BBC Sports Personality of The Year 2008

[slick]

Talk about starting early..
Should imagine any Olympic gold medalists will also be joining that list so it shouldent change that much.

BBC Sports Personality of The Year 2008
Lewis Hamilton 3.50
Paula Radcliffe 6.00
Andrew Murray 7.00
Joe Calzaghe 13.00
Ricky Hatton 15.00
Justin Rose 15.00
Amir Khan 15.00
Christine Ohuruogu 17.00
Nicola Sanders 23.00
Wayne Rooney 26.00
Paul Casey 34.00
Johnny Wilkinson 34.00
James Toseland 34.00
Luke Donald 34.00
Colin Montgomerie 34.00
Steven Gerrard 34.00
David Haye 34.00
John Terry 41.00
Darren Clarke 41.00
David Beckham 51.00
Andrew Flintoff 51.00
Ian Poulter 51.00
Rory McIlroy 51.00
Kevin Pietersen 51.00
Michael Owen 51.00
Phil Taylor 67.00
Tony McCoy 81.00

Odds Bet365

[ONEDUNME]

I'm not getting involved in this shit after this year.

Anyone else who does is a daft cunt.


Feel free to post your thoughts up in here and make yourself look like a complet knob though.

[Bigkegman]

If Colin Montgomery wins a Major or if Tony McCoy wins the National

[ONEDUNME]

Congratulations for coming up with the first idiotic suggestion Kegman. Tony McCoy could win the National and every race at the Cheltenham Festival and still not win because it's such a marginalised sport. The bloke should have won it for the last 4 years for what he's done.

Montgomery is a slightly more sensible suggestion but the fact that he's a fat over-rated cunt who looks like Mr's Doubtfire is against him. Also, he's an irritating Jock wanker. Even with all his millions, his missis has been unable to stay with the twat because he has the personality of a Tesco trolley collector.

[ONEDUNME]

Oh, and I forgot to mention that he'd actually have to win a major.

[stereoman]

Hmmm. Seems to be some form of gamble on Victoria Pendleton going on right now.

Who she? She's one of a bunch of cyclists who did well at the 2008 UCI Track World Championships recently held in Manchester thus she's also a favourite to win the corresponding two Olympic gold medals in Beijing.

Victoria Pendleton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Odds from Blue Square as of right now as we approach the halfway point of the year:

[stereoman]

On the eve of the Olympics these are the odds from Bet365 right now...



William Hill have a special as to 'Will this year's SPotY be won by an Olympic medalist?'. Yes 4/6, No 11/10.

Unless Lewis Hamilton chokes again and doesn't win the title it's his to lose. There has to be something really special from somebody at the Olympics to dethrone him.

[stereoman]

Hmmm. Today's Bettingzone Market News:

1035: Britain's Rebecca Adlington is evens with Hills and 11/8 with Ladbrokes to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award after her stunning victory in the 800m freestyle in Beijing.

The 19-year-old destroyed the field to smash the world record by 2.12 seconds and claim her second gold medal of the games.

Ladbrokes spokesman Robin Hutchison said: "Four years ago Dame Kelly Holmes won two golds and showed a clean pair of heels to her rivals to win the award so we're taking no chances with Adlington. She's put the over-paid footballers and underachieving cricketers to shame."

Hills also quote her at 3/1 to win two or more golds in London 2012, with spokesman Graham Sharpe saying: "Becky is a worthy favourite for the BBC award at the moment but hopefully there will be plenty of other serious contenders if we win many more Olympic golds."

Former favourite Lewis Hamilton is now 5/2 second favourite with Hills for the Sports Personality.

Hills make it a 10/1 chance that Adlington will emulate Kelly Holmes and become a Dame before the 2012 London Olympics.

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Could be an enviable embarrassment of riches come the end of the year to consider.

[MickeyPaul]

Chris Hoy is going to win it isn't he? If there is any justice!

[stereoman]

Today's Bettingzone Market News:

1320: With the race to become BBC Sports Personality of the Year likely to be harder fought than at any time this century, William Hill are inviting punters to predict who will finish first and second and believe that the most likely 1-2 combination is that Rebecca Adlington will beat Lewis Hamilton for which they offer 9/2.

"With the Olympic team producing so many charismatic gold medal winners but with Lewis Hamilton still a serious contender for the F1 world title and Andy Murray still in the running to win a Grand Slam, there are many more genuine candidates for the honour than for many years," said Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Hills odds 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year - Forecasts: 9/2 Adlington/Hamilton, 5/1 Adlington/Hoy, 6/1 Hoy/Adlington, 6/1 Hamilton/Adlington, 7/1 Adlington/Ohuroguo, 8/1 Hoy/Hamilton, 8/1 Hamilton/Hoy, 10/1 Ohuroguo/Adlington, 12/1 Hoy/Ohuroguo, 12/1 Hamilton/Ohuroguo, 14/1 Ohuroguo/Hoy,14/1 Ohuroguo/Hamilton.

