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Old 11-01-2007, 3:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I think it was always going to be the States for his next club.
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Old 11-01-2007, 3:36 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I bet Beckham never expected it to end like this. The Real fans will remember him as a hard worker, but ultimately one who never achieved anything. He hasn't really hit the heights of his Old Trafford days since he left Man Utd, and now he is gonna be forgotten by people this side of the Atlantic with his England career dead
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Nice & handy .... Hollywood being on the doorstep ..........
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128m over 5 year?!?

I tell you what? The boy ain't stupid!!
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He hasn't really hit the heights of his Old Trafford days since he left Man Utd
I can't think of any players off hand(bet there is one though) that have been as good for their new club as they were for Utd. Fergie seems to have the knack to know when to offload players at the right time

it does seem a bit sad really how far and how fast beckham has fallen thou. for me he still has the ability to do a good job for a top-flight team either here or in Italy, but no so much in Spain as they don't seem to try to score that many goals from crosses like they do here and Italy
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50million bucks a year, wowza!!
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Re: Beckham goes to LA Galaxy

Good luck to him, he can only increase his profile over there and by the end of his five years he'll be a household name, with many many doors open at the end of his playing career.

I think Beckham was made an unnecessary scapegoat after our World Cup exit, both by the media and then by McLaren.

This was always likely to happen, and whilst he could have turned around and fought it out at a Premiership club, are you really going to pass up this kind of opportunity?

Plus, it keeps the Mrs happy, naturally...
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Good luck to him, he can only increase his profile over there and by the end of his five years he'll be a household name, with many many doors open at the end of his playing career.

I think Beckham was made an unnecessary scapegoat after our World Cup exit, both by the media and then by McLaren.

This was always likely to happen, and whilst he could have turned around and fought it out at a Premiership club, are you really going to pass up this kind of opportunity?

Plus, it keeps the Mrs happy, naturally...
Agree entirely - who could refuse an offer like that, particularly at his age. Normally a 30+ yr old player gets a 2 year contract along with slightly lower weekly wages. His LA Galaxy contract is, quite frankly, phenomenal!!
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I can't think of any players off hand(bet there is one though) that have been as good for their new club as they were for Utd. Fergie seems to have the knack to know when to offload players at the right time

it does seem a bit sad really how far and how fast beckham has fallen thou. for me he still has the ability to do a good job for a top-flight team either here or in Italy, but no so much in Spain as they don't seem to try to score that many goals from crosses like they do here and Italy
I remember arguing in a pub once that I'd rather Beckham than Zidane because he actually does more for his team - for at least 2 years he did.

I don't think Beckham has dropped that much really, he's just playing for different managers with different ideas & styles. Playing for a completely clueless England manager obviously didn't help either. He could still do a job at a very high level & considering Van Nistelrooy loves someone who can cross a ball, I'm a little surprised he hasn't been given more of a chance at Real this season - stick him out wide, leave him there, he's never beaten a man in his life & never needed to.

Best move for him, he can't go wrong over there whether it's $1million or $50million, don't blame him at all for taking that option.
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Considering how his stock seems to have fallen, this is a "superstar" move for Beckham - I mean, the sort of money we're talking here, this is Michael Jordan proportions, surely?

Can only see this as a positive thing for him.

And besides, it's not as if we should be talking about this as if none of our household names ended up in the States, after all...
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Old 11-01-2007, 4:16 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I think a lot of fans in this country are too quick to forget how brilliant Beckham was in his prime. On a number of occasions he carried the England team single handedly. I think he has been treated badly by the FA and Steve Mclaren since the World Cup.

Real Madrid have been a shambles over recent years and that is not down to him, it's down to the down right potty men upstairs who sack every manager after they lose a handful of games. Get out while you can I say!

This was always going to be the move he would make as that's where the big money is. Plus at 31 he potentially has got a good few years in him yet.

Good luck to him I say. I'll be interested to see some footage of MLS games on Sky next year.
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Considering how his stock seems to have fallen, this is a "superstar" move for Beckham - I mean, the sort of money we're talking here, this is Michael Jordan proportions, surely?

Can only see this as a positive thing for him.

And besides, it's not as if we should be talking about this as if none of our household names ended up in the States, after all...
...........I actually agree! Years ago I would never have said moving to the US could be a good move when you still have at least three-four years of top flight football left in you, but these days, why not? It's not as if he can go anywhere that will pose more of a challenge is it? He's played for Utd at the highest level, and then appeared for Europe's biggest side. Sadly for him they aren't a patch on the team of five years ago, but there you go.

The Yanks are offering good money, he's going to get, as someone, said loads of offers after he's finished playing, and I suppose, best of all the English press aren't even remotely interested in the US scene so those sleazebags may give him some room. It's worth going there just to escape their attention tbh.

I can see why he's done it.

I would agree as well, that while I think he's not playing well enough to warrant an England place, he has taken too much stick for a poor team performance in Germany.
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128m over 5 year?!?

I tell you what? The boy ain't stupid!!
Agreed.He certainly knows how to earn a buck or two , regardless of how crap he is.lol
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Re: Beckham goes to LA Galaxy

Yowsers! When the story broke, there was no mention of the $. He's not as good as he was in the 90s, but he needn't be for the US. I understand overkill's point of view, but I think its the right platform for his retirement

Living the American dream right?
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and by moving to the states with LA Galaxy....he's earnt me a few quid on paddy power!
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