SPOTY 2021

[Michael Morris]

The runners and riders:

The nominees are diver Tom Daley, boxer Tyson Fury, swimmer Adam Peaty, tennis player Emma Raducanu, footballer Raheem Sterling and Paralympic cyclist Dame Sarah Storey.

[JamesWales]

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Raducanu, surely?

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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Raducanu, surely?

I think nailed on. It's not going to be Tyson Fury, taking into account his threats of legal action against the BBC if he was even included in the nominee list.

[The Bloop]

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Raheem Sterling?
Can't help but think they were going to put Lewis Hamilton on the list if he'd won, but stuck Raheem on there at the last minute instead.

[Des Parrot]

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A joke again, no Cavendish, Jason Kenny, Josh Taylor, Joe Root & others

Yet half of a pair and a random footballer!

[the other bob wilson]

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Still don't get why we are limited to the six candidates the BBC choose - it was far better when it was a free for all. Raducanu's got to be the favourite to win, but she's got Covid, so, given Fury's attitude towards the whole thing, there has to be a good chance that the winner won't be there to receive the award.

[Mr Soul '68]

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I think nailed on. It's not going to be Tyson Fury, taking into account his threats of legal action against the BBC if he was even included in the nominee list.

I think it's nailed on that it's going to be Raheem Sterling.

[The Bloop]

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Still don't get why we are limited to the six candidates the BBC choose - it was far better when it was a free for all. Raducanu's got to be the favourite to win, but she's got Covid, so, given Fury's attitude towards the whole thing, there has to be a good chance that the winner won't be there to receive the award.

They've already said there won't be an audience so I can't really see how they can have anyone else there either?

[Whisperer]

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The BBC is full of S**t the BBC is full of S**t
Stopped watching Spoty about 30 years ago.

[Grangenders]

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The BBC is full of S**t the BBC is full of S**t
Stopped watching Spoty about 30 years ago.

Is that a song?

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Sterling had a good Euros but a very quiet Premier League season. It's like they couldn't bring themselves not to have a footballer on the list.
Cavendish should be there surely.

[Rjk]

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I think it's nailed on that it's going to be Raheem Sterling.

footballers rarely win.
raducanu imo

[Whisperer]

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Is that a song?

Why do you want to use it?

[lardy]

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Raducanu, definitely. Don't see why it would be Sterling.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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It's a silly competition and probably just a vehicle for the media to fill airspace. Would the best sportsman or sportswoman win if they have minimal 'personality'?