BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020

[Guy Profumo]

Fury of the Northman: Tyson Fury asks to be "removed from list" and asks his fans not to vote for him -


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/sports-personality/55162164

[Ray de Galles]

He's such an utter prick.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

The show is tonight. Sadly, given the paucity of BBC coverage of sport now and Sky's apparent scroogeness about sharing their highlights even on a thing like this it's likely to be just zoom interviews with the nominees. As Tyson Fury has instructed his lawyers not to be on the show it will be interesting to see how Gary handles that. Lewis Hamilton is favourite but a concerted vote from enough Liverpool fans might see Hendo get it.

[wingco]

I watched it. That 40 minutes weren't dedicated to Arsenal's famous FA Cup final victory is a disgrace, of course, but the inevitably subdued presentation of the show actually made it a bit more watchable than normal. Lots of tributes to inspiration grassroots activity and so forth, which, even it has its limits can make for more stirring, moving viewing than clips of mere sporting glory. A great emphasis on people of colour also, in terms of interviewees, etc. I sense a fry-up of gammon indignation at that.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

I was a bit surprised to see Jurgen get coach of the year. Not that he isn't a living God, obviously, but I thought it was meant to be "British" whatever? I'd have preferred it to go to Rob Baxter.

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

I was a bit surprised to see Jurgen get coach of the year. Not that he isn't a living God, obviously, but I thought it was meant to be "British" whatever? I'd have preferred it to go to Rob Baxter.

No, they don't have to be British - Eriksson, Wenger, Mourinho, Gatland, Capello, Ranieri amongst others have won it.

[Third rate Leszno]

I watched it too, and Mrs TrL was part of the virtual audience (not that we could spot her, even after freeze framing the footage and scrutinising it in minute detail afterwards - I felt like I was sitting in a bunker in Stockley Park).

Really pleased Hamilton won - I know a lot of people think F1 isn't really a sport (and like top level football, there is a lot that's wrong with it in moral terms), but the sustained level of success he's achieved is absolutely ridiculous, and by and large he's an excellent role model and an increasingly confident spokesman for those groups under-represented in his sport. His vocal and visible support for BLM this year has irked a lot of gammon too, so that's another reason to be happy he won, whether you rate F1 or not.

[diggedy derek]

Yeah, I have very little interest in F1, but his dominance and the way he speaks out in a largely amoral sport is worthy of praise.

[Satchmo Distel]

Capello? How? Wiki: for guiding "England to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa winning an impressive nine out of the 10 qualifiers played". There were literally no other coaches who did anything that year who hadn't already won it? Ditto Sven in 2001.

Infact Klopp is probably in the top half of worthy winners, especially if you see it as a career award.

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

Capello? How? Wiki: for guiding "England to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa winning an impressive nine out of the 10 qualifiers played". There were literally no other coaches who did anything that year who hadn't already won it? Ditto Sven in 2001.

Infact Klopp is probably in the top half of worthy winners, especially if you see it as a career award.

Sven was riding the crest of the 5-1 over Germany, he wasn't a controversial choice.

[Satchmo Distel]

But I thought they laboured to 2002 with a win over Greece that needed a dive to get a free kick?

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

But I thought they laboured to 2002 with a win over Greece that needed a dive to get a free kick?

He was still riding the crest of the Germany win though, come on. He was massively popular and had improved England a lot from where they were 12 months previously, you can't retcon that.

[Satchmo Distel]

Fair enough, and in 2002 only Brazil were clearly better than England.