Beckham To Be Knighted?. British soccer star DAVID BECKHAM is reportedly set to become a 'Sir' in QUEEN ELIZABETH II's New Year's honours list.... (more)
A knighthood for "services to football" - what a total exaggeration of the man's contribution to the modern game. Just what exactly has David Beckham won or done that would put his contribution to the game at such a lofty peak to merit a knighthood ? Bob Paisley and Bill Shankly did more in their time at Liverpool than any domestic club manager other than Sir Alex Ferguson - yet what rewards did they receive ? Their contributions certainly merited more than what was given to them.
Knighthoods ought to reflect established achievement over a considerable period of time - and certainly longer than this overpaid blunderman has been pulling on his overpriced boots.
As other posters have said, this is just one further example of the honours system turning into a complete farce. It is about time it was done away with once and for all - but then again Tony Blair needs a source of income so yet more honours will be sold to donors to the Labour Party - wonder if that is how Mr Beckham will secure his title ?
by Annie
A knighthood for "services to football" - what a total exaggeration of the man's contribution to the modern game. Just what exactly has David Beckham won or done that would put his contribution to the game at such a lofty peak to merit a knighthood ? Bob Paisley and Bill Shankly did more in their time at Liverpool than any domestic club manager other than Sir Alex Ferguson - yet what rewards did they receive ? Their contributions certainly merited more than what was given to them.
Knighthoods ought to reflect established achievement over a considerable period of time - and certainly longer than this overpaid blunderman has been pulling on his overpriced boots.
As other posters have said, this is just one further example of the honours system turning into a complete farce. It is about time it was done away with once and for all - but then again Tony Blair needs a source of income so yet more honours will be sold to donors to the Labour Party - wonder if that is how Mr Beckham will secure his title ?