http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/edkempsportsmarketing/archive/2008/10/03/a-real-sports-personality-of-the-year.aspxIn 2004, Olympic champion cyclists Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins were sat at in cheap seat watching BBC Sports Personality of the Year arching their necks to get a look at the winners. While 10 minutes were dedicated to the deceased race horse Red RumenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Debug Build: 20611.960)http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/edkempsportsmarketing/archive/2008/10/03/a-real-sports-personality-of-the-year.aspx#28926Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:26:07 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:28926jezwaspsrule<p>Sorry, never heard of him. Diageo rocks. Shame he retired though as is now painfully apparent.</p> <img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28926" width="1" height="1">http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/edkempsportsmarketing/archive/2008/10/03/a-real-sports-personality-of-the-year.aspx#28923Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:53:12 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:28923Nicki Shearer<p>Er, Lawrence Dallaglio, surely...?</p> <img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28923" width="1" height="1">http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/edkempsportsmarketing/archive/2008/10/03/a-real-sports-personality-of-the-year.aspx#28921Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:52:20 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:28921Nicki Shearer<p>Er, Lawrence Dallaglio, surely...</p> <img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28921" width="1" height="1">http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/edkempsportsmarketing/archive/2008/10/03/a-real-sports-personality-of-the-year.aspx#28827Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:40:07 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:28827spikegullsrule<p>Not that Lewis Hamilton, driving isn't a real sport if you ask me</p> <img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28827" width="1" height="1">http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/edkempsportsmarketing/archive/2008/10/03/a-real-sports-personality-of-the-year.aspx#28826Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:35:01 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:28826Ed Kemp<p>Murray is grumpy but he has a personality.... never said you have to like 'em.</p> <img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28826" width="1" height="1">http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/edkempsportsmarketing/archive/2008/10/03/a-real-sports-personality-of-the-year.aspx#28825Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:34:30 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:28825jezwaspsrule<p>What rot! There's as more skill involved in shooting than there is in learning to ride a bike or swim.</p> <p>PS I agree with Alex about Murray.</p> <img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28825" width="1" height="1">http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/edkempsportsmarketing/archive/2008/10/03/a-real-sports-personality-of-the-year.aspx#28824Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:28:02 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:28824Ed Kemp<p>Diageo is a good shout. Not sure about Digweed - shooting's more of a hobby than a sport isn't it mate?</p> <img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28824" width="1" height="1">http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/edkempsportsmarketing/archive/2008/10/03/a-real-sports-personality-of-the-year.aspx#28823Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:27:19 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:28823Alex Brownsell<p>Rebeccah Adlington for me. </p> <p>Nuff respect (and all that) to Hoy and Wiggins, but their success came after a multi-million investment programme, whereas poor old Rebecca probably had to train in a dodgy 15m-long pool with nails floating in it (OK, exaggeration, but such is the sorry state of swimming facilities in this country).</p> <p>But, basically, anyone but that grumpy Scot.</p> <img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28823" width="1" height="1">http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/edkempsportsmarketing/archive/2008/10/03/a-real-sports-personality-of-the-year.aspx#28822Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:25:04 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:28822jezwaspsrule<p>And what about George Digweed? He's been overlooked for years - definitely deserves some sort of recognition for all he's done, especially as you've included sailors and swimmers and cyclists.</p> <img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28822" width="1" height="1">http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/edkempsportsmarketing/archive/2008/10/03/a-real-sports-personality-of-the-year.aspx#28821Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:23:03 GMT0f8ed6bf-041d-4f2c-bb76-9560b958a575:28821jezwaspsrule<p>Lawrence Diageo surely? What a way to finish an astonishing career - winning the Guinness Premiership.</p> <img src="http://community.brandrepublic.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28821" width="1" height="1">