Knighthood for Beckham?

[fred milne]

The mind boggles......

 

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Beckham 'in line for knighthood'

 

 

Staff and agencies

Thursday May 31, 2007

Guardian Unlimited

 

 

David Beckham could be in line to receive a knighthood, it emerged today.

The former England captain is said to be among those being considered for the accolade in the Queen's birthday honours and Tony Blair's resignation honours, to be announced later this year.

 

As well as his record as England captain, Beckham's claim to a knighthood is said to be bolstered by his work for charity and his role in securing the 2012 Olympic Games for London.

 

The revelation emerged as the Cabinet Office today dismissed reports that Whitehall officials were seeking to block a knighthood for the football star. A spokeswoman said civil servants were not in a position to halt nominations and there had been no discussions of that kind.

 

Reports in the Evening Standard this morning suggested questions had been raised over a possible honour for Beckham because of his planned move to the USA.

 

An unnamed source was quoted as saying there was concern that Beckham's five-year contract with Los Angeles Galaxy might prevent him appearing again in an England shirt, shortly after his recall to the squad for next week's European Championship qualifier against Estonia.

 

But the Cabinet Office spokeswoman said the department - which oversees the honours process - did not recognise the claim.

 

Names are currently being considered for inclusion in Tony Blair's resignation honours list, as well as the Queen's annual birthday honours.

 

It is not known whether 32-year-old Beckham is among them, but speculation is rife that he may be about to add to the OBE he won in 2003.

 

Under a system set up following a 2004 review of the transparency of honours awards, any sporting stars nominated for gongs are scrutinised by the sport honours committee, chaired by the former chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board Lord MacLaurin.

 

Also sitting on the committee are leading figures from the world of sport including Dame Tanni Grey Thompson, Sir Matthew Pinsent, Tessa Sanderson and Sir Bobby Robson, as well as a senior civil servant from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

 

Names approved by this body are passed on for review by the main honours committee, chaired by the head of the home civil service, cabinet secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell, which agrees the final list for submission through the prime minister to the Queen.

 

A knighthood for the Real Madrid star would make his former Spice Girl wife Lady Beckham - a title she has made clear she would relish.

 

She told the BBC last year: "I'd love that, that would be quite fabulous. It's just so camp, it's wonderful isn't it? Lady Victoria... that would be quite amazing."

 

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[pipnasty]

She told the BBC last year: "I'd love that, that would be quite fabulous. It's just so camp, it's wonderful isn't it? Lady Victoria... that would be quite amazing."

 

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2092444,00.html

 

 

Change the words 'quite amazing' for the phrase 'an absolute f***ing travesty and an example of all that is wrong with the world today' and she would be half right.

 

He'll end up being King of England one day.

[Ronnie Whelan]

f***ing insane. The Knights of old will turn in their collective graves.

[Stevie H]

it'll do tony blair's US speaking tour no harm at all.

[Cobs]

it'll do tony blair's US speaking tour no harm at all.

[Behind Enemy Lines]

AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH FFS - why can't we just kill him & then he can be a martyr - much more exclusive club that one

[kop205]

Why not?

 

Whole thing is a f***ing farce anyway so can't think of anyone better suited. Says all you need to know about how meaningless these things are.

[Rimbeux]

This cannot be allowed to happen. He's achieved nothing that marks him out as a player over Scholes or Giggs other than become very famous and a slave to his image. His leadership of the England team has brought through an era of empty failure and ego driven hype. No f***in way is he anywhere near someone such Botham in terms of personal sporting achievement or charity work

[Mike]

if he gets one im sending mine back.

[Spike]

I reckon it's time that knights should do our fighting again. Send them over to the 'Ghan man.

[R A Softlad]

if he gets one im sending mine back.

 

Mike, they said Knighthood not nightie...

[fred milne]

This cannot be allowed to happen. He's achieved nothing that marks him out as a player over Scholes or Giggs other than become very famous and a slave to his image. His leadership of the England team has brought through an era of empty failure and ego driven hype. No f***in way is he anywhere near someone such Botham in terms of personal sporting achievement or charity work

I think you're forgetting the 2-2 home draw to Greece.

[floyd]

Sir Bobby Robson,

Dear old Bobby is trying to get Carl Cort in the House of Lords.

[New York Red]

Who cares. All of those awards are a lot of complete bullsh*t anyway. I'd tell them to shove it up their ars*s if they wanted to give me one.

[Cheesecake]

what was it a german magazine said about how the english view women?

oh yeah " they take the scankist bitches and view them as attractive"

 

or something like that. if shes a lady its lady scank and i can only guess what he is. isnt it time people stopped seeing the beckhams as attractive and instead saw the reality of jumped up trackies with some notes in their pocket?

 

are they different, are they special? are they f***.

as for a royal reward be it knighthood or whatever, do me a favour, there are cops on the beat, nurses doctors who deserve it more that these two tossers.

 

a waste or air those two

 

c****.

[fyds]

He'll still be C**t to to his mates...

[_00_deathscar]

He'll still be C**t to to his mates...

 

Harsh on Mike that...

[Guest Anders Honoré]

My immediate thought was that of course Beckham should be knighted - It would complete his image.

 

Go David.

[ion]

Silver lining - at least it'll annoy the hell out of "Sir Alex Ferguson" when he and "Sir David Beckham" are mentioned in the same sentence.

[The Hitman]

This cannot be allowed to happen. He's achieved nothing that marks him out as a player over Scholes or Giggs other than become very famous and a slave to his image.

He's not even near to those two in terms of footballing achievements.

Their medal collections,particularly Giggs,dwarfs his.

[Bootle Buck]

Arise Sir David............................... Knight of the odd free kick in a hundred.

[Flanders]

Who honestly cares anyway?

[Guest Linton]

Knighthood... I don't mind Beckham at all but I do mind royalist crap. Nobodies getting money for being...nothing. A bit like Seth Johnson.

[£440,000]

I'm appalled it's only a knighthood. It should be a lordship and there should be a place for him in Gordon's first cabinet. The man is wasted on a football pitch.