David “top red” Beckham has again been perpetuating the lie that his move away from Manchester United was completely out of his control. Whilst we’ll never know all what happened behind the scenes, Beckham gave a good indication at the time to what the situation was, with his lacklustre performances, interviews with the press and blinding performance against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
“I always said that if I’d had my choice, I would never have left Manchester United because that was where I always wanted to start my career and finish it,” Beckham said this weekend. “Then I had to look at it in a different way. I’d been there over 10 years and been really successful and had amazing times and made so many great friends. Every time I’ve played at Old Trafford, whether for United, Real Madrid or England, the fans have been the best I’ve ever had. Everyone knows that’s what got me through what happened against Argentina, with my friends, my family and the manager. I will never forget that. In my eyes they are the best in the world, without a doubt.”
Funny, because that’s not the way I remember it and it’s not what he was saying in the press at the time.
David Beckham’s contract negotiations began in 2001 but he was not happy with what he was being offered in image rights. “The negotiations have been going well,” he said in February 2002. “It’s not the salary that’s a problem, that was sorted out in September. It’s just the image rights that needed a little perking.”
Clearly we weren’t prepared to ‘perk’ his image rights as much as Real Madrid, leading him to leave the club he apparently wanted to stay with forever. Right?
“I’ve never said that I’d never move away from Manchester, and I’ve never said that I’d end my career there,” Beckham said less than a month before leaving us for Real Madrid. Was it down to Fergie? “Despite what people say about me and Sir Alex Ferguson, he’s been a father figure to me. I’ve been at Man United for 14 years now and without him I wouldn’t be the player or the person that I am today. He had the confidence when I was 18 years old to put me in the first team along with a number of other young players. Of course you have your ups and downs with any boss in any job, but with me and him it gets highlighted just a little bit more.”
I don’t doubt that if Beckham had his time again he would stay at United forever. Whilst I’m sure he enjoyed playing for Real Madrid and at the time his ego needed to be flattered in the way only the Spanish giants could offer, of course now, with his maturity and experience and hindsight, he would have put pen to paper on the contract that was offered to him two years before he left. But when he made the decision to leave, he didn’t have hindsight, and I really wish he would stop making out that he was forced to leave Old Trafford, because that simply was not the case.
You can’t rewrite history, Becks, no matter how much you may wish you could!
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If he wanted to stay he could have.
I heard his last game at OldTrafford SAF gave him some instructions and he completely ignored them. Posh tw4t!
Doesn’t take away the fact that he was brilliant for United. Best right foot in the world by far.
A poem
¬
Your not Sir Ryan
Your bubble has burst
andwhen you married that bird
your football was cursed
real offered more for your image
so you followed a few quid
ya said fuck off to been a footballer
and hello nightlife in madrid
Real signed th best player
the media started to shout
but when your beside raul and zizu
you where quickly found out
it all fell apart with the manager
who said with becks we will loose
so you said fuck off to my dignaty
hello to tom cruise
getting dragged around la
on a lead and a coller
you could of been like paul scholes
if he didnt chase the dollar
but america loved you
so maybe football worked out great
ill ya act like a knob
and the love turns to hate
so when all goes down the crapper
turn to the media with so crap
like”I NEVER WANTED TO LEAVE UNITED”
PLEASE SIR ALEX TAKE ME BACK
image rights? WTF… fuck the image rights you get paid enough… i agree MUFC the Religion great right foot alright but he could do fuck all else. if he wasnt english and a so called “poster boy” he would not of being taught of as highly.. i mean how did he come 2nd place in the FIFA world rankings in ’99 and ’01 when he was in a team with Scholes and Keane who were so much better then him? who in them years would any of you prefair in the United team? We replaced Becks in a few days after he left with a great player but we still havent replaced Keane (Well Fletcher could be on his way to) and the time is nearly here to replace Scholes when he hangs up his boots (hopefully this and 1 more season at least) but how in the blue hell would you be ever to replace him?
