Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
Jessica Ennis is a Dame for doing well in a minority sport and having a nice bum, ffs! Andy Murray is a knight for wining a couple of majors.

Beckham - whatever you think of him - was England captain, our most high-profile and internationally-recognised sportsman, a fine ambassador for our national sport and the nation and all he's got is a poxy OBE. I can understand his frustration is what I'm saying.
Though if you subtract your low respect for 'lesser sports', those two have been actually much better at their respective sports than Sir David. Being captain of England is, to channel Jorge (PBUI) for a moment, like being the tallest dwarf in the pantomime.