"Arise, Sir Geoffrey"!

moulesy
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edited September 2019 in Sports #1

A long overdue honour for one of the country's greatest cricketers - from the era when cricketers were sportsmen first and "celebrities" second.

Controversial, it's bound to be, but for me, "Congratulations Sir Geoffrey Boycott" - one of Theresa May's better decisions! wink

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  • ABM
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    edited September 2019 #2

    Now I'm waiting for the Test Match starting on Thursday  !!

    There really MUST be some banter 'tween Aggers and Boyks smile

  • Wherenext
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    edited September 2019 #3

    Sorry, M but I totally disagree. Then again I think the Honours system is a shambles, full of cronyism, pay back for favours done and too easily brought into disrepute.

    As for Boycott. Someone should give him a slap, preferably a woman!

  • ABM
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    edited September 2019 #4

    I cannot agree with your last comment WN, simply because I, too,  am no angel. embarassed

  • Cornersteady
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    edited September 2019 #5

    +1 M

  • Freddy55
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    edited September 2019 #6

    I suppose I’m a bit in two minds, given the court ruling. There’s no denying though, he was a fantastic cricketer, and love him or loathe him, he makes for very good listening. Opinionated? Yes. Boring? No.

  • Oneputt
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    edited September 2019 #7

    We normal mortals don’t get honours for doing our daily jobs no matter how well we do them.  All these honours for so called personalities, sportsmen/women, politicians and civil servants need to be stopped in favour of ordinary people who contribute so much to our society doing what they do often without reward

  • Extugger
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    edited September 2019 #8

    Well said.

    These people should be setting examples, not appearing in Tabloids for all the wrong reasons, or worse still, the Court system.

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited September 2019 #9

    I have no time for ‘professional’ Yorkshiremen, waxing lyrical of their love of the white rose county, their life within the bosom of Yorkshire folk, then they move darn sarf as soon as they fill their pockets with brass😤😤

  • Wherenext
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    edited September 2019 #10

    I agree Rocky but I don't think it's restricted to Yorkshire. Sean Connery springs immediately to mind.

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited September 2019 #11

    Is he the guy who supports Scottish independence from his home in the Bahamas?🤔😊

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