David Beckham says it would be ‘beautiful’ to play against ‘Manchester’ in this year’s Champions League and is hoping to win the competition with AC Milan.
He couldn’t possibly mean that he wants to knock United out of Europe, could he.
“I would really like to face my former team in the next round,” said Beckham. “Since I left in 2003, I have not returned to play at Old Trafford. Seven years have gone by and I would like for that to happen. Me against Manchester, it would be beautiful, wouldn’t it?”
Given that United have reached the final for the past two seasons, he knows how much of a test it would be to play against us.
“It would be very difficult,” he continued. “But it will be very exciting. I like big challenges and I would love to play that type of game. I would love to win the Champions League because it is a special competition, where the strongest teams compete.”
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Can’t say fairer than that. Hope he gets some good CL matches in.
LOL
i almost pissed myself right now.
hes a joke and can’t run
Always be closing
Can you imagine the hatred from the fans if becks scores?
Fuck him
Money loving c**t
…If becks meets his former club he’d be doing us a favour,that is ronaldo and co.
he will be a milan player so when he plays against us of cousre he will want Milan to win.thats obvious.you have to be a professional even if that means knocking out the club that made you the player you were all those years back.although milan are very weak.even fiorentina would kick them out of the CL
Still a legend, haters gon’ hate.
Nailer, he was never a legend.
He ain’t a legend but can’t see him getting too much stick at Old Trafford.
When we sold him I wasn’t too bothered as he’d run his course and was past his best. I’ll always have huge repsect for him as probably the best crosser of the ball I’ve ever seen – he’d never get any stick off me as he’s always been highly respectful of United and Sir Alex since he left. Having said all that calling us “Manchester” is a bit disrespectful – I know it was probably to the Italian press and they all do it over there (Hell, we do it too – how many times have I referred to Real Madrid simply as “Madrid”), but still you’d expect Becks to call us “Man United” the way he always has!
Not a legend but he was good for us.
I’ll always like him.
I have always said lets save the word “legend” for someone truly special like Giggs. That notwithstanding, i have no problem with Becks. His time at United run out in 2003. Divorces some times tend to get ugly, but we should always cherish the good memories. When i started following United, he was just coming along. I grew up with him in a sense.
I have to say that it will be interesting to see Becks play at OT. But he must know that Man United have a score to settle with AC Milan and won’t go easy on him.
To me, he WAS our legend, until he said that stupid thing backing Henry’s handball.
Majority of our fans will still like him though, because he is just too famous.
we’ll beat you every time you come across with us..! Especially with AC Milan, bad memories!!
Ah, the one moot point where I always seem to disagree with Scott. Not once has Becks said he wants to knock us out. He said he would love to come back to Old Trafford. Yet it is being twisted around to make it seem like he is saying he would love to beat us. Sure, he said he wants to win the competition, but lets be fair, doesn’t every player want to?
More importantly, I dont understand why any United fan holds a grudge against the man. He spent a decade with us, and gave it his all. Yes, towards the end his performances may have waned a little, and the whole contract disagreement was ugly, but separations always are. And that period of time should not and cannot take away from the service that the man gave us.
After that Argie cunt left last year, he couldnt stop talking ill of Sir Alex, which made it obvious that we would all hate him. Is that the same with Becks? Absolutely not! Every time he has had the opportunity he has said nothing but good things about the club, the players and the manager. Does he regret leaving? Of course he does. It will be the biggest regret of his life, but he will have to live with it.
I think its time people sat back and appreciated everything he did for the club. Especially since he has always been so respectful towards it, even after he left.
Ah, the one moot point where I always seem to disagree with Scott. Not once has Becks said he wants to knock us out. He said he would love to come back to Old Trafford. Yet it is being twisted around to make it seem like he is saying he would love to beat us. Sure, he said he wants to win the competition, but lets be fair, doesn’t every player want to?
More importantly, I dont understand why any United fan holds a grudge against the man. He spent a decade with us, and gave it his all. Yes, towards the end his performances may have waned a little, and the whole contract disagreement was ugly, but separations always are. And that period of time should not and cannot take away from the service that the man gave us.
After that Argie cunt left last year, he couldnt stop talking ill of Sir Alex, which made it obvious that we would all hate him. Is that the same with Becks? Absolutely not! Every time he has had the opportunity he has said nothing but good things about the club, the players and the manager. Does he regret leaving? Of course he does. It will be the biggest regret of his life, but he will have to live with it.
I think its time people sat back and appreciated everything he did for the club. Especially since he has always been so respectful towards it, even after he left.
And in my eyes, he will be a legend. I grew up watching him, the nevilles, keano, scholesy and giggsy play. To me, they are all OT legends. Sure, Giggsy, Scholes and Nev have been there longer, and I have greater respect for them for it, but that will not ruin my memories of Becks.
That CL game against Madrid, in his final year. I remember Scott mentioning in a post a couple of days ago, how Becks was “trying to impress” his future club, and I couldnt disagree more. He came on and played his heart out for two reasons – To try and win the tie for United, and to prove a point to Sir Alex for dropping him. Yet, it was sad to see Scott try and word it in a way that made it seem like he wasnt dedicated to United. Because that is something I will never believe. His form may have dropped, he may have been past it, but never have I seen David Beckham put on a Man United shirt and not try his heart out.
There will b 1 winner.The team SAF will take charge of
great player and still is but not a legend. just think, if he’d have stayed with us he’d more than likely still be in the team like giggsy, he’d certainly have a lot more medals to show as well. the money wont be much consolation when hangs up his boots. eejit!
Eh, couldn’t care less.
ScouserSuck, I agree with most of what you said but Beckham deserved to be dropped for that Madrid game, he put in one of the worst performances I’d ever seen him give in the Bernabeu. Fair enough he came on and played his heart out, but if only he’d done that in the first leg (like Van Nistelrooy did) maybe we wouldn’t have been in such a shoddy position when he came on.
he wouldn’t have said manchester, he would have called us united, but thats just what we’re known as in italy so as he was talking to an italian paper it would have been reported that way.
of course he’s a legend. he’ll be remembered as one of our 20 greatest players of all time.
“… Me against Manchester …” – oh dear. The boy plays ‘soccer’ now too.
A word I hate when it comes to former Manchester unites players is legend. Calling beckham a legend is a slap in the face to sir Bobby charlton. Mr man united fan for life was wanking over photos of united during the summer when his Milan deal fell true and America turne on him. But now Italy is sorted he’s talking about Wanting to be in the side knocking the live of his life out of Europe.a legend is his own mind more interested in the money in his back pocket than the badge on his chest. His misses gets the blink of this guys ego and his I’m the man image hes built in his head. Thank for those pinpoint perfect crosses that goal against spurs an those 2 corners in the champions league final but people think he’s a legend say the guy is on par with giggs best law Meredith foulkes Roger byrne blanchflower cantona robson mcclair(underrated) boom boom(r.I.p.) Charlie Roberts and nobby is shocking
bigphil2003 – I thought the “Manchester” bit was strange. Can’t see him saying that to be honest.
