What do you think of Mary Earps being SPOTY?

She got it for being a great sportswoman and an inspiration to girls in any and every sport.
That’s enough for me! 👏👏👏👏

She wasn't my choice although I admire her achievements. I voted for 3rd place Katarina Johnson-Thompson. Having said that Mary was the public's 1st choice so of course she deserves it.

The public voted from a shortlist, Mary Earps is a worthy winner.

Fine by me.

I voted for her..

Hmph. I thought it was a terrible choice but then I thought the list was poor as well.

Good result

Mary Earps is a worthy winner! Well done Mary!!!

I am delighted for her!

Well-deserved accolade for a very brave lady. She has inspired several girls I know to take up sport, not just football.

RosiesMaw

She got it for being a great sportswoman and an inspiration to girls in any and every sport.
That’s enough for me! 👏👏👏👏

Me too! Really pleased she won

“They’ve lost to a big bag of spuds that plays in goal for a girl’s team” tweeted Joey Barton. What a horrible man. Fleetwood and Bristol Rovers where he last managed are well shot. Maybe he wants to stay in the news in the hope of getting another job. He also had a go at women football commentators. Any publicity is good?

I was never that interested in sport, never played as a child, but my goodness why shouldn’t women win twice in succession. It makes up for not winning at all for the last however many years, (for ever.).

If it was a public vote then nothing else to say other than congratulations to Mary. She and her team have inspired many young girls @nd women to take up football and other sport and I am delighted my gc both enjoy it

Never heard of joey Barton. What an odious little man.

👍Mary. Excellent

However I didn’t like her dress or the dress of the presenter.

Is no one else sick of the self-indulgent nature of these awards, promoted and run in totality by the BBC, for the BBC, in such a self-congratulatory manner, and the fact the the licence payer is funding the whole thing? There are a lot of people who have no real interest in sport, and I honestly think, if it wasn't run and promoted by the BBC, nobody would really miss it. Surely if we are still having to pay a licence fee for the BBC, they should be ploughing the money into good quality programmes.
So would you miss it?

BridgetPark

Is no one else sick of the self-indulgent nature of these awards, promoted and run in totality by the BBC, for the BBC, in such a self-congratulatory manner, and the fact the the licence payer is funding the whole thing? There are a lot of people who have no real interest in sport, and I honestly think, if it wasn't run and promoted by the BBC, nobody would really miss it. Surely if we are still having to pay a licence fee for the BBC, they should be ploughing the money into good quality programmes.
So would you miss it?

It's an end-of-year tradition to review the sporting achievements of the year. So often one of us would say 'I'd forgotten that' or 'Oh that game/event was so good'.
And we remember those who died this year.
The votes are a small part of the whole thing.

BridgetPark

Is no one else sick of the self-indulgent nature of these awards, promoted and run in totality by the BBC, for the BBC, in such a self-congratulatory manner, and the fact the the licence payer is funding the whole thing? There are a lot of people who have no real interest in sport, and I honestly think, if it wasn't run and promoted by the BBC, nobody would really miss it. Surely if we are still having to pay a licence fee for the BBC, they should be ploughing the money into good quality programmes.
So would you miss it?

I don't watch it, have no interest in sport at all, but neither do I watch Strictly Come Dancing; I am happy to accept that others have different tastes, hobbies and interest to me. We all should

RosiesMaw

She got it for being a great sportswoman and an inspiration to girls in any and every sport.
That’s enough for me! 👏👏👏👏

I missed all this but yes, Mary is a great choice!

25Avalon

“They’ve lost to a big bag of spuds that plays in goal for a girl’s team” tweeted Joey Barton. What a horrible man. Fleetwood and Bristol Rovers where he last managed are well shot. Maybe he wants to stay in the news in the hope of getting another job. He also had a go at women football commentators. Any publicity is good?

What a nasty, sad little twerp (I wanted to use a different word). Stupid boy.

Never heard of him but I and millions of others have heard of Mary Earps and yes, she and women and girl footballers are an inspiration compared to some of the louts who play for men's teams.

Just looked him up - he's a nasty sexist thug who stabbed a lit cigar into someone's eye. Did he get sent to prison? No, but he should have been.

Of course she should win! Well deserved. It made my DGD very happy. I have a football obsessed DGD who is very fit and now at 15 plays for 2 amateur teams and wants to study sports science or whatever at university eventually. It amazes me!
Lots of people have more than one TV screen now, I believe, so could choose to watch another channel.
😁

I think it's appropriate that once a year the BBC have a programme celebrating sporting achievements.
I'm not a football fan but I think it's wonderful how women's sport has progressed and women's football has achieved so much. So, well done, Mary Earps.

I don’t watch these programmes nor vote on them, I don’t have a lot of interest in sport, but I do know the British girls have achieved a lot and have influenced a lot of young girls, and if this young lady is a good role model then very good luck to her
No idea who Joey Barton is but he sounds a nasty piece 🤮

Brought up in one of the great northern footballing cities of the UK understanding and watching (men's) football is inextricably linked with my youth. Although I no longer watch football matches any success of my home team always makes me smile.
I have , in my later life, been absolutely astonished by the number of women who want to play football and the number of spectators who want to watch women's football.
This is a wonderful new sporting opportunity for women. Best of luck to players and spectators.