David Beckham was a great player for us and will always be someone I remember fondly after he progressed through our youth system as a life-long Manchester United fan.
What irritates me is the belief that Sir Alex Ferguson ‘forced’ Beckham out of United. Whilst there is no denying the two had a falling out, it should also be remembered this occurred long after Beckham had spent over a year stalling on a new contract. We weren’t offering him enough in image rights so he wouldn’t sign another contract for his boyhood club. If I was Ferguson, I would have fallen out with him and all! (Read more about Beckham’s contract)
Whilst I’m not going to hate Beckham for leaving us, it does nark me that he portrays himself as some massive Manchester United fan, but what irritates me all the more are the fans who defend him and support his claim. Massive Mr Manchester United fan who left us for Real Madrid, who trained with Arsenal, and now, who would consider returning to the Premiership to play against us.
“Never say never,” said Beckham. “I would definitely consider it. When I left my heart was in Manchester – I couldn’t see myself playing against United. Now I wouldn’t rule it out.”
I don’t like you David Beckham.
You’re more interested in your image than your football.
This is why SAF shipped you out.
What do ya expect? He left ages ago and to still say he wont play against united would be lying to our faces. At least we have the privilege of seeing him again at OT. But what kind of reception he’ll get??? Hmmm…
Becks why dont u stick to fightin with landon donevan and shopping in milan huh??
Hmmm… So now Victoria Beckham wants to move back to England? im guessing she wants to live in London..
if he stops talking now he’d get the respect fron the crowd if he comes back
if he keeps flapping his gums then its a different situation
off topic but i think if there is a Gabriel Obertan chant competion like the owen one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-pQ5qtFyYQ
All good points. I don’t hate him either but nor do I conveniently forget that we didn’t get a decent performance out of him for his last two seasons at the club. He saved himself for Ingerlund and suckholed up to the press who crucified him after France 98
sir alex knows wen a player is past his prime and he has no hesitation dumping them.becks was once such eg.only mistake was nistelrooy.becks was never the same player after leaving united.i think city will sigh becks and pay him 5,00,000pounds a week and give him no 7
he wants to go to the world cup give the guy a break ..
his heart is still at united and always will be ..
but he is working in an industry like most of us ..
career is not over yet and he needs to look after himself ..
ledgend always ..
how u forget so quick!!
soory,meant to say city will sign becks
by the way from where are these quotes attributed to beckham??
A bit harsh Scott. For whatever reason he left us, he has never spoken badly about the club or the manager. Can’t blame a guy for wanting to prolong his career..
@ tony singh
no problem. but he should forget his old quotes.
He left us years and years ago, and you expect his heart to still be here?
At least he didn’t sign for an arch-rival like that Argie midget.
@tony singh – I’m with you on this one
anyways i sfeel becks will always remain a man utd fan and these quotes are made up.did anyone see his reaction wen we were 2-0 up at half time in the CL semis at emirates?
Go on then we’ll have him.
We’ll pay him £20,000 per week to come and sit on our bench for a couple of years, how does that sound?
Becks only cares about Becks. Look what he did to the LA Galaxy and they paid Real Madrid money for him. He says he’ll do it again next season if he has to, believing he’ll be beneficial to the English setup in the World Cup (and that Milan actually want him). He’ll always do what’s best for him and him alone. If he weren’t such a selfish prick, he’d have two Champions League medals, wouldn’t he?
He was always a bit different from the other “kids” too, always too flashy. I’m always reminded of the story of his accessorizing his Ford something or other with rims. Can anyone see Giggs wearing the shirt of the Chicago Fire or something else equally ridiculous?
liverpool one
its fantastic having a 3 year old causeas you read something about liverpool and i imagined becks at your club all i ould hear in my ear is the tele singing
“the mickey mouse club house” and i taught it fit perfect
@ liverpool one,
dis is david beckham not robbie fowler.
Spurs seem to be the likely destination in IMO..
PS : Havent Meeeelan have deal in place after the MLS season is over??
Guys what would you say about Michael Owen joining us then?? Wasnt he a Liverpool hero??
I just hope he doesnt join City, Arsenal or Liverpool!
@smudger
Michael owen is 29 and he has been brought in as a focal point for the team.we all knw becks will mostly warm the dippers bench,so wats point.and becks will want to go toa club dat will give him games as the WC is less dan a year away.
biggest thing,we can afford owen,dippers cant afford becks.(his demands will scare them)
Off topic, but Ryan Giggs says Michael Owen is awesome
http://twitter.com/Ryan_Giggs/status/2629185570
ZOMG!
Mitty – I don’t expect his heart to be in Manchester. But what I expect is for him to stop going on about how he’s a Manchester United fan then. He can’t have it both ways.
completely agree with you scott. i also re read your article on wes brown, absolutely spot on.
scott,from where are these quotes?
