Beckham Already Casuing Concerns at the Galaxy

[RM-Taylor]

LA Galaxy midfielder Peter Vagenas said there is resentment at the club over the deal signed by David Beckham.
The Major League Soccer club agreed a deal that is worth £128m to Beckham over the five years of his contract.

And Vagenas told BBC Five Live: "I think, as we all are fans of soccer, he is David Beckham and a wise man told me you're worth what you negotiate.

"But at the same time, of course there's resentment, I'd be lying if I said there wasn't."

Vagenas, a holding midfielder, has been with the Galaxy for six years and was a member of the US football team at the 2000 Olympics.

He has made more than 150 appearances for the club and captained them to a cup double in 2005.

Vagenas, who is thought to earn in the region of £63,000 a year, added that he does not blame Beckham for accepting the contract he has been offered.

"He's not stealing the money," said the Pasadena-born player.

"On the one hand more power to him and on the other you say 'why can't I be getting some of that?'."

Beckham agreed his deal with the Galaxy on 12 January and is expected to join them when his contract with Real Madrid expires at the end of the current season.

His deal means that Beckham will be earning 500 times more each week than most of his team-mates at Los Angeles.

 

[Juan Albion]

He is probably already earning many, many times more than Peter Vagenas. And me.

 

[Del Boy]

Poor Vagenas, paid £63k a year to play football

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Can't we sign Vagenas? I would like to see the consternation when you walk into a shop and ask for Vagenas on the back of the Albion strip.

 

[Del Boy]

The guy sounds like a cunt

 

[Easy 10]

"On the one hand more power to him and on the other you say 'why can't I be getting some of that?'." [/B]

Because you are a complete and utter no-mark that nobody outside of your own bathroom has ever heard of.

And your name sounds like VAGINA.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Can't we sign Vagenas?

Lovely idea, I can hear Hawesy now:

"Cox slips it in to Vagenas, he comes inside the box, shoots, YESSSS 1-NIL!"

 

[RM-Taylor]

Lovely idea, I can hear Hawesy now:

"Cox slips it in to Vagenas, he comes inside the box, shoots, YESSSS 1-NIL!"

 

[Pavilionaire]

In the same way Galaxy have signed Beckham for shirt sales and image rights I think we should do the same with Vagenas.

It's got lovely His and Hers shirt sale potential - him with COX and her with VAGENAS. Falmer black hole? My arse! Luvvly jubbly.

 

[Kent Seagull]

I wonder how much Pele got paid in comparison with his team mates when he signed for NY Cosmos? I know who I'd rather pay to see, even now!