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    Whilst we would all agree with the MBE given to Rob Burrow were in gods name did they manage to find something tangible to award Brian Barwick with an OBE for services to sport and broadcasting???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Samphire15 View Post
    Whilst we would all agree with the MBE given to Rob Burrow were in gods name did they manage to find something tangible to award Brian Barwick with an OBE for services to sport and broadcasting???
    Probably for his work with the FA.

    Congrats to Rob, I'm not a fan of these awards but I am sure it means the world to him and his family which is all that matters. It is inspirational to see how bravely he is battling this awful disease. True legend.

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    I don’t think that his work with the National League is anything to shout about...
    “During the following season, £10m substantial funding was obtained to allow the continuance of football during the Covid-19 pandemic which according to some clubs, was distributed unfairly. Following complaints the National League Board, under the chairmanship of Brian Barwick agreed to appoint an independent panel to review the distribution. The panel reported to the Board, who seemingly ignored its recommendations, leading to a significant public rebuke to the Board“

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    Quote Originally Posted by Samphire15 View Post
    I don’t think that his work with the National League is anything to shout about...
    “During the following season, £10m substantial funding was obtained to allow the continuance of football during the Covid-19 pandemic which according to some clubs, was distributed unfairly. Following complaints the National League Board, under the chairmanship of Brian Barwick agreed to appoint an independent panel to review the distribution. The panel reported to the Board, who seemingly ignored its recommendations, leading to a significant public rebuke to the Board“
    He was Chairman of the FA in the mid 2000s. He was also ITV's chief of sport in the late 90s and a senior sport Editor with the BBC prior to that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by barry View Post
    He was Chairman of the FA in the mid 2000s. He was also ITV's chief of sport in the late 90s and a senior sport Editor with the BBC prior to that.

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    I don't know why someone gets an award for doing their job.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Samphire15 View Post
    Whilst we would all agree with the MBE given to Rob Burrow were in gods name did they manage to find something tangible to award Brian Barwick with an OBE for services to sport and broadcasting???
    Because they filled in the nomination form?
    Anyone can nominate someone for an award. Obviously there's a vetting process, but if a strong enough case is given, then so is an award.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KentishBarry View Post
    Because they filled in the nomination form?
    Anyone can nominate someone for an award. Obviously there's a vetting process, but if a strong enough case is given, then so is an award.

    Think he filled in the nomintation form incorrectly it should have been a DSA nomination for services to Rugby League..........Done Sod All.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Samphire15 View Post
    Whilst we would all agree with the MBE given to Rob Burrow were in gods name did they manage to find something tangible to award Brian Barwick with an OBE for services to sport and broadcasting???
    It was his (infamous) black book of contacts....

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    I'm sure I've ran into to Barwick somewhere on my travels, he looks like he stinks.

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    Can anyone tell me if Kevin Sinfield received anything in the New Year's Honours?

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    Quote Originally Posted by prez View Post
    can anyone tell me if kevin sinfield received anything in the new year's honours?
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    Quote Originally Posted by KentishBarry View Post
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    Thanks mate. Fully deserved, wasn't that in 2014 though? I thought he might have been awarded something after his efforts re the MND campaign?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Angry Dave View Post
    I'm sure I've ran into to Barwick somewhere on my travels, he looks like he stinks.
    Yes and the Exeter RU honours stink too - successive GF wins and nothing for our team / hierarchy!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prez View Post
    Thanks mate. Fully deserved, wasn't that in 2014 though? I thought he might have been awarded something after his efforts re the MND campaign?
    Yes, you're right. I just assumed it was for this year, and his charity work. I guess he's only just done the 7 marathon thing, so he could get something else in the Birthday honours list...Assuming someone nominates him!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lion Saint View Post
    Yes and the Exeter RU honours stink too - successive GF wins and nothing for our team / hierarchy!!
    What's Exeter RU got to do with us?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Angry Dave View Post
    What's Exeter RU got to do with us?
    I think the point is that the Exeter captain got it after two GF wins and Roby didn't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Belgian Saint View Post
    I think the point is that the Exeter captain got it after two GF wins and Roby didn't.
    Perhaps no one nominated Roby?

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    Quote Originally Posted by KentishBarry View Post
    Perhaps no one nominated Roby?
    Perhaps two premierships means more to Exeter than it does to us, after us winning so many.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Belgian Saint View Post
    Perhaps two premierships means more to Exeter than it does to us, after us winning so many.
    Yes. I guess it's just normal service resumed for us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prez View Post
    Can anyone tell me if Kevin Sinfield received anything in the New Year's Honours?
    I don’t really like the honours system but it’s clear that Rob Burrow and his family appreciate it and so I’m pleased for them. It also keeps MND in the public eye, which is a bonus.

    As for Kevin Sinfield, I like to think that he’s motivated by love (in a manly sort of way) for somebody he’s known since he was a kid and who he’s been close to as a friend and teammate. Millions of people appreciate what he did with or without a gong. I think he’s a star.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suttoner View Post
    I don’t really like the honours system but it’s clear that Rob Burrow and his family appreciate it and so I’m pleased for them. It also keeps MND in the public eye, which is a bonus.

    As for Kevin Sinfield, I like to think that he’s motivated by love (in a manly sort of way) for somebody he’s known since he was a kid and who he’s been close to as a friend and teammate. Millions of people appreciate what he did with or without a gong. I think he’s a star.
    I think Sinfield has deservedly gone up in standing with a lot of people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KentishBarry View Post
    Perhaps no one nominated Roby?

    Or perhaps Roby has turned one down.

    I would.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suttoner View Post
    I don’t really like the honours system but it’s clear that Rob Burrow and his family appreciate it and so I’m pleased for them. It also keeps MND in the public eye, which is a bonus.

    As for Kevin Sinfield, I like to think that he’s motivated by love (in a manly sort of way) for somebody he’s known since he was a kid and who he’s been close to as a friend and teammate. Millions of people appreciate what he did with or without a gong. I think he’s a star.
    Well said. I had a lot of respect for Sinfield as a player and captain after what they did to us over so many years, but he is showing what an absolute legend he is as a person and a friend. What an incredible role model he is to young people

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    Quote Originally Posted by SaintJose View Post
    Well said. I had a lot of respect for Sinfield as a player and captain after what they did to us over so many years, but he is showing what an absolute legend he is as a person and a friend. What an incredible role model he is to young people
    I agree, and the great thing is that Burrow and Sinfield are raising awareness nationwide thanks to the BBC featuring the story heavily on their news bulletins.
    I live in a non-rugby League area now and both my kids have come home from school saying they had had assemblies and lessons on the story. In my daughter's high school they had a full lesson on friendship, where they were shown part of the documentary on Rob and then what Sinfield had done to support him.
    The pair of them have unwittingly done more to promote the image of Rugby League over the last 12 months than the idiots who run it have over the last 50 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Belgian Saint View Post
    I think the point is that the Exeter captain got it after two GF wins and Roby didn't.
    Ah right, I have no idea who their captain is or that they'd won back to back finals. But considering RU is part of the establishment it's hardly surprising.

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