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Britain's most under-valued sports-person?

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:14 pm
by leobloom
My shout would be for Ben Ainslie, at thirty-one years old he has two Oylmpic Golds and one Silver( achieved at the aged of nineteen!) Anyone else have suggestions?

Re: Britain's most under-valued sports-person?

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:42 pm
by Nob3y
James Toseland
twice world superbike champ whos now in moto gp.
amazing that we have a 2 time world champ but the papers dont pick up on that.much easier to moan about how bad this country does at all sport !


Re: Britain's most under-valued sports-person?

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 7:31 pm
by colonel
Kevin Philips. Or James Hook.

Re: Britain's most under-valued sports-person?

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:05 am
by Mike_CFC
That Fulham mascot,he's a right nutter !laugh!

Seriously,i'd have to agree with Nob3y's choice of James Toseland who's gone from British Superbikes to the world stage of Moto GP and has made a decent start.Sadly though Superbikes or Moto GP is'nt as publicised as much as the boring and dreary F1.so only folk that are keen fans of Bikes would only hear of Toseland.

Alice's shout for Arnie Sidebottom i would'nt debate either,he's done excellent in this NZ test series and will go on to break all sorts of bowling records,but he will be ignored for BBC Sports Personality for 2008 as the Beeb don't broadcast Cricket,unless through their radio service.


Re: Britain's most under-valued sports-person?

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:47 am
by Mike_CFC
Some people call him Arnie,refering to his old man,i think.But i am refering to Ryan of course.Alice In Blunderland wrote:

> Arnie? that was 1985.


Re: Britain's most under-valued sports-person?

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:36 am
by Minty
I'd have to agree with Mike and Nob3y and go for James Toseland.

A fantastic debut a couple of weekends ago, and finally we have a British rider capable of winning in the top flight.

I'm biased cause I live 5 miles from where he grew up and went to the same school (a lot earlier though). Its always good to see a local lad do well (and he still comes and switches on the xmas lights!!)

Lets hope he keeps it up (and doesn't get distracted by Suzi Perry !love!)

Re: Britain's most under-valued sports-person?

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:26 am
by beutelwolf
Nicole Cooke

Won the women's Tour de France twice and is virtually unknown in the UK.