What I hate is all you so called United fans that hate players that give us great service but are no longer playing for us because United decided to sell them for good money and SAF considered it tactically right to do so. (Players like Becks, RVN and Ronaldo being amonst the most recent crop.)
I’d love to be at OT and see any of these players running out of the tunnel. It would bring back a ton of great memories. They are all a part of our clubs unique history of having some of the greatest footballers of each erea playing regularly at OT.
Grow up!
Love ruud love Ron
don’t like beckham
fucking legend…i would love to see him at old trafford one more time
GHTT – Bang on. Some Reds need to wise up and get a grip.
ScousersSuck
well said
I actually like being called Manchester, because it implies that there’s only one club in Manchester and the MASSIVES don’t exist.
Like Simpson
like fraizer
hate tevez
hate heinze
don’t mind veron
can’t stand Charley
love keane the player
And I can love mark Hughes up untill about 3 months into his city life where he started talking and acting like a twat and Dave Mack i love that smart enough to make opinions on people as life goes on and not just love them forever and ever because I like them before. If I did that I’d be married to that evil bitch Ciara but I’m not. Get off your high horse
If Charlton, Best, Cantona and Giggs are Legends, how could Beckham and Ronaldo come anywhere near that status?
The answer: they can’t.
The boggey man
do you know that pele said robinhos agent told him Manchester wanted to buy him and he said yes thinking it was united. Pele also said he was sick when he signed for city
Does anyone remember Becks sitting in the stands( last season i think it was) and his joy when we scored was plain for all to see.
This man may not be a United legend but he is a United fan and that shouldn’t be doubted at all. Apart from that i dont really think we should take everything that comes out of those useless papers as accurate hence the ‘Manchester’ reference might have been lost in translation or something.
Steve McClaren turned into a Ducthman overnight …
Sir_Ryan_Giggs_For_PM
v arsenal…legendary stuff
Dilardo
best was a great player but selling his medals and stuff?? yeah a right legend.
Sir Ryan … dead on. Becks has never waivered from saying he is and will always be a United fan. I also remeber seeing him go nuts when we scored against Inter in the C.L.
GHTT … don’t suppose you hating him has anything to do with him being a former captain of England, record English cap holder, English icon etc etc !!!!!
Beckham and Ronaldo were in it for themselves. Fans they may be (Beckham moreso than Ronaldo) but it was always about their own personal glory and image more than it ever was about United. Fact.
Ah yeah probably Jack…I couldn’t find the video on youtube but i’ve got it downloaded (couldn’t find it in my videos either but its 39Gb of United videos so ill keep looking)
Jack
Beckham fooked off for the money and red carpet celebrity tripe, that he will never need to sell his. Players didn’t earn much in Best’s day in comparison to what they earn now (in relation to the average salary). Slight difference.
becks was in the papers everyday and what not but its not like he went up to the papers and said put me in there today, his the most famous footballer in the world ovbiously his going to be in the papers mostly every day just for changeing his shoes…i dont think he thought he was bigger than the club at all
becks didnt fuck off the money at all, if what we read is right then him and fergie had a bust up and becks had 2 move on and he couldn’t do nothing about it or i’m sure he would of loved to stay for his career
i dont care if he only had 1 p, selling his medals is a disgrace…what makes him a legend??? cause he was a great player??
Going to America instead of playing in Europe when he left Mad-rid? Yeah, of course it wasn’t for the money …
Dave Mack if you think because I’m Irish I base my opinions on people because there English when I support united then I don’t think I wanna talk to ya mate. What the fuck has been English got to do with anything. Did my comment not start with record goal scorer sir Bobby charlton been a legend you closed mind gimp. My dad is from Manchester my daughter is named after a Manchester united player from the north of Ireland. Did Bobby not play in the world cup final for England. That is the stupidest thing I’ve ever read n this site to me. To say that I , a Manchester united fan, don’t like English people because of something that finished 63 years before I was born is braindead. And it’s braindead saps with there head up there hole like you with those ideas and opinions that don’t let things die and that’s how children die in a fforgotten war
Universally, Charlton, Best, Cantona and Giggs are regarded as United Legends. There is great debate about Beckham’s status on that matter (just see above).
Therefore, the conclusion has to be that he is not.
yup good question from Jack.. what makes Becks a legend to us? And what makes him not?
i was talking about when he left us to go to madrid
cantona7
excalty so i want to hear from everyone why beckhams not a legend????
he will always be a legend to me cause his always been my favourite player since i supported utd, he was world class for us and a big united fan
..and im certain he would of stayed it here all his career if fergie didnt decide to start kicking boots around the room
Jack, just read above as to why he is not. Compare him, not just as a player, but as a person with regard to how he has acted towards the club with the likes of Charlton and Giggs.
Aww, poor Becks. Big bad Fergie kicked a boot at him. Deary me.
chartlon and giggs are legends…if best is then beckham is
Jack who are we to pass judgment on Best just ’cause he sold his medals? How can we possibly know what his situation was at the time(financially or otherwise)? Come on mate. Of course he is a legend because he was a great player, because he gave us such good memories, because he brought glory to the club he played for…What more can you ask from a Football player?
Dilardo … what make belive world do you live in mate?!!
Not one single professional footballer isn’t in it for the money.
Do you think even Giggs or Neville would be playing for United today if Fergie hadn’t given them the sort of contracts they thought they were worth?
Sir_Ryan_Giggs_For_PM
all i’m saying is what makes best a legend and beckham not?? they both was great players for us, both didnt stay here for there careers etc
@Dave Mack
Um its Jack and not Dilrado who’s implying that. Read carefully before you attack someone on something they haven’t said
well, Becks also brought glory and loads of good memory to us. On the contrary, we also don’t know the real circumstances that leads to Becks quitting this club. I mean, nobody among us was really there, so we dont know the small details..
what is he supposed to say, he hopes he gets to play manchester united and lose? if anyone has ever looked into beckham’s childhood and upbringing there are two certain things: 1- he grew up worshipping united and got his dream when he signed on, and 2- he has never been the smartest person out there.
let’s face it, he’s kind of an idiot (in the not too bright-tevez kind of way) and he has been prone to making stupid comments. that being said i always liked him and i think he was actually trying to pay united a compliment in a stupid sort of way. he obviously will never play for united again, and this is his only chance to play on the same pitch as united in his beloved old trafford. he’s actually seems to be trying to say a nice thing, but he just doesn’t have the tact or wit to say it in a better way.
compare it to the famous keegan rant about loving to beat united with all the hate and vitriol he was leaking out when he said it and the comment by becks seems even more harmless.
@ghtt
i’d never heard that story about pele and robinho, but it makes more sense. still, as small as city are it would be hard to believe that his agent wouldn’t know the difference between united and that dog turd of a club with no history and too much money.
Sir_Ryan_Giggs_For_PM
implying what??