FA to review Sir Alex Ferguson’s comments over Alan Wiley’s fitness.
good morning everyone.
nice one ghtt.if i had the option i would take him back even now.atleast we would do better at set pieces.apart from giggsy the others are shocking at set pices in our team.i heard some story that United would take him as an ambassador after he retires
http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/08/05/1422686/david-beckham-could-return-to-manchester-united-after-retirement-
is from the sun though.so it may very well be crap as their stories usually are
His biggest mistake was marrying that silly bitch, she ruined him and put ideas in his head. I have to say he was a great player for us, except towards the end, its just a shame he let his head get turned and I think now he realises what it was to be a Manchester United player.
Scott, this is probably the only time I will disagree. Becks isn’t criticizing us here.and I don’t think he is buttering us up. We all know he has regretted leaving. Here he is expressing his love for a club he served fantastically. Sure he had his issues, and left but not once has he ever criticized us. He loves the fans and that has been made known to us for years now.
Why can’t we just appreciate a player for his service,appreciate that he has never said a bad word about the club, and move on? Instead of focusing on the one image rights disagreement, why not focus on a decade of great memories?
Come on scott, give the lad a rest.
Scousers Suck
he regreated leaving united because his ego didnt follow true and it didnt work out for him
like lee sharpe when he left United he says he regretes it now
its not like he got sold fr money he wanted out
he taught he knew better than sir alex and was bigger than manchester united
turns out
he wasnt
Ghtt, I don’t quite agree. Yes, his madrid and la experiments have been failures. But for as far as I can remember he has always spoken well of the club, especially the fans. I just think its time we appreciate that.
He left, first and foremost, because Fergie had enough of his playboy lifestyle and wanted him out.
Scousers suck –
Becks 2009: “I always said that if I’d had my choice, I would never have left Manchester United because that was where I always wanted to start my career and finish it.”
Becks 2003: “I’ve never said that I’d never move away from Manchester, and I’ve never said that I’d end my career there.”
If Beckham is going to paint himself as Mr Loyal United fan, who never wanted to leave, then of course I am going to expose that as a lie. He may wish it now, course, but that’s not what as going through his head at the time.
Scousers Suck
he hasnt said anything bad
bu when he was living it up fucking the nanny and drinking with fat ronaldo he didnt say anything about united
i blame most of it on that stick insect he married.
she wanted the lifestyle and shopping she could only get in madrid,LA,Milan,
little old manchester was not good enough for her,
i do remeber being in the living room on deansgate one night and they cleared the back of the VIP area for david and his Mrs to have a quiet meal and be un-noticed, shame they both came in wearing matching white suits!!
Bit harsh I think.
Becks was a hero for us during his time and maybe that’s why there’s a bit of bad feeling towards him now – because it hurt like a motherfucker when he left.
He ran his legs off for United and was quality. I can remember reading a review of a match against Leeds in about 2000, I think it was in the TImes, and instead of rating Leeds vs United, they rated Leeds vs Beckham and he beat their whole team in terms of passes completed, shots on goal, crosses, etc. And that was when Leeds weren’t half bad either.
One of the best players United have ever had.
always having a pop at becks arnt you scott??? do you really believe all that stuff he was supposed of told the press…well i dont
becks is a legend…would have him back anyday
becks is a man utd fan fact he didnt go crazy in the crowd when we scored v arsenal for no reason you know
“its not like he got sold fr money he wanted out
he taught he knew better than sir alex and was bigger than manchester united
turns out
”
who sharpe or becks?
both jack
sharpe and becks contract didnt expire they wanted to leave because they taught the grass was greener
becks never wanted to leave well we both dont know what happened but im 100% sure becks wouldnt want to leave the club he supports..there was rows and all sorts but were never find out what really happened
i personally am gonna defend becks here.half the things the press report are trash and becks was always in the limelight so the newspapers made even more crap stories. i seriously dont trust any tabloid stories.they are all rubbish.becks always loved and will continue to love united.the press will make any stories to sell their papers.tomorrow if they report such things with rooney will we believe it if rooney dosent deny them for some weeks? i feel the reason was the fall out with SAf and when that happens no player lasts at United. i feel beckham and Nistelrooy still could have given United a lot more but then things turned very sour.i would say both SAF and becks were at fault.
well said aig alex is god
predictions for tonight? i reckon villa have it in them to get something from little city
ghtt
SAF and becks relationship turned sour since we lost to the gooners in the FA Cup and that unpleasent incident took place that left becks with a cut . there was no way things were ever going to be the same again.the damage was done and thats why he left.i think SAF was not happy with becks when the entire team was poor.
