New Year's Honours

[amateur51]

So, what are your children called? & perhaps you could give us a New Year treat & use your tattoos as your avatar

I think that David Beckham's behaviour as a father is exemplary. Sure he & his wife chooses unusual name but that's not a hanging offence, surely.

[amateur51]

if I didn't already think that the list was a disgraceful farce, and just a sideshow of an old order which will one day be swept away, the fact that Karen Brady has got a gong would just about take the ****** biscuit.

There are no polite words.

I really, really hope that soft porn united get relegated.

It's funny how the NYOL and that concert in Vienna come around at the same time - anachronisms both, beloved by some, not by me

[teamsaint]

It's funny how the NYOL and that concert in Vienna come around at the same time - anachronisms both, beloved by some, not by me

Rather helps to explain how Tottenham got shafted in the Stadium process too. Very dirty business.

[Stanfordian]

So, what are your children called? & perhaps you could give us a New Year treat & use your tattoos as your avatar

Hiya Flosshilde, Those are for me to know and you to guess!

[Parry1912]

According to the BBC Website, she got her gong for "Services to Music".

Does that mean that she's given up singing? Surely that would be her greatest service to music.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

(have you ever tried talking with your tongue in your cheek?)

Myuhmpff

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Does that mean that she's given up singing? Surely that would be her greatest service to music.

- cruel but fair, Parry

[visualnickmos]

..... and still no DBE for Ida Haendel ! Perhaps we should petition ?

Maybe she doesn't actually want anything.....

[cloughie]

AR ? I think that is being a bit harsh on Andrew Ridgeley

Add GM and you have a double Wham-my!

[cloughie]

Some people have expressed disappointment that David Beckham OBE wasn’t given a knighthood. This certainly would not have been for his services on the soccer pitch in recent years. Sir Alex Ferguson (a pretty good judge I would think) sold him in 2003 to Real Madrid when he felt his contribution to the team was on the wane. I believe Beckham was never the same player but when he was at Real Madrid and later Los Angeles Galaxy and on loan to AC Milan wherever he went merchandise sales were maximised. One might say that soccer clubs were buying a celebrity, male model who could cross the ball wonderfully.

So if any potential knighthood was to be given it cannot have been for football reasons so then it must have been for having tattoos, stating how much he loves his unusually named children and for his good looks. Well, I have two of those attributes. What me jealous of his handsome looks, certainly not!

Most of Beckham's services this year appear to have benefited France, America and David Beckham. I would have thought that after the money he has made out of the English game he might have put some back maybe as a player-coach in the lower leagues!

[Mary Chambers]

the fact that Karen Brady has got a gong would just about take the ****** biscuit.

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Who's Karen Brady?

I'm beginning to feel like that judge who said "Who's Marilyn Monroe?"

[visualnickmos]

.....the fact that Karen Brady has got a gong would just about take the ****** biscuit.

teamsaint: excellently put!

Ample proof (as if it was needed) of what an archaic and nonsensical thing the honours system. The whole thing is rubbish.

[teamsaint]

Who's Karen Brady?

I'm beginning to feel like that judge who said "Who's Marilyn Monroe?"

I'll spare you the Wiki links Mary, but in short....
She is CEO (or similar) at West Ham United . Previously she was CEO at Birmingham city. Main point is that she works for Gold and Sullivan, 2 very rich men who made their money at the Star and other soft porn type publishing ventures.

Not a group of people you would want to cross, and also, unhappily responsible for getting this deal to be more or less given the olympic stadium.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21889864

The deal is £15m up front, £2m a year rent, conversion costs (of approx £200 million) to a football stadium at public expense.There were other bidders, notably Tottenham,a bigger and wealthier club, but a highly lucrative deal was given to WHU . Interesting that Brady is a staunch Conservative supporter.
(by which I mean supporter of the present government, no party political point intended).

[hafod]

Who's Karen Brady?

I'm beginning to feel like that judge who said "Who's Marilyn Monroe?"

Or indeed the judge who asked "What is a Kylie Minogue?"

[Mary Chambers]

Thanks for telling me who the Brady woman is. I don't think I'll bother to find out more.