@Jack
Sure I dont have a problem with that question mate but all im asking you not to do is character assassinate someone who did great stuff for United whatever the end result.
You guys slagging Becks off need to give your heads a wobble. Whether he qualifies as a “legend” or not is subjective.
What is undeniable is that Becks always gave his all for United in almost 400 appearances, scored 85 goals, more often than not absolute beauties and so many of them vital. He made an incredible amount of assists, again often vital, such as his two corners that provided the winning goals in Barcelona ’99. He was a MAJOR factor in many of our title wins. It’s also plainly obvious that he still loves the club.
So please, let’s cut this anti-Beckham bullshit.
Dave Mack
once again talking out of your hole
giggs 2 years ago was offered a 1 year contract
he wanted a 2 year one
he got a 2 year one once he took a 30% pay cut and giggs jumped
p on it. Don’t open your mouth if you don’t know what your talking about
erm David Beckham also falls into that category i think, someone who did great stuff for this club.. and denying that would also fall into character assassinate i think
/ps love being the fuel of brilliant argument here
@cantona7
Nope, calling someone a ‘disgrace’ for selling their medals while knowing fuck all about their state of mind or situation is character assassination my friend. Denying that someone is a legend is not. But then lets not argue semantics here.
anyone who thinks beckham isn’t a legend isn’t a real manchester united fan…. go support ‘man u’ you fickle fans. he loves the club to death still and i’d love to see him at old trafford still. remember him going nuts when we hammered arsenal in the CL last season infront of flamini? legend!
beckham, your always welcome at old trafford, you legend!
like i said i dont care if he had no money selling his medals is a disgrace when really he only sold them to buy more booze
Oh and GHTT…Dave Mack saying you said that because you’re Irish was ignorant to say the least. Dont worry yourself too much about it is my advice.
Oh FFS, I’ve heard it all now. George Best is not a United legend? Riiiiiight.
Jack, do us all a favour and fuck off.
I will add one more thing to the Beckham topic. Something that i have said in the past. No matter how much he fell put with Sir Alex, that shouldn’t tarnish his contributions to the club. And i think that after last year’s antics involving Tevez we can appreciate Becks a bit more. In most cases a United player will fall out with Sir Alex on the way out. That doesn’t mean that we have to erase their contributions. And that applies to Beckham who was one of our best servants in our golden Premier League era. I am well aware how much of a circus his life has become in the last few years, but that is irrelevant to me. The fact is that while he was at the club, he gave his all for it.
Christ, Jack put in a sock in it would you? Show some respect
Fred
ohhhhhhhhh hit a nerve….?? dickhead
Sir_Ryan_Giggs_For_PM
give it a rest will ya, did you even see best play??
“Hit a nerve?”
Errrrrr, slagging off Georgie Best for his alcoholism on a United blog?
Yes. You’ve hit a nerve.
Now fuck off back to your Scouse/Bitters/ABU forum, you WUM.
@Jack
Oh so the fact that i haven’t seen the man play and you have gives you the right to talk shit about him? Shut the fuck up dolly and crawl back into the hole you came out of. Stupid prick with your stupid fucking posts. If you cant come up with something better then stop polluting the place.
haha deffo hit a nerve freddy…….
i have no problem with best at all, read back the posts you muppet and your see what were talking about
Sir_Ryan_Giggs_For_PM
where did i say i have seen him play??? you dickhead..now fuck off
David Beckham, Manchester United 1993 – 2003
Appearances: 356 (38 as sub) Goals: 85
Achievements…
* Premier League: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03
* FA Cup: 1996, 1999
* UEFA Champions League: 1998–99
* Intercontinental Cup: 1999
* Community Shield: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
* FA Youth Cup: 1992
* PFA Young Player of the Year: 1996/97
* Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 1996/97
* 1998 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament
* UEFA Club Player of the Year: 1999
* Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992/3 – 2001/2)
o Overall Team of the Decade
o Goal of the Decade (17 August 1996)
* BBC Sports Personality of the Year: 2001
Actually it seems to me that you do in fact have a problem with Best considering the fact that you dont have any respect for the man at all and you keep calling him a disgrace…You are the muppet Jack, now shut the fuck up or you’ll ruin the Christmas spirit im in, ‘dickhead’.
everybody check this, bloody hilarious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrw4IlKRPmc
i do not have a problem with him at all, what he did was a disgrace with his medals is what i meant, i dont know the man, never met him, never saw him play but from what i know from my grandad etc his the best player to ever play the game now fuck off and stop crying you clown.
But Costas, there is only a slight disagreement i have with you there. It seems to me, in Beckham’s final year, he didnt give his all for this club. He gave it all for England, but i found it almost irritating to watch him in his last year here. Simplest example is the Real Madrid matches. I think (i dont know the real reason) Beckham is dropped from starting the second match, because he played sucks in the first leg. Then when he got on in the second leg, Beckham suddenly played the game only WPOTY players could, scoring two classic goals. I was like “why now? why not like this, this whole season”? I felt betrayed by him, and i was relieved when he was sold.
Gotta say, I have unlimited respect for George Best the footballer. George Best the man? Not so much.
agree with you costas. i could never understand how fickle fans can be sometimes. all you need to do is look at the history of united in this latest golden era as you call it- to see what a big hand becks had in it. the man had a great career and most of the greatness happened with united.
Dave Mack – Giggs could have left to play for other teams during his career for more money, as could have Keane, amogst others, but they didn’t.
Beckham went to America for money – if he was in it for the football, he would have joined another big European club. Pretty straightforward really.
so becks told you that he went to america for money??? who knows why he went there, only he knows, i’m sure his got enough money to last him 5 life times as it is.
btw- how did this thing turn into a best/alcohol discussion. leave the man alone. at the end of his life he had a great regret over his alcoholism disease and his actions because of it, but he was still well loved.
let him rest in peace.
Jack
When European clubs wanted him but wouldn’t pay him as much? Go figure.
LA versus Munich or Turin – no celebs hang out there on the regular do they?
Beckham was a very good player for us and helped us, along with his many team-mates, to win numerous trophies. An influential player: Yes. Legend: Certainly not.
And you need to check yourself about George Best mate.
Macheda is GOD – I can’t believe you would slag Beckham off that badly. He was a good servant for us. Yet Macheda has done next to nothing and yet you happily put him on a pedestal. Typically fickle fan…
“When European clubs wanted him but wouldn’t pay him as much”
like who……????? thought so..
deffo a legend, for you no, its all about opinions at the end of the day.
check what..??
Jack, there would have been a great number of European clubs that would have taken up the marketing opportunity to sign him. Even you must recognise that.
‘Deffo a Legend’ er, no. In your eyes, yes. In a lot of peoples’s, no he is not. If there is so much argument over it, which there isn’t over Charlton, Best, Cantona or Giggs, then something doesn’t add up, eh?
Check your attitue to the man. Sir Matt treated Best as a son. Best endeared thousands of hearts to the club. You need to do a bit of research by the sounds of it to understand his impact.