Meh, couldn’t care less about Beckham, he can do as he likes for all I care. Was a good player for the club but got too big for his boots. Didn’t bother me when he went to Real, thought opposing teams in the league had figured out how to contain him and he seemed more interested in fame than anything else. Only thing that bugged me was the paltry fee we got for him considering his commercial success.
His move to the US was the most arrogant & self-serving move I’ve ever seen, the fact his ego was so big he thought he could transform the game over there is astonishing – he’s not even that good a player! Then sneaking back to Europe with his tail between his legs to tog out for Milan, wtf? he’s running out of big brands, wouldn’t be surprised to see him lining up for the Yankees, Lakers, Bears, All-blacks etc etc Whatever will grow brand Beckworth.
Sorry about that rant!! Wrong side of the bed I guess
Micky mouse club that doesnt get humiliated in a champions League Final Tiny Tears……Just the 5 times we have won it!
The most one sided final in years according to Sky…99% of the viewers agreed….
@sean,you won the champions league by fluke,yes fluke in 2005 and wat else have u won in last 20 years no premier league,the odd carling or fa cup and a champions league.does dat even cme near what we have achieved.atleast we got to the final.dont live in the past mate.look at the present.dont bask in ur past glory of 5 CL and 18 crowns.
lol, this remember this came from the sun.
Why do we have to be to be sentimental.. The guy left ages ago he should now be able to play for any other team he wants..
If he has an opportunity to play in England I fully support him if he takes it, he has his career to look after
becks would do anything to play for united again.
@jack.thanks for providing the source.
the sun is a shit newspaper making hypothtical stories.their stories rarely do come true.if it is from the sun as u say i dont believe this.
Beckham is and always has been a United fan. Not every player can always play for the team they support, and every team in a particular country shouldn’t suggest that he loves or supports a team any less! We’d obviously prefer it if he stayed away from our rivals but whilst not supporting the idea,players these days only look out for themselves such is the nature of their profession…Not everyone can be like Sir Ryan Giggs. Surely if he was asked the question by the press he merely answered it,what is wrong with that?
well said tony starks.
@ aig alex is god,i was reading the sun a minute ago and its in there..i hardly believe anything that comes from there myself..
who remembers becks celebration v arsenal in the cl last season
Has owen been offered number 7 shirt number ?
Remember when we scored against Arsenal in the CL, the camera cut to Beckham celebrating like a kid
He’s still United, I don’t doubt that at all – he’s just trying to keep his career going
@jack.
i remember becks celebrating,it looked as if he was a part of the backroom staff.dat was how delighted he was.he has never spoken anything back abt utd and his best frien is Gary neville,isnt it?
Come on lads Becks gave everything for us and for us to expect he would never play against us again (by choice) is wishful thinking. He’s never bad mouthed us and so what if he chose to play in the US – does that mean we don’t still respect him for being one of the finest holders of the 7 shirt in our great history?
I love reading this blog but I think some of the views put forward in the last 4 weeks are making us look a bit foolish. We had the owen story breaking and everyone saying it was a joke and a big gamble and now we all say it’s a real coup.. Obviously the tevez saga has wound everyone up (and rightly so I may add) but to start turning on becks for him saying he could consider playing against us is wrong.. We all know how journos load questions and put words in peoples mouths….
Let’s start celebrating what’s good about united and what was a great season last year cos at the moment we sound a little bitter and we’re so far ahead of the blue noses that we really shouldn’t be!!!
Deep down he knows theres no going back… He would be maybe 2nd or 3rd choice winger. No way a guaranteed starter. The only way he’ll play at OT is against us..
He looks desperate because the World Cup is coming up. He also said that he hopes to go to AC Milan again but is keeping his options open regarding England. But I agree with Scott when he says “I don’t expect his heart to be in Manchester. But what I expect is for him to stop going on about how he’s a Manchester United fan then. He can’t have it both ways.”
I think we are all being very hypocritical here! Put ourselves in his shoes, hes desperate to play in one last world cup, the last big event of his career who can blame him if he has no alternative to come back and play in the premiership… i certainly wouldnt bear no grudge against the guy. If he signed for the scousers or citeh then that may change but if he was a man of his word he would not sign for these clubs! I could see him signing a 6 month contract with the likes of Spurs, Everton, Fulham etc… None of the top four would sign him anyway, so I dont see the problem!
@ aig alex is god
yeah i know he went loopy lol…yeah i think so , think his close with all scholes, neville & giggs..closest with neville though
Hello ajopaul welcome to Monday
as for the champions league final how did Mickey mouse get on in it as for beckham I don’t belive his heart is in any team he hasn’t put his heart into the game since, I’d say , his second last season at united
Like Ronaldo, Beckham had something not many players will ever have and that is a charisma beyond their footballing ability.
