Confirmed. Becks to leave Madrid and sign for LA Galaxy

[Titanic]

14 months and 7 days of being someone else now.

That's a long time...

I must admit to feeling less drowsy, and having a modicum of sense in my sentence, so that feels enthusing in moments. I am now mostly hopeful of the comfortable return of idioms, maxims, historical figures, judgements, Mork and Mindy storylines and hope.

That's good news... especially the Mork and Mindy part - you must be SO pleased!

Still, will be nice to write of thought and misery combined in the coming months, and the restructuring of imagery in the brain's repair is quite aggressive and terrifying at times. I find it interesting anyway.

I shall look forward to hearing it!

Thank you for noticing though. Appreciated.

It's not much... but I guess little things...

 

[London Irish]

I'm a bit surprised at the positive rap he's getting in this thread.

Isn't the fact of it that he has more or less failed in one of the top European football leagues and has now just chosen a rather mercenary option of being a big fish in a little pond (football-wise, obviously the Yanks are stupid enough to chuck megabucks at him and he is rather clever in a self-serving way to take them).

As for being an England loyalist, surely this one act takes him out of the national side for good. If he'd stuck around over here and signed for a major European club, he might very well been still around to serve a post-McClaren regime, given that McClaren might not be around for long if just a few matches go pear-shaped next season.

Beckham's reputation in the European press has always been that he is a celebrity first and a top footballer second, I can't think in any way how this latest decision belies that - on the contrary, it confirms it.

 

[Juan Albion]

Beckham's reputation in the European press has always been that he is a celebrity first and a top footballer second, I can't think in any way how this latest decision belies that - on the contrary, it confirms it.

I have also heard him described that way over here several times today. Don't be fooled into thinking everybody over here thinks he's the best player in the world - far from it - but he is a big box office draw, especially based in LA.

 

[London Irish]

I have also heard him described that way over here several times today. Don't be fooled into thinking everybody over here thinks he's the best player in the world - far from it - but he is a big box office draw, especially based in LA.

Absolutely - and let us know how the Anna Kournikova of football gets on

 

[Simster]

Absolutely - and let us know how the Anna Kournikova of football gets on

Harsh. Has Kournikova ever won the equivalent of the domestic & European treble? Or carried her international team in the womens equiv of the Davis Cup?

I see where you're coming from but Beckham is an inspiration to millions, and not just for his looks.

 

[OzMike]

After a couple of years Becks will probably team up with Vinnie and get $5m a gig

 

[London Irish]

I see where you're coming from but Beckham is an inspiration to millions, and not just for his looks.

I personally admire his contemporary Paul Scholes far more. He for me sums up the true values of sport more than the clotheshorse. He has never had an agent. He never accepts advertising contracts. He has never played the media game. He has never forgotten his roots and as a lifelong fan of Oldham, helps out that club behind the scenes. Scholes should be an inspiration to many and not just for his short, ugly and ginger looks

 

[Juan Albion]

Just reading the interview with Beckham on the BBC website, and I think he is a little misguided or misinformed. He says he's not going for the money:

"I want to take soccer in the US to another level. I think it can go higher in America than anyone can believe."

He added: "There are so many kids playing American Football and basketball in the US.

"Soccer is huge all around the world except in America and that's where I want to make a difference with the kids."

I don't really think there is so big a problem with the kids in the US. Millions of them play 'soccer.' It is moving the professional game up a notch in terms of profile that is important and I'm sure that is how he will be used.

 

[BensGrandad]

3 Stefani Miglioranzi

Is this the same player who played for Pompey and also for Swindon against us in the play off semis.

 

[Juan Albion]

Is this the same player who played for Pompey and also for Swindon against us in the play off semis.

Yes it is.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Good luck to him

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

G

 

[Questions]

I personally admire his contemporary Paul Scholes far more. He for me sums up the true values of sport more than the clotheshorse. He has never had an agent. He never accepts advertising contracts. He has never played the media game. He has never forgotten his roots and as a lifelong fan of Oldham, helps out that club behind the scenes. Scholes should be an inspiration to many and not just for his


short, ugly and ginger looks

Maybe thats why Scholes has never played the media/advertising game then.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

I envy that man so much

Apart from with his fame, I'd shag about a LOT more and not get so tied down to that stick insect of a wife.

 

[Questions]

Harsh. Has Kournikova ever won the equivalent of the domestic & European treble? Or carried her international team in the womens equiv of the Davis Cup?

I see where you're coming from but Beckham is an inspiration to millions, and not just for his looks.

How can you see where he`s coming from. Apart from the flicky leggy he has been a credit to the game, gracing it with his sublime skills.

Kournikova ?

 

[Questions]

I envy that man so much

Apart from with his fame, I'd shag about a LOT more and not get so tied down to that stick insect of a wife.

If he has a weakness ? It is that he has not made the most of his God given gifts and shagged around a bit more.

Spot on.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

£50 a minute. He makes £50 a minute!!

 

[goldstone]

Quite honestly, who gives a shit what David Beckham and his stupid wife are doing.