Reply With QuoteFirst I have heard of that. Thoroughly deserved. Many congratulations. Work like her’s is so much more merited than the reasons that are given for some of the lauded recipients.
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Nice to see that Dawn Astle has been awarded an MBE in the New Year's honours list for her work on dementia in footballers.
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First I have heard of that. Thoroughly deserved. Many congratulations. Work like her’s is so much more merited than the reasons that are given for some of the lauded recipients.
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Great news,well deserved .
Dawn Astle MBE , Jeff would be so proud of you .
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Why would you have heard ?...only the failures (Southgate,Khan etc.) get the headlinesOriginally Posted by Q165
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Nice to know.
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It was on the East Midlands news here in Leicester. The Astle family are from Eastwood, Nottingham. Dawn was also featured on Sky Sports Desk.
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Great news - well deserved
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Agreed, she deserves the recognition for her work on this.
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I'm sure she would rather have still had Jeff with her than any MBE Award
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Very well deserved and she should be proud. This is what awards should be given for and not to useless people like Southgate who earned millions and bored people stupid.
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