Jack
United wanted him to stay
Real wanted to buy him and put an offer on the table
united matched the wages that real were offering
Beckham ,Himself, wanted more money for his Image rights
united said no
Real said yes
So he left
nowhere was his love of united love of the fans blah blah in his mind when he was thinking how much his face was worth
jack
city look strong as adebawhore returns but at Villa park it wont be easy and i think a villa win or a draw will be the result but i dont think shitty are gonna win this one.
Im not hating all over the lad
when he was at united he was fantastic
i loved the guy
but things arent all sunshine and lollypops and the guy sold out
ghht thats rubbish mate
aig villa got chelsea after city havnt they and sunderland have the bindippers, hopefully both can help us out and this get back to the top
ghtt*
jack.
the problem is we ourselves have got difficult ones against dippers and chelski in space of 2 weeks and a trip to Moscow on Wed before the dippers game. so it wont be easy for us either.that makes me feel even bad about Saturdays game where we missed a great chance to remain top.anyways as they say no use crying over spilt milk so lets forget it and learn not to underestimate any team from now on.hope we win against bolton
aig
boltons always hard…hargreaves could be back for the chelsea game but not sure if were risk him
Scott, you seem to have an irrational hatred of Becks, i have to say. You spend too much time here bitching about ex players. Becks was one of the best wide men we have ever had and is the best dead ball specialist we hav ever had. He has never bitched about United, the management or the fans. So he fell out with Fergie, so what? He still did the business on the pitch time and time again and shows nothing but respect to the United fans, but still people like you perpetuate this myth that he is some kind of monster.
Can only assume this kind of spleen venting of yours comes from a very dark, envy driven place inside you.
Becks came to the CL semi at Arsenal last year when we dicked them and he was as giddy as a schoolgirl when the goals kept flying in, even getting in the face of Flamini who was there with him. Top lad, Top red.
Shame you can’t see it mate.
jack
long shot mate. i am hopeful he will return by 20 november.he also ahs to get match practice.i guess a few reserve games.i want hargo back at his best.when he is at the top of his game no one is better than him.
VDS should be back for the dippers though.that should make our backline more confident.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2666787/Wayne-Rooney-talks-exclusively-to-The-Sun.html
aig van der sar could be back for bolton game apparntley
jack.
if thats the case i will be delighted.atleast we will stop conceeding these silly goals and look stronger defensively.
I don’t think Scott is expressing a hatred for Beckham at all. He’s just pointing out the fact that Becks maybe looking back at past events with his own slightly twisted version of the facts.
Whether you like it or not, Becks lost his way towards the end at Utd. He was replaced in the starting XI by Ole and was more concerned about sodding image rights that he was about staying at Utd. I remember his last game at Utd and he was in tears walking round the pitch. We knew then that he was off and it was no surprise that it was a glamour move to Madrid. However we thought then that we’d got the best of Beckham. I still think that. His off-the-field activities distracted him from the hard-work and dedication that took him to the very top.
Messi told great about Rooney, that he would play football for 100 ponuds a week, just to play.
Unfortunately, lot of players play for money. I think that Beckham after all, would not leave OT that he can back time. Because, money doesnt give you a happines, and good feeling inside you. My opinion is that he was acting like a expensive whore, and sold himself for big money in that bloody Real Madrid. In America he playing for much bigger money, but he is not happy.
i aint giving in on foster just yet aig i think his a good keeper but its just his decision making, will be good to have sar back though.
jack
i am seriously running out of patience.it is unfortunate that GK is one position where you can be slaughtered if you make mistakes because it will affect the team for sure.As a striker or mid you can have an off day but not as a GK.Foster is making mistakes consistently and does not give the defence confidence like VDS does whether they can trust him with his dodgy catching anc kicking and of course decision making.
