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Why do the Brits never vote for Mo Farah in SPOTY?
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i forgot about that. the pic probably was what did it. power of a good image.
basically farah had two possible years because of low visibility of sport outside of olympics
2012 - overshadowed by murray's first wimbeldon by a brit in yonks & olympic gold + wiggins winning first tour de france as a brit in forever & being joint record most decorated british olympian + ennis being the literal face of the home olympics and absolutely everwhere
2016 - overshadowed by murray wimbeldon, olympics, #1 and two more narrative friendly and fresh feeling olympic successes (by this time farah was household name so people probably wanted to celebrate someone new feeling)
Nobody cares who wins this thing
Brownlee has a compelling story too, everyone loves a bit of sibling rivalry, and his interactions with his brother (helping him over the line in the last race of the season etc.) and actual personality gets him a lot of love.
Plus, Yorkshire innit.
It's awesome you're the voice for all the "non-multicultural" areas in the UK.
I'm sure there are 10's of thousands of middle distance running fans in Sheffield or Newcastle or Aberdeen just desperate for a white 10k runner to vote for in SPOTY.
I keep seeing you bring up his immigrant background and the praying. You sure you're not reaching here? Maybe, just maybe, the average Brit cares less about those things than you make it seem.
You're literally just making stuff up now. 'Hidden dislike' lol. Everyone was going crazy when he won his golds. He's amazing.
CrazyHorse
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LBC presenter Iaian Dale on twitter:
https://twitter.com/IainDale/status/810591687038922753
Disappointed with GAF. Not quite as liberal as I thought.
https://twitter.com/IainDale/status/810591687038922753
Disappointed with GAF. Not quite as liberal as I thought.
Bits N Pieces
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Just wait a week until they make it Sir Andy. I can only imagine the thread then, lol.
OP, you are reaching with this, if people look hard enough they can see anything they want to see.
OP, you are reaching with this, if people look hard enough they can see anything they want to see.
I guess whoever invited Muhammad Ali to take part in the London Olympic's opening ceremony wasn't told that foreigners and muslims aren't allowed to be celebrated in British sports.
sammyCYBORG
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You're posts are getting worse. No is denying we have a racist problem in the UK, people are just disagreeing itisn't why Mo didn't win.
He could only really win it in an Olympic year, and this year Murray was unbeatable (2nd Wimbledon title and becoming world No 1). Maybe he could have won 2012 but that was such a big year for sport here (I can't remember who actually won, but pretty much any of the stars from Team GB could have)
Murray is big in the Olympics, and big the rest of the time.
Murray is big in the Olympics, and big the rest of the time.
BossDarkseid
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....nope? I don't know who has beaten him in previous years but Andy Murray had an incredible year that may not be beaten for decades by another Brit.
I think Tennis is also more widely popular but also how many people vote for SPOTY? 100s of 1000s? Because that's a pretty shitty sample size
People get robbed of awards all the time. If it was up to Arsenal fans they'd probably manage to get him the award every year...
WhateverItTakes
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Murray's first because he's achieved great things and got all of the Scots behind him as well. Brownlee did well at a hard sport and people love the story of him and his brother. The showjumper came back from injury and everybody loves an older guy that can still rock it.
Racism could be a thing why Mo isn't super super big maybe, but if that was the biggest factor than surely the saviour of the working class would have taken it all:
Stealth edit: I really was expecting Vardy to place higher though, non-league to winning the premier league is a hell of a story.
Racism could be a thing why Mo isn't super super big maybe, but if that was the biggest factor than surely the saviour of the working class would have taken it all:
Stealth edit: I really was expecting Vardy to place higher though, non-league to winning the premier league is a hell of a story.
frankie_baby
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Disappointed with you, trying to make out we aren't liberal just because we disagree
You're just making yourself look massively silly now. Go to bed.
CrazyHorse
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Yes that's what you see. Here is what you don't:
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2004/jul/12/discriminationatwork.workandcareers
That is what's hidden. Lots of people like the fact that he wins of GB but hate the fact that he is an immigrant. Go read the Daily Mail and see how many comments are against him.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Rather than it just being that they vote for a man who's dominated a more popular sport?
So you already had your mind made up then.
BossDarkseid
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Why would i go to the Daily Mail for a balanced view
Please don't take the Daily Mail or The Sun readership as indicative of all of us.
