Steven Gerrard MBE

[Neil Young]

a year too late in my opinion. However there were reports that he had turned it down last year, so who knows!

But CONGRATULATIONS and you deserve it

If he'd turned it down before he wouldn't have been offered it again so the reports you refer to are now proven to be wrong.

[lfcruleus]

Yep well done Stevie you deserve it. No matter what the cynics say it is recognition for making a contribution to making peoples lives better, and that he has done many times.

[orri]

what is an MBE?

[Howard_lfc]

what is an MBE?

The same as an OBE but with an M !!!

[Rohan]

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are

Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE)
Knight Commander or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE)
Commander (CBE)
Officer (OBE)
Member (MBE)

Only the two highest ranks entail admission into knighthood allowing the receiver to use the title 'Sir' (male) or 'Dame' (female) before one's name, such as Sir Clive Woodward who is a KBE.

[Spionkop69]

New years honours list has been announced and Gerrard is getting an MBE.


Make of that what you will.

FFS, people moan that other people in football get recognised ahead of LFC players, managers and officials and then when one of ours does get recognised, this is the reaction!

We can't have it both ways chaps.

[Red_Polo]

FFS, people moan that other people in football get recognised ahead of LFC players, managers and officials and then when one of ours does get recognised, this is the reaction!

We can't have it both ways chaps.

Well to be fair it IS wrong both ways. Awards shouldn't be given to sportsmen etc just for a bit of good PR for the royals and government, but if they are going to give them for this kind of thing they should at least be consistant.

[spud_gun]

FFS, people moan that other people in football get recognised ahead of LFC players, managers and officials and then when one of ours does get recognised, this is the reaction!

We can't have it both ways chaps.

I've never once had a moan about other people in football being recognised in the honours list.

It's a big bag of bollocks.

[Morph]

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are

Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE)
Knight Commander or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE)
Commander (CBE)
Officer (OBE)
Member (MBE)

Only the two highest ranks entail admission into knighthood allowing the receiver to use the title 'Sir' (male) or 'Dame' (female) before one's name, such as Sir Clive Woodward who is a KBE.

Bit off topic like but never heard of GBE, any examples?

[Rohan]

A few names that are recognisable:

Sheikh Muhammad ibn Khalifa ibn Hamad al-Khalifa of Bahrain

George J. Mitchell

Caspar Weinberger

Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, President of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice

Sir Bryan Nicholson, Chair of the Financial Reporting Council

Lord Rothschild GBE - Chairman of J Rothschild group of companies, first chairman of the heritage lottery Fund and deputy Chairman of BSkyB

R

[Morph]

Since you seem well up on this subject what qualifies someone for a GBE rather than a KBE?

[Rohan]

GBE ranks higher than KBE. There can only be 100 GBE's at any time. While there can be up to 845 KBE's.

It's all about who has done more for the crown and Britain. Not sure exactly why someone would be raised to a GBE though.

R

[paulc]

Hopefully it`ll keep his large ego in check

MBE = My Big Ego

[Spionkop69]

I've never once had a moan about other people in football being recognised in the honours list.

It's a big bag of bollocks.

Oh right.

So you are the only one with an opinion then.

Stand easy everyone.

[Spionkop69]

Well to be fair it IS wrong both ways. Awards shouldn't be given to sportsmen etc just for a bit of good PR for the royals and government, but if they are going to give them for this kind of thing they should at least be consistant.

You are right that they should be consistent, but are you saying that compared to other footballers who have an MBE, SG is undeserving?

I must admit, off the top of my head I'm not aware of any current players who are an MBE. I'm just being lazy and not typing google!