S.P.O.T.Y.

Last night was the BBC Sport's Personality Of The Year and in my opinion it was one of the best shows for a long time - probably because it was so hard to predict the winner. I think Zara Philips was one of 4 or 5 people who would have made worthy winners and it was good that some of the lesser known achievers were put in the spotlight due to the lack of contenders from the more popular sports.

I did think 100m world record holder, Asafa Powell, is up there with Roger Federer and Tiger Woods for best overseas performer of the year.

I rated the contenders in three catagories.
Achievement (/5): what did they achieve in their sport this year.
Personality (/2): how well known are they to the general British public.
Profile of the Sport (/3): How highly is the sport regarded in the country.

What do you think?

Pos "Athlete"       Ach   Pers   Prof   Total
1.  Zara Philips    4.5   2      1.25   7.75
=   Joe Calzaghe    4.5   1.25   2      7.75
3.  Ricky Hatton    4     1      2      7
4.  Nicole Cook     5     0.5    1      6.5
=   Andrew Murray   2     2      2.5    6.5
=   Monty Panasar   1.5   2      3      6.5
7.  Phil Taylor     4     1      1      6
=   David Walliams  4     2      0      6
=   Beth Tweddle    4     1      1      6
10. Darren Clarke   2     1.5    2      5.5
11. Jenson Button   1.5   1.25   2.5    5.25