Arise Sir Doug

[Steve R]

So the other two characters give 175k and 105k respectively and only cop for a CBE, Doug bungs in 90k and bags a knighthood.

Class pennypinching by Herbert if you ask me. He hasn't lost his touch.

[Desi]

Cash for honours? Perish the thought.



If HDE's only just started 'donating' I bet he doesn't have any pictures of the last successful Conservative 'team' in his office!

[Gulf Villa]

If he has a spare 90k to go and get what he believes he wants, who are we to begrudge him.
 People who think this has not gone on, and all political parties are not involved, are those that wait for the Tooth fairy, Easter Bunny and Father Christmas.
Arise Sir Deadly and good luck to you.

[Jimbo]

Well done, Doug, you're one of my favourite millionaires.

[OzVilla]

Congratulations Doug, that's all.

[LeeB]

So the other two characters give 175k and 105k respectively and only cop for a CBE, Doug bungs in 90k and bags a knighthood.

Class pennypinching by Herbert if you ask me. He hasn't lost his touch.

Superb, the master businessman strikes again.

[john2710]

If he has a spare 90k to go and get what he believes he wants, who are we to begrudge him.
 People who think this has not gone on, and all political parties are not involved, are those that wait for the Tooth fairy, Easter Bunny and Father Christmas.
Arise Sir Deadly and good luck to you.

Doesn't make it right though or that it or other forms of buying favors should be tolerated.

With regard for Ellis, the only thing I have in common with him is that my love for the Villa comes second in life, only to my family. Doug's first love is himself and I believe his love of the Villa has only ever been a mechanism to promote the former.

[garyfouroaks]

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

To be fair, he does a lot, and always has.

Every year he writes a cheque to help keep a local boys football team going in Sutton Coldfield, amongst many other charities he supports.

Yes I know he can afford it, and he has the time. But I also regularly see him being driven to aways that many "regulars" give a swerve.

I know of many who deserve a knighthood less.

[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

To be fair, he does a lot, and always has.

Every year he writes a cheque to help keep a local boys football team going in Sutton Coldfield, amongst many other charities he supports.

Yes I know he can afford it, and he has the time. But I also regularly see him being driven to aways that many "regulars" give a swerve.

I know of many who deserve a knighthood less.

I dont doubt everything you say is true,
but i've never had a lot of time for Doug, and now i've found out he donated 90k to the Tories i've got even less,

i dont lie awake at night begrudging him though, frankly the Honours list always has been a bit of cronyism on all political sides, if i'm honest i dont think he or many many of others deserve there knighthoods

 but like my Grandma used to say after going on about something for half an hour ' but i'm not going to let it bother me'

[Mac]

Wonder if I slip less than 1% of my personal worth to the tories I can have a knighthood?

[Ross]

Wonder if I slip less than 1% of my personal worth to the tories I can have a knighthood?

Probably even less in the unlikely event of Red Ed getting near No10.

[Toronto Villa]

Doug looked well pissed off. This wasn't the way it was meant to be to help celebrate his knighthood at Villa Park.

[PeterWithesShin]

Or his birthday tomorrow.

[Jimmy Smash]

I always got the impression that HDE was only ever interested in HDE. I'm still not sure whether I've been proved wrong or not.

[The Left Side]

I always got the impression that HDE was only ever interested in HDE. I'm still not sure whether I've been proved wrong or not.

I think you are right, JS.