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 YT  Oxford 24 Dec 22 8.52am |
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Originally posted by Fatherken
Sports Personality of the Year . Or maybe to 'Sports Review of the Year'.
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| YT Oxford 24 Dec 22 9.16am |
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Originally posted by footythoughts
Same. I don't begrudge the England girls winning this year by any means, but it's just a bit pointless really as a concept and so subjective. Sporting achievements speak for themselves, that's kind of the point. Getting an award that says 'and we like you too!' is surplus to requirements. Subjective and completely partisan. Here's an example: The lady won Coach of the Year for guiding 'The Lionesses' towards 'making history' by winning the women's Euro tournament. That same lady guided another country (the Netherlands) towards victory in the previous edition of the tournament, in 2017. Where was she in the Coach of the Year reckoning at the 2017 Sports Personality of The Year show? Answer: nowhere. Where were the mentions on the Netherlands 'making history' by breaking an unbroken stranglehold on the competition by Germany? Answer: nowhere! I recall back in the day when the decathlon at the Olympic games barely got a mention in the media. It was some strange combination of events competed for by a group of mad Germans (East and West) and Soviet bloc athletes. Then along came Daley Thompson. Overnight the decathlon became the most important sporting challenge in the history of the world...ever! And Daley Thompson became "surely" the greatest athlete the world has ever seen (etc etc) never mind that reporters and journalists spouting such hyperbole wouldn't be able to name a previous winner of the decathlon gold medal without extensive research beforehand. And don't get me started on Southgate winning Coach of the Year for England winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 matches at a World Cup!
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 24 Dec 22 10.20am |
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Originally posted by YT
Subjective and completely partisan. Here's an example: The lady won Coach of the Year for guiding 'The Lionesses' towards 'making history' by winning the women's Euro tournament. That same lady guided another country (the Netherlands) towards victory in the previous edition of the tournament, in 2017. Where was she in the Coach of the Year reckoning at the 2017 Sports Personality of The Year show? Answer: nowhere. Where were the mentions on the Netherlands 'making history' by breaking an unbroken stranglehold on the competition by Germany? Answer: nowhere! I recall back in the day when the decathlon at the Olympic games barely got a mention in the media. It was some strange combination of events competed for by a group of mad Germans (East and West) and Soviet bloc athletes. Then along came Daley Thompson. Overnight the decathlon became the most important sporting challenge in the history of the world...ever! And Daley Thompson became "surely" the greatest athlete the world has ever seen (etc etc) never mind that reporters and journalists spouting such hyperbole wouldn't be able to name a previous winner of the decathlon gold medal without extensive research beforehand. And don't get me started on Southgate winning Coach of the Year for England winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 matches at a World Cup! I couldn't help but like Daley Thompson. Made the Olympics cooler when we were plucky underdogs winning the odd medal. The expectation added to the stupid amount of events has eroded the enjoyment. It was Britain might get a medal with Thompson or Ovett, and joy when it was a gold or silver. Now, it's Britain expects four golds from the cycling - oh no, they only got two and a bronze, terrible, defund the sport.
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Lanzo-Ad  Lanzarote 24 Dec 22 10.51am |
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The Whole World and 90% of the people in it. Merry Christmas
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 24 Dec 22 11.19am |
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Adverts ... the hamlet cigar, rossiter and collins, Frank Muir singing Everyone's a Cadbury's Fruit and Nut case ...
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| YT Oxford 24 Dec 22 11.26am |
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
Adverts ... the hamlet cigar, rossiter and collins, Frank Muir singing Everyone's a Cadbury's Fruit and Nut case ... Terry-Thomas doing the Famous Names liqueur chocolates Christmas ad.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 24 Dec 22 11.30am |
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Norman Vaughan on the Cadbury's Roses commercial "Roses grow on you". The ESSO petrol advertisement "Put a tiger in your tank". Edited by Willo (24 Dec 2022 11.32am)
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| Noz North Hampshire 24 Dec 22 12.06pm |
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Britain.
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| esox lucius Deal 24 Dec 22 1.35pm |
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My wife’s arse
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 24 Dec 22 2.49pm |
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
Frank Muir singing Everyone's a Cadbury's Fruit and Nut case ... Good tune, isn't it ?
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 24 Dec 22 2.51pm |
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
Good tune, isn't it ? A finger of fudge was cool too. Played the kids the milky bar kid the other day on YouTube - they found it hilarious.
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| TheBigToePunt 24 Dec 22 3.11pm |
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Originally posted by esox lucius
My wife’s arse Oh, I don't know... Edited by TheBigToePunt (24 Dec 2022 3.13pm)
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