Beckham, like Ronaldo believed their own press and grew too big for one place. I always liked Beckham and still do, I don’t dismiss the fact that he, like Rio Ferdinand stalled over contract issues but he never went over the top like Ronaldo.
Maybe Ronaldo is what Beckham would have been like if he wasn’t English.
Two top, top players and both of them have gone from United to Madrid, for a profit and have made or will make Real their money back and a whole lot more.
We’d never want to keep these types but it’s a shame that they went as they did. I think that’s mainly down to Manchester United being the Club it is, move on and move forward and move upward.
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off topic
anyone think fergies bluffing about no more signings or do you think he means it?
in sir alex we trust
@jack.
i think SAF is very serious about no more signings.he is right and his reasoning is very logical.the market has been turned upside down by Madrid and City and no players are available for the right price.we have to wait till good players are available for a reasonable price.
we may sign costa,but no one else for sure.
@ aig alex is god..
i think its best really because if we go spend 50 mill on a player and he gets like 10 goals in 20 games there all be like oh his overated or his #### because of his price tag, look at berbagod even though his different class…good move by sir alex me thinks.
Sky are sayin tevz to city could cost city upwards of 64million
@jack
berba was a good move and he will prove himself this season.last year there was too much pressure on him.but he still showed his class in certain games.
what i fell amazing is these newspaper writers criticizing SAF.WTF the great man has won everything there is to be won and is not for no reason the most successful manager in history of club football.let the season start and all these bigmouths will be put back in their place wen Michael owen becomes Eric Cantona 2 and Wazza becomes best player in the world
@ghtt,r u serious mate.64million for a little piece of shit
Winning next season will be all the sweeter knowing that FSW will shut the fuck up about United spending blah blah blah.
Once we have blown all the Oligarchs and Sheikhs away we will look back and laugh at how our top scorer and the golden boot winner cost us absolutely fuck all !!!!!!!!!!!!
@ jack
I think Sir Alex said no more spending this summer so we could still in theory sign another player on a free, sign another player on loan with a future fee(though highly unlikely thanks to a certain exloanee) or have already signed a player but are just waiting for a work permit(a young Brazilian starlet perhaps).
I rewound it on sky plus and the words are up to 64 million pound but it has nothing to do with money
@ghtt.will his agent get 64 million or what.how come it can be 64 million?
It’s paid over his 5 year deal
beckham is a douchebag
I always knew it was him who wanted to leave.
I hate these footballers who don’t have the balls to admit they wanted to go and try and blame it on the club. I have much more respect for the ones who admit it.
Judas Carlo$ Tevez is another one
Morning!
Off topic – I hear that Eckersly has rejected a contract at United to move to Burnley for first team football.
@spencer or should it be spanner???? ” beckham is a douchebag” fucking idiot what a stupid fucking article this is!!!! god bless you Becks kid, your up their with best eric robbo for me what a tiny memory youve got, fucking idiots MUFC red till dead
hello ppl becks was a legend but not on the scale of keano.
Becks said that because he is pissed off with Owen will wear United’s nr. 7 shirt.
Using words like ‘douchebag’ I wouldn’t be surprised if Spencer was Donovan in disguise!
If it wasn’t be Beckham we wouldn’t have won in Barcelona in ‘99, remember that
Beckham doing a Tevez
Legend for United. Don’t ever forget that, guys.
And then the ways went apart. We was looking for more fame, we were looking for more football.
Best regards, Mr. Beckham. But if you ever play against United, I hope you fuck fail.
Go Back to Italy Becks, L.A. doesn’t want the circus you bring wiyh you.
He has performed well in Serie A. But could this be because the demands of the Italian league-stamina not physical strength, power and pace-mean that Becks is better suited to life away from the MLS, where those attributes are essntial. Beckham may have had the odd good performance at the Galaxy but he has not been able to contend with the physical demands of the MLS. His first season saw lots of injuries, the odd stand-out performance and plenty of no shows in games. His second season started with Ruud Guillit, who knew nothing of the league and it showed. Beckham’s displays were well below par as his American counterparts got on top of him with their superior athleticism. I dont believe Beckham would be a loss; his contract is ridiculous, his performances average and the initial surge of interest he brought to the game in the US has died down. Good luck David, but let’s be honest in the MLS you were no better then Toronto’s English journeyman, Danny Dichio, or San Jose’s former Norwich star, Darren Huckerby.
@King Eric
No problem, he was never going to make it here anyway!
what short memories we seem to have…. so what if becks wants to return to the uk.. so what if his family want live in england.. he was a fantastic player for us and we would do well to remember that, david beckham is in the twilight of his career and i personally wouldnt give a fuck if he played against us contrary to what he said fucking years ago…. we have always welcomed ex players at OT, when did this all change!!!
