Site Supporter MickyD Posted January 1, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2022 Promoted from CBE & DBE to become Knight and Dame respectively. Wasn’t the request for Nat Lofthouse to be elevated to Sir Nat greeted with the response they don’t ‘promote’ civil honours for the same thing they were given the earlier award? Whilst not particularly arsed what titles Mr and Mrs Kenny hold, what, beyond cycling, have they done to deserve the elevated honour that Nat remained unqualified for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter only1swanny Posted January 1, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) Saw a list of honours this morning and it did seem it's pretty much "Who's done well in sport".. I know there are others but it seems to be a way of giving celebs a higher status. That said we should be happy that a lad from Farnworth has received a Knighthood, as he's obv worked hard to get what he's achieved.. Edit.. realised I was reading the sports honours list.... Edited January 1, 2022 by only1swanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted January 1, 2022 Members Share Posted January 1, 2022 I’ve known Jason since school he is the most humble, modest person you could care to meet. He just knew he would do cycling as a profession and wasn’t that interested in anything else. An extremely funny and lovely man, can’t speak highly of him enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 28 minutes ago, MickyD said: Promoted from CBE & DBE to become Knight and Dame respectively. Wasn’t the request for Nat Lofthouse to be elevated to Sir Nat greeted with the response they don’t ‘promote’ civil honours for the same thing they were given the earlier award? Whilst not particularly arsed what titles Mr and Mrs Kenny hold, what, beyond cycling, have they done to deserve the elevated honour that Nat remained unqualified for? He has become GB's winner of most Olympic golds with his Tokyo win. She has become Gb's female winner of most Olympic golds with her Tokyo win. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted January 1, 2022 Members Share Posted January 1, 2022 Yeah only the seven gold medals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) He hardly lived in the ghetto. He lived in a nice house behind Bradford Road. Didn't he, Rudy. And cycling is so convoluted - riding behind a mophead? Riding really slow staring at each other then taking off at pace? Edited January 1, 2022 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Aldo Raine Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 42 minutes ago, MickyD said: Promoted from CBE & DBE to become Knight and Dame respectively. Wasn’t the request for Nat Lofthouse to be elevated to Sir Nat greeted with the response they don’t ‘promote’ civil honours for the same thing they were given the earlier award? Whilst not particularly arsed what titles Mr and Mrs Kenny hold, what, beyond cycling, have they done to deserve the elevated honour that Nat remained unqualified for? I don't mean to do Nat down, but the Kennys have won a ridiculous amount of Olympic medals for the country, Jason Kenny more than anyone else. It's difficult to argue they shouldn't have recived the honours they have. An a related matter, I'm not in favour of sportspeople being awarded honours whilst still competing. It should be left until they've retired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted January 1, 2022 Members Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said: He hardly lived in the ghetto. He lived in a nice house behind Bradford Road. Didn't he, Rudy. He certainly did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 well done to them Both quick Question He became a Sir would make her a Lady anyway is a Dame Higher ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said: He hardly lived in the ghetto. He lived in a nice house behind Bradford Road. Didn't he, Rudy. And cycling is so convoluted - riding behind a mophead? Riding really slow staring at each other then taking off at pace? the Flower Estate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 1, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2022 52 minutes ago, MickyD said: Promoted from CBE & DBE to become Knight and Dame respectively. Wasn’t the request for Nat Lofthouse to be elevated to Sir Nat greeted with the response they don’t ‘promote’ civil honours for the same thing they were given the earlier award? Whilst not particularly arsed what titles Mr and Mrs Kenny hold, what, beyond cycling, have they done to deserve the elevated honour that Nat remained unqualified for? What does it matter in the end? Fair play to the kennys, but the feelings we have for our Nat remain the same irrespective of awards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, little whitt said: the Flower Estate T'other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted January 1, 2022 Author Site Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2022 One or two are missing my point. I’m not bemoaning the awards given to Mr & Mrs Kenny but questioning the earlier given reason that Nat didn’t do anything beyond football to deserve a knighthood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 1, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2022 Maybe Nat wasn't deemed to have done anything beyond what he'd already done, whereas these two have continued to be successful so got an upgrade? I don't know when Nat got his, and ultimately its water under the bridge any road. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Kenny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, MickyD said: One or two are missing my point. I’m not bemoaning the awards given to Mr & Mrs Kenny but questioning the earlier given reason that Nat didn’t do anything beyond football to deserve a knighthood. He offered me a french fancy once, Sir Nat (the little cakes not a harlot from Bordeaux) he was a genuinely nice bloke. Jason was too I only knew him as a kid though (him not me - was the kid, although I was a kid in relation to now). Edited January 1, 2022 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Aldo Raine Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, MickyD said: One or two are missing my point. I’m not bemoaning the awards given to Mr & Mrs Kenny but questioning the earlier given reason that Nat didn’t do anything beyond football to deserve a knighthood. It's the fact that the Olympic medals they won last year made them the most successful British male and female Olympians ever. Edited January 1, 2022 by Lt. Aldo Raine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 1, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2022 Whitty deserves one just for having to work with that bumbling fucking haemorrhoid these last 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Wait til Boris gets one next year. If not next year it will happen. Inevitable. Put your money on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 1, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Escobarp said: Wait til Boris gets one next year. If not next year it will happen. Inevitable. Put your money on it. All former PM’s get one I thought? It’s in the conetract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobarp Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Spider said: All former PM’s get one I thought? It’s in the conetract I wouldn’t have thought so. But no idea tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted January 1, 2022 Members Share Posted January 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, Escobarp said: Wait til Boris gets one next year. If not next year it will happen. Inevitable. Put your money on it. And still wouldn’t do his hair for the ceremony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted January 1, 2022 Author Site Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2022 Brown hasn’t yet but then Blair only got his today so there’s time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, Escobarp said: Wait til Boris gets one next year. If not next year it will happen. Inevitable. Put your money on it. Gets what, a cap in his fat arse? The title of World's stupidest bottom burp? The medal for Britain's Scruffiest twat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 31 minutes ago, MickyD said: One or two are missing my point. I’m not bemoaning the awards given to Mr & Mrs Kenny but questioning the earlier given reason that Nat didn’t do anything beyond football to deserve a knighthood. He'll always be Sir Nat in my eyes. Well done the Kennys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcolmW Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 45 minutes ago, little whitt said: well done to them Both quick Question He became a Sir would make her a Lady anyway is a Dame Higher ??? Dame (DBE) is equivalent to knight (KBE). Wife of a knight becomes Lady, no added title for husband of a dame. [It's called equality.] Laura and Jason were both CBEs before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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