Player-of-Year chase just another load of Bowls

See how far you can get through this report on whether the right guy won 2006 Player of the Year honours, before the phrase Bowl Championship Series crosses your mind.

I got as far as "Let's begin again by differentiating between rankings and polls..." before my blood really started running cold.

We need to get a grip here, people: the gloss is peeling away from our game fast. The UIGEA is making us outlaws and now those who would invest poker with a little more 'cred' in popular culture by labelling it 'sport', are being sawn off at the knees.

The game needs a fog around its PoY title like it needs Pete Doherty as its global ambassador.

Let's say God is merciful and no more than 10 of these wretched 'polls' and 'rankings' ever materialises. Can we please have it set in stone NOW that the No. 1 player from each gets round the same table in December each year and plays to the last man standing?

Pleeease...?