I want Milan , we got a score to settle with them Italians . Bring it on.
maybe but who says he went to america for the money?? how do you know??
he is a legend, some utd fans will say no some will say yes, my opinion matters most though.
i know his impact, he was a good player, like someone said ealier i respected him as a footballer but as a person?? ermmm, some of our fans need to jump off the bandwagon
i think all the clubs thought beckham was finished and galaxy just signed him to make american soccer get interest from abroad, he wasmore than a footballer to their league, if madrid showed faith and gave him a deal he would have stayed but they only wanted him after his form returned and he dragged them to the title,too late he already signed on with the yanks, i wouldnt call that money grabbin,otherwise he’d have gone to japan to get paid,i dont know if he is a united legend i guess traveling supporters who were there when he scored from the halfway line should answer this question! beckham is a strange guy,simular to giggs he is respected by oposition supporters especially the older he gets
jack as a person i think beckham is most respectable rather than as a great footballer,his biggest football talent is under pressure he never shirks, but as a person his charity work and shakin fans hands day in day out is undeniable, its true he isnt the sharpest knife but as an honest type he answers most questions which is why its easy for press to engineer certain quotations
Beckham, a top United player without doubt. A United Legend, no.
Best deserves more respect than some so-called United supporters have shown him, and I don’t mean just on here before some of you get your sarongs in a twist.
Some people make sure their ‘charity’ work is seen and heard about by others. I wonder how many people know about the work that Giggs does for UNICEF and his recent visit to Sierra Leone.
arsene wenger
well said
and yep dil i saw that about giggs and the UNICEF the other day
@cantona7 :
I remember the 02-03 season quite well and undoubtedly there was an issue with Beckham’s form. It wasn’t his best season, but it wasn’t his worse either. However, there were a couple of reasons that were the cause for this. For example, he was rushed to play at the 2002 World Cup and never got a proper summer’s rest. That’s why he didn’t perform quite well in the opening months of that campaign. Then he picked up a rib injury and he started playing in late December again. I think that he did start rediscovering his form in the opening months of 2003, until April and the Real games. Also, during that season a few others were also having problems with their form. Giggsy for example had a quiet season for his standards and Keano’s hip injury hampered him too. What we also have to factor into all this is that Beckham was 27-28 at the time and had played 5-6 full seasons for United. The wear and tear were starting to become evident on him.
As far as the Real games are concerned, i think the story at the time was that Beckham picked up an injury at the Bernabeu. I don’t know how true that was, but he hardly featured in the next few games(where we had some impressive UNited performances mind you) and made his first team return against Blackburn at OT. Then he got dropped for the Real game at OT even though we were missing Scholesy for that game. I think that had nothing to do with his form which was quite good at the time. The reason i say that, is because Fergie prefered to start with Veron even though he hadn’t played a game in 6 weeks. I will agree that Beckham had an off day in Madrid, but so did Scholes, Giggs and Ruud. So in my opinion, at that Real Madrid game Fergie was already preparing United for life after Beckham.
Did Beckham try harder for England in that season? Honestly i can’t tell. I never watched them. I remember him working his socks off against Greece, but that was during the previous season. I would be surprised if he tried harder for England to be honest. What i will say, is that he became quite bitter towards the end of his tenure at United and the next few seasons after that.
@ (Gotta hate tiny tears) I cant stand van nistlerooy who he is at times been insulting towards fergie and united as a club. looks like the fat spanish waiter wants to get his own back on united and do a micheal owen by signing van nistlerooy on loan.
I always have respect for him.
Definitely NOT a legend but he’d get a good reception coming back to Old Trafford because he’s always spoken about the club, fans, players and the manager in favourable terms.
I did and still do like D Beck but he’s not in the legend category.
The term Legend should be reserved for those that bleed Manchester United red. Not the color of money. Loved him when he was here, but now he is like an ex girlfriend. The one you think about every once in a while…and smile just a little.
@Costas thank you for that explanation, always admire your memory
Off topic please. Something about santos’ douglas costa. http://www.tribalfootball.com/man-utd-linked-euro-offer-arrives-santos-star-douglas-costa-511861
If he’s a legend then whats Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best, Denis Law, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes? You certainly cannot use (that) one word in someone like Sir Bobby to call him a great, and then use it on Becks too can you?
I like beckham, but no he’s not a legend!
Anyone from the ’99 squad is a legend in my eyes.
@cantona7: No problem. Wasn’t trying to be a wise guy or anything like that. I love going down memory lane like that.
I think that at the beginning of the 02-03 season Beckham leaving wasn’t in his or Fergie’s mind. But the way that relationship deteriorated towards the end, it had to happen. Looking back now, i don’t think it was a mistake. Becks’ lifestyle was becoming larger than his football career anyway. What i would like now is if i could remember him with fondness. However, if fate brings him back to OT along with AC MIlan, for 90 minutes he will be my enemy. If there is a European club that i would like UNited to knock out, that’s MIlan.
David and cristiano, are not legands but good players so please d’nt call good players legands.
I think Beckham is a legend, but he’s not a United legend, he’s a legend pretty much in his own right. I’ve always thought he was underrated as a player and he was always underrated as a professional. The guy has always put a shift in for any team he plays for and he’s always tried to stay fit and ready to play, even when he’s been out in the wilderness. He’s a great ambassador for the sport, a good family man despite being one of the most famous men on the planet, he took the worst from the braying hordes of INGURLAAND fans and grew stronger from it and he was a good servant to the club. We had his best years, then sold him for a lot of money, can’t say fairer than that.
Not to mention a hell of a lot of United’s success for a long time came from the fact had a right foot like some sort of laser guided howitzer. He could be anywhere on that right flank and drop a killer pass to anybody. Not to mention the lethality of his set pieces, and not just the direct free kicks. It’s a part of the United game that we have never properly been able to replace.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=714002&sec=transfers&cc=5739
Damn..
Costas like I said before the only mistake with beckham is we did not get 60 million for the becks, who in my eyes was becks going rate because of what he offers off the pitch he makes millions, beckham is like havung another club like united he is a cash cow.
MANCHESTER UNITED > david beckham
DAVID BECKHAM > me
Doghouse you cant have it both ways, beckham is either a united legend or he is not a legend at all. he has not done enough has player on the international stage to be called legendary player, yes the irony giggs and best never done it on the international stage because their countrys were not great teams, but they are more than united legends giggs and best are footballing gods.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/713780/ce/uk/?cc=5739&ver=global
Here’s why fabio,
Rooney is miles better than mikey (i still love him)and we got a league to win.
I absolutely cannot fucking stand all of these so called Manchester United “fans” that continuously slag off former players.
I am positive that nobody here had negative feelings towards Beckham when he was bending free kicks into top corners or Ronaldo when he was cutting in from the wing and slotting home one of his many goals. All of a sudden, when they leave it’s as if they were the scum of the earth in our shirt.
