the spoty? - who really gives a **** who wins this 
- i don't think i've watched it since i was probably 13
- i don't think i've watched it since i was probably 13
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i own everton fans on the internet....that's what i do -
It meant something when there were only four channels and the bbc actually had sport on it.Comment
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i own everton fans on the internet....that's what i doComment
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what next a dominoes player to win it?Comment
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The only thing it means is recognition for sports that aren't plastered all over our screens every hour of every day. It's a big deal for cycling, not in itself perhaps but as part of a rising profile.
I agree of course that the SPOTY award itself is trivial but its wider importance depends, I think, on who wins it. So if it's Ryan 'John the Baptist to Phil Jones's Jesus' Giggs who wins it then it's a complete joke. Football doesn't need the publicity and his achievements in a team sport didn't justify it for a moment. But I think Cavendish is a worthy winner, for the reasons I gave before.
Beyond that though, professional sport only has two purposes for society at large - entertainment and as encouragement of social goods (like getting people to do physical exercise and, in the case of cycling, as an alternative, cleaner mode of transport). So SPOTY contributes in a small way to that..
Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
May the Lord bless this post.Comment
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all applicable to dominoes as wellComment
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I refer you to kev's post about why Phil Taylor hasn't won it.
And that's as much biting from me as you're going to get with your dominoes bait.
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
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Its part Neil bait, part to reinvigorate muddled and speed dominoesOriginally posted by Neil Young View PostI refer you to kev's post about why Phil Taylor hasn't won it.
And that's as much biting from me as you're going to get with your dominoes bait.Comment
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Rory won a major didn't he? And he's somehow managed to pull that Liverpool supporting female tennis player. Kudos to him for both of those, so I'd probably vote for him.Comment
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He's also so a manc supporter. No way I would vote for himOriginally posted by reeviint View PostComment
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It *is* pointless - you can't measure/compare different sports and sporting achievements. It's a bit of fun really. But a good un this year obviously.
Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’Comment
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Wiggins overwhelming favourite to win that. No contest.Are we winning?Comment
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You clot..
Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
May the Lord bless this post.Comment
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I thought Andy Murray had a better 2011 than Wiggo
If anyone should win the 2011 proze it shouldn't be Wiggins, no wayComment
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