Ok....And now the votes from the Sussex Jury....
1. Funniest...Honourable mentions to Durham, Rich, GJ, Aidan, BN..... but Budget gets the points from me. Some epic rants and moans to give us all a giggle.
2. Controversial.... Mike. Has some very strong opinions on some very controversial topics like race and world politics. Not that this is a criticism. Honorable mention to Shanky and Bhaveshgor.
3. Best Thread..... The EU one, for convincing me that there is some sanity from a lot of posters in a world of madness.
4. Best Poll.... 50 Years of Test Cricket World XI
5. Dont use this thread, leave the comedy to the other people
6. Most intelligent.... Hes economical with his posts, but I know he dropped in a while back to say he still reads the threads, so Delta Alpha. An effortlessly classy and intelligent chap.
7. Best Cricket knowledge... Greyblazer (he still occasionally posts). Puts us all to shame.
8. Most dedicated... Has to be the 40,000 ers... Aidan and Arthur.
9. Most Helpful... the mod team
10. Most interesting poster... Honourable mentions to our Aussie duo Yuppie and GJ. Arthur has in recent times shown a keen eye for the ability to mix opinions with a very readable and enjoyable writing style. Yet Rich wins it this year as his lack of contributions in a while was very noticeable for the boards.
11. Person I would like to meet... As a social experiment, I would like to see if I could spend a night out with Arthur and see if I could ever make him lose his temper (he makes Switzerland at times seem like a war mongering nation)
. Other than that I think a few beers in a pub would be enjoyable with essentially anyone here.
And the 12 points go to...... Arthur Crabtree for overall poster. His opinions are never dull, ill conceived or untrustworthy.
Plus, in true Eurovision style, he gave me 12, so I have to give him 12 too.... Terry Wogan would be turning in his grave.