These guys gave their all to Manchester United. It is seen in the trophy cabinet. With Becks and Ronaldo (and of course their surrounding teamates who can never be talked about enough) we had some of our most successful years. These guys put their heart and soul into the team. How else would they put up the numbers for us if they didn’t care about the shirt they were in? How else would they receive the passes and support from their teamates like they did if they did not care for the club and only focused on personal glory?
All you fucks who consider yourself fans should evaluate your perspective. Things change, people change it’s life. Who gives a shit if Posh was a big influence in Becks moving to Madrid? Does family not play a part in decisions that you make in life or towards your career? Ronaldo dreamt of playing for the biggest clubs in the world. He got his chance with United and seized on the opportunity to become the best player in the world. He has other ambitions, should we beak him for that? NO. How many of you have changed your jobs, changed your surroundings, changed your life? I’m sure all of you have. These guys are people too. Realize that, and respect what they put into this club. They both made our club even bigger on the world stage and for that I thank them.
@ (Macheda IS GOD) – it has nowt to do with if rooney is better than owen are the other way round it is to do with the fact owen has to be handled carefully. he cant play game in game out and the way fergie has handled owen is the reason why fergie is the best in the buisness.
does anyone find it so ironic, benitez a phew years ago played weakened sides like the last day of the premiership in 2007, fa cup didnt chelsea this season play a weakened side yet no one said a thing, now because it is united that wolves play a weakened side the FA are questioning it.
RedDeviled Egg
couldn’t of said it better myself but were the biggest club in the world
@rooney the new king: That was a mistake on our part. We got something like 23 million for Beckham and that fee was payed off in istallments i think. Beckham was just getting past his peak at the time, but he was worth much more.
And then you look at Villa and the price tag they put on Ashley Young…
A lot of heated comments on here today….not heard it like this since tufty got the elbow. Like a lot of people have said, until we get given a specific criteria for a “Legend” it is going to remain subjective. I liked Beckham and realise how much he contributed to our successful era and also almost single handedly got England to the World Cup in 2002. Most “Legends” only become legends once they have hung their boots up, with very few exceptions (Giggs for example), so we’ll see how he is viewed once people have time to reflect.
Costas I am a huge fan of ashley young, nani should held his head in shame trying to be like a player he will neverr be, he should watch guys like young who deliver end product. I call young the skillfull and explosive version of beckham, in my eyes young is the premierships best wide player.
@rooney the new king: I like him too. However if Young is rated at 30 million pounds, what was Beckham at 28 worth? And when talking about Beckham, as you said, you have to take into consideration all the money you will make from his image.
Anyway, it’s the past. I chalk this(not the sale of Beckham, just the transfer fee) down to a series of weird calls by Peter Kenyon during his last months at United.
remember them 2 corners….????? proper man u fans will never 4get that nite, 4 me an the rest of us he wil always be a utd legend
Costas yea it is a shame united did not snap up young in jan 2007 along with ribery and torres in summer 2007 instead of getting berbatov tevez and nani, imagine that attacking 4 of young ribery rooney torres pure quality and magic.
Best sold his medals. So what? Not saying I an alcoholic but I have had addictions. Believe me you will sell your own gran when that desperate.
Ashley Young must be the most over rated winger in England. Oh and rooney the new king, your strike force sounds like summat out of Football manager.
‘fans’ disregarding beckham as anything less than a legend are unappreciative idiots. between 1995 and 2003, david beckham played his heart out for this club, won us countless games, gave us countless memories, provided countless assists and scored a bloody decent amount of goals. in a time when whatever united touched turned to gold, beckham played a pivotal part in raising the profile, and therefore the profitability of the club. the fact we can turn round and throw £29m at leeds, £28m at lazio and £31-odd mill at spurs, is in part down to becks and his marketability, not to mention his on-field displays that lead us to various trophy-laden seasons where we literally must have been rolling in prize money. don’t jump on me just yet because i stress that beckham was not the sole-facilitator of our current success, on and off the pitch, but he certainly contributed in a big way.
in footballing and personal terms, becks is a united hero, and certainly in my eyes, always will be. fans forget far too easily what some players have done for their club.
An nice interview with Kus – http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_5776141,00.html
additionally, becks left under a massive cloud, in a situation that will always be a bit of a mystery. did he jump or was he pushed? i truthfully believe the latter; he was getting ‘too big’ for the club and fergie had had enough. sure, some of his displays weren’t great down the years, but all players have their off days. not many games went by without becks making a telling contribution; he could play shit one day but still pull out a pinpoint corner or ‘hollywood pass’ that would lead to a goal.
as for those branding scholes a legend, then becks definitely is. don’t get me wrong, scholesy is a footballing genius; he scores goals, he makes goals and apparently in training he’s out of this world. but he too has many an off-day where he can’t pick a pass for shit. his tackling is poor at best and one too many times he has picked up a caution or a red which has cost the team dear. nor does he bleed red – he’s an oldham fan!
please explain to me, other than the fact that he’s a one-club man, why paul scholes is more of a legend than david beckham…
schmikes1 and RedDiviled Egg …. your posts are dead on and echo my earlier one.
We can all argue about how we rank various United players (past and presnt) and of course there’ll always be diagreement on what constitutes “legend” but disrespecting players like Ronaldo or Becks just ’cause they moved on having made a huge contibution to our club is just “plastic” for me.
UNITED …proud to be the home of the great players of every erea.
Poncey Hollywood cunt.
It is unfair to call us fans “idiots” that don’t regard him a legend. Each to his fucking own. Loved him while at the club and helped us win various trophies. His talent is not in dispute. He is the best crosser of the ball I have ever seen “live”. Just don’t regard him a legend.
Anyway lets hope Citeh, rentboys and the dippers lose. The dippers in particular with it being “Shankley night”.
Spot on Schmikes1.
Scott and most others, stop being so bitter towards Becks.
Beckham is a legend. Fantastic player. He plays for Milan, they want to win it, there is a possibility that they will have to get past United. Do the math. Get over it.
king eric,
i respect what you say, after all football is a game of opinions; we all know that. eric cantona was undoubtedly a united legend; a couple of years ago fans voted him as our best ever player and undoubtedly he was an excellent talent that propelled this club into our greatest period. he scored some superb goals, produced moments of magic and helped mentor beckham et al etc etc. yet, he played for us for less than five seasons and spent a good half a season sitting out after disgracing himself down at palace. none of this is a slight on cantona because i would say he is in my top 3 united favourites of all time, but rather a question as to why becks isn’t classed a legend when cantona is. beckham made over double the amount of appearances and scored a handful more than eric. again cantona doesn’t bleed red, sure, he loves the club and is always on hand to praise us, much like becks does, but he grew up in france and no doubt holds a french side closer to his heart. of course he would love to manage us etc because he knows he has the adulation of the fans. becks on the other hand is united through and through, came through the ranks and did us a bloody good service.
