27/11/2015 Sport Wales

Who will win Sport Personality of the Year?

Ryan Giggs has won it before, but there's one thing he wasn't able

to achieve. From Premier League to Welsh Premier:

We catch up with Swansea City cult hero, Alan Tate.

I wouldn't pay any money to knock ten years back off and go back to

23. And we put

the Seven Sisters girls through Well the countdown has begun, Monday

the 7th of December, the day we'll be celebrating the many achievements

in Welsh sport over the last 12 months, and of course announcing

the winner of BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2015.

Eight heroes. Eight inspirations. This man's schools have led as to

the Urals. A superstar for the Elmer Dredd. A superstar for his country.

Gareth Bale netted seven goals. He was named Wales Player of the Year,

players Player of the Year, and fans Player of the Year.

Cup. Man of the Match performance in the

victory over England for Dan Biggar. And deplored 12 semifinal.

Aled Sion Davies, a double Paralympic gold medallist in 2012.

This year he became a double world champion. He threw a world record

distance to win the F42 discus and a championship record in the shot put.

She is known as the head hunter. Jade Jones aims high. She was only

the third bullet to win a medal at the inaugural European games and one

Grand Prix goals. She is world number one. You will be able to vote

by phone or text for the candidate of your choice from next Monday

morning until Saturday evening the 5th of December. All details are

available on our website. So that's the first four

and we'll take a look at the other But now, to someone who's won

the award twice. He's also won just

about everything there is to win in football with one notable

exception, it's Mr Ryan Giggs. He is the most decorated player in

British footballing has to be having one no fewer than 34 trophies. But

Ryan Giggs never appeared in a major tournament with Wales. It is a

disappointment but at the end of the day the teams that I played and were

not good enough. We came close twice but we did not quite get there. To

say it no happen is great for me and obviously great for the players who

did miss out. But I would not change my career. I had a great career.

Obviously I would have liked to have played in a World Cup or European

Championships but it was not to be. The man who led Wales to the

promised land is a former team-mate of Ryan Giggs. Chris Coleman

achieved what many who had came before had failed to do.

It started off with the likes of John Toshack giving young players a

chance. Now those players are turning into world-class players.

Gary speed is taking up the mantle. And now Wales have got to a major

championship. He has created a lead team environment. They look a proper

team. They look like they are enjoying it and are playing with

freedom. It is a great achievement because we have not done it for so

long. As Ryan Giggs was highly up his Wales boots a new generation of

players was coming through. Whereas Ryan Giggs used to be the centre of

attention he now believes Wales together are stronger. Six or seven

players together have come through. Quality players. That has helped.

Gareth Bale of course. Together with the established players like Ashley

Williams, who has been fantastic in the campaign. They just looked like

a team. In the past with Wales had missed out on a few players to

injury or suspension we have suffered. But this time it did not

matter. Whoever came ended an equally good job. I just mention

Gareth Bale. When you have got some might put in the team you can be a

matchwinner in any team in the world. He is such a talent. If you

get your defence right then you have got someone who can turn a game at

the drop of a hat. Chris Coleman and we'll start to prepare for your all

2016 and it will be back to the day job Ryan Giggs. As assistant manager

at Magistrate United he is getting used to light on the touchline. I am

enjoying it. But that next best thing from playing. You can never

replace playing but working with the layers it is something I am

enjoying. I am still learning. I am 18 months in the job. I want to do

what I did as a player and improve and try and be the best. When I

taught a young lawyers who are coming to I can speak from

experience. I can say to them I have been in your position and I can help

you. If you need help I am there. There are ups and downs. If you have

not got that foundation to fall upon when things are not going right then

you sometimes need help, which I got, say from Sir Alex Ferguson. I

know how they feel and I want to help them. What makes the future

hold? Could he one day take over the helm at international level? I do

not know. At the moment I am enjoying what I am doing. Where ever

that takes me, who knows? If I am still coaching. I do not know. You

can never plan in football. Things change so quickly. All I can say is

at the moment I am enjoying being assistant manager of Manchester

United and I am enjoying going to work every day.

Now while Chris Coleman's side prepares

for France next summer, the Wales women's team are just starting their

After beginning with two defeats they were hoping

for a much needed home win against Kazakhstan this week.

With wheels rooted to the bottom of Group 8 opponents sat just above

them. -- with Wales routers. It was goalless until two minutes

into the second half. Wales at last, finally, have made the

breakthrough. 1-0. Good charge-down. Helen Ward. 2-0

four Wales. beautiful finish. Helen Ward is so

deadly from that sort of range. Plenty of room. She might fancy a

shot. Then towards wards to finish it off. That is the hat-trick for

Helen Ward. 4-0. What a difference Helen Ward made in coming off the

bench. She is our goal-scorer. We said in

the changing room that our campaign starts here and to start with a 4 -0

when, we kick on from here. We have got a big campaign coming up. The

fourth qualifying game is away against Israel next week.

