Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
Not quite sure what you mean, AF. It is decided by a ‘popular vote’ isn’t it? Don’t recall ever voting, but I thought people could vote both prior to the programme and up to a certain point during it.
Are you suggesting that the contenders too should be selected by ‘popular’ vote? Not sure that would work. Wouldn’t we, just as a result of football being the best supported sport in the country, run the risk of just having a history of SPOTY winners dominated by the most successful/best supported football clubs?
No I'm suggesting it should be a FREE vote, like it used to be. Up to about ten years ago, anyone could vote for anyone, rather than 'anyone can vote for who the BBC decide' as happens now. The Beeb used to be quite capable of rooting out tactical voting, as they did the year Bob Nudd got the most votes after the angling press ran a campaign. (I bet Mista voted for him)