I bet he wishes he had stayed since he’s now seeing what kind of a legend Giggs will be remembered as.
aig
yeah he seems to make the mistake and every now and again but hopefully he can take that out of his game, kuszack, ive always liked him i know people say his a flapper and stuff but theyve only judged him from like 1/2 games but thats fans these days, 1 bad game and your shit.
I think also, that on one way, he s way of lifestyle, was something that SAF didint like at all. And that he should change that, but he wasn t prepare to do it. Then came the incident with SAF, and his ego was hurt, on the other side, he knew that he is no bigger than SAF and he left.
I think that he will never say anything against SAF because he knows that fans would “kill” him, and that he was also wrong. he is a diplomat, but his act saying for him.
“nowhere was his love of united love of the fans blah blah in his mind when he was thinking how much his face was worth” good point…
i just wanna say, that noone wants to say that he is bad player, dont like Manchester United, or something else. We fans are crazy about this club, we are loyal, we would do anything for a club, and the same thing we espect from the players. Some players give that to club, but when someone gives you doble check, then players go. That hurt us, because they are already milioners, but they are never hungry milions enough. Manchester United is the biggest club in the world, so where else you wanna go???
I remeber when Zvonimir Boban was asked would he ever leave the Milan? He said: “Where would i go, it is an honor to be in one of the biggest club in the world, where else i would go?”
about Real Madrid, said he would never go there, it is a circus
id welcome beckham back with open arms for a short term loan or something. Bar Sir Ryan we have nobody who can deliver the ball consistantly. Leave him alone he was an excellent united player.
RedMist – “irrational hatred”? “Monster”? Wtf you on about? Because I simply won’t allow Beckham to rewrite history? He said this week if it had been down to him he never would have left, glossing over the fact he held the club to ransom over image rights. He chose to leave because of money (whether under the influence of his wife or not) but because he celebrated us beating Arsenal you think that makes him a top red? That’s fucking sad.
I don’t hate the guy, he was a brilliant player and it’s obvious he still feels very strongly about the club and fans. That doesn’t change the fact it was his decision to leave.
“Top reds” are players like Scholes and Giggs who, like Beckham, had the ability that meant they could play at any club, but never held the club to ransom over their pay. It’s a shame YOU can’t see that. It won’t be David Beckham that gets a statue outside Old Trafford though and that is entirely of his making. Top red my fucking arse.
But to the point: In 2003 he said that he’d never claimed he was going to stay here forever, but now is claiming that he always wanted to stay. At least he’s managing to convince some people with his bullshit, but I’m not that deluded.
Forgive me if i am wrong, but didn’t Beckham sign a new contract in May of 2002? One year before he left us? It’s very rare that a United player leaves us because they weren’t payed well enough. I think that in the summer of 03 it was more a case of Beckham and Fergie not being able to co exist anymore. Something that really started coming to the surface after the boot incident.
costas
hi.good morning
spot on.it as not money becks left for but things ahd turned sour between the pair
Guys Foster is not even one of three keepers for the England squad…green, robinson and james all ahead of him and i think this speaks volumes. Future england number 1? Dont think so, not to mention man utd number 1. If England rate him worse than green godamnit then what the hell is he doing in our fucking goal? I say pray that vds stays a wee bit longer for us to find us a keeper good enough and let the gaffer make a swap deal involving englands best keeper. Fair enough? I always gave foster a chance but his confidence is really really a pile of wank.
Man Utd > Ingerland any damn day
@Scott the Red
Tell the truth. Always.
That is why I like your forum so much, you do not hold sentimental nostalgic memories. You are absolutely right to show Beckham up for the deluded money grabber who has been bitch- slapped by that grubby little anorexic wife.
