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[Albion] Paul Barber OBE
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Dave the OAP
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Interesting that the CEO of a big company, for that is what we are, gets one for doing his job, but Kevin Sinfield who has done so much to further the cause of MND and his great friend Rob burrows is overlooked. Even gavin Williamson gets a nighthood who is an absolute shitehous.
our awards system is biased beyond belief
our awards system is biased beyond belief
pocketseagull
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- Dec 29, 2014
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He's been awarded an OBE for services to football not services to the albion.
Dave the OAP
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Irrespective.
maybe it’s all about your priorities in life.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Are you saying PB - by all accounts rewarded for his volunteer work on various football boards/women’s football - not for merely being a CEO or just doing his job doesn’t merit recognition ? (I agree about your other point and expect kevin Sinfield’s fundraising to be acknowledged in future)
- May 8, 2018
- 10,637
Was it a cat A biscuit?
nicko31
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I'll try and ignore the bottle top rule
I'll try and ignore the bottle top rule
Dave the OAP
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I explained above
The honour system should be there to people who have made a difference to society. Nurses, doctors scientists people who care for people, people who go under the radar
I can’t get excited about a CEO of a football club being given some sort of award for doing work in football.
Not a personal thing against barber, just my opinion
it does already though.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Leaders in football/ sport (administrators, coaches, players, volunteers) at all levels make a big difference to society. And nurses, doctors, scientists are often rewarded by the honours system - however flawed:
I understand where you’re coming from. But I remember when the Warchild charity build a radio station in Sarajevo. There was a lot of comment about why they were building this, when a hospital and schools etc might be more useful. Some local bod said he agreed hospitals were obviously a good thing, as we need to survive, but we also need a reason to survive; hence the community radio station.
Similarly, I agree with your comment about nurses etc but we should also recognize those who make our lives worth living; and football is one of them. This is something I came to recognize more during lockdown.
BluesRockDJ
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- Jan 24, 2020
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More like services to Chelsea FC ?
Our son in law has been awarded an MBE in the Honours List for representing this country and the whole family are immensely proud of him.
He's spend seven years in Afghanistan, as well as working on behalf of this country in Ukraine, Mali, Kosovo, Iraq and many other places that are mere points on the atlas to many of us. His job is trying to establish a working government for when the cameras leave and the troops are trying to keep warring parties kill each other.
He has done his job selflessly, with modesty (some of the Afghan stories are very scary), intelligence, compassion for others and humour, with the aim of making the world a slightly less dangerous and insane place for the people who work and live there, as well as the knock on benefits for us all.
He's also a fantastic dad to our two granddaughters, aged 3 and 1. That's the good news.
Early last year he collapsed at home, was taken to hospital in an air ambulance, and what was initially thought to be epilepsy turned out to be a brain tumour, stage four. He is on a course of chemo and radiotherapy but that can only delay the inevitable, the average period of survival is 14 months.
During the last few months he has been amazing, we are working our way through a list of events and experiences that he wants to tick off. He's not a football fan and has never been to a game so for Christmas bought tickets in a charity auction for him and me for a hospitality package for the Albion at Spurs at the start of April. You would have think that he has suffered enough. It will be an honour to be there with him, assuming he is is able to attend.
His ambition this year is to still be here when his eldest daughter has her first day at school, that will be 17 months after he collapsed. He's a hero to the whole family and everyone who knows him.
I'm not posting this to mine sympathy, but for all the flaws in the honours system there are some good people out there who recognise the efforts of others and it is great that this can be done on a national basis. His medal (on top of the ones he already has) will be a reminder to his girls of what a great person their dad has been.
He's spend seven years in Afghanistan, as well as working on behalf of this country in Ukraine, Mali, Kosovo, Iraq and many other places that are mere points on the atlas to many of us. His job is trying to establish a working government for when the cameras leave and the troops are trying to keep warring parties kill each other.
He has done his job selflessly, with modesty (some of the Afghan stories are very scary), intelligence, compassion for others and humour, with the aim of making the world a slightly less dangerous and insane place for the people who work and live there, as well as the knock on benefits for us all.
He's also a fantastic dad to our two granddaughters, aged 3 and 1. That's the good news.
Early last year he collapsed at home, was taken to hospital in an air ambulance, and what was initially thought to be epilepsy turned out to be a brain tumour, stage four. He is on a course of chemo and radiotherapy but that can only delay the inevitable, the average period of survival is 14 months.
During the last few months he has been amazing, we are working our way through a list of events and experiences that he wants to tick off. He's not a football fan and has never been to a game so for Christmas bought tickets in a charity auction for him and me for a hospitality package for the Albion at Spurs at the start of April. You would have think that he has suffered enough. It will be an honour to be there with him, assuming he is is able to attend.
His ambition this year is to still be here when his eldest daughter has her first day at school, that will be 17 months after he collapsed. He's a hero to the whole family and everyone who knows him.
I'm not posting this to mine sympathy, but for all the flaws in the honours system there are some good people out there who recognise the efforts of others and it is great that this can be done on a national basis. His medal (on top of the ones he already has) will be a reminder to his girls of what a great person their dad has been.
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seagullwedgee
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- Aug 9, 2005
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What an incredible man. Thoughts and best wishes to achieve his goals.
Doonhamer7
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- Jun 17, 2016
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I agree too many people get honours for doing their day job, especially in sport and entertainment. Unless your doing charitable work, service to the community/country at any level but not for service to an industry that pays me very well or any MP.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
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Its an amazing thing is football, it creates a different storyline for different people depending on the club you support, in the last month we have completely managed to forget that Alexis MacAlistar is in fact, still Argentinian and that Paul Barber alienated thousands of our fans by banning bottle tops. Both of them now have well deserved plaudits but, if Mac misses a penalty two or Barber changes Harvey's for Old Speckled Hen I wonder what will happen ?
cloud
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Our awards system is designed so that members of the public can put people forward. If you want someone to be nominated, then go online and nominate them. Someone has to take the first step.
I wonder who suggested Barber?
Lenny Rider
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- Sep 15, 2010
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Not that he needs me to defend him, PB has done a tremendous amount of unsung work in grassroots youth football, he is also very well thought of at the FA.
Good luck to him
