Premiership Player of the Season 08/09

Officer M168 · 25-04-2009, 4:31 PM

Get your votes in !

Edit
Won't let me add a poll !
Say's i must do it with 2 mins of posting the thread ?

mickstreet · 25-04-2009, 8:14 PM

Tough one. Couple of months ago I'd have said Vidic without doubt but not so sure now. Also difficult to look past Torres and Gerrard. Giggs worth a mention too....

My vote currently would go to Torres. (I'm a Man Utd fan too!)

DrWise · 25-04-2009, 8:16 PM

Vidic Or Giggs,
But im voting for giggs

jassco · 26-04-2009, 6:34 PM

im in complete shock that giggs is even an option, particularly for the PFA award. Torres has been a better player, but the reason he wasn''t nominated was due to him being injured. at least injury kept him out... giggs just didn't get in the team. he played 12 games and was involved in around 12 more (as a late sub).

same with van der sar. he's in there for his clean sheet record. during that time he made 1.5 saves a game on average. lots of keeprs could do that if they had such a good defence in front of them, who really should receive the credit

Se777eN · 26-04-2009, 7:49 PM

Gerrard and vidic and maybe ireland.

DrWise · 27-04-2009, 11:35 AM

well done to giggs and ashley young

Dony · 27-04-2009, 11:44 AM

As much as I admire Giggs, I can't help thinking this award is more of a lifetime achievement accolade than the usual PFA award.

No-one has been head and shoulders above anyone else this year, but surely a player who has only started 12 games all season cannot be the best player of the year.

Congratulations to him though, he should have won it before now.

Ashley Young had a great start to the season, but for me Ireland has been the most consistent throughout the season and should have got it. (even though the little **** won't play for his country

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Abbeygoo · 27-04-2009, 8:21 PM

Obviously (for the young player award) I'll go for Stephen Ireland as he has been tremendous for us this season without much of a rest having started our season back in July in the UEFA Cup.

For the main player of the year award I think Rooney can consider himself unlucky not to be in the final six and I think it is really close this year. Having said that, I think the two best individual players are Torres and Gerrard this season and Gerrard just shades it for me.

**mabo** · 27-04-2009, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dony

As much as I admire Giggs, I can't help thinking this award is more of a lifetime achievement accolade than the usual PFA award.

No-one has been head and shoulders above anyone else this year, but surely a player who has only started 12 games all season cannot be the best player of the year.

Congratulations to him though, he should have won it before now.

Ashley Young had a great start to the season, but for me Ireland has been the most consistent throughout the season and should have got it. (even though the little **** won't play for his country

)

Completely agree about Giggs. No one has been a better personification of the Premier league and a classier footballer over the span of their entire career but how on earth can he be player of the year?

They've reduced what should be a genuinely coveted trophy into a retirement carriage clock of an award. He shouldn't have even been on the shortlist ahead of Ireland, Lampard and Schwarzer imo.

On the criteria this award has been given out on, manager of the season would be Keegan.

Naaktgeboren · 28-04-2009, 8:14 AM

I agree with others, Giggs only got that award because he had never won it before. A shame that this award has reduced to a mickey mouse trophy

DIPESH14 · 28-04-2009, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by CloggyNL

I agree with others, Giggs only got that award because he had never won it before. A shame that this award has reduced to a mickey mouse trophy

agree with that, dont think Giggs has even been the best player in the man utd team so it doesnt make sense that he wins the best player award!

Naaktgeboren · 28-04-2009, 12:22 PM

I wonder how Vidic feels with that decision, he has been immence this season and many United supporters I have spoken to felt he has been the difference this season.

reddevil63 · 28-04-2009, 1:49 PM

Tho am glad Giggs won this I think he should have got it as the PFA Merit Award, that would have been more suited.

I would not be surprised that Giggs himself was bemused when finding out he won.

DrWise · 03-05-2009, 11:56 AM

i think vidic would have won it had he not got red carded against liverpool
and giggs has got us some important goals this season

kopchoir · 03-05-2009, 9:30 PM

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Originally Posted by wiser1

i think vidic would have won it had he not got red carded against liverpool
and giggs has got us some important goals this season

The travesty that giggs has not won this award before this year was a complete farce and a joke,but how can a player be awarded the pfa player of the year award after just starting 13(12 at the time of winning the award)was a farce 2 goals and 8 assists im a admirer of giggs always have been as a footballer but was really a farce this award

**Steven** · 03-05-2009, 10:05 PM

It was his Scorsese moment

mickstreet · 03-05-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by kopchoir

The travesty that giggs has not won this award before this year was a complete farce and a joke,but how can a player be awarded the pfa player of the year award after just starting 13(12 at the time of winning the award)was a farce 2 goals and 8 assists im a admirer of giggs always have been as a footballer but was really a farce this award

You have got to remember that the PFA player of the YEAR award is just that, the best player as voted by his piers for the previous year, not the previous season. So this would include the last half of last years season where he was in fantastic form and lifted both the champions league and premier league trophies. I agree that on this season alone he probably hasn't done enough to justify but over the last year definately.

**mabo** · 04-05-2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mickstreet

You have got to remember that the PFA player of the YEAR award is just that, the best player as voted by his piers for the previous year, not the previous season. So this would include the last half of last years season where he was in fantastic form and lifted both the champions league and premier league trophies. I agree that on this season alone he probably hasn't done enough to justify but over the last year definately.

Are you sure about that?

Everywhere i look says it is based on the 08/09 season.

kopchoir · 04-05-2009, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mabo

Are you sure about that?

Everywhere i look says it is based on the 08/09 season.

it is
I have no problem with him but really think the award has been given on the basis that he has been robbed and not won it before, i was gobsmacked when i found out he had never won it

mickstreet · 04-05-2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mabo

Are you sure about that?

Everywhere i look says it is based on the 08/09 season.

Yep, 100%.

**mabo** · 05-05-2009, 9:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mickstreet

Yep, 100%.

Any links to official/news sites that state this?

mickstreet · 05-05-2009, 1:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mabo

Any links to official/news sites that state this?

Not looked to be honest. They were discussing the other day of radio five, was the Man Utd / Arsenal match. They talked about it in detail, the voting is done around Christmas time so only 1/2 way through the season, can't really vote for a best player of the season at that point can they?
Can't remember who the commentator was, may have been Jimmy Armfield, whoever it was though they know a damn site more about football than me and I was guess the other members of this board.

SteveAWOL · 05-05-2009, 3:08 PM

According to this article the deadline for submitting votes was March 16th:

PFA Player of the Year Awards ballot needs a revamp - Telegraph

As voting is compulsory the players would presumably have done so at least a week or so before this, so it must either be for calendar or tax year!

**mabo** · 05-05-2009, 3:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mickstreet

Not looked to be honest. They were discussing the other day of radio five, was the Man Utd / Arsenal match. They talked about it in detail, the voting is done around Christmas time so only 1/2 way through the season, can't really vote for a best player of the season at that point can they?
Can't remember who the commentator was, may have been Jimmy Armfield, whoever it was though they know a damn site more about football than me and I was guess the other members of this board.

This is all getting very confusing because it states on sky sports here that Giggs won the award for "being the Premier League's top performer during the 2008/09 campaign."

Edit: Even Wenger has complained about the voting happening before the end of the season so i think you must have it wrong, otherwise why would he be complaining? http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...188238,00.html