beckham transfer

[Planetary]

to L.A. Galaxy?

fuck it i'd go there if they offered me $1,000,000 a week.

(this is the wage the news said he was on. but think they must have made some sort of mistake).

[Yorkshire~Rose]

The transfer deal is $128 million.

That is a truly obscene amount of money.

[Junker]

And he sucks!

[Echewta]

Just what Los Angeles wanted. Hurray!

[Planetary]

Just what Los Angeles wanted. Hurray!

np lool

[Big Gus]

He's so pussy whipped. Celtic seemingly put in a good offer for him.

You just know Victoria's been like "Daviiiid, Daviiid! Don't move to Scotland! Move to LA!".

[Yeti]

It is the biggest thing to happen to the MLS since the 6 year old Freddie Adu signed for 1 billion dollars. Most American men would rather go pickout curtains with their wife than attend a MLS soccer match.

[Yeti]

The transfer deal is $128 million.

That is a truly obscene amount of money.

David Beckham's five-year MLS deal reportedly is worth $250 million.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=399503&root=mls&cc=5901

[Big Gus]

pussy whipped? his wife looks like E.T. with implants.

I still would...

[ggirlballa]

i've been to many galaxy games they're actually pretty fun or maybe thats cuz i'm a soccer fan & player

[icy manipulator]

well that totally shattered zizou's record

[RoryMC]

well that totally shattered zizou's record

....and you won't see Beckham become a mindless thug. :)

[Planetary]

He's so pussy whipped. Celtic seemingly put in a good offer for him.

You just know Victoria's been like "Daviiiid, Daviiid! Don't move to Scotland! Move to LA!".

yeah man you'd have to pussy whipped to accept a one million dollar a week contract. WELLLL PUSSY WHIPPED

[ggirlballa]

a million a week? SHIT

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

that deserves all my images allowed in a post

[Planetary]

thats what the news said. wether they made a mistake or not ill use it to my advantage until proved otherwise.

personally i think there's too much money in football in america

[ggirlballa]

football (soccer) isn't that popular here thats why i'm surprised that he's getting so much money (also cuz its just a shitload of money)


in L.A the soccer fans are moslty latinos and most of them aren't Galaxy fans they were until Chivas USA came to town & they like turned their backs on the Galaxy, i'm still a Galaxy fan i remember back in the day when Kobe Jones actually played & their home was at the Rose Bowl not the Home Depot Center, anywayz now that Beckham is in town Galaxy might win some of their fans back

Galaxy was better than Chivas USA anyways they were more skilled

[SobaViolence]

Beckham in Toronto!
(we'll get murdered, but it'll be fun...like Vietnam)
fanfuckingtastic.

[Randetica]

he should buy himself a less annoying voice

[Planetary]

he should buy himself a less annoying voice

you should buy yourself a dildo

[Randetica]

haha i hit a nerve

you fan!

oh wait shouldnt you be in bed, mister?

[icy manipulator]

well kimi raikkonen's highest salary ever was short lived. a million a week does seem way too much tho. that could cover Shev, Ballack and a few other chavs wages

[Documad]

football (soccer) isn't that popular here thats why i'm surprised that he's getting so much money (also cuz its just a shitload of money)
The people we met in line at the Beasties show had their boys in hockey. They had actually been to northwestern Minnesota for a tournament. I said, "hockey? in LA?" They said that hockey got popular in LA because of Gretsky. So maybe soccer's next. LA loves superstars.

BTW, 128 million pounds would be about 250 million dollars.

[DandyFop]

Anybody getting paid that amount to do anything is absolutely fucking ridiculous.

[jennyb]

LA has a soccer team?

[Genocide Tulips]

oh wait shouldnt you be in bed, mister?

Shouldn't you try and get on with your life?

[Tone Capone]

Shouldn't you try and get on with your life?

LOL!!!! (y) :D (y)

[Otis Driftwood]

Most overrated player ever... Scarecrow wife. Nuff said.

[icy manipulator]

best thing steven mclaren did was drop him from the team

[Junker]

I think Beckham move to LA because he was not able to learn spanish...:cool:

And I agree with Randy. He has a fucking annoying voice. Godamn! (n) (n)

[Otis Driftwood]

BTW In non-related news, Mourinho will quit after this season

[Junker]

^^ Thanks for the info (y)















(But I dont fucking care tho):p

[Documad]

LA has a soccer team?
That was MY first thought. :)

It's also why they paid so much money for Beckham -- now, everyone knows the name of LA's team.

[Junker]

Beckham is a model not a football player. He can gain more money with advertisement.

[icy manipulator]

beckham is a poof.

who can chelsea upgrade to? the only person i can think of is Guus Hidink. fuck, he managed to get australia thru to the round of 16. that's even harder than getting england thru to finals of the world cup :rolleyes:

[Otis Driftwood]

Otto Rehhagel! He doesn't take shit from anyone!

[Junker]

Otto Rehhagel! He doesn't take shit from anyone!

He's a bitch! ;)

[Otis Driftwood]

I like his tactics, you know, even if they are weird, like relying on elder players. He favors very tall players, fast wingers and a rock-solid defense. I'm also amused at his whistling on his small finger...

