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RTE Sports Awards 2016

  • 17-12-2016 09:58PM
    #1
    Say Your Number
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    About to start on RTE One, no idea who the nominees for Sports Person Of The Year are.


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  • #2
    lertsnim
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    http://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2016/1202/836026-choose-a-sports-person-of-the-year/

    They are listed there.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
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    WAR CONOR


  • #4
    ednwireland
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    Go katie and eve:D

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #5
    callaway92
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    Why is Darragh talking to the O' Donovan brothers as if they are mentally handicapped?


  • #6
    TheRiverman
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    callaway92 wrote: »
    Why is Darragh talking to the O' Donovan brothers as if they are mentally handicapped?

    What?


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
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    TheRiverman wrote: »
    What?

    What didn't you understand?


  • #8
    Didas
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    Is every decent Irish boxer a Nordie?


  • #9
    TheRiverman
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    What didn't you understand?

    Why you thought Darragh was interviewing them as if they were mentally handicapped.They are brilliant rowers,but not easy to interview.


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
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    TheRiverman wrote: »
    Why you thought Darragh was interviewing them as if they were mentally handicapped.They are brilliant rowers,but not easy to interview.
    It wasn't me that said that, it was callaway, but I was just perplexed by how you didn't understand what he said.

    Anyway yet again WAR CONOR, people can say whatever they want but Conor is the best Irish sports person this year and I am not in particularly a Conor fan boy.


  • #11
    youcancallmeal
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    Presume Conor Mcgregor isn't actually there? Probably has to attend the UFC event that is on tonight


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  • #12
    seanin4711
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    Hope Connacht get Toty.
    12 teams, rte really taking the urine though


  • #13
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    youcancallmeal wrote: »
    Presume Conor Mcgregor isn't actually there? Probably has to attend the UFC event that is on tonight
    Why would Conor have to attend a UFC event :pac:
    There is a UFC event on every week, he doesn't fly around the place attending random events.


  • #14
    wonderfullife
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    Little 2 cents for any of those who think MMA is barbaric/violent etc.....

    Just remember you saw the captain of Connacht interviewed on live TV on the Sports Awards with his face black and blue after a game today.

    Point = Every athlete in a full contact sport (from boxing, MMA, rugby, GAA, American Football) batters their own body and their opponents body during the course of a game/match. Whether it's a left hook from Carl Frampton, a hook-kick from McGregor, a huge hit from Peter O' Mahony.......

    They are all various degrees of nuts to do the sports they do :)

    If we accept one as sport, let's accept them all.

    Now, with that out of the way, if Conor McGregor doesn't win this I want a recount and will be setting up an Audit the Vote campaign :pac:


  • #15
    jojofizzio
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    BOD got fierce old looking..


  • #16
    youcancallmeal
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Why would Conor have to attend a UFC event :pac:
    There is a UFC event on every week, he doesn't fly around the place attending random events.

    Wouldn't be surprised if it's in his contract that he has to attend a certain amount of big UFC events? Anyway I was just hoping he'd be on and get interviewed, would be good fun I'd say


  • #17
    TheRiverman
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    It wasn't me that said that, it was callaway, but I was just perplexed by how you didn't understand what he said.

    Anyway yet again WAR CONOR, people can say whatever they want but Conor is the best Irish sports person this year and I am not in particularly a Conor fan boy.

    Sorry,clicked on the wrong quote.Unfortunately McGregor will probably win,can't stand him or the immorally financed "sport" he competes in.That is not begrudgey,I just think the whole UFC thing is awful.


  • #18
    wonderfullife
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    youcancallmeal wrote: »
    Wouldn't be surprised if it's in his contract that he has to attend a certain amount of big UFC events? Anyway I was just hoping he'd be on and get interviewed, would be good fun I'd say

    I'll drop a bit of knowledge from the MMA Forum and it goes a little like this:

    "The Double Champ does whatever the F**K he wants".