[stereoman]

OT: More Bettingzone Market News...

1635: Coral has cut the odds on Usain Bolt winning the BBC Overseas Sports Personality award to 5/4 (from 3/1), following the Jamaican's record-breaking Olympic 200m win.

American swimming sensation Michael Phelps is the 11/10 favourite to win the award.

"Thanks to the heroics of the British Olympians, Lewis Hamilton and Andy Murray face stiff competition in a wide-open contest to be crowned Sports Personality of the Year, whereas the overseas award is very much a two-horse race between two great Olympic champions," said Coral's David Stevens.

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Winner: 11/10 Michael Phelps, 5/4 Usain Bolt, 7/1 R Nadal, 12/1 P Harrington.

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In terms of achievement it's arguable but Phelps' achievement is probably slightly more substantial than Bolt, Nadal or Harrington's efforts. In terms of personality, it's Bolt's.

I wouldn't want to tie my money up for four months and certainly not at those odds.

[stereoman]

Bolt makes it three gold medals and three world records with success in the 4 x 100 metres relay. His chances to get Oversea Sports Personality are probably better than I think they are but how can you deny a man who gets EIGHT gold medals!?

Today's Bettingzone Market News:

1720: Britain's cyclists are leading the way in the betting on this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, Ladbrokes have revealed.

Swimmer Rebecca Adlington is currently the 6/4 favourite to be presented with the accolade and there has been good support for Formula One star Lewis Hamilton.

But most of the early money has been for competitors who lit up the velodrome in Beijing, bringing back a saddlebag full of medals.

Ladbrokes spokesman Robin Hutchison said: "Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins and Victoria Pendleton have all been well supported since they won the medals and they are definitely the ones the punters want to back at the moment."

Scotsman Hoy is the 2/1 second favourite with Wiggins priced at 33/1 and Pendleton available at 50/1.

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By default Chris Hoy should be the favourite to win SPotY because he's the most successful Briton at an Olympic Games for over a 100 years. I'm not too enamoured to be honest but I'm not a fan of cycling....I might be a lot more enthusiastic if I backed him at odds of 33/1 back in May though!

It just might depend on what spin the producers put on the show. Last year, they showed a highlights reel of Joe Calzaghe's career and that probably swung the vote. Two years ago Beth Tweddle did a demonstration on the uneven bars and managed to get third place behind Zara Phillips and Darren Clarke.

[slick]

Can't see anybody other than Chris Hoy now, Adlington maybe but as this was her first Olympics and got one medal less it has to go to the sweaty, who now lives in Salford by the way so he's not all that bad.

[Beanie]

Gotta agree, I think Hoy has this wrapped up with some to spare at the moment, with only Lewis Hamilton in with a chance of scuppering that(a storybook Ryder Cup ending or Murray beating Nadal at Flushing Meadow by hitting the winner with his left buttcheek aside...)

Addlington and Hoy are the Olympic stars, fronting all the photos and processions...it's a case of forget the rest when it comes to the Olympic meddalists. And they are being cast in 2 very different moulds, Addlington as the young star who has burst onto the scene, and who still should have her best days ahead of her, Hoy as the veteran who has worked tirelessly over the last decade to get his dreams, and has been rewarded with unparralled success at the end of his career.

That can surely only help Hoy - it's, a distinction that shows Addlington as the great hope for the future, and Hoy as the athlete who now deserves recognition at the end of his career, the deserving winner.

He's also got everything else needed to win this comfortably...

1) Olympics is the British Sporting success story, regardless of what happens elsewhere, cycling is the sport that embodies that, and Hoy is the man at the forefront. The greatest British Olympian for 100 years is a very easy tagline to use.

2) He's got the story if the BBC choose to use it(and Im pretty sure they will) - his speciality event that he won gold with at Athens binned for 2008, considering retirement, but decides to learn and perfect new events, and goes on to become the best in the world at them, by a distance.

3) Tears on the podium as the anthem plays...when the Beeb shows that its goodnight for the rest...

4) The 'personality' part - one of the most humble and inspiring sportsmen around - superb in interviews.

5) The Scottish vote - its a bit mythical at times but its fairly safe to say that Hoy is someone that the Scottish voting public will rally behind en masse and provide a very strong block vote for.

All in all, 3.25 looks a cracking price.

[Bigkegman]

3/1 about Andy Murray but that'll drop if he wins tonight