While there's talk of pressure mounting on Swansea City

boss, Gary Monk, one of his old team mates is getting used

Alan Tate was the first man to captain Swansea

Now he's in the Welsh Premier with Port Talbot.

Who would be mad enough to put themselves under the managerial

spotlight? All that scrutiny and distress. Alan Tate is ready to

embrace it. Far from the big stage he was used

to in 13 promotion Phil Hughes at Swansea. How do you adjust and

accept your days as a full-time professional in the big leagues are

over? I would pay any money to knock ten years off myself and go back to

23 and go through it again. But you could not write the script. We have

been fortunate to be put in the Hall of Fame. I have won a couple of

layers of the year. It is something where I am not going to slip into

deep depression stop it seemed as if your face no longer fitted under

Michael Laudrup. He did not speak to me, he put

everything in the paper. He said Alan Tate was not guaranteed

to be playing or in the squad. He dealt with that in the wrong way. I

want to go into management, looking back I would not have dealt with a

senior player how he dealt with me. Ultimately it was Garry Monk that

said there was no future for you at Swansea City. How hard was that it

take? Very easy. I did not need a weatherman to tell me if it is

raining. I said if you need me to be here, if someone wants to leave and

you need me to come in and do a job I would, but in a perfect world I

want to play. He said, fair enough. Now I admit. He told you over a

round of golf that was it? We have been close for years. We

both just knew. How was that round of golf? Fine. I battered him.

It is a different experience these days for the mambo Stoddart is just

the stop he started at Swansea and it is a world away from the Premier

League. -- for the man that started at Swansea. In terms of where I

wanted to live, it made perfect sense. The boy is at school down

here and it was always going to be home for me. The standard is

different. When we went to Swansea we had to wash RM kit. It is like

getting back to how it was. It is hard as you up big players but at

the rational level. Sometimes you do not pass it there because you do not

connect properly. Hopefully you know what you are going to do. I would

too thick times out of ten I was pretty good at that at professional

level. Do you enjoy it as much as he used to? It is a big thing. We had a

pint after the game, which was a little bit different. Going back to

Swansea, are you still in touch with Garry Monk? Yes. How is he at the

moment? He has been under a bit of pressure. They have had a rocky

spell. If you keep sacking managers when they go through bad spells, how

can they get the experience of going through that bad spell? Look at the

blueprint of Manchester United and Alex. It baffles me to see owners

sacking manager after manager when the blueprint of the guest and

best, most successful club in the country is right there. -- biggest.

How has he dealt with it? He is the same as always. Get his head down

and work hard, like he was as a player. He gets his head down and

works hard, and he will be asking more of the staff and players. More

of everyone. Will Swansea be OK in the Premier League? I think so, more

than OK. We are at the Art Centre. You are into comedy. I like a bit of

a stand-up. I have been to the comedy club in Manchester. I like

stand-up on telly. Would you fancy going on to that stage and doing a

bit of stand-up? I will stick to playing football and hopefully a bit

of managing. Thank you. Still a smile on the face of Garry Monk, as

he faced more tough questions on his future. One win in ten for the Swans

but he said he still had the support of the chairman. He is

extraordinarily supportive. He has supported myself, staff, players and

the club as a whole. I am not going to cry about it and feel sorry from

cells. We will come out fighting, that is what we do. The players were

incredible hard to put it right. You can see even from the performances

where we have not get the results we wanted, you can see that commitment,

effort and desire. That is what I am saying. That is what you trust. They

are good players. It is not getting easier. Under pressure at Liverpool

of all places. Swans had to Anfield on Sunday with the Reds revitalised

under Jurgen Zopp. First what we did was we analysed the Swansea game. --

Jurgen Klopp. We have the defendant very well, for sure. Defend very

well and we move, it is more than enough, if we play football, we can

find spaces and if we can we can be dangerous for them and make goals

and forecast that is most important. This week it has been about

concentrating on the players and doing what we do best. I have seen

great to the nation with the players. -- great determination. We

have tried to improve on all areas. And get out there and be ourselves.

