Knighthood for Beckham

[durhamclaret]

Just been announced, thoughts ?

[ClaretTony]

Worked hard enough for long enough to get it despite chucking his money into projects in other countries.

[BurnleyMickSouth]

Well hes been waiting long enough, but his wife will think shes someone now, for a start she cant bloody sing, and being " POSH" should be right up her street, Lady " Posh" Victoria Beckham, sounds about right,

[MrTopTier]

Worked with UNICEF for over 20 years as well as other charity work.
Been an ambassador around the world for this Country, ok not without a bit of controversy, but if you believe in the honours system, he ticks all the boxes.

[ollieclarets8]

By hook or by crook he got there eventually.

[Tribesmen]

Yep he deserves one .

[taio]

Seems reasonable in the context of these things.

[Anonymous Claret]

He's done enough grovelling and arse licking to evil bastards like Gates, Charles and Co to merit it.
Whatever they want him to say on vaccines or climate change etc. he is always willing to be a mouthpiece to influence the masses. This is reward. He's always craved it, the narcissistic piece of ****.
I appreciate it is not everyone's view but as you are asking for opinions here's mine.

[whiffa]

Personally think he absolutely deserves a knighthood for his work off the pitch alone.

[yTib]

He's done enough grovelling and arse licking to evil bastards like Gates, Charles and Co to merit it.
Whatever they want him to say invaccines or climate change etc. he is always willing to be a mouthpiece to influence the masses. This is reward. He's always craved it, the narcissistic piece of ****.
I appreciate it is not everyone's view but as you are asking for opinions here's mine.

how joyous!

personally i think the system lacks merit on the most part but as feeble as he his on the adverts, he always tried hard for england.

for england.

[ŽižkovClaret]

He's done enough grovelling and arse licking to evil bastards like Gates, Charles and Co to merit it.
Whatever they want him to say on vaccines or climate change etc. he is always willing to be a mouthpiece to influence the masses. This is reward. He's always craved it, the narcissistic piece of ****.
I appreciate it is not everyone's view but as you are asking for opinions here's mine.

Hope that tinfoil headwear isn't too tight x

[Burnley1989]

Personally think he absolutely deserves a knighthood for his work off the pitch alone.

Ditto, seems a nice chap to be fair

[NottsClaret]

I'd love to be offered a knighthood for services to pedantic arguments on here, just so I could turn it down. Load of nonsense.

[ŽižkovClaret]

Tbh if i was offered one i'd likely take it so my folks had a day out down the palace, and for the plane upgrades

When you see some of the grovelling backside licking politicians who get them i'd feel like i was balancing it out, somewhat.....

We could do with revising the naming of some titles though, the Empire stuff is a best left in the past IMO

[Squidgy]

I don’t object to this but I’d be a hell of a lot happier if Kevin Sinfield gets one.

[Lakeland Claret]

Knighthoods are so outdated and even more so for sportsman . Don't get the significance at all these days . Sounds like he s been trying to "earn" it for a while . Which is wrong for me as well but there you go

[ŽižkovClaret]

I don’t object to this but I’d be a hell of a lot happier if Kevin Sinfield gets one.

Eligible next year is it? Would seem to be a shoo-in once the time restriction drops off

[bobinho]

No problem with this. Great player, seems like a decent chap and does plenty for charities and he’s a good ambassador.

Nice one GB.

PS. As mentioned earlier, be nice for Kev Sinfield to be recognised.

[NottsClaret]

I don’t object to this but I’d be a hell of a lot happier if Kevin Sinfield gets one.

Nobody from Rugby League has ever got one, and I doubt many people deserve one more from the world of sport. But then it's a northern, working class sport.

[Duffer_]

The honours system, hereditary peers and the monarchy have no place in a society of grown-ups.

[elwaclaret]

The honours system, hereditary peers and the monarchy have no place in a society of grown-ups.

When you find a society of grownups can you please point them out to me. The ruling classes will not be going anywhere soon, not while they can point down and scream…. immigrants! Look at the benefit scrounges! Etc and get society looking down for our problems.

[Woodleyclaret]

Long overdue despite the feelings of some. He has been a good ambassador for several charities
But Kevin Sinefield definitely deserves on as well. Certainly Kevin before a civil servant who for some bizarre reason gets a knighthood for actually doing their job.

[Deathtrip]

A little bit of sick came in my mouth when I heard the news how this guy brown noses his way in life really does make me puke

[Stalbansclaret]

All I can think about is him learning of this news and looking as smug as he does when sitting at the bar in those bloody Stella Artois ads. Still remember the emails which were disclosed a few years back expressing his disgust at not receiving a knighthood when other lesser mortals were being honoured.

