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Irish Sports Person of the Year

  • 26-03-2009 8:17am
    #1
    13663046
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭


    Will Dunne or any boxer have a chance of getting this or will it be a member of the Irish rugby team? Any other year and Dunne would be a certainty, both deserve the credit, awesome achievements.


Comments

  • #2
    T-K-O
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭T-K-O


    Dunne will have a great chance of winning - but shhh we are not allowed to talk about other sports people in here :D


  • #3
    Shane10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 785 ✭✭✭Shane10


    id say drico will win it.


  • #4
    T-K-O
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭T-K-O


    Difficult to argue against that - the guy has been immense.


  • #5
    alanceltic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭alanceltic


    It wont be Dricco, well at least it shouldnt be, Theres no doubts that the rugger team will win team of the year. Dunne should be ahead of Dricco in most peoples minds but what will go against him is the support base of Rugby V Boxing, its very hard for a sportsperson from a minority sport to win it BUT I think that the public sentiment has really warmed to all things Dunne. RTE released their viewing numbers and the fight got 600k views which is pretty damn impressive considering it was at midnight on a saturday, hardly a prime time viewing slot compared to the rugger which was 6-7 in the afternoon.

    Its very early in the year and I suppose its what happens over the next 9 months but I cant see Dricco winning it as the rugger was more viewed as a team effort as opposed to an individual, I would rekon that McIlroy poses a much greater threat in what looks like the most successful year we have had in decades - AND ITS ONLY MARCH


  • #6
    Shane10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 785 ✭✭✭Shane10


    drico in fairness has been amazing, i wouldnt grumble if he won it even at this early stage. but as you say its only early yet.


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  • #7
    mark renton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭mark renton


    I hope Bernard gets it, and with one more performance this year he surely will

    Ruby Walsh must also be mentioned here as a contender as 7 cheltenham winners wont be matched for a long long time to come


  • #8
    waterfordkick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 191 ✭✭waterfordkick


    AIBA world c'ships are on in September. If one of the lads pick up a gold in that, that will be fresh in peoples minds at the end of the year !
    I put my money on Nevin !


  • #9
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57,372 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Brian or Ruby are thorough deservees'!

    I hope Taylor gets it really, she is the most deserving! Anyway, wasn't this on
    late last year. Are we talking about the 2009 person? Very early to decide


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