If we get those solid performances, a couple of good results, we are

more than capable, we will see confidence grow. That is what you

do, you go back to basics, grow again and when the time is right,

unleashed the players with that confidence and bring back the

football we have shown and are capable of. Here are the football

fixtures this weekend... It is a Sunday fixture for Swansea

City. Away at Liverpool. You can follow the action on BBC Wales,

radio Cymru and online. Now it is another instalment of the

Boot Camp. The Boot Camp is on. Are you enjoying this kitchen? I promise

I have not been eating it. You will be fitter and stronger. This is the

reason they are taking it. Girls, we have talked about diet,

fitness and eating healthily. Rugby is after all a team game. Today we

are going to really gel you together as a team. Are you up for it? Yes!

Would you rather be in bed? No! Well, Rachel, you have not played

since the first game of the season. How is your injury? Not too bad. I

played the other day and it was not too bad, getting back into it. They

call you twinkle toes. At they missed you? They say they do but I

do not know. I would not say twinkle toes so much. Heavy feet more like.

The Boot Camp, how has it affected your rugby? Obviously not carrying

as much weight. Feeling a bit better. Still some way to go and I

need to push on my fitness. How much have you lost? One and a half stone.

Is it making a difference on the pitch? Definitely. Feeling fitter in

general and in life as well. Even noticing small things, walking up

the stairs. Are you looking forward to it today? Yes. We will have a

good go. We are dreading where we are going! But I am sure it will be

fine. Right, girls. Look at these quad

bikes. We not going on them! We are going on the assault course.

We are going to be doing an assault course today. One box per team. The

aim is to get the box around the assault course. Two people must

always touch the box. And the box must never touch the ground. Just

like rugby. Brilliant work, brilliant work. Just tackling, keep

low. Rugby is all about teamwork. All about talking to each other.

Teamwork, girls. Go on! Oh, look at that! Easy, brilliant! That is what

it is all about. That is the one! She is wet!

LAUGHTER ... Good girls! This is all good for your rugby. Come on, girls.

Keep hold of that box. Come on, get under it. Keep it going. Come on,

girls. Good teamwork, good teamwork. I like the tactic. Holding up the

tyres. I am liking bad. Go on, Beth. Getting soaking wet.

Are you soaking wet? She is all right!

How was that? Added you find that? It was really fun, but really cold.

Really cold? Cold? Freezing! Was it good fun? Good fun. Really good

teamwork. You could see the leaders in there. They have really directed

us, how to do the task to the best of our ability. Will it help you on

the rugby pitch? Definitely. Just what we need it as a team. We got

together, got stuck in. We communicated much Better Together.

It was a really good laugh. I think we all enjoyed it. We need all this

to get on together. I learned a lot about the girls I did not know about

them today. We have bonded so much better. I think it is going to help

us all the way through. OK, well done. It was brilliant and I hope

you enjoyed it. I will be back after Christmas. Do not let it slip, OK?

Come on, girls. Back to the sports awards and

on the 7th of December we'll find BBC Cymru Wales Sports personality

Of The Year. Now for a look

at the final four contenders. BBC Wales sports personality of the

year 2050 eight heroes and eight inspirations. -- 2000. Ash 2015.

The assassin and now a world champion. Lee Selby, only the 12

Welsh man to be crowned boxing world champion after he pleaded his

opponent for the title in May and he crossed the Atlantic and defeated

three which division world champion Fernando. He has signed with Floyd

Mayweather's advisor and the world now beckons for Lee Selby.

Swimming, cycling, running. This woman can do it all. Triathlon is

the most demanding sport. Non Stanford once again can claim to be

among the best. After almost two years out with injury she finished

second in the World Championship final and the elliptic test event.

Her podium placing in Rio de Janeiro has guaranteed Olympic selection. --

the athletic test event. This man is a machine on two wheels.

Geraint Thomas is as comfortable on the Alps as he is on the cobbled

roads in Belgium. It was the winner of one of the toughest races in the

world, and the week-long tour of the Algarve. He rode through the pain to

lead Chris Froome to a second Tour de France yellow. All in green on!

Go, now! This man has led us to the Euros. The Welsh rocket at the back,

Ashley Williams. The first man to and Wales the way major tournament

in 57 years. The defence it only four ten matches and Williams led

his club Swansea City to the highest ever Premiership then. Up by

telephone or I'd actual date of your choice Monday. -- you can vote by

telephone or by text for the person of your choice on...

Congratulations to all the nominees and the winner will be

announced at the Sport Awards in Cardiff on the 7th of December.

There will also be an award for coach of the year,

And the three nominees are... Rowing coach, Robbie Williams. -- Robin.

Wales football manager Chris Ullman. Welsh rugby coach, Warren Gatland.

-- Chris. -- Chris Coleman. but before I go, let

me remind you, will take place on

the 7th of December in Cardiff and they'll be live on BBC Radio Wales,

online at bbc.co.uk/sportwales