I once bumped into Becks and he was charming and seemed “nice”
His wife came to eat in a restaurant I was in one night and the atmosphere just changed for the worse.
She is poisonous and he is penisless.
She wanted out of United for better shops and flashier lights and he didnt love us enough to stand up to her.
So long suckers – we dont miss you and we did just fine on our own.
I dunno how people can be defending Becks, it’s like the lot of you are thirteen year old girls. Yeah he was a brilliant player, but it takes attitude as well to be a United player. His ego was massive and he had a row with Sir Alex. Thing he didn’t realize is you don’t have a row with Fergie and come out on top.
All Scott was doing was showing Beckham’s double talk about United. Which we all know is in hope he can come play for us bow that AC Milan is in the shitter.
“But to the point: In 2003 he said that he’d never claimed he was going to stay here foreve”
but you have to ask yourself scott did he really say it or like aig said was the papers just making up there normal shit
Jack
how is it rubbish
whats rubbish about it
what did i say thats wrong
ghtt
just my opinion i just dont agree with what you said..
becks didnt leave for the money or nothing like that, him & fergie fell out and anyone with a brain knows thats why he had 2 leave/be forced out
REAL AND MANCHESTER UNITED had the same wages on the table real offered 30grand more a week for his image
he asked united to match it
they said no the deal is there
so he left
“he asked united to match it
they said no the deal is there
so he left”
did fergie or becks tell you that
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/1808055.stm
jack that link is for you
Fair enough Scott. Your dislike of him clearly runs deep. Why, i wonder, don’t you rip Ronaldo as harshly for his attempts to re write history?
He was as openly disrespectful to the club, the shirt, the fans and the management during his last eighteen months at United. Yet now he has what he always “wanted”, he has nowt but good things to say about United and the fans…and everybody is lapping it up. One rule for Becks and one rule for everyone else? I have no problem with Ronnie, but the way he left was no less distasteful than the way Becks left, but he seems to have escaped the wrath of most fans, especially now he is kissing ass big time.
As for Becks getting a statue outside Old Trafford, what has that got to do with anything? United have had more than three legends over the years but we only have a statue of Best, Law and Charlton (not incl. Sir Matt, obv.). Are you saying that having a statue is the only way to be recognised as a success? I’m not suggesting that he should be honoured with anything so grandiose as a statue, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t one of the best players we ever had.
Worthy of a little respect. You sound like a dipper bitching about ex players like you do.
bbc sport…must be true then?
ah jack mate what do you want me to do
contact beckham and say hi
Im Emilys daddy
any chance you could knock around to jacks house so he can read your lips
what more do you want
RedMist – As I’ve already said several times, I don’t have a problem with David Beckham. I have a problem with him claiming that leaving United was NOTHING to do with him, because only the gooey-eyed can believe that.
If Ronaldo was to come out tomorrow and say he never wanted to leave United and if he had his way he would never have left, I would write something about it.
If you think Ronaldo owed us as much as Beckham did, you’re mad. Beckham was one of ours and he chose to leave. Ronaldo never really belonged to us and to compare them that way is fairly insulting to Beckham.
You sound like a dipper by being so loved-up with Beckham, the same way they are about their transfer requester skipper. Difference is, at least Gerrard saw the error of his ways before leaving the club that made him what he is, unlike Beckham.
ghtt yeah do that
GHTT
BBC made up claims about Fergies son and still havent apologised, Im sure they wouldnt worry about making up bullshit about Becks.
THE MOST RESPECTED NEWSPAPER IN THE ENGLISH MEDIA
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2431584/Beckham-strikes-image-problem.html
Why’s everyone arguing? Beckham was a good servant for Utd and left for pastures new.. deal with it. He was great for us and I still highly regard him for his displays in a red shirt. I think the argument with SAF was the final straw and we all know who wins that standoff. I do think Beckham would’ve stayed had it not been for his missus and at the time he may have said “I’ve never said that I’d never move away from Manchester, and I’ve never said that I’d end my career there” but I feel in his heart he wanted to stay but the situation made it very difficult. I really didn’t see him leaving for some extra image rights, he was already well minted as we all know! I don’t think an extra few bob on his paycheck made a difference to be honest do you? So I think that’s what he meant by saying he always wanted to finish his career with us. Lets celebrate his time at Old Trafford and not get stuck in arguments with each other about what actually went on, only Becks and SAF know the truth… we are United after all aren’t we?
