Bradley Wiggins Knighthood?

[withdeanwombat]

All honours are bogus.

Did you watch Undercover Boss in the care industry ? Every bloody worker deserved as much praise at least as our sportspeople and any shed load of actors (whose business is,after all,pretence).

Scrap this idiotic nonsense,and do it yesterday.

 

[Stat Brother]

He's currently on record as saying he'd turn down a knighthood if offered one, so no I don't expect Sir Brad any time soon.

An easy thing to say, when it's not been offered.

 

[Don Quixote]

Why hasn't Ringo Starr been knighted? He's done more for music in this country and the world than most other people. It is a disgrace.

 

[Storer 68]

What about David Beckham, IMO should defiantly be knighted. Has done a lot for the country, getting Olympics and world cup bid.

Suspect his living in LA isn’t helping his cause.

like what has he done for this country.

winners of the world cup only got MBEs and OBEs. Beckham for all his being abrilliant player hasnever appeared in a major international final for England.

But I like the idea of being DEFIANTLY knighted.

Dragged in front of the Queen shouting "No no no I don't want it. Stick to sword where the sun don't shine your maj!!"

 

[Greg Bobkin]

This 'most successful' tag is an odd one. Yes, Wiggins has more medals than Redgrave, but not as many golds. If that makes BW the most successful, presumably if an athlete were to win eight bronze medals (and no others), they would take title from him. Is that why some people insist on it being most decorated, not most successful?

The medals table is done on most gold medals, so, for me, Redgrave, with five golds at five Olympics, is still top. Can't fault Wiggins' year though. Tremendous effort.

 

[Flavor Flav]

Wiggins has a CBE already so its nailed on after this year. Dave Brailsford will definately get one too for his role in British cycling and team sky. Both very well deserved.

 

[Storer 68]

Wiggins has a CBE already so its nailed on after this year. Dave Brailsford will definately get one too for his role in British cycling and team sky. Both very well deserved.

One problem could be that there is a usual gap of five years between awarding a CBE and a KBE. Wiggins got his CBE in 2009 so they might have to imoress upon the palace a need for an exception. Couild be a stumbling block?

On 31 December Wiggins was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours

 

[terryberry1]

f***. That.

So you dont think that the greatest manager of all time is worthy of a knighthood

 

[Flavor Flav]

One problem could be that there is a usual gap of five years between awarding a CBE and a KBE. Wiggins got his CBE in 2009 so they might have to imoress upon the palace a need for an exception. Couild be a stumbling block?

On 31 December Wiggins was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours

Oh right ok I wasn't aware of that. It would be a shame not to honour him for the year he's had though. What was the gap between Chris Hoy's CBE and Knighthood? (assuming he received a CBE)

 

[Publius Ovidius]

absolute shoe in for sports personality of the year though!!!

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

bradley wiggins legendary status is now cast in stone

in the future, grand children will ask you "was he really that good?"

yes,he was

 

[Marxo]

Three of Brad's olympic golds have been for individual events, Redgrave has never won an individual (olympic) event. The tour de France is a bigger accomplishment than any olympic medal.

 

[drew]

Three of Brad's olympic golds have been for individual events, Redgrave has never won an individual (olympic) event. The tour de France is a bigger accomplishment than any olympic medal.

Tour de France is a team sport though, still a great win but couldn't have done it without the team around him.

 

[Storer 68]

Oh right ok I wasn't aware of that. It would be a shame not to honour him for the year he's had though. What was the gap between Chris Hoy's CBE and Knighthood? (assuming he received a CBE)

don't worry, won't be a problem

 

[Storer 68]

Oh right ok I wasn't aware of that. It would be a shame not to honour him for the year he's had though. What was the gap between Chris Hoy's CBE and Knighthood? (assuming he received a CBE)

Hoy was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to cycling" in the 2005 New Year Honours.[18]

Hoy was knighted in the 2009 New Year Honours "for services to Sport

 

[Stat Brother]

Why hasn't Ringo Starr been knighted? He's done more for music in this country and the world than most other people. It is a disgrace.

He's not even the best knight in The Beatles.

 

[Foolg]

Went up today, watched from Esher and managed to catch the top 12 riders twice due to the loop style circuit around that part. EVERYBODY was completely for the idea when somebody brought it up, must've been 50 or 60 people I heard myself suggest the idea alone. Today was incredible, so many people, 95% of which knew nothing about cycling, but I guess that's the whole point of these games to an extent, inspiring a generation.

This goes beyond what Kelly Holmes has done in sport IMO, and that's no disrespect to Kelly whatsoever. She's got one.

 

[Common as Mook]

So you dont think that the greatest manager of all time is worthy of a knighthood

No I don't. He's a classless oaf.