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Offline Highlander

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The New Years Honours List
« on: December 28, 2014, 20:11:05 PM »
(This post is not intended to debate whether the Honours List is a good thing or not)

I have nothing against the man personally but can someone explain to me why Jonny Wilkinson merits a knighthood more than Kenny Dalglish.

 
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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2014, 21:04:04 PM »
Jonny a young man and a Rugby player earns a lot of money.   Kenny Dalglish an older man, played football, was a team manager and also works tirelessly for Cancer Charities and has raised a lot of money. He should be a Sir.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2014, 21:12:33 PM »
As I am sure you know Jacqui, Jonny Wilkinson also does good charity work.

I think that what Kenny did for the city of Liverpool and the survivors and their families in the immediate aftermath of and since Hillsborough merits recognition.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2014, 21:15:32 PM »
I have no idea about what either of these gentlemen have done or haven't done for charity but they actually have to be nominated for an award in order to even be considered.  Somebody somewhere actually has to write the letter of nomination with the supporting letters/references etc from other people.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2014, 21:16:50 PM »
As I am sure you know Jacqui, Jonny Wilkinson also does good charity work.

I think that what Kenny did for the city of Liverpool and the survivors and their families in the immediate aftermath of and since Hillsborough merits recognition.

Taking into account there ages, I would say Kenny has been doing Charity work for a lot longer.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2014, 23:29:32 PM »
Wilkinson spent a large part of his career out of the game through injury.
Perhaps it was for THAT last minute kick.?,

Off topic, but why did Sheridan Smith get an O.B.E.?    The Awards are becoming meaningless.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2014, 11:34:06 AM »
Sheridan Smith has got to be one of the best young female actors in the UK at the moment.  Her acting is superb.  If you saw her in the biopic of Cilla you would know what I mean.  She has won several awards for her stage performances and has done a lot of work for charities behind the scenes.  Well worth it in my opinion.

As Lynne said, people have to be nominated.  If no one nominates then no award.  The question also has to be asked, has Dalglish been nominated in the past but refused an award?  Many people have refused awards over the years.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2014, 11:37:34 AM »
The Awards are becoming meaningless.
My memory must be failing; I can't recall any time when they were meaningful.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2014, 11:59:58 AM »
They should scrap these awards. If you are involved in charity work then it should be from the heart, and not to gain some idiotic meaningless title.

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Re: The New Years Honours List
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2014, 12:35:17 PM »
The Manager of our local Cancer Research Shop got the M.B.E. last year and it was not meaningless for her. She has worked for this organisation for 22 years despite suffering from crohns disease and other illnesses herself.  She is only around 6 stone in weight and has both her arms strapped up to strengthen them. 
I don't think I have ever seen anyone work so hard behind the scenes of the shop.  This is the sort of person that should be honoured and not pop stars and actors. 




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