Arise Sir Doug

[Mac]

Someone called Brian Berry. No idea who he is.

I do.

[pauliewalnuts]

I think today is a very appropriate day to post this piece of youtube brilliance.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's the look on Doug's face that makes it such a classic. I don't think i'll ever tire of watching that video.

[Legion]

I think today is a very appropriate day to post this piece of youtube brilliance.

Love it.

[Toronto Villa]

I think today is a very appropriate day to post this piece of youtube brilliance.

Outstanding sir. I bet the win coupled with his new social status, Doug's grin is wider than the stand bearing his name.

[5ft811st2 Durham]

If a piece of machinery funded by a wealthy person for a hospital saved your life or one of your family's, would you give a toss why they'd funded it or just be grateful that they had?

I'd be extremely grateful of course and would not be interested in their motives, but I wouldn't think they should be knighted.

[The Laughing Policeman]

The best thing is that there will be a little media interest in the Villa for 12 hours ("Doug who?") and the Cameron/Bendall link will pop up again and then we can lay back down as Chelsea beat us an normal service is resumed...

Would you care to rewrite that last bit?
And well done to Herbert for his knighthood for service to charity. If it had been to do with football I wouldn't have been so 'charitable'.

[Chris Harte]

Congratulations to Sir Douglas on his knighthood.

[john e]

I must live in a cave, because I was totally unaware of his services to charity, I mean I know most rich blokes do a bit, but didn't know he was up there with the Bothams of this world

[LeeB]

I must live in a cave, because I was totally unaware of his services to charity, I mean I know most rich blokes do a bit, but didn't know he was up there with the Bothams of this world

It was the 1992-93 "Come down the Villa and we'll give the hospital beds" campaign that swung it for him.

[PeterWithesShin]

A bed for every 1K above 30K wasn't it?

[Dave Cooper please]

I must live in a cave, because I was totally unaware of his services to charity, I mean I know most rich blokes do a bit, but didn't know he was up there with the Bothams of this world

Okay so he doesn't walk the length and breadth of Britain at aged 88, but as mentioned above, he does give a huge amount of his money to a lot of grateful charities. Over the years a lot of Midlands charities have benefited, let's not be ungracious eh?

[Jimmy Smash]

It's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of an needle than for a rich man etc etc... I paraphrase.

[Desi]

Three more major Tory donors were rewarded in the New Year honours list, it emerged yesterday, as the political row over the ‘devalued’ system intensified.
Doug Ellis, James Wates and James Lupton received a knighthood and two CBEs respectively, for charitable and philanthropic work. They have given £370,000 to the Tory Party between them.

Mr Ellis, who made his fortune in the package holiday business, gave £90,000 to the Tories in the run-up to the last election. He was knighted for services to charity.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2080906/Cameron-faces-New-Year-honours-row-Conservative-donors-given-awards.html#ixzz1iGEMSQ6e

[Rudy Can't Fail]

If the above report it true, it's more than fair to say Doug bought his knighthood.