (0.64%)

[Black Dagger]

Pretty much predicted it... but I had Hoy beating Ellie.

[Jack_]

Updated to include actual vote numbers, which are very interesting. X Factor need to add that to their stats each year.

[Brother Leon]

cant tell if seer

Fully serious.


This serious..
http://www.unitedrant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/giggsinfographic.jpg]

[Jack_]

Also I have to say that's a very impressive overall vote total considering the window was about 30 minutes. This year's X Factor semi-final got 1m over 24 hours.

I struggled to get through most of the half hour, the lines were that busy.

[Novo]

I missed it, heard that Wiggins won though, who won the Overseas one?

[King Gizzard]

Usain

[Jack_]

I missed it, heard that Wiggins won though, who won the Overseas one?

Bolt.

Though Michael Phelps should've won IMO, as much as I like Bolt.

[Novo]

2013 i reckon a Cricket player, all depends on how well England do in the Ashes i suppose but i wouldn't be surprised to see Joe Root win it

[MTVN]

A disgrace that Cook wasn't even nominated this year, could be a contender if he leads us to another Ashes win

[Novo]

Owen Farrell will be a contender if he carries on his GOAT form that helped destroy New Zealand

[Black Dagger]

If we win the ashes, Cook will be top 3.

If Murray wins Wimbledon, it won't even be close.

[King Gizzard]

If it wasn't olympics year it wouldn't have been close with him just winning the US Open

[King Gizzard]

well duh nathan look at the voting figures you idiot

[Novo]

If we win the ashes, Cook will be top 3.

If Murray wins Wimbledon, it won't even be close.

Well it depends who actually plays well he won't just win it for being the Captain

[Novo]

Alvarez will be the Overseas Sports Personality IF he beats Mayweather

Quote me on that DaggerBoy

[Black Dagger]

Alvarez will be the Overseas Sports Personality IF he beats Mayweather

Quote me on that DaggerBoy

quoted

[King Gizzard]

http://punch.ocregister.com/files/2010/05/Saul_Alvarez.jpg

The least mexican looking mexican of all time

[MTVN]

It will finally be the Power's year, starting with his win in the World Championship

[Black Dagger]

What is the current darts event ongoing?

[Novo]

World Championship which will be won by my good mate the Artist

[MTVN]

Dennis the Menace will be taking out the Artist in the second round no doubt

What is the current darts event ongoing?

World Championship, started a couple of days ago

[Black Dagger]

Oh I thought it was, it just sounded like the World Championship was later in 2013.

Might watch some of it.

[Novo]

That reminds me the BDO Jobbers will be on soon

[Marc]

Snooker player to win