Re: Kevin Sinfield : Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:03 pm  

2 horse race in the end:

Andy Murray polled 361,446 votes followed by: Kevin Sinfield 278,353, Jessica Ennis-Hill 79,898, Tyson Fury 72,330, Lewis Hamilton 48,379, Chris Froome 39,007, Mo Farah 31,311, Max Whitlock 25,925, Greg Rutherford 23,492, Lizzie Armitstead 22,356, Adam Peaty 13,738, Lucy Bronze 13,236.

Re: Kevin Sinfield : Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:09 pm  

Sandro II Terrorista wrote:

Is it worth watching on catch up squire?

Another reason I didn't tune in was because I seriously do not need to relive Wembley.

I used to like it when they'd do little off beat segments of minority sports, like when the GB men's hockey team got a bronze in Seoul and they got Bob Wilson to kit up in a hockey keepers kit with Sean Curly taking penalties against him.

It wasn't as football centric as I remembered, more Northern Irish centric, and a few other sports were covered. It wasn't the worst SPOTY I've watched.
The union segment was very nauseating tho. It wouldn't be the Beeb if there wasn't an over dramatic Union section. It's worth a look at how far Gabby Logan was up Dan Carters backside as well.

Re: Kevin Sinfield : Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:10 pm  

SirStan wrote:

2 horse race in the end:

The Rugby league community against the whole of Scotland. They love voting these Scots.

Re: Kevin Sinfield : Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:41 pm  

SirStan wrote:

Gold surely? It prompted the classic Barry Davies commentary: "You have to ask where was the German defence, and frankly, who cares?"

Ah, my mistake, other than the Johnson affair, my main memory of those Olympics was watching Richie Woodhall come up short against Roy Jones Junior in the youth centre at South Holderness School.

Re: Kevin Sinfield : Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:46 pm  

Sandro II Terrorista wrote:

Is it worth watching on catch up squire?

Another reason I didn't tune in was because I seriously do not need to relive Wembley.

I used to like it when they'd do little off beat segments of minority sports, like when the GB men's hockey team got a bronze in Seoul and they got Bob Wilson to kit up in a hockey keepers kit with Sean Curly taking penalties against him.

Don't bother watching it on catch up Goose.

Liked the Sigma ft. Ella Henderson song to open up the show, loved the little lad with cerebral palsy triathlete bit who won the Helen Rolleson award and the 5 minutes devoted to showcasing Kevin Sinfield. Also Lizzie Jones singing at the end. 20 minutes of pure class in an otherwise 2 hour borefest. Ferret sexing is more exciting.

I voted for Kev. If the other 278000 who voted for him spread the RL mantra throughout the land as often as I get The Jehovahs Witnesses knocking on my door, we'll get a million votes next year for HKR as team of the year on SPOTY.

Believe!!

Re: Kevin Sinfield : Mon Dec 21, 2015 12:37 pm  

SirStan wrote:

Fair enough. He hasn't just "played" though has he? He has captained his side to win everything available in 2015, plus he's the most successful captain in his club's history. Whether he actually deserves it is not entirely the question, as it becomes hugely subjective. The fact he was put on the shortlist was all the incentive I personally needed to grab an opportunity to push our sport on a national stage.

He probably deserved a lifetime achievement award tbf, great ambassador for the sport and a very good loser (not that he' had much practice) as well as winner. Think overall it was a fair result and a great bit of publicity for the sport. Think its a bit of a shame Greg Rutherford didn't do better , Olympic, world , European and commonwealth champion is one hell of an achievement for a guy who was classed as a bit of a fluke when he won in London.

I would temper the positives tho that when St's won team of the year it didn't cause too many ripples outside of the sport itself. Shame really as it does seem to be such a difficult task spreading the game even when positives get thrown at the sport.