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Post by hhsussex on Dec 30, 2017 4:57:56 GMT
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Post by hhsussex on Dec 30, 2017 7:36:24 GMT
Well done to Mark Robinson and the others. However, looking at the full list of names the whole system needs a complete overhaul and has become a joke. Why should people be rewarded for simply doing the job for which they are paid to do? They should only be rewarded for doing something exceptional. Your original post asked "what about Sarah Taylor?" and I'd agree, that her contribution to the World Cup was doubly significant, not only in the impact of what she achieved (147 in 104 bvalls to beat South Africa for example) but also in overcoming the handicap of recovery from depression and a lay off from all cricket and much else in life for over a year. www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/aug/30/sarah-taylor-depression-england-cricket-world-cupBut is the proper reward for achieving sporting excellence inclusion in a list with hacks, washed-up showbiz personalities, dubious politicians and even selfless workers for charity? Wgat does it mean to have an award that entitles one to be a Member, Commander or Order of the British Empire in 2018? What exactly is this Empire and what significance does it have other than a slot in an investiture programme a few months later and, for some, a place on a chum's directorial board? To turn your point around, why should doing something exceptional, much above the level of doing one's job, be for ever associated with the ranks of the disgraced, the disreputable and the placemen? Great sportsmen, selfless and inspired workers for the community, those who provide real benefits to all parts of society deserve better than to be fobbed off with an outdated memorial to a chapter in national history that has long since closed.
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Post by coverpoint on Dec 30, 2017 8:48:47 GMT
Well done to Mark Robinson and the others. However, looking at the full list of names the whole system needs a complete overhaul and has become a joke. Why should people be rewarded for simply doing the job for which they are paid to do? They should only be rewarded for doing something exceptional. Your original post asked "what about Sarah Taylor?" and I'd agree, that her contribution to the World Cup was doubly significant, not only in the impact of what she achieved (147 in 104 bvalls to beat South Africa for example) but also in overcoming the handicap of recovery from depression and a lay off from all cricket and much else in life for over a year. www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/aug/30/sarah-taylor-depression-england-cricket-world-cupBut is the proper reward for achieving sporting excellence inclusion in a list with hacks, washed-up showbiz personalities, dubious politicians and even selfless workers for charity? Wgat does it mean to have an award that entitles one to be a Member, Commander or Order of the British Empire in 2018? What exactly is this Empire and what significance does it have other than a slot in an investiture programme a few months later and, for some, a place on a chum's directorial board? To turn your point around, why should doing something exceptional, much above the level of doing one's job, be for ever associated with the ranks of the disgraced, the disreputable and the placemen? Great sportsmen, selfless and inspired workers for the community, those who provide real benefits to all parts of society deserve better than to be fobbed off with an outdated memorial to a chapter in national history that has long since closed. I deleted it because I thought it might be pulled by the moderator for being too controversial. My original post wasn't aimed at sportsmen but more at those awarded to politicians and people working in the public sector. Great sportsman and selfless and inspired workers for the community are exactly who should be getting acknowledgement. Hacks, washed up, showbiz personalities and dubious politicians are people who should not be getting acknowledgement. With Sarah Taylor given what she has had to overcome and what she has achieved despite this I think she should have been recognised in the New Years Honors List.
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Post by Wicked Cricket on Dec 30, 2017 13:26:38 GMT
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