Ladies and gents, we Irish have long had a deep dislike of the English, for reasons better left in the past where they belong, so when they oppertunity to get one up on them arises, we generally seize it with both hands. Recent years has seen this materialise in the form of poll-rigging, with the Wolfe Tone's "A Nation Once Again" being voted the greatest song of all time, among other incidents.
So when the BBC offer us the chance to make an Irishman their sports personality of the year, we can only rise to the bait.
Some of you may be aware that the Irish have their own code of football. One of the greatest of our inter-county players won his first ever All-Ireland Football Championship this year. At 34 years old, and dogged by injury, he isn't ever going to do that again, and he played in the final as a rolling sub, with both knees and an ankle heavily strapped. He inspired his younger teammates to Tyrone's first ever All-Ireland title.
How does this affect the BBC's sports personality of the year awards, you ask? Simple. Tyrone is in Northern Ireland. Peter Canavan is Northern Irish.
Help a great athlete win an award, and help the Irish annoy the Brits one more time by depriving Johnny Wilkinson of an award he'll no doubt win many more times.
You can help make this happen, wherever you are in the world. It takes a minute to vote. Just click on the link below, and fill in the form on the right side of the screen:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/
Name - Peter Canavan
Email address - you know that!
Please use all the email addresses you have, (each address can vote only once), and pass this on to anyone you think would help.
Thanking for your time,
Mikhail.
So when the BBC offer us the chance to make an Irishman their sports personality of the year, we can only rise to the bait.
Some of you may be aware that the Irish have their own code of football. One of the greatest of our inter-county players won his first ever All-Ireland Football Championship this year. At 34 years old, and dogged by injury, he isn't ever going to do that again, and he played in the final as a rolling sub, with both knees and an ankle heavily strapped. He inspired his younger teammates to Tyrone's first ever All-Ireland title.
How does this affect the BBC's sports personality of the year awards, you ask? Simple. Tyrone is in Northern Ireland. Peter Canavan is Northern Irish.
Help a great athlete win an award, and help the Irish annoy the Brits one more time by depriving Johnny Wilkinson of an award he'll no doubt win many more times.
You can help make this happen, wherever you are in the world. It takes a minute to vote. Just click on the link below, and fill in the form on the right side of the screen:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_2003/
Name - Peter Canavan
Email address - you know that!
Please use all the email addresses you have, (each address can vote only once), and pass this on to anyone you think would help.
Thanking for your time,
Mikhail.
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