Beckham

**Neish** · 16/02/2009, 11:24 AM

Does anyone else think the LA Galaxy are treating David Beckham so unfairly? I mean the guy has revolutionised soccer in the U.S.A(just like he said he would) and now they won't let him move to Milan. Its not as if they spent millions on promoting him and how would Poor David know that playing in a lower league like the MSL would lessen dent his chances to play with England.

Incase you can't tell I'm being sarcastic(f*ck the whinging little b*tch)

**pineapple stu** · 16/02/2009, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Neish

I mean the guy has revolutionised soccer in the U.S.A(just like he said he would)

Has he? Read an article in When Saturday Comes recently which said that the head of MLS, who was linked with a takeover at Arsenal, was coming under pressure because of the Beckham signing, and that they'd twisted rules to let him sign, and he hadn't lived up to expectations at all. Galaxy finished bottom of their league and the team were cancelling matches to play high-profile friendlies. Not sure his signing has been as rosy as everyone makes out. (I stand to be corrected obviously).

**Neish** · 16/02/2009, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Has he? Read an article in When Saturday Comes recently which said that the head of MLS, who was linked with a takeover at Arsenal, was coming under pressure because of the Beckham signing, and that they'd twisted rules to let him sign, and he hadn't lived up to expectations at all. Galaxy finished bottom of their league and the team were cancelling matches to play high-profile friendlies. Not sure his signing has been as rosy as everyone makes out. (I stand to be corrected obviously).

Read the bottom of my original post

**Dodge** · 16/02/2009, 11:31 AM

wow, thats a new level on missing sarcasm I didn't even know existed, never mind could be reached

**pineapple stu** · 16/02/2009, 11:33 AM

Sorry bout that; dcfcsteve jumped in at my computer.

Still, think the belief out there is that he has revolutionsed football in America. Let's go off topic and discuss that, while ignoring my previous post.

**brianw82** · 16/02/2009, 11:49 AM

To be fair to him though, on a footballing level, he hasn't looked out of place at all in that Milan side.

**Dodge** · 16/02/2009, 11:50 AM

The slower tempo would suit him. He wasn't great last night (first time I've seen him) and whenthe pace increased he looked knackered.

He's still good enough to do a job for a lot of teams.

**stojkovic** · 16/02/2009, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by brianw82

To be fair to him though, on a footballing level, he hasn't looked out of place at all in that Milan side.

Thats because the average age of the Milan side is about 46

Beckham is a circus, full stop.

A rich one, but a circus nonetheless.

**old git** · 16/02/2009, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Neish

Does anyone else think the LA Galaxy are treating David Beckham so unfairly? I mean the guy has revolutionised soccer in the U.S.A(just like he said he would) and now they won't let him move to Milan. Its not as if they spent millions on promoting him and how would Poor David know that playing in a lower league like the MSL would lessen dent his chances to play with England.

Incase you can't tell I'm being sarcastic(f*ck the whinging little b*tch)

he signed a mega bucks deal to join la galaxy as he thought his england career was finished .. terrible move in my view but me thinks he only saw the dollars $$$. now he is back in england team he wants to move to italy...

why should la galaxy let him go !! also milan did not even come close to meeting the transfer price galaxy were looking ... to many are able to walk away from contracts these days .. if beckham wants to join milan so badly let him buy out his contract .. i'm sure he could afford it

**pineapple stu** · 16/02/2009, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

wow, thats a new level on missing sarcasm I didn't even know existed, never mind could be reached

Thank God for old git.

**Dodge** · 16/02/2009, 12:17 PM

but its not a full stop. He's also a decent footballer, amongst that circus. Not the world beater some make him out to be, but not a chump either

**old git** · 16/02/2009, 2:22 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

but its not a full stop. He's also a decent footballer, amongst that circus. Not the world beater some make him out to be, but not a chump either

so why join la galaxy then

show me the money honey ..$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

**Dodge** · 16/02/2009, 2:26 PM

because it was the best offer he had at the time. Now he's got a better offer. Not too hard to understand

**stojkovic** · 16/02/2009, 3:09 PM

Why didnt he play for a smaller club or drop down a league and finish his career that way like say Denis Irwin, Roy Keane, Paul Ince, Robbie Fowler etc.

Answer...show biz baby.

108 caps is an insult to Bobby Moore.

Stats in the Sunday Times showed that Moore played something like 1200 minutes more than Becks. Moore would have played 90 mins in the majority of his games where as Becks did so in only 55 games.

60-70 caps would have been sufficient for a player of his talent.

Milan only want him to sell jerseys in Asia, so did Madrid. Sad but true.

**old git** · 16/02/2009, 4:21 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

because it was the best offer he had at the time. Now he's got a better offer. Not too hard to understand

best offer at the time ... what has changed since then beckham has hardly kicked a ball in the states .. plays a couple of half decent games for england and milan & suddenly milan cannot do without him...

they need the revenue on shirt sales / sponsers etc .. after kaka left them in the s**t by not signing for city.. milan were delighted to take 100 million but tried to be to smart leaving decision to kaka !! ... find it extremly hard to understand why now milan want him so badly yet only offer 5 million as transfer fee..

**Dodge** · 16/02/2009, 4:23 PM

Originally Posted by stojkovic

Why didnt he play for a smaller club or drop down a league and finish his career that way like say Denis Irwin, Roy Keane, Paul Ince, Robbie Fowler etc.

Do you think any of them would've turned down the move to Galaxy for that money? Get real...

**DeLorean** · 16/02/2009, 4:26 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Do you think any of them would've turned down the move to Galaxy for that money? Get real...

Ya especially Fowler��

If Becks is so interested in the money why doesn't he just forget about Milan and head back to his lucrative contract?

**pineapple stu** · 16/02/2009, 4:26 PM

Because Milan are persumably offering a nice bit of cash too, and it's with a much better team. Best of both worlds, as far as I can see.

**osarusan** · 16/02/2009, 4:29 PM

I think Beckham thought his career was basically over after Real Madrid, and took a huge retirement package in LA. Now he has realised he still has something to offer at a high level, and wants to play at that level while he can.

Milan being a centre of fashion won't do any harm to his family either.