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I think the issue about Ronnie and SPOTY is his dedication to the sport. More often than personality or the number of victories it is the sheer dedication and passion for the sport that is the link between those sportsmen and women that reach the Top 3. I agree that Ronnie winning a 5th world...

Phil Taylor is mentally one of the toughest sportsmen I've ever seen. Totally dedicated, totally focused, enjoys the challenge, senses the moment and seizes it. Oh that the England football team had just 10% of what he's got, they'd be so much the better for it.

What did Gazza win in 1990, or Michael Owen in 1998? As for Taylor, he was SPOTY Runner-Up to McCoy in 2010 but in 2013 he's won more and played better, and is 3 years older too. On that basis he HAS to be nominated at least. Re Halfpenny - not only was he Player Of The Tour for the...

McCoy was Champion Jockey this year for the 18th year in a row. From the age of 21 to 39 he has won EVERY year, and now he's bagged his 4,000 winner, so that's over 1,000 more than any other person in UK history. I think the 4,000 milestone is what puts him in the frame for this year. As for...

The problem is after a brilliant sporting year in which men, women, black, white, individual, team etc all shone in the Olympics we've now had a very white male individual-centric year. Whether BBC accepts this and goes with it, or tries to go "all-inclusive" for the sake of it remains to be seen.

Of my 10 who are you going to leave out? The Wimbledon winner? The golf Major winner? The British Lions kicking hero? The TdF winner? The 4,000 winners champion jockey for the umpteenth year? The Ashes winning batting hero? The mastermind behind the America's Cup triumph? The 16-time darts world...

I think all of the following 10 have achieved remarkable things in 2013, and this would be my list: Andy Murray Justin Rose Lee Halfpenny Chris Froome AP MCoy Ian Bell Ben Ainslie Phil Taylor Mo Farah Gareth Bale