Quote from: Greg N'Ash on December 31, 2011, 12:03:07 AMknighthoods should be for people who do real good. not some millionaire throwing his money around for his own self-grandeurWell, yes. But you know and I know that it doesn't really work that way does it? As a socialist I can't abide the honours system, but if they must insist on dishing them out, and if they can't give them all to dinner ladies, social workers and lollipop ladies, then at least dosh them out to people who give some of their ill-gotten gains back to society.I can't begrudge him, and if seeing 'Sir' on the Witton Lane Stand annoys certain Villa fans than I see it as a bonus!
knighthoods should be for people who do real good. not some millionaire throwing his money around for his own self-grandeur
depends on your point of view really. who's kinder? Someone who's totally skint, but puts their change in a collecting bucket because they're put on the spot and can't really afford to or a multi-millionaire who has a million or two in loose change for charity that he probably gets tax relief on. I don't doubt a million does more good than loose change but i also don't doubt we'd all do the same if we had that sort of money. i'm not so sure we'd do it if we were skint
He's spent decades trying to get it and I wont begrudge him his lifetime's ambition. Nice one Stuart Hall OBE as well.
Quote from: Greg N'Ash on December 31, 2011, 12:16:00 AMdepends on your point of view really. who's kinder? Someone who's totally skint, but puts their change in a collecting bucket because they're put on the spot and can't really afford to or a multi-millionaire who has a million or two in loose change for charity that he probably gets tax relief on. I don't doubt a million does more good than loose change but i also don't doubt we'd all do the same if we had that sort of money. i'm not so sure we'd do it if we were skintThere are an awful lot of millionaires who don't give a single penny to charity, so I'm not going criticise one who gives a lot in time and money.
Quote from: Risso on December 31, 2011, 12:43:26 AMQuote from: Greg N'Ash on December 31, 2011, 12:16:00 AMdepends on your point of view really. who's kinder? Someone who's totally skint, but puts their change in a collecting bucket because they're put on the spot and can't really afford to or a multi-millionaire who has a million or two in loose change for charity that he probably gets tax relief on. I don't doubt a million does more good than loose change but i also don't doubt we'd all do the same if we had that sort of money. i'm not so sure we'd do it if we were skintThere are an awful lot of millionaires who don't give a single penny to charity, so I'm not going criticise one who gives a lot in time and money.true but it would have been nice if it had got round that Doug had been offered one but turned it down. Even my cynical old heart would have warmed to him if the eternal self-promoter has turned down the utlimate promotion
I can't help but feel that every time someone gets upset about him he gets a warm glow of egotism.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on December 31, 2011, 01:19:50 AMI can't help but feel that every time someone gets upset about him he gets a warm glow of egotism. Who, Doug or Greg?
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