Mary Earps

[Bobby Dandruff]

Re: Mary Earps

I don't understand your issue. You're going to have to enlighten me

I think that our definitions of ‘unbelievable’ are miles and miles apart.

You must live in a constant dream world. Lucky you!

[The Bloop]

Re: Mary Earps

Is it really about her performance or does she just represent the collective group that has increased girls' participation in the world biggest and greatest game?

It was a limited public vote, let's think about it.
A- Women footballer with 1000's of young girls starting to play with all that youthfull enthusiasm
B- An unbelievable (female) athlete, but its a niche sport not in an Olympic year
C- A disabled athlete
D- A jockey in his 50's
E- A golfer who barely visits these shores and didn't bother with any of the promotional faff
F- A cricketer who didn't regain the ashes, as if the "barmy army" would do anything as crass as vote in SPOTY.

Its a popularity contest. No one likes Citeh so mens football is out. The Tennis players haven't done anything. Its not an Olympic year.The dutch have F1 sawn up and boxing is a mess and behind massive paywalls.

Anyway Bellingham next year, so it will calm the old lads down

She's had the biggest influence over any of the other nominees without a doubt. She also has a massive following on Instagram, and those followers are the people who vote these days. Gone are the days of writing a name on the back of postcard and sending it off to Broadcasting House.
I hope that KJT wins Gold in Paris next year and she wins the award. I doubt that any female footballers will be nominated.

[Baloo]

Re: Mary Earps

The ‘honour the vote’ brigade are surely not now complaining.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

Re: Mary Earps

‘Pretty incredible’?

Oh dear…..

From a man who achieved what exactly?

Ever played in a WC?
Ever represented your country?
Ever played pro sport?
Ever played at county level?

Or are you just a nobody on the internet who calls pro players rubbish yet couldn’t tap a bag of sand?

[Heathblue]

Re: Mary Earps

From a man who achieved what exactly?

Ever played in a WC?
Ever represented your country?
Ever played pro sport?
Ever played at county level?

Or are you just a nobody on the internet who calls pro players rubbish yet couldn’t tap a bag of sand?

I didn't win, But I've represented my country. :xmasayatollah:

[CopenhagenBlue]

Re: Mary Earps

In 1999, Marina Hyde married Kieran Clifton, a director at the BBC - What a surprise :hehe:

Marina Hyde is definitely one of the most on point journalists out there. You really think her husband/BBC influences her writing?

[NYCBlue]

Re: Mary Earps

There really are some low people on this thread. England women get to a final, she saves a penalty and people don't don't like it because woman aren't as strong or fast and have less attention than men. And SPOTY? Who ****ing cares?

[Jordi Culé]

Re: Mary Earps

He’s probably never been near one sexually

Injunctions perhaps?

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Mary Earps

Serena williams shouldn't really get the credit that she does because the top 100 men in Tennis would beat her.

It's a bonkers argument isn't it. You've got to be careful these days with comments like this, but I'm going to say it anyway because it's true - there's a reason why women have been called "the weaker sex". It's because, when it comes to many sports it's particular, they are. A look at world records in athletics for example would show you that - there are sports where women seem to be able to compete on an equal footing with men (equestrian events for example), but I'd say that in most men would dominate because, especially at elite level sport, they tend to be stronger and faster.

Therefore, in the majority of competitive sports a woman can only strive to be the best in her gender, rather than the best on the planet. In the case of Mary Earps, it seems to me that she has done a good job in proving that she's the best goalkeeper in women's football currently and she appears to have something about her as well which ties in with the "personality" aspect of the award. There doesn't appear to be much more she can do to improve her standing in women's football, so why should she be excluded from consideration for a sports personality of the year award just because she's a woman?

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Mary Earps

In 1999, Marina Hyde married Kieran Clifton, a director at the BBC - What a surprise :hehe:

Comments like this only prove Hyde right.

[Bobby Dandruff]

Re: Mary Earps

From a man who achieved what exactly?

Ever played in a WC?
Ever represented your country?
Ever played pro sport?
Ever played at county level?

Or are you just a nobody on the internet who calls pro players rubbish yet couldn’t tap a bag of sand?

What a weird reply! lol

[lardy]

Re: Mary Earps

https://t.co/hx1OFysA2r pic.twitter.com/qjClUaauMa

— The Exploding Heads (@Exploding_Heads) December 23, 2023

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Mary Earps

You really dislike women don’t you?

Love em, so much so much so that I married one many decades ago :xmasthumbup:

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Mary Earps

He’s probably never been near one sexually

Haven't you got some second-hand Christmas tree lights to sell?

Probably forgotten more than you've had, and you're right hand that's obviously overused doesn't count :xmashehe:

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Mary Earps

If the award was 'worlds best goalkeeper' then I'd kind of see your point. But we're talking about sports personality of the year. If every other athlete is being judged against their peers in their own sport, why should womens footballers be judged any differently?

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