    I.e. Nobody is going to force him to attend any UFC event he's not part of :)


  • #19
    youcancallmeal
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    TheRiverman wrote: »
    Sorry,clicked on the wrong quote.Unfortunately McGregor will probably win,can't stand him or the immorally financed "sport" he competes in.That is not begrudgey,I just think the whole UFC thing is awful.

    Serious question, how is it immorally financed?


  • #20
    TheRiverman
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    youcancallmeal wrote: »
    Serious question, how is it immorally financed?

    What I mean is,it is immoral and obscene the amount of money McGregor and his rivals have earned from this over hyped nonsense dubiously described as a sport.


  • #21
    PeterTheNinth
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    TheRiverman wrote: »
    Sorry,clicked on the wrong quote.Unfortunately McGregor will probably win,can't stand him or the immorally financed "sport" he competes in.That is not begrudgey,I just think the whole UFC thing is awful.

    I think there is a huge hypocrisy in sport. McGregor punches Jose Aldo in the head and he's a thug... Katie Taylor punches her opponent in the head and she's a national treasure...

    And that's just a general point Riverman, I'm not having a go at you.


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  • #22
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    wonderfullife wrote: »
    I'll drop a bit of knowledge from the MMA Forum and it goes a little like this:

    "The Double Champ does whatever the F**K he wants".

    I.e. Nobody is going to force him to attend any UFC event he's not part of :)
    He is referred to as "Champ, Champ" excuse you :D


  • #23
    [Deleted User]
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    TheRiverman wrote: »
    Sorry,clicked on the wrong quote.Unfortunately McGregor will probably win,can't stand him or the immorally financed "sport" he competes in.That is not begrudgey,I just think the whole UFC thing is awful.
    MMA is a seriously skilled sport and takes some serious dedication. Conor has put Ireland on the map, there is nothing immoral about it.


  • #24
    wonderfullife
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    TheRiverman wrote: »
    What I mean is,it is immoral and obscene the amount of money McGregor and his rivals have earned from this over hyped nonsense dubiously described as a sport.

    I presume your moral outrage extends to Rory McIlroy and Cristiano Ronaldo?

    Both have a net worth of $500 million+ according to Forbes.

    Their skills? Being able to put balls of various sizes into holes/nets.


  • #25
    Rainman16
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    Anyone else think this is way over drawn out?

    Give McGregor his award and get it over with.

    Nobody gives a fck about the Kilkenny Camogie team.


  • #26
    jojofizzio
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    Kilkenny person interviewing other Kilkenny person section was a bit cringe...


  • #27
    yohan the great
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    It wasn't me that said that, it was callaway, but I was just perplexed by how you didn't understand what he said.

    Anyway yet again WAR CONOR, people can say whatever they want but Conor is the best Irish sports person this year and I am not in particularly a Conor fan boy.

    Carl Frampton did as much as McGregor and he also did it in a proper sport


  • #28
    TheRiverman
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    PeterTheNinth wrote: »
    I think there is a huge hypocrisy in sport. McGregor punches Jose Aldo in the head and he's a thug... Katie Taylor punches her opponent in the head and she's a national treasure...

    And that's just a general point Riverman, I'm not having a go at you.

    I agree wit you about the hypocricy,I am not a fan of boxing either and I am also losing interest in Rugby due to the physicality that now exists in the game.


  • #29
    Morrison J
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    Carl Frampton definitely achieved the most out of those nominated. Be very surprised if he won it though.


  • #30
    PeterTheNinth
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    yohan the great wrote: »
    Carl Frampton did as much as McGregor and he also did it in a proper sport

    He's a hard man to like though, is Frampton.


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  • #31
    Rainman16
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    callaway92 wrote: »
    Why is Darragh talking to the O' Donovan brothers as if they are mentally handicapped?

    They play the eejit. Both men are intelligent but the act is put on and Cork people sound a bit retarded anyway


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