Sports Personality of the Year 2009

The voting public delivered a shock result last night - Ryan Giggs, Sports Personality of the Year 2009. In fact Giggs himself was visibly shaken at his unexpected win to the point he had obviously not planned any kind of acceptance speech.

I myself voted for Jessica Ennis but fully expected Jensen Button to walk away with the main prize. But back to the main man himself. What can you say about Giggsy... The most decorated in English football history - 11 Premier League titles, 2 Champions Leagues, 4 FA Cups. Still going strong at the veteran age of 36. For an outfield player to be playing at any kind of professional level let alone for one of the best sides in the world (and what's more as a member of their starting eleven) is unique. On top of which he, alongside Rooney, has been United's best player for the last couple of seasons. Still at Old Trafford when he celebrates his 40th birthday..? Unlikely, but it looks like he still has a few more seasons in him.

As an ardent Arsenal supporter the Giggs wonder goal in the 1999 FA Cup semi final against Manchester United at Villa Park still haunts me but I am nevertherless big enough to salute a deserving winner of the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year 2009 in Ryan Giggs. A true legend of the game - just wish he had been wearing the red of Arsenal and not Manchester United for the last 20 years..!!