"£500m buys you two poxy cups, and that's a successful season??" - NSROT [11 - R]

[Case]

Yo, why do u people still insist Becks has no pace? Is this the same illusion that makes people say Owen HAS pace! Becks is no sprinter, but he got enough speed that he wouldn't be found out against anyone that wouldn't pull the pants down of any other player!

Oh drawing attention to a short lived thread of span on here, don't u just luv when u see a new thread has been started, with a pointless sounding title, and only one reply, that being from bigg! I love the anticipation as I wait to open the bitch slapping!!!

[Skizz]

I live to give. :)

[Devil500]

Yo, why do u people still insist Becks has no pace? Is this the same illusion that makes people say Owen HAS pace! Becks is no sprinter, but he got enough speed that he wouldn't be found out against anyone that wouldn't pull the pants down of any other player!


I just don't think he's worth those $250million dollars he could be making...Especially with what some players are making in the league its not funny...The way LA is playing Becks might get em a couple of goals but they will not get that much better...There are so many teams that all around can trash LA and I'll be watching one of those games up front in personal 8 rows from the pitch.

[Skizz]

He isn't worth the money. The attention, and shirt sales, and bums on seats in the stadium when he starts playing will be.

[Devil500]

He isn't worth the money. The attention, and shirt sales, and bums on seats in the stadium when he starts playing will be.

The bums in the seats is cool but in NY we need more real fans thats the one thing we've lacked :( I hope we can show some of the unconvinced people that NY is the real deal and I hope we dismantle LA. Shirt sales I could care less I just want to prove he's not the savior of MLS nor is he going to tear this league up as Steven Cohen *cough* thinks he will.

[Case]

Well, duh, pretty sure there's not a human being that's been born that can be worth that money, no one player can be worth that many times more than the other ten guys on the team, but lets be honest, people with that kinda money to spend have got to that position by being pretty business savvy, it would be a surprise if it's any kind of gamble from a pure economics stance. If it gets 10 more american fans in the turnstiles per game, well that's what, $1million in hot-dog sales alone!:p

As for savior, well, once upon a time the prem didn't attract foreign players, until a certain Mr Hoddle managed to get Ruud Gullit to pre-cheat-ski. He was over the hill, but he told his hip young mates that the prem was a decent working environment and hey presto, the prem became the coolest place to work for soccerball players

[oconnor16]

Look, think about the level Becks is playing at right now, and the level he'll be playing at in MLS. Think about it, do you really think players like Donovan, Angel, and Johnson are better than Ronaldinho, Van Nistelrooy, and Villa? I think not. That said, i'm not at all saying he'll score tons of goals; that's not his role; but if there aren't players there to get on the end of his crosses, then he'll have to rely solely on his set-pieces. BTW, Steven Cohen is right about a lot of things. Remember, he predicted Italy would win the World Cup from the get-go and that Toronto fans would put the rest of MLS to shame. Don't you think he'll be right this time?

[appleCORR7]

Becks knew that he was dropping down a level when he decided to sign for galaxy. He wanted to wind down and work towards retirement. Like i said before I think he thought he was past his best when he signed for galaxy.

Yeah MLS had some good players now, but none of them are at their peak.

I think this picture shows how Becks is feeling inside out his move in the summer :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/appleCORR/74374332.jpg

"WHAT HAVE I DONE? WAAHH! GUTTED!!"

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[Footfield119]

His right boot looks rather large to me...

[cjump]

quick question on the beckham deal here. what happens if he is loaned out? does the galaxy still get the shirt rights and branding of beckham or would that go to the team which he would play for. honestly it could be better off for LA to send him back to europe and profit off his recent form and wait until next year to grab the US market. (that would be a $50 mil decision though)

[Case]

Id guess the shirtsale would goto the club (ie who he loaned out to), to me loaning (whoring) him out to a euro club makes no sense, and who would wanna pay the monies for him on loan?!

I don't think Becks felt HE was passed it, just that his time at Madrid was over becoz at the time capello was winning (ie not gonna be fired) without him, so Becks figured he had no future at Madrid, and where to go from there? Italy is a shambles and no-one else has the moolah. IMO he made the only choice available too him. As for selling out, well at least he's gone to a league with some potential, none of this BS Arab Oil League Marcel "FLN" Desailly rubbish

[Mud Dog]

I think you also have to factor in the ego here. In MLS he gets to be big sh*t in a small bowl rather than just one of a number of stars like he is at Madrid. Additionally the next couple of seasons I think they're going to be building the Galaxy around him (for that kind of money, I can't see them not doing that). I never thought him going back to the EPL was realistic because if he did he'd want to go back to the top and ManU has no need for him nor does Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal. Here in the states, for a while at least, no matter what he does it'll be looked on as magical even if it would only be run of the mill in a top league.

Plus, the wife wants a movie career. And aren't they scientologists? If so I think they'd want to be near that crazy compound when the mothership or whatever it is comes and takes all their rich butts home. :)

[DarrenOHooligan]

I'm pretty stoked, I found out yesterday morning that I recevied a 5th place ribbon at the San Diego County Fair photo exhibition for a photo I took. Made my whole month!!

[Skizz]

Well done man, I checked out the photo you took on MySpace as well. Must be quite an honour considering most of the pics I take are of me drunk or my daughter wearing Arsenal shirts :D

[Skizz]

What an amazing night of Spanish football! Sevilla drew 0-0, Barcelona came back from a goal down to lead 2-1 going into the dying stages, Real 1-0 then 2-1 down, then at virtually identical times Barca concede and Real equalise. It stands to be an amazing final weekend...my money's on Madrid at the moment but Sevilla are ready to capitalise if Barca and Real f*ck up.

[Its Swanny]

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paramore...w00t!

[Dr.Phil]

What an amazing night of Spanish football! Sevilla drew 0-0, Barcelona came back from a goal down to lead 2-1 going into the dying stages, Real 1-0 then 2-1 down, then at virtually identical times Barca concede and Real equalise. It stands to be an amazing final weekend...my money's on Madrid at the moment but Sevilla are ready to capitalise if Barca and Real f*ck up.

Its been a weird season in the La Liga. Real Madrid was horrible for a while

[appleCORR7]

I think i'd like to see Real win La Liga as a nice little send off for Becks.

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[vanity_soccer13]

I wouldn't. even if Barca have been shit this year and don't really deserve to win.

[Dr.Phil]

I wouldn't. even if Barca have been shit this year and don't really deserve to win.

I would like to see Sevilla because its someone different and Real and Barca both have been playing like shit