What's your Sporting highlight of 2012 then?

[lifetime fan]

It has to be the Olympics as a whole, although the Ryder Cup final day really was something else.

 

Incidentally, on the subject of forumites relatives competing at the Olympics, isn't Katarina Johnson-Thompson - who did well in the heptathlon by setting a new junior record I believe - the cousin of another poster on TLW?

 

 

The fit mixed race girl?

 

If so, yes.

[Champ]

The fit mixed race girl?

 

If so, yes.

 

The very same! The Guest's cousin. And what a popular boy he was!

[Juniper]

Chris Hoy or Victoria Pendleton wining gold Medals in the Kerin. Was screaming at the tele for those races.

 

Other than that anything from the Olympics. Cracking memories and was a pleasure visiting London for once during the games.

 

F**tb*ll related, Being at Wembley for the C*rling C*p final and the F* Cup semi, both two grand days out.

Edited December 31, 2012 by Juniper

[sir roger]

LFC apart, I think Andy Murray's Wimbledon / US Open wins were my highlight.

[loadsoftrophies]

I managed to go to the cup semi against Everton and it ended up being the best football trip of them all. The buzz before and after the game was brilliant as was the way we won it.

[Stu Monty]

Nicking Michael Cox's number 1 moment, Monty. Tut tut.

 

Haha. I agree with him though. I can't remember pulling for a neutral team so much as in that final. My moment of the year might be the Zambia gaffer belting that full-back in a rage, proper funny.

 

It's up there with anything else for me. Lovely story of a glorious underdog victory.

[Carradona]

McIlroy completely obliterating the field at yet another Major.

[lifetime fan]

McIlroy completely obliterating the field at yet another Major.

 

 

I know you're a big fan mate but think that's taking it a tad too far.

[Carradona]

He won his first Major in 2011 by 8 shots, obliterating the rest of the field. He then won his second Major in 2012, again by 8 shots, obliterating the field yet again. Have I missed something?!

[lifetime fan]

He's won two majors, 'yet another' would normally indicate more than twice.

 

As individual performances they were both incredible as you said.

[FanchesterCity]

Obvious innit? ;-)

 

All rivalries aside though, I think City fans probably felt the very same elation that Liverpool fans felt in Istanbul, and went through all the same emotions.

 

If I'm honest - completely honest - I think any proper football fan, whoever they support probably deserves that feeling ONCE in their lifetime. Most never will.

 

Next best sporting moment?... JUSTICE for the 96. Any genuine lover of sport with half a brain will understand how important it was / is that the truth is out.

[The Golden Eel]

Same as Fanchester tbh. That was historic. The finest of lines between the best day of people's lives and the worst, it doesn't get more dramatic.

[DPW]

Murray, easily.

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Steps up in distance and totally destroys the field containing group 1 winners at this distance truly amazing.