[Junker]

I just said he's a bicth cause Otto is similar to Otis. (y)

[Otis Driftwood]

Lol! Spoken like a true moron! ;)

[Junker]

That's me ;)

[Otis Driftwood]

I was just bitchin. :D

[Junker]

I was right then. You're a real bitch. :p

[Planetary]

haha i hit a nerve

you fan!

oh wait shouldnt you be in bed, mister?

actually i don't really care about what you said, i don't particularly like him.

and i suppose i should be in bed i have to be up early. that's a pretty shit attempt at an insult.

[icy manipulator]

pity me. i've had to speak to someone for the last 2 hours who firmly believes Rooney is the best striker in the world. bloody fuckin hell

[Big Gus]

He's one of the best playmakers I'd say - maybe 'in the world' is a bit much but certainly in the Premiership he certainly plays that "behind the striker" role well, holds the ball up good and he's got incredible vision.

Certainly plays the position better than the likes of Totti. But best striker? No way.

As for beckham, if someone wants to pay him a million dollars a week let them be the stupid ones. He's been shit for years.

[Randetica]

Shouldn't you try and get on with your life?


ok *throws out trash*

[Randetica]

actually i don't really care about what you said, i don't particularly like him.

and i suppose i should be in bed i have to be up early. that's a pretty shit attempt at an insult.


then dont quote it and play with the thought of putting it up as your sig, shit digger

[Planetary]

then dont quote it and play with the thought of putting it up as your sig, shit digger

i didn't play with the thought of putting anything in my sig. why don't you stop playing with the thought of stepping out of the door and actually do it.

[Randetica]

you almost healed me but next time put your hand on my forehead and it will do the trick


reminder: this thread is about beckham

[DIGI]

That's nuts. He's gettin paid that much to participate in a sport/league that the US couldn't care less about. I don't know much about him, but he seems like a pompous ass. So I guess slipping into obscurity isn't exactly what he wants to do, but that's exactly what's gonna happen. He'll get 1 minute on Sportcenter when he gets here and then vanish.

[Planetary]

i tihnk he'll do a lot for MLS. draw attension to it for sure. plus if not for football it'll do wonders his modelling carreer or whatever he does. his rank wife too.

[ggirlballa]

The people we met in line at the Beasties show had their boys in hockey. They had actually been to northwestern Minnesota for a tournament. I said, "hockey? in LA?" They said that hockey got popular in LA because of Gretsky. So maybe soccer's next. LA loves superstars.



the people behind us? i only remember a few things about that night, it was an awesome show, i only remember a few things, i wish i could remember the whole night dammit:(

yes i was actually thinking today now that Beckham is in town Galaxy will actually sell out games now cuz everybody will want to see what the hype is about, i know i would want to go to a Galaxy game just to see Beckham

[tpk]

beckham is gettin "kind of" old anyways, he's like right now 1st or 2nd place in career earnings so far in soccer of all time. at his career point, i'd rather live in la playin soccer makin money than livin out in nowhere makin money times two.

on a very related note, i don't get why location isn't a bigger deal in sport related contracts. i mean, wouldn't you almost prioritize location of residence instead of salary and team players if we're already talkin millions? i'm thinkin i would.

[Genocide Tulips]

i didn't play with the thought of putting anything in my sig. why don't you stop playing with the thought of stepping out of the door and actually do it.

GOAL!

[Randetica]

GOAL!


not your problem so shut up already
you dont know shit

[Genocide Tulips]

not your problem so shut up already
you dont know shit

I kind of do since I go outside and experience things.

[Randetica]

yeah so you totally dont understand my situation so stop it

[Genocide Tulips]

No, you need to finally get some courage, sweetie. I isolated myself for a very long time from the world and it isn't worth it.

[Randetica]

doesnt mean we have the same problem

my therapist told me that i have my phobia at such a high level that it isnt possible to fight it alone anymore and he is right so go somewhere else with your talk show knowledge

[DIGI]

on a very related note, i don't get why location isn't a bigger deal in sport related contracts. i mean, wouldn't you almost prioritize location of residence instead of salary and team players if we're already talkin millions? i'm thinkin i would.

Eh, for US sports, mother fuckers usually have multiple homes anyway and only stay in their team's city during the season so it's not that much of a priority. But I see your point. Why play football in Wisconsin when you can play in Miami or San Fran? MONEY.

[Genocide Tulips]

Talk show knowledge. You're killing yourself and someday you'll regret it.

[jennyb]

... Why play football in Wisconsin when you can play in Miami or San Fran? MONEY.

BE. CUZ. Wisconsin is faaaabulous and breeds wonderful individuals. :cool:


Hoooo leee shit, Beckham's pretty easy on the eyes eh?........ just seeing some sports coverage and he's talkin bout bein in LA right now... whoa.

[tpk]

Eh, for US sports, mother fuckers usually have multiple homes anyway and only stay in their team's city during the season so it's not that much of a priority. But I see your point. Why play football in Wisconsin when you can play in Miami or San Fran? MONEY.yeah. and as far as living goes, of course millionaires gonna have multiple houses in different cities but once on-season, you're pretty much tied up in your team's city. and that's like at least 6 months a year.