Red Army – Beckham said he WANTS to play United (not just that there’s a possibility of it happening) and he WANTS to win the CL with Milan. He therefore WANTS Milan to knock United out of the CL.
David “I’m a proper United fan, me” Beckham. Snigger.
Schmikes – How can you mention Beckham and Scholes in the same sentence? Beckham jumped ship the moment a club he regarded to be bigger than United came after him and then repeatedly lied to the press claiming if he had his way he would have stayed at United forever (which is NOT what he was saying at the time). Scholes is modest and shies away from celebrity and the limelight. Beckham is a media whore who is the face of everything from felt tip pens to boxer shorts. I understand the Beckham is a United legend arguments, I can’t even begin to fathom how people can believe he’s in Scholes’ league.
Evra would have no problems subduing him.
Cannot compare Cantona to Becks Scmikes. He was our inspiration, catalyst and the final piece of the jigsaw that finally landed the league title at Old Trafford after 26 years. It was just his aura . He was fucking immense. He also retired after United. He loves United, that is not in doubt. I see where you are coming from but sorry mate in my opinion there is no comparison.
O.K. Scott, we’re meant to belive that he only pretends to be a fan of United. Only pretends to be happy when he sees us win. Goes out of his way to describe himself as someone who “is and always will be a United supporter”. Why exactly would he do that? He doesn’t have to say he supports anyone other than the team he’s playing for.
Think about it. You travelled up to Manchester with your Dad from when your about 12. You virtually grow up in OT. United is much more to you than a school. All your best freinds and childhood memories are tied up with the club.
Why Scott would you doubt him???
Cantona and becks were completely different players and came at a different time for United. Cantona helped us get back to the top and start winning silverware that initiated our era of domination.beckham came later when we were on top but apparently had sold some of our good players and needed some youngsters to step up.that was the time becks made his mark. beckham was part of a team that continued winning silverware on a consistent basis.so it isnt fair to compare the 2 as they both contributed to the success we had.when it comes to whether becks is a legend or not people will have varying opinions and a valid reasoning too. so it is unfair to compare becks,cantona,best and other great united players with each other. The bottomline is all of them contributed to the greatness of the club and we should be thankful to them for that.
Beckhams great. I don’t have a problem calling him a Legend.
wot a great finish from piquionne!
king eric & aig -
i am not directly comparing cantona and becks, as they served different purposes at the club and of course, eric was obviously a class apart. but what i am doing is trying to put some perspective on the issue using a more objective approach. while cantona’s record speaks for itself, his ‘aura’ as king eric says, and the fact his ingenuity drove us on to secure our long overdue league title, when you look at the hard statistics becks is certainly up there. im not saying hard data is the be-all and end-all, otherwise rvn would be more than a legend but you take my point.
scott –
i disagree im afraid. other than becks’ love for the media – which he is entitled to being a bloody all-round star, please state exactly why scholes is more of a legend. the difference between becks and scholes is personality. paul has always been shy and naturally, being a salford lad has never had his head turned; that is why he is so loyal. beckham, i believe is of equal talent and has provided for us in equal measure to scholes; after all he is, as rightly pointed out, the best crosser of the ball ever, his technical ability like scholesy’s, is unrivalled. but yet again we come to the jump or pushed argument, which no-one can comment on with 100% certainty because we just do not know what goes on behind the scenes.
off topic – would anyone consider schmeichel a united legend?
come on pompey 35 mins please hold out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would like Pmpey to hold on, but i doubt it. Come on Avram!
So apparently the FA will question Mick McCarthy about his selections? How retarded is this? Why didn’t they do the same with Benitez in 2007 when his second string lost to Fulham? Or with us when an under strength UNited lost to West Ham the same year? Fuckers.
Boateng you donkey!
@ Scott the Red I totaly disagree the transfer fee we got from beckham showed fergie was dying to move beckham on, he was so determined to sell beckham he was willing to sell beckham on the cheap which united should have got an insane amount of cash I say 60 to 70 million for becks. beckham never wanted to leave united he had to because his relationship with fergie had totaly broke down and united had agreed to sell him.
pompey keeper doing well!!
making some good saves
HOLD ON POMPEY!!
oi who the hell r u think? stop argueing. george best is always best theres no comparision for him just leave his personal life on the forgivable side. he sold the medals he owned, he didnt sell the trophy. thats his personal but he loved the club and had passion for football same goes to beckham. who the hell r u to decide whos legend and whos not. we should b proud ourselves that these great players r part of our success and they brought happiness to us. ronaldo wanted a different football(as he achieved everything with united wanted a different league) beckham never intend to leave the club but he left the club was unfortunate(till today he never spoke a bad word about SAF or the club) the guy still regretting the decission. yes ofcourse everybody wants money so whats wrong with that. thats his profession and he want to earn as much as he can(he did without hurting anybody) mind one thing he will b a legend next to rest of the legends when he come to manutd as a club ambasador and i love to see him taking the role from charlton great icon to go around the world and make this club more proud.
goal
lampard penalty.. 2-1 chelsea
What an idiot!
my god.. that wilson cunt is a right idiot..
what the fuck was he thinking..
guys fuck everyone else we gonna have to win the title on our own
Just when I thought the rentboys are going to draw, the cunts were given a penalty. Gutted.
@Fze123
As I haven’t been watching the Chelski game, only seeing the goal strip whilst watching Spurs vs Citeh was it a penalty or a dodgy decision?
Not that it makes any difference of course but I’d like to know!
Rooney The King – So boring having the same discussion over and over. When he left us he said “I never said I was going to stay at United forever.”
A few years later he started claiming the move was nothing to do with him and if he had his way he’d still be a United player.
Dave Mack – I didn’t say he was pretending to be happy when we won. I said he made a decision to leave, which he did, then years later repeatedly lied claiming the decision to move was NOTHING to do with him. He talks shit. Any United fan wouldn’t be talking about knocking us out of the CL.
Schmikes – you initially said other than being a one club man, what makes Scholes a bigger legend. I quoted Beckham being a media whore as another reason, and now you’re saying other than him being a one club man and not a media whore, what makes him more of a legend than Beckham? Lol. Do I just keep listing reasons and you keep pretending like every single one of them doesn’t matter? Beckham thought he was bigger than the club. Paul Scholes would NEVER think like that.
Arsenal dropped 2 points and looks like Citeh is going to drop all 3.
P.S. I only mentioned Citeh for any MASSIVES who are hoping that Citeh can finish in the top 10.
bchilds, it was a clear penalty.. stupid tackle god knows why he did it
but he gave chelsea the 3 points the cunt
you saw the pompey handball in the end? was that Wilson as well?? Fucking idiot.. and boateng?? Missed a sitter..
@obertanthenewstar
Cheers mate, always nice to know when it was a nailed on one!
C’mon Becks, we saw you squeal in delight after one of the goals against Arsenal in the semis last season. Clearly still a United fan.
