pugwash 3,208 Posted March 13, 2014 This is a genuine achievement, This is bigger than winning the world championship in the small world of speedway. This is a major award, Against the likes of George Best... wow! Bestie would only get votes from the Red side of Manchester and of course most City fans can't read anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manchesterpaul 447 Posted March 13, 2014 How refreshing is it to see a competition of this nature where the outcome wasn't rigged with an obvious high profile winner. Full marks to the MEN. Well done PC! To be honest George i don't think the MEN assisted Peter's win other than having to include him in the nominees list in one article. Peter Collins win was all the more creditworthy as he wasn't even mentioned in the original article in the Manchester Evening News. In a later article which stated that George Best had emerged as an early favourite the only mention of Peter was in the list of contenders and no actual comment about him. Incidentally the fans did him proud in the comments section as 19 of the 20 nominated Peter Collins Just to clarify the actual structure of the awards was; "Manchester Evening News readers will now get the opportunity to vote for the nominee they want to take home the sporting legend title for each decade. The winning legend for each decade will be revealed at the awards ceremony on 10th March in front of 400 guests. The event has been created by Manchester PR Consultancy BIRD for the We Love MCR Charity and the money raised will help the charity carry on supporting and improving the lives and opportunities of the people of Manchester."The campaign has been set up in conjunction with the Lord Mayor’s We Love MCR charity and aims to celebrate those who have left a sporting legacy in Manchester and raise vital funds for charity at the same time." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
george.m 3,063 Posted March 13, 2014 To be honest George i don't think the MEN assisted Peter's win other than having to include him in the nominees list in one article. Peter Collins win was all the more creditworthy as he wasn't even mentioned in the original article in the Manchester Evening News. In a later article which stated that George Best had emerged as an early favourite the only mention of Peter was in the list of contenders and no actual comment about him. Incidentally the fans did him proud in the comments section as 19 of the 20 nominated Peter Collins Just to clarify the actual structure of the awards was; "Manchester Evening News readers will now get the opportunity to vote for the nominee they want to take home the sporting legend title for each decade. The winning legend for each decade will be revealed at the awards ceremony on 10th March in front of 400 guests. The event has been created by Manchester PR Consultancy BIRD for the We Love MCR Charity and the money raised will help the charity carry on supporting and improving the lives and opportunities of the people of Manchester."The campaign has been set up in conjunction with the Lord Mayor’s We Love MCR charity and aims to celebrate those who have left a sporting legacy in Manchester and raise vital funds for charity at the same time." Get what you're saying. Point I was making is they could have hindered his win for a more popular one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