[Boss Hogg]

The honours system has long been a joke. Agree that if anyone from sport deserves one though Kevin Sinfield should be right up there. Whereas Beckham might be interested in raising his own profile and possibly pushed on by his wife Sinfield is genuinely just trying to help a cause. I’ve met him and he’s very down to earth and selfless.

[Eagle Claret]

Not my favourite bloke, but when you think of Sir Gavin Williamson, Sir Jeremy Hunt, Sir Michael Gove, Sir Tony Blair etc etc. Yes he does deserve it.

[boatshed bill]

Not my favourite bloke, but when you think of Sir Gavin Williamson, Sir Jeremy Hunt, Sir Michael Gove, Sir Tony Blair etc etc. Yes he does deserve it.

Yes, it's about time the whole thing was stopped. It's been a joke for years.

[Duffer_]

How anybody can take the honours system seriously when Andrea Jenkyns has a damehood is beyond me.

[Volvoclaret]

Not my favourite bloke, but when you think of Sir Gavin Williamson, Sir Jeremy Hunt, Sir Michael Gove, Sir Tony Blair etc etc. Yes he does deserve it.

Agree, but you forgot Sir Keir two tier Starmer

[KRBFC]

He's done enough grovelling and arse licking to evil bastards like Gates, Charles and Co to merit it.
Whatever they want him to say on vaccines or climate change etc. he is always willing to be a mouthpiece to influence the masses. This is reward. He's always craved it, the narcissistic piece of ****.
I appreciate it is not everyone's view but as you are asking for opinions here's mine.

Surprised people view Beckham as a narcissist given he doesn't really speak on anything, I thought post football he would be the type to appear on every movie/TV show, he's done quite the opposite, seems to live a really private life.

[chipbutty]

He's done enough grovelling and arse licking to evil bastards like Gates, Charles and Co to merit it.
Whatever they want him to say on vaccines or climate change etc. he is always willing to be a mouthpiece to influence the masses. This is reward. He's always craved it, the narcissistic piece of ****.
I appreciate it is not everyone's view but as you are asking for opinions here's mine.

Yes, but your opinions don't count because you are anonymous.
Beckham has deserved it far more than some clowns who have received it before him.

[GordonvaleClaret]

This thread doesn't seem as positive as the similar one for Jimmy.
Just my opinion!

[Taffy on the wing]

Just been announced, thoughts ?

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[RammyClaret61]

One person who did tremendously for the sport he was involved in, that I believe should be a sir.

Dickie Bird.

[karatekid]

I watched a fly on the wall style tv documentary on the beckhams a couple of years ago and tbh they seem like a normal family behind closed doors. Like many celebrities they portray an image in front of the camera but that isn’t necessarily who they really are.
Many of us are different people at work to what we are at home.
As for the knighthood, it doesn’t affect me so I don’t give it too much thought.

[JohnMcGreal]

The honours system is all a bit silly, really.

As for Beckham, he's spent a lot of money on crisis management and PR agencies over the years so it's nice that he's finally made a return on it.

[Corky]

Whilst we have a monarchy in this country then we will continue with this anachronistic bit of nonsense. A system that continues to celebrate empire and is largely controlled by the establishment and thus is incredibly hierarchical. Hence those seen as lowly but worthy get a BEM but people like Starmer who was poor as DPP just got a Knighthood for doing his job. Similarly high ranking civil servants, police and the military all get gongs just for breathing. Farcical doesn’t even begin to cover it.

[SouthLondonexile]

This has been a long time coming.
I think he was a magnificent football player.
He has, apart from the World Cup 1998 incident, been a model professional on and off the field.
Sir David Beckham arise.

[IanMcL]

Not definite. just consideration...

If knighthoods are to be awarded then he should have one. He has done more than most to earn it.

[Boss Hogg]

I see we are giving out ‘honours’ to love island slags now. The whole thing makes a mockery of some genuine deserving people. It’s time it was scrapped along with the idiots that award them.

[daveisaclaret]

MBE for a successful campaign against revenge porn and some random ****** is on the internet calling you a slag. Mental.

[Goliath]

He's been trying desperately to get one since he retired. In all honesty the whole thing is a joke and just endorses the idea that famous people are worth more than ordinary folk.

These awards should go to those who go under the radar working their arses off to provide for others not famoud people who might have won wome fames of football once or did some charity work whilst avoiding as much tax as they can without ending up in court.

[MT03ALG]

Sir Gareth and Sir David. Both knighted for winning nothing.