Sir Jimmy

[Papabendi]

Anderson Knighted.

[Steve1956]

Anderson Knighted.

Well deserved....should have got Knighted long before now though.

[bobinho]

Better late than never…. Congratulations Sir James

All we need now is the town to honour him properly.

That’ll be some wait….

[Milltown1882]

Just announced that he will be receiving a knighthood. Well deserved for Burnley's own Jimmy.

[Milltown1882]

Duplicate thread feel free to merge/delete

[Bosscat]

Arise Sir James of Burnley

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Superb news and well deserved recognition

Although the system is seriously f***** when the same honours list is creating Lord Michael Gove....

[ClaretTony]

If there is to be an honours system then it’s right that Jimmy has been knighted. Congratulations to our town’s greatest ever sportsman.

[Rowls]

Congratulations Sir Jimmy.

[bodge]

Great news for Jimmy and the town, delighted with this.

[Mondsley]

Well deserved....should have got Knighted long before now though.

I think the convention is that knighthoods are only given once the individuals have finished playing for their national team. I am reliably informed that the only person to buck this trend is Richard Hadlee. Anyway, this is so richly deserved for a fabulous cricketer and thoroughly decent young man.

[ashtonlongsider]

Congratulations Sir Jimmy and in the scheme of things very well deserved. Lets hope it's not long before the same honour is bestowed on Kevin Sinfield.

[FCBurnley]

Sir Jimmy of Lyndhurst Rd and Turf Moor ( cricket) Unbelievable achievement and career.

[Juan Tanamera]

Congratulations Sir Jimmy and in the scheme of things very well deserved. Lets hope it's not long before the same honour is bestowed on Kevin Sinfield.

That should be a given without a doubt.

[MrTopTier]

Yes Jimmy.

[HurstGrangeClaret]

As a former St. Teds pupil, would be interested to know if any other old boys/girls have ever been honoured.
Well done Sir James on long overdue recognition.

[Clarets4me]

As a former St. Teds pupil, would be interested to know if any other old boys/girls have ever been honoured.
Well done Sir James on long overdue recognition.

Sir Vincent Fean, British Diplomat ( St Theodores 1963-71 ) was knighted in 2005, and was formerly the British High Commissioner to Malta ( 2002-06 ), Ambassador to Libya ( 2006-10 ) and Consul General to Jerusalem ( 2010-14 ) ...

[GordonvaleClaret]

Better late than never…. Congratulations Sir James

All we need now is the town to honour him properly.

That’ll be some wait….

Maybe rename St James Street to Sir James Street.

[GordonvaleClaret]

Sir Vincent Fean, British Diplomat ( St Theodores 1963-71 ) was knighted in 2005, and was formerly the British High Commissioner to Malta ( 2002-06 ), Ambassador to Libya ( 2006-10 ) and Consul General to Jerusalem ( 2010-14 ) ...

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/s ... _years_on/

[Lord_Bob]

Just build the bloody statue - he deserves nothing less.

[timshorts]

Superb news and well deserved recognition

Although the system is seriously f***** when the same honours list is creating Lord Michael Gove....

I'm no particular fan of Michael gove, but I agree with that one. He is basically volunteering himself to carry on working and serving the country in what is probably the only thing that he is any good at. You can't serve in the house of lords unless you are a lord in the first place.

That said, there are those that you would not want to see there for various reasons. We could do without a lady dorries of Selfpromotion, lord boris of Partygate and lady truss of Brokeville, for instance.

[Burnley1989]

Absolute legend, and whilst at 36 im past the age of having a "favourite player" hes my sporting hero

[jdrobbo]

[RPH]

Out of interest, are there any more knights from Burnley?

[Fretters]

Out of interest, are there any more knights from Burnley?

Sir Ian McKellen.

[RPH]

Sir Ian McKellen.

Thanks. I even knew that one. Scott Park Rd born. Any more?

[Poulton-le-Claret]

I'm no particular fan of Michael gove, but I agree with that one. He is basically volunteering himself to carry on working and serving the country in what is probably the only thing that he is any good at. You can't serve in the house of lords unless you are a lord in the first place.

That said, there are those that you would not want to see there for various reasons. We could do without a lady dorries of Selfpromotion, lord boris of Partygate and lady truss of Brokeville, for instance.

Since I genuinely did not intend to derail Jimmy's thread (and probably should have thought of that in my initial post), I'll agree to disagree on that one TS (except your second para, which I accept as fact!)

[GordonvaleClaret]

Out of interest, are there any more knights from Burnley?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Yorke_Scarlett

sort of

[Clarets4me]

Sir John Stuttard, Lord Mayor of London 2006-07 was born in Burnley in 1945, Lord Waddington of Read, ( formerly David Waddington, Home Secretary ) was born here in 1929, and Sir Willis Jackson, Engineer, was also born in Burnley in 1904 ...

[HurstGrangeClaret]

Since I genuinely did not intend to derail Jimmy's thread (and probably should have thought of that in my initial post), I'll agree to disagree on that one TS (except your second para, which I accept as fact!)

Let’s not get political on what is a tribute to Burnley’s greatest ever sportsman.

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Let’s not get political on what is a tribute to Burnley’s greatest ever sportsman.

Hence why I said I will agree to disagree and leave it at that

[TheFamilyCat]

Time he got his whites back on.

[Harrythomsonscap]

Sir Jonas Moore born in Higham 1617 he helped to establish Greenwich Observatory

[Steve1956]

I think the convention is that knighthoods are only given once the individuals have finished playing for their national team. I am reliably informed that the only person to buck this trend is Richard Hadlee. Anyway, this is so richly deserved for a fabulous cricketer and thoroughly decent young man.

Oh right fair enough.