As arguably 2 of our greatest ever sportsman I think it is well earned...
It's nice but I don't give honours any weight.
For some volunteers or hard working charity persons it's amazing recognition however. I feel it should be for them and not sports, to, entertainment stars and famous artists etc.
Hard to draw a line.
Nice to see Sian Massey get a MBE for being born female.
Or it might be for being head & shoulders above any one of her male counterparts. Certainly not for embarrassing herself, as your post does you.
What makes her head & shoulders above?
Or are you just desperately trying to be PC?
The fact that she made a damn sight better job of running the line than any of her male counterparts that I've seen. I've frequently called better decisions from the back of the stand than her male counterparts and been proved right by TV afterwards, whenever I disagreed with her decisions and could check on TV I was wrong. Sadly she had to be that much better to survive at that level.
I desperately try to be many things, but anyone who knows me knows that PC ain't one of them. I have no time for being PC for the sake of it whatsoever. Is that really the best defence you've got for your sexist claptrap?
Well done Murray and Mo
Really not sure on Jess Ennis, her achievements are very sub par compared to so many other amazing athletes we have. Dare I say being a pretty girl has got her more attention than she deserves, even if she did win an Olympic gold.
Nice to see Sian Massey get a MBE for being born female.
Seriously?
Her event was the Heptathlon - 7 events over 2 days , the toughest for the female athletes
And in her career she won 6 major titles including 3 World Titles plus another 8 medals
Yet you believe its about her looks ! Well that's one way to belittle the achievements of one of the best female Athletes the UK has seen if not the best
Never heard of her, so cannot comment.
Knighthoods and Dames seem to be handed out like Mars bars these days to sports and entertainment 'celebrities'.
Murray is far too young.
Never heard of her, so cannot comment.
Knighthoods and Dames seem to be handed out like Mars bars these days to sports and entertainment 'celebrities'.
Murray is far too young.
I agree she's done superb. But Denise Lewis has done just as well IMO. I don't think she's got the extra recognition due to her looks.
More that they're given out more freely now.
Personally I'd rather they were given to the common person who does exceptional work. Not sports stars. And certainly not until the end of their career.