David Beckham

[mason]

So after the charity match yesterday it was Mr Beckham that announced the resignation of the LA's manager.... unusual to say the least.. its usually a club spokesman or the chairman etc that make these announcments.

Now with the manager gone, there is talk of Beckham maybe coming back to the premiership on a loan deal.... but who would he go to if he did? would you like to see him at your club?

[LFC_SL]

What Titanic herself couldn't traverse, bleedin' David Beckham manages to do. Won't he please go away?

P.S. Not meant personally against any forum member... unless Beckham is secretly one

[Dony]

As an experienced (and talented) player, I'd like to see him come to Spurs on loan. Sadly though, the media hype he brings with him would only put us under even more media pressure and we have enough problems at the moment.

[geomuss]

could this be coincidental or is this davids' first step onto the management ladder!

[maix27]

Please god no!

He's a great player but i don't think he's clever or charasmatic enough to be a manager.

Also, we'd have to hear him talk more often in that stupid, winey voice!

No, no, no...

[mason]

Originally Posted by geomuss

could this be coincidental or is this davids' first step onto the management ladder!

well thats what i thought seeing as it was him that made the announcement- or did he take it upon himself to announce it hoping that the club wouldnt be too happy with him for over stepping the mark and force himself out on loan?

i thhink that he would be a great asset to any premiership club just now- but like folk have already said, would it be worth all the media hype? it certainly would be worth all the additional revenue that he would bring!!

[Gliese 581c]

Love him or loathe him the man's a genius in my eyes. If he comes back to the prem on loan that would be great for the league. I hope he comes to Spurs

If he does eventually go into management I have no doubt he will do a good job, If Sammy Lee and Gareth Southgate can manage then so can Beckham. He's worked with AF for years and would have learnt from him. Played for some of the biggest clubs in the world. Has so many contacts now and I have never heard any professional colleague say a bad word about him. Beckham managing would be interesting to say the least.

[mason]

Originally Posted by aRCaM

If Sammy Lee and Gareth Southgate can manage .

is that what they are doing there!!! not good examples but point taken

i dont think he has what it takes to be a manager.... he lacks that something, i dont think he would be hard enough. he will have all the knowledge but i dont think he could deliver it effectively enough- it would be an interesting one if thats what step he was going to take next or interesting when/if he does in years to come

[Abbeygoo]

If Beckham returns to the Premiership will he fancy a return to Manchester? A return to playing under Sven? And we are in need of a right sided midfielder ....

[mason]

Originally Posted by Abbeygoo

If Beckham returns to the Premiership will he fancy a return to Manchester? A return to playing under Sven? And we are in need of a right sided midfielder ....

now that would be good- imagine the look on fergies face wtching him run riot for the other side of the city!!!!

[overkill]

No thanks. His best days are behind him, and, let's be honest here, he went to the US to have an easy coast to retirement. He knows, and all credit to him for it, that he isn't up for top flight football in Europe anymore.

I realise of course that this is heresy, but hey, the truth normally is.............

[stevedster]

To be honest his move to MLS while easier on the pitch (MLS is roughly the same level as upper Championship clubs in England) and on his wallet, it was actually a brave move on his part pressure wise, there is so much expectation on him now over there its unreal. Far more than for example if he moved to a smaller Premier League club, which at 32 I believe he could have still had a good few years at, to say he isnt good enough for top flight football in Europe all of a sudden is incorrect. He has been let off this season due to injury, however everyone will expect LA Galaxy to win the title next year, and Im not so sure it will be all that easy for them and him.

[overkill]

Originally Posted by stevedster

To be honest his move to MLS while easier on the pitch (MLS is roughly the same level as upper Championship clubs in England) and on his wallet, it was actually a brave move on his part pressure wise, there is so much expectation on him now over there its unreal. Far more than for example if he moved to a smaller Premier League club, which at 32 I believe he could have still had a good few years at, to say he isnt good enough for top flight football in Europe all of a sudden is incorrect. He has been let off this season due to injury, however everyone will expect LA Galaxy to win the title next year, and Im not so sure it will be all that easy for them and him.

Few facts here, the MLS is not at the standard of our top championship sides. I know quite a few US football fans, and they would never agree with that statement. As one of them works for the US 'soccer' leauges as a promoter, you'd think he of all people would be keen to give them that sort of sell, but even he wouldn't go that far.

Second, a brave mover? How so? If he is as good as the 'I love sky and they say he's still good so he must be' brigade make out, then why not go to a lower premiership club, Portugal, or even a middle ranking Serie A side in Italy? The wages would still be huge, the pressure enormous. Going to the US was a WAG inspired move, to escape European taxes, to promote US football over here (more of that elsewhere), and to take the pressure off, not apply more! Gordon Bennett!

No-one said 'all of a sudden'. He didn't shine in Spain until it was obvious he was leaving, then with both he and the manager desperate to bow out with some success he had an 'Indian summer'. He hasn't been able to cut it in top echelon for some time.

Ah, yes, injuries. The modern players excuse for staying on the bench when things aren't going right on the field, or, when they reach his age, proof that they just aren't up for it anymore, or, that they haven't got anything left in the tank.

Tbh it makes me laugh, the amount of people that slated Beckham, that are now trying to turn him into some sort of footballing saint............ *jesus wept*

[mason]

[QUOTE=overkill;5790047]Few facts here, the MLS is not at the standard of our top championship sides. I know quite a few US football fans, and they would never agree with that statement. As one of them works for the US 'soccer' leauges as a promoter, you'd think he of all people would be keen to give them that sort of sell, but even he wouldn't go that far.



Second, a brave mover? How so? If he is as good as the 'I love sky and they say he's still good so he must be' brigade make out, then why not go to a lower premiership club, Portugal, or even a middle ranking Serie A side in Italy? The wages would still be huge, the pressure enormous. Going to the US was a WAG inspired move, to escape European taxes, to promote US football over here (more of that elsewhere), and to take the pressure off, not apply more! Gordon Bennett! ]




I wouldnt say it was quite fact just because a few people have said so...


definatley a brave move... moving his family across to a different continent, further away from their families than they have ever been. granted i dont think that it was down to him that he moved there- definately the work of his WAG....... and im sure the obscene amounts of money he is reported to be earning over there played a huge part.

[overkill]

Originally Posted by mason

I wouldnt say it was quite fact just because a few people have said so...


definatley a brave move... moving his family across to a different continent, further away from their families than they have ever been. granted i dont think that it was down to him that he moved there- definately the work of his WAG....... and im sure the obscene amounts of money he is reported to be earning over there played a huge part.

Even if those few know just a 'teeny' bit more than those who swallow the BS we are fed by Sky - in particular in an age when the US interests are pushing for us to think that?

These are not a 'few' people either. I have yet to talk to a serious US soccer fan who is deluded enough to make a statement comparing the US leauges with even our championship.

Brave is when you leave with no certainty of ever being able to come back, with an uncertain future, and with everything to play for. Beckham, with his playboy lifestyle, the ability to jet home whenever he wants, to stay of course in one of his many English properties, was hardly that.