@utdforever: Great post. Couldn’t have said it better.
Henpecked traitor! Will never forgive him….
Have the guts to say the move was not engineered by him!
At least Ronaldo is honest enough to say he dreams about playing for real madrid.
Damn you DB!
You could have stayed and fight along side Giggs and Scholes…
Yet u chose to be a hollywood wannabe.
You and your spicey wife…
You and your spotlight…
You make money, Giggs makes history!
To all those of you who are defending David Beckham, hear this:
Think of him as your husband and you’re his wife.
He think that another woman was more attractive than you and could give him the love that you could not.
He left you and tell the whole world it wasn’t his choice.
He then realize that you’re still the best in the world.
Although he never spoke ill of you in front of anyone, he always maintained it wasn’t his fault.
If he were to return to you… would you accept him back?
I’ll never trust a man who betrayed my love if im a woman.
The deeper you loved someone, the harder it is to forgive betrayal.
he left because his wife wanted out…just like she did when she came to the US, she likes the media and glitz….now becks is taking voice lessons to make his voice deeper and manlier.
too bad he did not stay or marry someone better than posh….she has done nothing but was on the cover of elle magazine this week.
they do love this pair in the US though, they seem to be more accepted than the usual hollywood couples.
oh well, he was a good player for us, and we sold lots of jerseys because of him. miss his set pieces especially now that ronaldo is gone, valencia/nani cannot pass very accurately.
how the hell can anyone slag this guy off??
he’s gotten nothing but grief for everything he’s ever done.
The guy is a great. I think people focus too much on his celebrity and often forget how good of a footballer he really is.
He put phenomenal time into the United Cause and won everything he could with the club. Why not have a new challenge?
As for the image rights stuff. I think everyone feels that they should earn what they deserve. Beckham makes a shit load of money for every team he plays for. His jersey sales alone are mind boggling. (300,000 for the galaxy in the first 3 months) His face earns money for his clubs. Why shouldn’t he get a chunk?? I’m sure all of you wouldn’t be happy if you weren’t paid for your full value. Or would you?? If you’d be happy to earn below your market value then by all means, be bitter about this. But come on, I’m sure you haven’t been unhappy to get a pay raise.
As for his wife. Piss off. It’s his life. You don’t get slagged off for being with someone that has different goals and ambitions. She’s done pretty good on her own. Get over yourselves. He respects the club, he respects the manager. Enough said. Butter up?? Fuck, I wish half our former players could keep this club in as high of a regard as Beckham does
RedDeviled Egg
watch mutv
90% of the people on that are former players who speak nothing but good about United
but it doesnt stop the fact the beckham made his own bed and left united
and since then he’s been saying the oposite
it like the way tevez says he was kicked out when he just left for the money
the only difference is tevez isnt a manchester united youth who played in that 94 team that every youth team in egland get compaired to
he may be saying fantasticly lovely things about the club he loves
doesnt stop the fact that he says he got the boot when he left himself
Gotta hate tiny tears Said,
October 5th, 2009 @15:32
THE MOST RESPECTED NEWSPAPER IN THE ENGLISH MEDIA
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2431584/Beckham-strikes-image-problem.html
probally got it from bbc aswell
RedDeviled Egg
nail on the head mate, agree with everything esspically about posh, the press make her out to be some bad wife and everybody follows along with it going on like they know her
by the way im not saying shes nice or horrible but how can every1 judge her like they know her??
becks was a brilliant player for us, a real red, done alot for us in the treble season and doubt we would of won it without him.
