I hope no one votes for Giggs... done f all in my eyes.

Anyone but giggs to win

No Tony McCoy again. Thanks to the Beeb for deciding who we should have. It matters not a jot whether Giggs or my arse win.

Ryan Giggs has done F all? I hope that's a joke.

Nope not a joke... Daley, Haye or Button deserve it more.

Why do they? Ryan Giggs has achieved more in his career than all of those put together and at 36 is still performing at the top level of both domestic and european football.

They have made achievments as individuals, Giggs hasnt won all those things alone... he contributed to them but there were 10 other players on that pitch with him.

It's "Sports Personality of the Year", though. What matters is what each individual has achieved over 2009 - not over a whole career.


Footballers always have a difficult time in this competition, not just because fans of rival teams are often loath to vote for them, but also because as members of a team, it's dificult to get individual recognition.

The thing is though, what people have achieved this year, they've been working for over past years. So really it is kind of down to their whole career so far. Giggsy won a League title and a Carling cup this year and was also a European cup finalist.


I take your point though. He should definitely get some sort of recognition for his achievements though because there's not many players like him.

So Jenson Button's car and his team around him that make his car better than his competitors don't deserve any credit do they?



Did Jonny Wilkinson not deserve it when he won it because he was part of a team? Did Flintoff not deserve it either because he was part of a team?

Button did the driving, Wilko made that final kick which won the world cup, it was probably the biggest moment of the year... I say the same for Flintoff as Giggs, he shouldnt of won...

GIGGSYYYYYYY!!!




Wasn't expecting that. Happy tho

OMG GIGGSY, totally well deserved what a professional and a true gent.

Respect to him... a good player, but my opinion is that he shouldnt of won.

Congratulations Giggsy.

What had he DONE this year?!!?!?!

Played around only 12 games and scored a goal or two An insult to our great athletes

It's official, the BBC hates winners.    Giggs was a brilliant player in his day but hasn't done anything this year....but our Cyclists and Athletes have been brilliant and get nothing tonight...disgrace.

All the flashing lights, moving lighting effects, search lights, big screens projecting behind, camera effects, unwanted music.
I liked it when they did it from a studio - without the gimmicks of Strictly Come Dancing, X Factor, Britains Got Talent. Too distracting.

What's it got to do with the BBC? They only hosted the competition. Giggs was voted the winner by the viewing public..

No, Giggs was voted for by the glory hunting down south Man U fans.

What an absolute travesty.  Giggs is not the best candidate to win this, he hasn't earned that title this year.

He's won the award despite playing less than 30 league games in 2009 so far...

He didn't deserve the player of the year award for last season, and he doesn't deserve this either.

Actually the BBC are to blame as they never should have put Giggs on the list of possible winners of this years award.

I didn't know who made the list, and agree he should not have been a contender.

How the hell did he win

So, what does that say?

Darlo, you didn't did you?

No I didn't but the fact the public voted for him obviously means they disagree with the things on here.

Or they've got blinkered vision

well even my daughter is baffled and she's a big man u fan  she wanted jessica to win

Or maybe they thought he deserved it, if you all wanted these athletes etc to win then they obviously didn't get enough votes to win as Ryan Giggs had or did these people even vote at all?. Oh well everything is fickle nowadays.

I wouldn't have minded a Jenson Button win tbh after the F1 season he has had and now he has moved to McLaren alongside Lewis Hamilton it will continue.

Or everybody was watching xfactor and only Man Utd fans voted?

Go on Giggsy.  So deserved.  

Oh, how right you are

Fergie must have a hell of a phone bill

The BBC didn't put Giggs on the list. The shortlist was voted-for by a panel of newspaper sports editors.