He said he’l love to play us….course he would, I always loved playing against my old clubs and always enjoyed beating them! However, just because he said he’d love to play us and would love to win the CL, doesn’t mean he would like to beat us….it is quite possible that the two comments were made seperately, it is feasable that Milan could win the CL (although unlikely) without ever meeting us in the competition. Now can we give the whole Beckham thing a rest. He’s left the club, why are we still talking about him? And we wonder why he’s popular with the media. Off topic, Rentboys got lucky again, bitters got spanked, Dippers held on and the Arse reverted to type and scraped a draw at Fortess Turf Moor!!
bchilds @ 17.21, John Ferry @ 17.24, Bangladeshi Red @ 17.29, The Kenyan Redvill @ 18.06 and Scott (twice) – totally agree.
And someone posted:
“remember them 2 corners….????? proper man u fans will never 4get that nite, 4 me an the rest of us he wil always be a utd legend”
“Proper *Man U* fans” … someone give me strength.
@ bchilds, yes, it was a penalty unfortunately, tackle in the box. Even if it was dodgy, as you said it wouldn’t matter. No one would make a mention of it, the media are currently too blind with love for the rentboys.
I’m sorry but David Beckham is a twat.
He used to be a dedicated footballer until he gave up his life to the bulldog from the spice girls. She ran his life from then on and he was more interested in being on the front pages of newspapers than the back.
He did numerous things to annoy SAF and in the end left United for the glitz and glamour of Madrid. Probably cos his Mrs wanted to go shopping there and the obvious financial rewards. Not much of a United fan there.
He won next to nothing at The Faschists and then went to play in America.
A move again motivated by trying to make the Beckham brand big in America and the money being paid. He put all this before his career. Suddenly found out his England credentials were being questioned and engineered a move to AC Milan.
He is not a Legend and nor does he come close. He is not fit to
lace Giggsy’s boots! Giggs is a true legend. Beckham is nowhere near.
alpha_rs – you are pretty much on the money there.
He was very good for us; we were very good for him (the club and the supporters), but he is nowhere near being a Legend. How some people cannot get that through their media-like tinted specs I will never know. Probably the same mugs that get over involved with tripe like X Factor, Celebrity Jungle and Big Brother.
Stand by for an attack from the children of Beckham.
@ alpha_rs no this is who footbal twats are
twats – heinze tevez van nistlerooy terry
So Chelsea lucked out again. Thanks Wilson you cunt.
At least Arsenal dropped points. And you can sense the clock ticking for Chelsea. This weekedn will be very crucial. We have to win at Fulham. That defeat last March still hurts.
scott – i wouldn’t say that being a one-club man and not a media whore constitutes a legend im afraid. in fact, i think the media in this instance is completely irrelevant as our players’ media interactions have nothing to do with the club directly and how said players should be viewed by the fans. agreed, scholes is a legend, but so is beckham.
i think we need a new clarification system:
united gods – giggs, charlton, fergie, eric etc
united legends – scholes, beckham, solskjaer etc
united stars – irwin, schmeichel, rooney (potential legend) etc
@rooney the new king: You forgot Ashley Cole. The biggest twat in world football…
@ Costas oh yes how could I forget that TWAT, and it is proof there is no god when he becomes a good footballer and has a stunning wife loads of money. I mean what kind of sick god gives that twat cashley cole or the devil himself that life style, well the way he goes around acts and his looks I think satan himself would feel way to dirty to give that twat the life he leads and his annoying face, maybe a witch give him everything thats got to be the reason. I can tolerate cristiano ronaldo he is a cool guy who you could get on with and have a right laugh but cashly cole I cant stand the prick, for me just seeing his face I would want to knock him out cant stand it.
now david beckham was a guy that could make the hair on the back of your neck stand up
i think the greece moment had a profound impact on people
But who else has this affect in sport?
Errr… The Rock?
Forget the Greece moment – think of the many United moments.
Dilardo it’s hard to forget the Greece moment. My country was on the receiving end! Damn, so close to a rare victory in England!
@rooney the new king:
Couldn’t have said it better myself. I still can’t see what Cheryl sees in the twat. I remember the United-Chelsea 1-1 draw in 2006 where he would foul Ronaldo then point at him sarcastically implying that he dived. You know what was his greatest punishment? The fact that he went to Chelsea to win the title, but they haven’t won it since!
The whole Beckham / England thing is a bit of a farce. The England fans that gave him loads of aggro after France ’98, when it was actually the team’s inability to score penalties (not for the last time) that cost them, AND sang they hope his kids died of cancer, are the same England fans that now can’t stop kissing his backside and call him a legend.
On the subject of Ca$hley Cole, he is in good company alongside JayTee, Fwank Lumplard and Stevie Me. Also falling into that category not too dar behind are Joey Barton and Lee Bowyer.
@ Costas you know what really makes me mad is the media think he is great and they still think he the worlds best LB which is bullshit, despite how evra has improved dramatically this year, he has always been great at united but I never thought he would be this good it is like watching roberto carlos.
- on the media their standard of a footballing hero is a chav wife beating yob drunk like gazza, yet someone like ronaldo his crime is winking at rooney defending his international team mate after rooney stepped on carvalhos nuts and help knocking england out of the world cup. oh I forgot rooney was only pationate idiotic brittish footballing mentality the media use I hate it.
Scott the Red said; David “I’m a proper United fan, me” Beckham. Snigger
So Scott from your response to me you seem to accept that you don’t have any basis to have a snigger at Becks asceration that he “is and always will be a United fan”.
Clearly what he has said is he’d love to go back to OT but as pro he also hopes the team that’s paying his wages can win the CL. That’s just the truth. Do you really expect any pro to say anything different?
@rooney the new king: Tell me about it. This is not United bias talking, but i think Evra is a better LB than Cole. This season i have been amazed by his performances. In many ways he has been our most consistent and our best player so far. Sometimes i wonder how many lungs he has. It all goes back to what you said. The media. Cole is English, so he is held at a higher esteem. I wonder what the general consensus is in Europe regarding these two.
@Dilardo: rooney the new king is right about one thing. The media play a huge part in shaping the public’s opinion. They always look for a scapegoat in these tournaments and if it’s a United player all the better. The day after the Argentina game we had a newspaper come out with the title: “10 brave lions, one stupid boy”. The stage was set. They fans didn’t need another incentive. Especially West Ham fans who had a vendetta with Beckham before the tournament. The same thing happened with Ronaldo’s wink. They couldn’t pin the blame on 3 England players missing their penalties, so they blamed Ronaldo. I honestly still don’t know what the wink was for, but to have people make a big deal about it just hours after the game was absurd. And one final thing. Before the fans started kissing Beckham’s behind, it was the newspapers that forgot all the thrash that wrote about him. As Fergie told them recently, they like to destroy reputations…
Great post, on both points Costas.