anyone else love the way citys best player was desperate to join us
“That is the reason they have gone there. At the last minute, from what I can gather, either Emmanuel Adebayor or his agent phoned us after they had agreed a deal with City and then did the same with Chelsea. He was desperate to get to either Chelsea or us.” Sir Alex Ferguson
@Jack
just stop replying mate
your asking me to prove to you what im saying so i showed you fact from bbc then you said it was wrong so i showed you it from another relyable sourse and because you say no you think your right
since 10:48 ive been waiting for you to show me that what ive known for 7 years is not right
Long John O’Shea
All i know is Simon Kjaer is that he was unreal in the under 21s tournment a few years back for denmark and liverpool went in for him, they made him out to be the best kid in the world but if united get him try to get a liverpool fan to say anything good about him
he plays in the denmark full side now i beleive and real tried to get him last season but he turned them down and signed a new contract with Palermo.
Highly rated seen hm about a year or so ago because of the hype he looks good but Thats the last time ive watched him
I’m guessing all of you didn’t cheer for him then while he was a red? Since you knew then (like you seem to know now) that he’s such a twat and that his wife is bad news. He’s the same guy.Has some ambition. That’s terrible isn’t it? Wow, must be a real ass if he wants to make some money and marry one of the most successful female musicians(question the talent) of all time.
Made his own bed or not. There’s no denying the fact that Ferguson hated the fame. It didn’t affect his play. It was just hyped up so much that people believed it.
RedDeviledEgg – Thats just it though pal, the fame and celebrity shit DID effect his play eventually. Sir Alex is absolutely right to “hate” the fame. We are Manchester United not a fucking circus like Madrid.
I guess it is just about football with us then. Opening restaurants in Asia. Having every possible kind of merchandise available for sale. Charging the highest ticket prices. Looking for every endorsement and sponsorship possible.
Football only. Yeah right. The fact that the Manchester United Brand is the biggest in the world is not based solely on football alone. We’ve worked to attain the world wide acclaim. not just on the pitch.
I remember he was the 2nd player that i like from United. The first was andy cole. Beckham was the reason i supported united in 1995. But during that time, i was not supporting him and till 1997-98 then i start to support andy. I wish he could start in United. However, i do see him thinking he is bigger than the club and wanted more money and had less passion for the game. I do know he regret he left as he could be legend if he had stay and will still be playing for united just like giggs, neville and scholes are. It’s a pity however, as scott said, you can’t change history. You don’t think United are the best in when you leave. Thank you for everything in the past.
ghtt it was a joke, calm down and stop replying…
you think its a true, i dont, were never going to agree.
RedDeviled Egg
I cheered for him when he was a red
i still love watching tapes and dvds when becks is playing
its not my point at all
the guy left united for the money
and if he just said i left for the money or i left cause i kept buttin heads with the manager so i just did the less stressful thing and left then fair play but he didnt
he’s lying
he has lied before about this
to manchester united fans which he says he is
and thats what pisses me off about him
Jack why dont ya just read the facts that ive ben shown you thou
what are you going on that you think im wrong
because i hardly believe papers ghtt they all chat shit most of the time and make there own stuff up so i hardly believe it unless i see the interview myself
Beckham was good for us but got too big for his boots. He’ll never be thought of in the same way as Giggs, Scholes or Neville.
The boy put celebrity before football. He may wish he didn’t now. It matters not to me. We’ve moved on and done better without him.
Come back to us? What for … as a coach maybe.
Giggs is a thousand times what Beckham is – and more.
Fucking hell GHTT and Jack …. steady on….. The real point is Becks is after a place to play up to the next world cup as Cappello has told him … now it seems that Milan might not be interested inhim on loan …..but do you think that SAF would turn down the chance of Becks coming back….I, for one would love to see him back here for a while on loan from the States.
I don’t give a fuck for his image rights or for his skeletal Missus ….all I care about is giving him the chance to cross a few balls onto Rooney/Berbatov head and showing Nani how it should be done.
That is if God lets him back of course
GHTT…. would you mind if he came back on loan…???
