[Politics] Should Lewis Hamilton be knighted?

[willalbion]

Within this article.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...le-ban-luxury-watchmakers-Hamilton-brand.html

The hearing was told 44IP, named after the Mercedes driver's race number, are attempting to trademark the name 'Lewis Hamilton' for a number of goods including watches, smartwatches and jewellery and Hamilton International are opposing the move.

Hmmm, The Daily Mail - that well known champion of equality and inclusivity.

 

[LlcoolJ]

My point was not specifically about Hamilton, but about knighthoods in particular. In Stanley Matthew's day it was as rare as hen's teeth. He was the first footballer to be knighted. In those days, the likes of Andy Murray and Alastair Cook would not gave been honoured in this way in a million years. Fred Perry wasn't.

Funnily, loads of people have been knighted for services to cricket, going back to the 19th Century, so maybe Alasdair Cook might have been.

I am not an F1 fan - nowhere near as interesting as it used to be in the days of Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart - but maybe Hamilton is more deserving of it than most. I still don't like the idea - nothing personal - of "expecting" it.

I guess you aren't a big cricket fan either then?

Cookie is the highest run scorer for England EVER. Despite always opening the batting and being captain for a large amount of his England career.

People can argue semantics but the stats say that he is our greatest batsman of all time. Also he was a great captain, is an all round decent bloke, has never had a whiff of scandal about him and has always conducted himself impeccably, even through some seriously pressurised times.

If he didn't deserve a knighthood then no British sportsman (or anyone else for that matter) should ever get one!

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

I guess you aren't a big cricket fan either then?

Cookie is the highest run scorer for England EVER. Despite always opening the batting and being captain for a large amount of his England career.

People can argue semantics but the stats say that he is our greatest batsman of all time. Also he was a great captain, is an all round decent bloke, has never had a whiff of scandal about him and has always conducted himself impeccably, even through some seriously pressurised times.

If he didn't deserve a knighthood then no British sportsman (or anyone else for that matter) should ever get one!

Fair enough! The all round decent bloke thing is exactly what Stanley Matthews was as well. He was never booked or sent off in more than three decades of professional football.........

 

[bomber130]

For this reason no


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[Questions]

He’s not a sportsman so if he’s done a lot for charity ?

 

[Hampster Gull]

The Pole says Yes, so its a Yes

 

[Icy Gull]

For this reason no


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Almost certainly the work of a no mates internet gaming nerd who hasn’t even got a driving licence

 

[T.G]

Nah! Tax dodger despite massive wealth

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Hmmm, The Daily Mail - that well known champion of equality and inclusivity.

Hey, willy, you can choose what paper you like, the facts don't change.

I would link them for all you, but I get the feeling you want to believe that Hamilton's team were right to do this, the guy is an arse.

Fancy thinking you own the Hamilton brand, what a dick.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Nah! Tax dodger despite massive wealth

Define tax dodger? Do you mean paying the correct amount of tax as required by law?

 

[junior]

No. He's a knob.

 

[Hampster Gull]

No. He's a knob.

One mans knob is another mans, hum, opposite of knob

 

[Saunders]

My point was not specifically about Hamilton, but about knighthoods in particular. In Stanley Matthew's day it was as rare as hen's teeth. He was the first footballer to be knighted. In those days, the likes of Andy Murray and Alastair Cook would not gave been honoured in this way in a million years. Fred Perry wasn't.

Funnily, loads of people have been knighted for services to cricket, going back to the 19th Century, so maybe Alasdair Cook might have been.

I am not an F1 fan - nowhere near as interesting as it used to be in the days of Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart - but maybe Hamilton is more deserving of it than most. I still don't like the idea - nothing personal - of "expecting" it.

Fred Perry wasnt because he was considered a money grabbing professional who was banned from Wimbledon. This was never rectified in retrospect, it should have been. Not honouring sportsmen was wrongly rare and now represents what they mean to us.

 

[Brian Parsons]

No, after his fiasco with Hamilton watches, he'd want all the other knighthood returned so he was the only one.

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[T.G]

Define tax dodger? Do you mean paying the correct amount of tax as required by law?

No I’m defining it as paying what is morally right. Of course there are loop holes to help the wealthy. That’s why we left the EU to avoid them closing up. Morally repugnant

 

[Leekbrookgull]

No. Jim Clark when F1 was Life Or Death.

 

[willalbion]

Hey, willy, you can choose what paper you like, the facts don't change.

I would link them for all you, but I get the feeling you want to believe that Hamilton's team were right to do this, the guy is an arse.

Fancy thinking you own the Hamilton brand, what a dick.

Yeah it’s not a classy move for sure. However I think the Mail enjoys digging out black sportsmen. See the articles on Rashford.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

No, after his fiasco with Hamilton watches, he'd want all the other knighthood returned so he was the only one.

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I would imagine this cock up with Hamilton watches is a massive blunder by Lewis Hamilton's marketing department. I very much suspect Lewis Hamilton knows very little about this fiasco, he has far more important issues to deal with, driving for a world class F1 team for starters.

 

[bomber130]

Almost certainly the work of a no mates internet gaming nerd who hasn’t even got a driving licence

Are you aiming that at me. If so get some bollocks and admit it don try to come up with some stupid quote.


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[Icy Gull]

Are you aiming that at me. If so get some bollocks and admit it don try to come up with some stupid quote.


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YOU came up with that? I do a lot of stupid things but not at that level

I hate cricket but I never slag cricketers off, because I hate cricket and can’t be arsed.I bloody love F1 and Lewis