Agi Alex
Fluke in 2005 was it? Hmmmmm, coming from 3 down against Milan was no fluke son unless we scored 3 flukes. Winning it twice and being the worst side on both occasions is more of a fluke (Munich and Chelsea). You may not have seen those games though as not sure if Singapore showed them. In all 3 finals Fergie has been in he has been outplayed so count yourselves lucky.
Also I think you will find we have been in as many finals in the CL as United this decade….Again, not expecting you to know that being in Singapore.
If he came back to england he would go to Spurs, Arsenal if he’s lucky.
Sean did you watch the final in Moscow? We dominated the first half, they edged it the second, how were we the worst team?
By the way, are all United fans cockey’s or Asians? Make your mind up!
ah… c’mon. Did you see Beckham watching the CL semi-final against Arsenal? He was beaming with joy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gig9p0kGA1o .. good memories
my heart WAS in Manchester
that little cunt.
Sean — please stop mate. A pool fan throwing stones about being dominated in a champs league final…. Oh the irony…. You were completely owned for 110 out of 120 mins against Milan!!!!! And you only got your fluke comeback due to a signature swan dive from your captain. So please think before commenting on United’s success
Becks is coming to the end of his career and probably thinking out loud. The Great Dane, Andy Cole, Teddy Sheringham, Yorkie etc all played for another team in the prem against us and no one slags them.Beckhams corners won the game in ‘99 so he is a legend and we shouldn’t be too hard on him. But, if he goes to shitty he’s just another mouth, there is a limit to what fans will take.
Hehe, I am thinking of signing Beckham back on an Owen-ish way
We can use with a good crosser from right wing vacated by CR7
Beckham is a significant part of United’s history, so let’s welcome him, or at least respect him, as a family member.
At least he is not doing a Tevez.
If only Valencia could be as effective as Beckham!! Wasn’t it only last week when we were lauding him as one of the legends to wear the No 7 jersey? Some of us do have short memories.
Well said Scott. I have said to so many people that towards the end of his career his heart was not at United and I was glad to see the back of him. My 3 reasons for this is as follows:
1. He took over a year to sign a new contract because of a disagreement over his image rights.
2. Putting country before club
3. His celebrity status
Now he’s declaring his interest at playing for another English club, added to the fact that he trained with Arsenal. Fuck you you wanker.
Scott, this seems to be the one topic i will disagree with you on. David Beckham gave United a decade of service, after which both him and Sir Alex realized that it was time to move on. Not once has he criticized the club after leaving. In fact, its always been the opposite. He has been full of praise for the club and manager that made him who he is. He has not stated that he will definitely come back to a Premier League team. All he has said is he will keep his options open. Aged 34, with the world cup next year, i think that is entirely understandable. Im sure he wont join a City or Liverpool, because he still holds United and the supporters in the highest regard.
As for training with Arsenal – look, again he needed some match practice or training, to stay in the English squad, and its not like United or any other club offered to let him train. What was he supposed to do?! not play train?
Lets just look back at Beckham’s time here, and appreciate what he did for us, the same way he appreciates us.
After ten years of service, I think him merely stating that he wouldnt rule out a return to the Premier League should not tarnish our views for the lad.
@Scott the Red
I dont really agree with in most parts with yoru article.
Becks has always said he would return to united as first choice. That will now never happen, mainly because he is not good enough.
Why should it irratate you because he Trained with Arsenal?….. Does it matter? I could understand if Fergie said Becks Come train with us, And whinger said No Becks come train with Us and becks went to arsenal!!>…… That didnt happen!
There is truth that his Contract Negotiations did drag on during his last year and i honestly feel that he got by far on the wrong side of fergusion that their relationship was at a stage were it wasnt worth continuing…… So united sold him to Real for 20 mil and the rest is history!
During his time at Real he has Spoken Fondly about United & Fergusion. He hasnt publicly came out and slagged fergie off like an Argie twat we all know!
With regards to his situation, Things Chance, Circumstances Change!.
Haiz,his just a twat…Beckham in the back old days was nice because the premier league was slow and simply average..IF he comes back to premier league,he would’nt be able to walk let alone run or swing cross..He be swinging those cross from up the pitch..His good but not that good,but i will admit i respect for what he has done to united like everyone before him(schmeichel,mark hughes,Sheringham,tevez,Ronaldo…)Thanks for ur service but we would’nt be cheering your name if we ever meet again..
What on earth is wrong with putting your country before your club? Playing for your country is the greatest honour of all.
It is this lack of passion why England have not won anything since 66. Beckham is one of very few who actually love their country and some of you hold that against him? Football could learn so much from rugby union.
The guy loves united but he also loves England and wants to play in the next world cup. Leave the guy alone, he is one of the most commited footballers you will ever see. (remember his reaction when dropped by England and those scum from madrid?)
If he were to play against him then I for one would cheer him. So what about his celebrity status?