[roosta]

It's a marketing ploy by the MLS. They own all the players contracts and stuff, so they are really getting him in to promote soccer more than anything. I don't like the fella, but it could do proper football the world of good over there.

Here's a letter from a football website i read:

The Number That Matters Most In The Beckham Deal
There are a lot of numbers involved in the David Beckham deal. 200 million, the amount of American dollars in endorsements; 51 million, the amount of dollars over the five years of his contract; but the most important number is the one that's going to slide by under the radar: 2,000

Two thousand season tickets to LA Galaxy games sold since news of David Beckham's signing.

I'm an American, living in America, I have to pay for specific channels to watch real football (LFC fan, I have my reasons, none of them being pertinent to this topic), I have to pay for online services to listen to games that don't air on cable or satellite. I have to stay up until 1 in the morning to see footy highlights every weekend. I'm not trying to paint a sorry picture of the "Poor American Footy Fan" I'm trying to make every reader of this fine online institution (lips now removed from F365 ass) understand how big of a deal this is.

For the first time since the World Cup, "soccer" was the lead story on SportsCenter. For the first time in my life an interview with a "soccer" player was aired on ESPN that didn't feature the words "brandy", "chastain", "mia", "hamm", or "sports-bra". This may seem like a "so what?" thing to many of you out there but it is a huge deal to a struggling enterprise such as the MLS, and a struggling culture such as American Soccer.

From a personal standpoint I thought seriously of going up the road to see Beckham play when he comes to Massachusetts. I called my friend who is a footy sympathizer and even he seemed vaguely enthused about the prospect of watching David Beckham play.

Forget that he's past his prime. Forget that his skill set is a limited one at best. Forget that his maximum level of effectiveness as a player is only reached when the ball is stopped. None of that matters. His eroded skills don't matter. The fact that there is no way in hell he's playing over 70 percent of his team's games over the next 5 years is irrelevant as well. David Beckham can't solve the MLS organizational issues (does it make sense for any sport to have the League own the players instead of the teams? Who wants to buy teams? They're just a toilet to throw money down. In the words of Duke Phillips from The Critic, they're a Johnny Cash!)

David Beckham can't solve the culture of mistrust everyone has toward the MLS after the colossal cock up in the Freddy Adu situation (DC United gets one nationally televised game on a major network for ONE reason and that ONE reason barely gets on the pitch for injury time) David Beckham can't revive his career or reputation as a player by coming to America.

None of that matters.

The only thing that matters here is this: Beckham is going to but bums in seats. Some of those bums are going to be disappointed by this man whom they've probably never even heard speak. Some of them though, maybe a nominal percentage, but a percentage nonetheless will see a good football game. They'll start going to more games. They'll bring their kids. Their kids will grow up in a "soccer" environment and that's how you bring football to America.

David Beckham as a man brings nothing to the MLS. David Beckham as a player brings nothing to the Galaxy. David Beckham as an oddity, as a circus attraction, as an event, IS something. David Beckham can't save "soccer in America", that's up to Americans. We need to collectively stop deriding the sport as a "boring game for cheats" (Which, off topic, kind of reminds me of Baseball at the moment), we need to sit down and actually immerse ourselves in this beautiful game. Now every sports fan has a reason to watch ONE game.

And that is all that really matters.
Ryan Engley, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

And let's face it, Americans need to start following a proper sport one of these days......

[DIGI]

Dude, American football is the greatest sport ever. I don't care what anyone says.

[roosta]

i used to watch it years a go as a wee lad. i followed the ny giants, how they doing this weather?

[DIGI]

Last week was the first round of the playoffs. They lost to the Philly Eagles.

[Randetica]

Talk show knowledge. You're killing yourself and someday you'll regret it.


no cause then ill be dead

[Junker]

Dude, American football is the greatest sport ever. I don't care what anyone says.

Why football? I mean, they rarely use their feet.

[Planetary]

Why football? I mean, they rarely use their feet.
i hear dat

[icy manipulator]

soccer's been around before union, league etc yeah?

[Planetary]

soccer's been around before union, league etc yeah?

rugby? the actual modern sport has. i think there are records of a similar sport being played in scotland before football though.

[Big Gus]

Damn straight son.

Home of golf, home of football.

(If 2 rival villages of savages beating the shit out of each other could be called a game of football)

[kll]

I find it interesting that the souring relationship with his old team is leading to them commenting that the only reason he's going to L.A. is because no one else would take him. C'mon... if that were the case, they wouldn't have needed to pay the fucker $200million+

Seriously.

[Otis Driftwood]

On the other hand, I doubt even these two crazies (the Hams) could spend all the money they already have, so if their outrageous wages aren't paid, they can just retire alltogether. But that's unfortunately not true...

[Junker]

I find it interesting that the souring relationship with his old team is leading to them commenting that the only reason he's going to L.A. is because no one else would take him. C'mon... if that were the case, they wouldn't have needed to pay the fucker $200million+


You don't have an idea on how football negotiations work do you?