Never mind what has been said or not would you want him yeh or no?
tonybee becks is going back there in january i think
guess what dunnes just scored for villa hahahahaha
From an online commentary:
‘You just could not make this game up. James Milner swings over a corner from the Villa right and – check this out – Richard Dunne gets up above Gareth Barry to thump a header into the far corner past Shay Given.’
dilardo you back mate
give me a bell 2moz aint spoke 2 you in ages
barrys getting terroiserd when he takes a corner, there waveing money out
dilardo you back mate, give me a bell 2moz
barrys getting terroised, when he takes a corner there waveing money at him
cant write tonight..lol
Tonybee
Id take him back on loan when hargreaves that i know is in the team
becks (crosses) hargo (box to box) fletch(defencive) nani (fast pace attack)
would be a great midfield with a bit of everything
All you BECKS fans can go fly a kite.
Where do you get the balls to cross FERGIE? The greedy gutless yankie doodle deserves no respect!
fucking hell give the man a break,
he spent a great many years at united, helped us win a shocking amount of trophies and with the exception of the schmeichel was the only player to turn up against bayern in 99. dont forget who was crossing those balls for us. he clearly loves the club. give the man a break.
beckhams years at united were great. support him
Yawn at some of these comments.
Move on.
Beckham was good for us, but we and the club were better for him.
He chose to become a ‘footy celeb’ and it went pretty much downhill for him from then.
A United great, possibly. Never a Legend a la Edwards, Charlton, Best, Law, Robson, Schmeichel, Cantona, Keane, Giggs …
dilardo
beckham dont ask to be in the paper everyday
legend
He was a great, and if it was not for his corner’s I don’t think we would have won the CL Final, be honest… He was a really good player, but the image rights was because of all the popularity that spoils the players! For instance Tevez, loved by the fans at a time, and took advantage of it!
Beckham would rip of his arm to Join United again. Ppl make mistakes, and now he’s regreting joining madrid.
@RedDeviled Egg
Let me share some perspective from Asia.
Manchester United did not become famous because of the restaurants or merchandise they sold. It was because of the attractive football that they play and the swagger in which they simply blew the opponents away.
Manchester United has never been a circus and will never be one.
Beckham’s obsession with the media and intent to milk all off his fame’s worth is nothing but bad reputation for this great club.
UnitedRay from Singapore (p.s. its in Asia)
Beckhams obsession with the media? you mean the medias obsession with Beckham.
Media’s obsession with Beckham.Beckham LOVED the fame and attention.He said it himself.
i’m a united fan from india…. i started watchin football in 2000 and been a utd supporter since…. the only reason for that was beckham coz i loved the way he played… but beckham has left utd but i still support utd and still remain a beckham follower n i will always believe tht he loved utd and if he had a choice he wouldnt have left us… it was only because of his problems with Sir Alex… but i hope 1 day he plays for utd again even it is on loan for a few months… i’d really love to see him in utd colors again some day…
@ Jack
“Are you Beckham in disguise?!”
Image rights cause alot of problems with alot of players contracts but because Becks is more high profile it was frowned upon.
David beckham, although yeah he turned into more of a celebrity than a footballer when he still had his feet on the ground he was one of the best footballers ever, he’s one of the greats we’ve had at this club without a doubt. Its a shame the way it ended with him but he’s always had alot of love for our club and has done nothing but respect us since he left, like he said the way we stood by him with the argentina thing he’ll always love the supporters.
I dont think it was truly his choice to leave, Sir Alex got pissed off at the celebrity lifestyle he was living, and made the right choice to let him go.
Ive got alot of respect for Beckham, one of the best number 7′s we’ve had, not the best but he will be in our history forever like it or not.
Fergie sign him up!
He would be like giggs, give 110% every game, for england he tries harder than anyone else on that pitch, every game, friendly, or world cup final (if we ever get there…) He is what we need in january i reckon would be like henrik loan deal expect 10 times better
Becks will always be a united legend but he did contribute to his downfall at united.
Dilardo
yeah, got to back myself