G's got it.

[LarryDuff]

What a terrible program.
Complete waste of 2 hours of telly time.
And btw is Clare Balding the worst presenter ever?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

What a terrible program.
Complete waste of 2 hours of telly time.
And btw is Clare Balding the worst presenter ever?

So you were glued start to finish then

 

[Rusty Nails]

I turned the programme on just as they announced him the winner. Great, and didn't have to suffer the whole show.

 

[vickster]

What a terrible program.
Complete waste of 2 hours of telly time.
And btw is Clare Balding the worst presenter ever?

Surely 2 hours of The Apprentice is worse...or an F1 Grand Prix (at least SPOTY is only inflicted once a year )

 

[sheddy]

no need to watch live TV.
simply FF through the iplayer.

Viz tip 2008

 

[Smokin Joe]

No it isn’t.
I’m no fan of Harry Kane, but winning the Golden Boot definitely entitles you to a place on the short list.

Six goals in a team that got knocked out in the semis and three of those came from the penalty spot? You're having a laugh, no way should he be ahead of the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan or National Hunt jockey Richard Johnson who has dominated in one of the most dangerous sports on the planet.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Six goals in a team that got knocked out in the semis and three of those came from the penalty spot? You're having a laugh, no way should he be ahead of the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan or National Hunt jockey Richard Johnson who has dominated in one of the most dangerous sports on the planet.

If they have a Parlour Game Personality Of The Year I'll vote for O'Sullivan.

 

[jefmcg]

OK, so (if it won't be obvious when you read this post ) I don't watch spectator sports and I have never watched SPOTY - and I am not to the manner born - but can someone explain to me why anyone cares about this? I've just skimmed the Wikipedia page and it leaves me no wiser. I get winning Le Tour, or any other event. It means you beat all the other competitors. I understand the Oscars, that's your peers saying you are the best. But a panel deciding "the sportsperson whose actions have most captured the UK public's imagination during 2018"? That seems a nonsense award. Which is fine, there are many nonsense awards, but this one seems important.

So, why do you care?

 

[rualexander]

Must have been a thin year for sport with only 6 nominees, previous years have had 12 or more.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Pleased with that, a real nice guy and he deserves it

 

[Drago]

At least someone with a personality won it, eh, Lewis?

 

[MrPie]

Pft, amateurs......dial in for the last 5 mins, job jobbed.
Didn’t doubt G for a second

 

[screenman]

OK, so (if it won't be obvious when you read this post ) I don't watch spectator sports and I have never watched SPOTY - and I am not to the manner born - but can someone explain to me why anyone cares about this? I've just skimmed the Wikipedia page and it leaves me no wiser. I get winning Le Tour, or any other event. It means you beat all the other competitors. I understand the Oscars, that's your peers saying you are the best. But a panel deciding "the sportsperson whose actions have most captured the UK public's imagination during 2018"? That seems a nonsense award. Which is fine, there are many nonsense awards, but this one seems important.

So, why do you care?

Was it not down to a public vote?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Was it not down to a public vote?

It was, It also used to be the public who nominated candidates. Johnny Rea coming second last year in a sport not broadcast by the BBC scared them

 

[PaulB]

OK, so (if it won't be obvious when you read this post ) I don't watch spectator sports and I have never watched SPOTY - and I am not to the manner born - but can someone explain to me why anyone cares about this? I've just skimmed the Wikipedia page and it leaves me no wiser. I get winning Le Tour, or any other event. It means you beat all the other competitors. I understand the Oscars, that's your peers saying you are the best. But a panel deciding "the sportsperson whose actions have most captured the UK public's imagination during 2018"? That seems a nonsense award. Which is fine, there are many nonsense awards, but this one seems important.

So, why do you care?

Because a cyclist won and deservedly so, that's why I care. Plus the reaction from the Daily Males of the Daily Heil! It's worth logging on to see their apoplexy that a 'foreigner' (Welshman) won from a sport 'no-one's interested in' and is awash with drugs.