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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Sun 8 Jun 16:51
For a fairly limited player he`s done alright for himself. He`s been angling for this by tonguing the cracks of the royals for years now, so this is no surprise. He`s a proper brown nosing, forelock tugger
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Topic Originator: Jock Par36
Date: Sun 8 Jun 17:59
Completely agree with what Red Star has said about bawheed Beckam. He`s bought that Knighthood. He was
never anything startling. Never near the skills of a Messi or a Ronaldo.
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Topic Originator: Tad Allagash
Date: Sun 8 Jun 18:02
Limited player?
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Topic Originator: Rusty Shackleford
Date: Sun 8 Jun 18:09
Yes because Alex Ferguson and Real Madrid famously tolerate limited players
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Topic Originator: Tad Allagash
Date: Sun 8 Jun 18:13
Yep - only 115 caps for England.
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Sun 8 Jun 18:42
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Tad Allagash, Sun 8 Jun 18:13
Yep - only 115 caps for England.
Beckham made the most of his talent, so good on him, Tad, but I`m sure you`re aware that many of his later caps were as a result of short, cameo appearances from the subs bench. He also wasn`t an automatic starter in Madrid when Capello was their manager. Real admitted they signed Beckham instead of Ronaldinho because he was better looking and would sell more shirts. The extravagantly talented Brazilian signed for Barcelona instead......π
I recall an Internet poll among Man U fans to vote for their greatest ever player. Beckham was runner up to (see if you can guess) while George Best was 4th. A journalist asked Best "Well George, what do you think of that poll? Even Beckham beat you. With typical immodesty, George replied, "He can`t run, he can`t tackle, he can`t head the ball, and he`s only got one foot. Apart from that, he`s not bad." π
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: widtink
Date: Sun 8 Jun 18:47
Man u went downhill after he left that`s fir sure.
Fir that reason alone I think he deserves a knighthood π€£
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Sun 8 Jun 18:52
Quote:
widtink, Sun 8 Jun 18:47
Man u went downhill after he left that`s fir sure.
Fir that reason alone I think he deserves a knighthood π€£
They won 5 league titles after he left before he retired π his time at Madrid wasnβt exactly littered with trophies either mind you - 1 league title and 1 super cup in 4 years!
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive
Date: Sun 8 Jun 19:00
I actually think by end of his career, he was the best player out of that class of 92 or whatever they call it.
COYP
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Topic Originator: da_no_1
Date: Sun 8 Jun 19:09
Only on .net would you see David Beckham be called a limited player......
"Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark"
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Sun 8 Jun 19:45
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da_no_1, Sun 8 Jun 19:09
Only on .net would you see David Beckham be called a limited player......
It`s all relative, da. Beckham was a fine player, no doubt, but he wasn`t extravagantly talented in the way that say George Best was. He had much more between his ears, though. That`s why he had a much longer career and will almost certainly live longer, too. Beckham looked after himself and trained rigorously.
Perhaps that`s what folk mean when they say he made the most of his talent - maybe a bit mean to insert the adjective "limited" into the conversation. He certainly wasn`t as outrageously talented as Ronaldinho, so Barca certainly got the better deal when Real opted for Beckham instead of the Brazilian.
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Sun 8 Jun 19:47
Quote:
da_no_1, Sun 8 Jun 19:09
Only on .net would you see David Beckham be called a limited player......
Wasnt limited, but also wasnβt top tier.
Post Edited (Sun 08 Jun 19:47)
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Topic Originator: da_no_1
Date: Sun 8 Jun 20:33
Come on guys, calling someone "limited" is pretty much saying he`s p*sh.
"Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark"
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Topic Originator: stevemac
Date: Sun 8 Jun 20:35
Ultimately the whole system is **** but when the likes of Southgate gets knighted and the "lionesses" or cricket players as an example receiving multiple Mbe`s etc it shows the whole system is screwed.
Don`t mind Beckham that much but if he was ever lucky enough to meet me then I would never refer to him as sir π
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Sun 8 Jun 21:01
Surely if he was getting it for his footballing prowess he would have been knighted ages ago? Could it be for charity work?
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Topic Originator: Alter Ego
Date: Sun 8 Jun 21:51
Limited playerβ¦.only on .net
Mon the Pars!
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Sun 8 Jun 21:53
Plenty less deserving folks than Becks have been knighted. Heβs seems quite a likeable fellow.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
Post Edited (Sun 08 Jun 21:53)
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Topic Originator: thebear
Date: Mon 9 Jun 01:08
He was not a good footballer, but he could kick a ball.
How he was knighted is beyond me, he was always the face but what has he done, very little.
What he has done is manage his pr well, but that does not merit a knighthood
Post Edited (Mon 09 Jun 01:09)
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive
Date: Mon 9 Jun 07:10
Quote:
thebear, Mon 9 Jun 01:08
He was not a good footballer, but he could kick a ball.
How he was knighted is beyond me, he was always the face but what has he done, very little.
What he has done is manage his pr well, but that does not merit a knighthood
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βNot a good footballer, but he could kick a ball.β
He was one of the best players of his era
COYP
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Mon 9 Jun 07:19
Quote:
NMCmassive, Mon 9 Jun 07:10
Quote:
thebear, Mon 9 Jun 01:08
He was not a good footballer, but he could kick a ball.
How he was knighted is beyond me, he was always the face but what has he done, very little.
What he has done is manage his pr well, but that does not merit a knighthood
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βNot a good footballer, but he could kick a ball.β
He was one of the best players of his era
Doesnt make a top 10 of his era. Doesnβt mean he wasnβt a good footballer and couldnβt kick a ball though.
I will say he has raised countless millions for charity though, including donating his entire PSG wage to Paris charities. Fair play.
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