How it went in the dressing room: Fergie: (In drunk like scottish accent) So Dave, hows ya leg then. Beckham: (In squeky voice) Well er, it ok now, it was only a scratch. Fergie: Wa ya mean, it wiz only a scratch! Beckham: Well I'm OK now Fergie: Okaay, I tuk you off and we gart beat, ya bastard. I'll blooding make it a scraatch. (Fergie kicks boot in rage) Beckham: (Beckham crys), a why did you have to do that for. Fergie: Ya fooking wimp ya Beckham: Right that's it, I'm gonna be injured for a month now. ner ner Beckham to Gary Neville: Is my hair ok?
It's true. It was the top story on Sky Sports News. They had a photo of Beckham with a couple of stitches on one eyebrow. There was also a quote from Sir Alex saying it won't happen again. Sounds a bit like Bobby Knight. They also said that Sir Alex is wound up pretty tightly.
The best part was the "freak act of nature" bit. I mean what's next-flying pigs over Old Trafford? Hermaphrodites in the dressing room? Hmm...hermaphrodites, now there's an answer for the slack play. Yes the Man Utd dressing room has been victim of a freak act of nature: the XI are hermaphrodites! Of course there were clues-remember Bathez's howler against Arsenal last season-when stood in front of the goal, lifting the flap of his shorts, as the ball rolled into the net? That was a cry for help to Fergie. It's time to come clean Sir Alex.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/photo_galleries/football/2775005.stm Some pictures about the row between the two.
Taken from http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6005339%5E1702,00.html: I'm unsure of the reliability of this, due to it being Australian. But, if it were to be true, its great news for every other club Bad news for Man United, though
If you hate Fergie, you'll find this especially funny. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=258386&cc=5901
That's a load of bollocks for starters. Not even Keane can stamp his foot hard enough for Fergie to lose his place as ruler of that particular roost. On topic. What a pathetic non-story. Or should I say, pathetic 'ought to be' non-story. Beckham, as Fergie said, didn't have the widely reported stitches. He had two paper 'stitches', crossed over. Just how huge was this gash? Hardly massive, little more than a graze. Ferguson loses his temper? That's hardly news. They had just been dumped unceremoniously out of the cup by the arch-rivals for the double. Not by a solitary goal, but there was daylight. He's been known as the hair-dryer for a while, his temper is legendary. I remember stories of Graeme Souness throwing cups of tea or coffee around the place in anger. This time Fergie kicks a boot (of which, I should imagine, there would be couple littering the area). It goes mistakenly in the direction of Becks' head. Cut happens. Media go into overdrive. Beckham threatening to leave. Beckham wants a public apology. What was Fergie thinking? Fergie's position shaky. etc etc Or to put it another way. Beckham wouldn't have wanted a public apology. From anyone. A public apology would have belittled someone whether it was given or not. Beckham if it wasn't and Fergie if it was. Belittling either the manager or star player, isn't in the interests of anyone concened. Fergie's position wasn't on the rocks because of this, nor was Beckham's. Being serious, why would either of them want to go (over this)? And Fergie wasn't thinking, he kicked a boot for christ's sake. The cynic in me wants to relate this to the announcement by Juventus that half their side won't be there because of illness.
I suppose your right...and according to match reports from today's match, Beckham had a hell of a game.
People are wondering whether Beckham will leave ManU...well, Fergie did give him the boot. When Beckham done his foot before the WC Neville did his foot in sympathy now Giggs has been sympathic...wot'll happen if Posh accidently lops off Beckham's didler.?
If those pics are real than I would say that Becks was lucky not to get blinded in that eye... A couple of inches lower and there would be a huge lawsuit going on right now. A shoe wouldn't cut you like that unless it was moving FAST, even a cleat. Your cornea is not as tough as your skin. He could probably sue Fergie for messing up his pretty face anyway, and for unreasonably putting him in danger, but I don't think that would help his image. If a coach did that to me I would be pissed even if it was a total accident. That was obviously way too close to being a serious injury to his eye. Have you ever seen a one-eyed footballer? I would have punched Fergie in the face for being so stupid.
Beckham chose to spit at him. Nice. As to his image, I would say those photos have put at least another £2m on him.