The annual SPOTY sweepstake

[TheBigD]

Cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Sir Chris Hoy, tennis star Andy Murray, and athletes Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah are candidates in a 12-strong list.

Rower Katherine Grainger, golfer Rory McIlroy, boxer Nicola Adams and sailor Ben Ainslie are other hopefuls.

Paralympians Sarah Storey, Ellie Simmonds and David Weir also make the list for the award on 16 December.

Not really sure what she's doing in the list. She won a gold medal in the rowing with a partner. Don't see how one can be nominated but not the other...

Been a lot of sporting successes this year but Wiggins should win I think. I wonder how far down the "long list" the first footballer was?

[FiveTimes]

My 1-2-3 will be
1. Farah
2. Wiggo (Olympian and TdF)
3. Murray (Olympian and Tour Winner)

2 and 3 have achieved in their sports outside of the Olympics

[FiveTimes]

I totally forgot that there can only be one winner and that man is John Terry.

He will stride onto the platform and hold the trophy aloft

[Alf W]

You can get 66-1 on the little swimmer. How about we all pile in? Surely we can organise some sort of web based campaign between us?

Boomed!

[centurian]

My 1-2-3 will be
1. Farah
2. Wiggo (Olympian and TdF)
3. Murray (Olympian and Tour Winner)

Agree on the three people, but the order could be any permutation of those.

In any other year, bookies probably would have already paid out on Murrary. Reaching the final of Wimbledon - and then winning another Grand Slam (and he did win Olympic gold as well).

[d000hg]

Maybe if Murray was English he'd have a greater chance

[mudskipper]

Wiggins - shoe in.

WHS. Ennis as runner up.

[northernladuk]

It's either Wiggins or a paralympian to be seen to be doing the right thing IMO.

[Zippy]

Can't believe Mo wasn't even in the frame

A very tough year though ...

[LatteLiberal]

Wiggins has about as much personality as a cyclist!