For me, Evra is our player of the year so far. He’s started every PL game and if he continues in this form, surely broader recognitions and wards will come his way.
schmikes1 and yes peter schmeicheal is a united legend
@ Costas before this season the one thing I have always had problems with evra in terms of attacking threat was he lacked the end product for supplying the service for our attacking play, he would run into brick walls and never got anywhere. this season is the total opposite, he is going past players running with the ball at pace and he is being a creative player.
- you are right the media like to destroy peoples careers, they never did that to idiots who deserve to have their careers wrecked like collymore gazza who beat their wives etc.
- it disturbes me how they set double standards on players and managers, they loved it when mourinho was insulting people and teams or despite how mediocre wengers teams have become, yet when fergie has a couple of dry spells they think fergie does it he should be having 10 game bans or fergie is past his prime and he should be sacked.
wenger and mourinho like I said before are the medias football porn they wank over them add chelsea and arsenal but they see united has the devil incarnated, who they will do all they can to destroy united but united are this unstoppable relentless machine they will not go away, ronaldo has not worked when fergie goes despite what the glazers have done united will still be here.
Speaking about the media, how come no one has raised an eyebrow at the seven changes in the Pompey team, but everyone kept referring to the Wolves side we played yesterday as Wolves Reserves?
* I meant to type the Pompey team that played Chelsea (managed by their former manager, I must add)
I don’t see all the fuss about Beckham. I’m not suggesting anybody here is, but I think a lot of the bad press he gets is just down to people jealous of a guy who got a long way on good looks, a bit of natural talent, and a lot of hard work. He hasn’t really given a fuck about what anybody else thinks, and considering the life he’s had, he seems like a reasonably well-grounded, sincere, honest guy.
I’m not suggesting that the money wasn’t a factor at all in moving to the US, but he does appear to have a genuine interest in making football more popular over there, which is a good thing.
Dave Mack,
only a side point – i give ronaldo stick because of how he treated the club summer 08. i have no problem with his leaving or even his motivation for doing so, but regardless of how much he ass kisses us now, when he was our player he disrespected the clubs and the fans.
Scott – usually agree with you, but think you’re harsh on Becks. Saying positive things about signing for a new club is mandatory, he couldn’t have come out in 2003, with a new white shirt and no 23 emblazoned and said he never wanted to leave Madrid. He had to go, though, but it’s not unrealistic to think he was pushed…
regarding his recent quote, is it not likely that he was asked by the press if he would enjoy being drawn against ‘Manchester’? and he gave an honest answer. also, he wants to win the CL – completely fair, and it would be unprofessional ofr him to say otherwise, but you can bet that once Milan are out, he’ll be routing for us.
for those that question his usa move: i think it’s one of his biggest regrets. he signed the contract aat a time when madrid weren’t offering a new contract and mclaren had frozen him out and made him a scapegoat. confidence low and believing that his career was over, he went for one last big contract, all fair till he realised he could still do it, had signed for a mickey mouse leage and had a few more years left at the top if he wanted it enough – which his work ethic and determination and mvoe to Milan show he does.
Is he a legend? I don’t want to get involved yet….
“Fred Said,December 16th, 2009 @15:37 Oh FFS, I’ve heard it all now. George Best is not a United legend? Riiiiiight.
Jack, do us all a favour and fuck off.”
ROLMFAO!!! ‘Game Over!’ lol
Costas – Some good post’s mate.
Well the mighty rentboys managed to scrape past a much changed Pompey side with a late pen. According to the fans calling five live etc they were fucking awful again. Must win at Fulham. Strange one as they are in fine form particularly Zamora but they have just played a huge game in Europe away at Basle so this may effect them. We all know how good the rentboys home record is but they WILL drop points away from home. Drogba and Essien will prove huge misses.
The fuckers in the Sky studio kept shouting “thats Chelsea 3 points clear”. They fucking love it.
Funny to see the dippers scrape a win as well.
Finally great to see Citeh played off the park. Now in eight spot. I honestly think they will struggle to get top six. True to form Adebayour and Robinho were woeful.
off topic – Renee Mulensteen was in the red cafe tonight. A very clever man.
When’s the champions league draw
I stopped rating Becks when he left for Madrid, it became more about his media circus than his actual playing by that point.
Morning Everyone
ghtt
draw is tomorrow at 12 PM
Hi AIG.
Are they broadcasting the draw here?
i agree with someone who posted about becks and his happiness in that cl match against arsenal in which he was in the stands cmon the bloody joy was there for all to see ..he is was and will always be a united fan
beckham for me would always be someone i respect and it would be a joy to see him back at OT yes he might not be a united legend when you compare him with the likes of sir bobby or gigsy scholes et al.. but a united great he is
I refuse to compare Becks to Scholes, Giggs or any other OT legend. Each has been a legend in his own right and that is the best way to remember him.
I bumped into a man crying uncontrollably outside a department store in Liverpool yesterday, and all he could go on about was how he hates this time of year, dressing up in a ridiculous red outfit and embarrassing himself in front of thousands of people……………… I said, “Look, Mr.Gerrard, you chose to play for Liverpool.”
A.I.g.
Thank you
knightsmith
thank you want a fantastic read to start my day
Knightsmith – love it.
@The boogeyman
not showing it Live.will have to follow live text on BBC
@ghtt
you are welcome
champions league draw at 1 Tommorow
Knightsmith- Haha fantastic.
I hope it, too.
GHTT – Normally agree with you – but earlier in the comments you say you like Ruud but not Becks.
I just can’t understand that – Ruud through a hissy fit as he was on the bench for a match then tactlessly made a father reference to Ronnie on the training ground.
Ruud was a bit of a prat – comparable to Heinze or Tevez if you ask me.
Becks left for razmataz yes but he still has united in his heart and played for us during one of the most incredible periods in our history.
Yes he isn’t Giggsy or Sir Bobby – but he certainly deserves to be up there with the Irwins etc of this world
But will agree he does like to part his cheeks for the newspaper men to get their fill
Always annoying but we can’t expect all our players to be like Scholes, Giggs, and Rooney.
Becks was a money maker – what do you expect he’s cockney, they are always on the make
ONE DAVID BECKHAM!
THERE’S ONLY ONE DAVID BECKHAM!
Everybody!
ONE DAVID BECKHAM…
Well. he got his wish
OP – agree.
Wait for the hysteria to begin now that the draw has been made.
Not only he has a lot of money but also his wishes come true @@
Anyway, in my opinion, I wouldn’t call him a legend but he would have been a legend if he stayed in the club. I’ve always respected him and I loved it when he kept saying during the last few months that he still loves Man United and that he wishes to play again for us. I only believed he was honest when I saw him last season in our CL match against Arsenal cheering from the stands.
But it still bothers me now that he wants to knock us out of the CL and he seems happy about it :/ even though, it’s in his dreams cause Ac Milan have no chance this year looking at their performance. They’re not the same as they’ve been 2 or 3 years ago.
Bebeto Said,
December 16th, 2009 @21:15
Evra would have no problems subduing him.
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Sorry, that’s wrong.
Evra will have no problems subduing him.