Putting to one side the nonsense of a double Olympic/World champ not getting in the top 3

What *exacty* did Leigh Halfpenny do that merited 12 times the votes of Ian Bell?

Posted By: norway on December 16th 2013 at 12:50:17

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Putting to one side the nonsense of a double Olympic/World champ not getting in the top 3 (General Chat) - norway, Dec 16, 12:50:17
- he has been sensational all year. was the top player from the northern hemisphere (General Chat) - earlydoors, Dec 16, 14:01:59
  - "a global game" (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 16, 15:35:03
    - not true at all. not even close (n/m) (General Chat) - earlydoors, Dec 16, 15:41:28
      - which countries am I missing? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 16, 15:47:22
        
        except it isnt a minority sport in a lot of countries (General Chat) - earlydoors, Dec 16, 16:10:16
        
        Just so I'm clear (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 16, 16:25:53
        
        just listed some of the many countries (General Chat) - earlydoors, Dec 16, 17:10:41
- He played for a British team, not just English (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 16, 13:20:33
  - Have to say, I assumed it was all about the Welsh voting for him en masse (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 16, 13:28:42
- how many votes did Froome get, out of interest? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 16, 13:19:36
  - Ah right, just found the vote (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 16, 13:30:47
    - ainslie should have been above halfpenny (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 16, 14:30:05
    - Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 16, 13:59:05
    - I would *love* to know how many of those 48,000 (General Chat) - norway, Dec 16, 13:50:09
      - Suggest 48,000 did. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Dec 16, 13:52:45
        
        You think? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Dec 16, 13:55:45
        
        Yes. surely you wouldnt vote for him unless you knew what he'd achieved ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Dec 16, 14:05:35
        
        In his career, yes (General Chat) - norway, Dec 16, 14:48:04
        
        i see your point. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Dec 16, 14:59:01
        
        Oh, and Phil Taylor won his 16th world title in 2013, Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 5th (General Chat) - norway, Dec 16, 15:05:32
        
        I am a big Darts fan. Not a big Taylor fan tbh but his record is awesome. (General Chat) - Pit, Dec 16, 15:07:33
    - How many of those Muggy votes were SCC? (General Chat) - Pit, Dec 16, 13:36:32
- As soon as the BBC (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Dec 16, 13:06:49
  - You're a bit weird. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 16, 13:31:06
    - weird (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Dec 16, 14:54:22
    - It's a Bucks (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 16, 14:14:30
      - embarassingly wide of the mark (n/m) (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Dec 16, 14:55:00
- BBC dont show cricket any more... (n/m) (General Chat) - MaxsHandler, Dec 16, 12:55:49
  - ha ha (General Chat) - pants, Dec 16, 13:15:42
  - Wikipedia says they didn't show the rugby either (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 16, 13:03:14
    - I' not sure whether they do horse racing either.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Dec 16, 13:25:26
      - And not sure what a public vote has to do with it anyway (General Chat) - norway, Dec 16, 13:43:40
- Mo Farrah managed to finish 3rd in 2011 (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 16, 12:55:28
  - Well yes - in a toss up between Halfpenny and Bell (General Chat) - norway, Dec 16, 12:58:46
    - i think there waas also a reaction to what is happening in the current Ashes series too (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 16, 13:06:01
      - preciselyt (n/m) (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Dec 16, 13:07:20

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