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When Brighton born and bred jockey Ryan Moore first won the title of Champion Jockey .
I e-mailed BBC South Today and enquired as to why he never had a mention even in the BBC South Sportsmans of the year.
They had someome who was meant to have sailed round the country but as he capsised on the first morning in Lymington Harbour and had to miss out sailing
around the top of Scotland and went through the canal to make the time up he was the worthy winner!David James the scummers goalkeeper came 2nd that year which about sums up what the BBC think about our sport!
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Ryan Moore on a "sports personality" programmme?
Could say the same for 3/4 of the nominees, boring sods.
How you going to have a personality sitting on a bike going around in circles for hours with an oblong helmet and glasses on, no one hears of your personality the 4 years you train behind the scenes.
Theres no Alex Higgins or Vinny Jones anymore im affraid.
Ryan Moore on a "sports personality" programmme?
Could say the same for 3/4 of the nominees, boring sods.
How you going to have a personality sitting on a bike going around in circles for hours with an oblong helmet and glasses on, no one hears of your personality the 4 years you train behind the scenes.
Theres no Alex Higgins or Vinny Jones anymore im affraid.
You are being a bit harsh on Chris Hoy, You can’t blame him for not getting publicity in the past, but in his interviews and speeches since Beijing he has shown both personality and intelligence. Much better for him to get the top award than Lewis Hamilton, whose success depended a lot on the car he was able to drive.
As a spectacle some of the cycle races are a mess, totally unintelligible to the uninitiated. The solo and team sprints are not like this, lasting about as long as 2m chase, and to me as fascinating to watch. Hoy’s dominance is not unlike that of Denman in the Gold Cup, none of the others could live with his power and stamina.
I missed it due to a Carol Concert and tried it on BBCi Player. Heavily edited programme which included no racing or football and a little cameo of the Welsh Grand Slam for it’s rugby coverage (another sport the BBC have mucked).
Whilst I was happy with Chris Hoy, can somebody please explain why Valentino Rossi was not a nominee for the overseas award. Eight Moto GP world championships, hard, tough and with a great Italian take on the English Language. The BBC are a mystery.
I can’t get my head round this, Rossi has more personality than all the rest put together, is called the G.O.A.T (Greatest of All Time). Not even mentioned – However, this award normally goes to one of the ‘chosen sports’ Golf, Tennis, Athletics.
Ryan Moore on a "sports personality" programmme?
Could say the same for 3/4 of the nominees, boring sods.
How you going to have a personality sitting on a bike going around in circles for hours with an oblong helmet and glasses on, no one hears of your personality the 4 years you train behind the scenes.
Mr Wilson
The same comment could be made of jockeys, sitting on horses going round a field all afternoon, or of footballers running around a field kicking a ball about every weekend, or of cricketers where one keeps running up and hurling a ball at the other who tries to hit it with a big stick! One of the most lauded sportsmen in the world, Tiger Woods, spends his working time hitting a little white ball into a hole with a stick.
It’s all pretty pointless in the long run, but whatever sport we enjoy it gives us fun.
To infer that we don’t hear of the likes of Chris Hoy for 4 years is rather ridiculous. Hoy has won World Championship gold medals and consistently won World Cup races, many held at Manchester which now has one of the best cycling facilities in the world. That apart from winning THREE gold medals at the Olympics, the greatest all-round sporting festival the world has to offer.
The idea expressed on there that cycling is a ‘minority sport’ could probably be applied to most sports, with the exception I suspect of football. In terms of interest and participation I would hazard a guess that more actively take part in the sport of cycling, be it watching or taking part as a leisure or sporting pursuit, than take interest in horse racing over the year. If not then there’s precious little in it. Far from being a ‘boring sod’ I think Chris Hoy copes with his public appearances immensely well as an intelligent and articulate man.
I really can’t understand the attitude of people who seem to take great in handing out the ‘put downs’ to people in sports they don’t have a direct interest in. Maybe it’s something in the general British psyche?
I don’t particularly like Rugby Union, but I could appreciate the efforts of the England rugby team in the last two World Cups.
I don’t like darts but it’s a test of skill and concentration and Phil Taylor’s record as world champion is unsurpassed.
For something different I watched live archery for the first time at the Olympics, and that sport is a real test of nerve, concentration and skill.
I don’t particularly follow motor cycling, but there’s no doubt that Valentino Rossi is an incredibly talented performer.
I detest Formula One as a sport, if ever there was a going round in circles sport that’s it, BUT Lewis Hamilton has so much talent it’s almost scary, and his personality and the way he has dealt with the adulation he has received has commanded great respect. He has maturity way beyond his years.
One man’s ‘boring sod’ is another’s fascinating sports personality.
Rob
Magnificent post, Rob.
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I would echo GC’s comment , good post Rob, with the exception of the "I don’t like darts" bit. I can only assume you have had a momentarily lapse of judgement there
I have played most sports/games but I have to say the feeling of nailing a 170 finish is for me as good as it gets. Getting a hole in one at golf is the nearest "high" I can think of , in sporting terms anyway
Racing has almost always had a rough deal – although Red Rum’s appearance with Tommy Stack many moons ago was a joy. However, the BBC does have rather a brass neck to perpetuate this programme, given their lack of commitment to televising sport. Perhaps they should jettison it in favour of ‘The Waste of All TV (licence-payers) award – the TWATS. Stand up Mr. Woss!
around the top of Scotland and went through the canal to make the time up he was the worthy winner!
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