You're just embarrassing yourself now.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
lol yes, because the Daily Mail is a good way to learn anything
frankie_baby
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Hahahahahaha suggesting we go to a racist cess pool to see people being racist about him, seriously
IdreamofHIME
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Rumoured black man Lewis Hamilton won SPOTY for driving a car around a track, but sure... we're all racist and it's a conspiracy.
Freewheelin'
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I'd rather eat Mo Farah's Quorn filled shit than read the Daily Mail
I'm not arguing that there isn't institutional racism in this country. Of course there is. But that's not why Mo why didn't win Sports Personality. When people point out other black athletes winning it in the past you move the goalposts.
It's a ridiculous thing to post anyway. Murray was lucky enough to be born Scottish, the Mail comments will be full of nonsense for him as well.
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Deleted member 231381
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Farah just got very unlucky with his timing, I think. Nobody really watches athletics except in Olympics years, and this is something that is decided by popular vote. So Farah only realistically had two chances - 2012, and 2016. Unfortunately, he had to contend with an absolute raft of all-time British performances in both years. That's incredibly tough to do.
Hamilton won in 2014 and most people think he's a bit of a dickhead whereas Mo is generally well liked, but 2014 was a quiet year.
Hamilton won in 2014 and most people think he's a bit of a dickhead whereas Mo is generally well liked, but 2014 was a quiet year.
Diprosalic
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Murray deserved it much more this year.
It's just so silly. You could just as easily say "go read the Guardian" and use that as proof as to why everyone loves him.
frankie_baby
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Farah probably has a good shot for next year if he does the double at the london world athletics and retires but again there'll probably be a tonne of other big acheivements to compete with (wouldn't surprise me if murray wins again lol)
CrazyHorse
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Yes and that's why you guys thought Trump wont win. You live in a liberal bubble and never see the other side. I too am liberal but at least I admit a problem when I see it. You think the world is exactly like your social community and what you see in the media.
And for those of you who keep bringing up how great Murray's year has been: I don't deny it. Murray is deserving of the award. But I don't accept Mo being 4th. And don't forget he wins World Championships too. They come every two years. He has multiple of those medals. And European and and Commonwealth medals.
Now let me quote the man himself:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics...should-be-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year/
See even he know that it's a problem.
Could well be up against Anthony Joshua too.
Then again, he can't win because he's black.
CrazyHorse
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Irrelevant. Mo has never been in the top 3. That's what is relevant.
He was third in 2011. This is the second time that's been pointed out to you in this thread.
First you say GAF isn't as liberal as you thought, now you are saying we are living in a liberal bubble which is it? Also i would like to know how you know me better then myself?
Also:
2011
1st: Mark Cavendish (IOM) Cycling
2nd: Darren Clarke (NIR) Golf
3rd: Mo Farah (ENG) Athletics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Sports_Personality_of_the_Year_Award
So much for never being in the top 3....
The whole basis of SPOTY is just wrong. A popularity contest, but the beauty of sport is that it's about achievement where the rules are the same for anyone no matter their background. SPOTY ruins this.
So the British public all get together and cleverly calculate exactly how much they should vote for Mo so he's only ever fourth?
frankie_baby
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World championships dont usually get anywhere like the exposure that olympics do (next years in london should be different though)
And while you are accepting of murray winning you are basically shitting on Brownlee and Skelton who both had incredible acheivements with both having incredible stories attatched
Only the non multicultural parts. The OP knows cause he's done extensive research.
I prefer my right wing media to actually be intelligent and informed. Not conservative Monkies throwing shut at one another. That's why I read the telegraph and the times if I want a informed reality check when it comes to media outside of my own liberal bubble.
Diprosalic
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but he has?
BossDarkseid
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Live in a liberal bubble?
Because I chose not to read the Daily Mail? There's a new one.
If Anthony Joshua beats Klitschko next year I could see him winning it.
Because I chose not to read the Daily Mail? There's a new one.
If Anthony Joshua beats Klitschko next year I could see him winning it.
CrazyHorse
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Ok you are right about that. I didn't know. But my problem still stands.
I guess one reason I feel so strongly is that I have faced a lot of racist abuse in the UK. I have been spat at, beaten up, told not to touch things in shops because of my skin colour. I live in a part of the UK with a lot of racists. I see things that people don't see. Sigh. At least I know that some people agree with me. Even if it's a few people.
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