Comments on: Beckham gets $1000 Fine for Fan Confrontation, But He Won’t Apologize http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beckham-gets-1000-fine-for-fan-confrontation-but-he-wont-apologize.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:57:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Diane http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beckham-gets-1000-fine-for-fan-confrontation-but-he-wont-apologize.html/comment-page-1#comment-147828 Diane Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:47:43 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beckham-gets-1000-fine-for-fan-confrontation-but-he-wont-apologize.html#comment-147828 Leona, I am over 50, I've been a Liverpool supporter and follower of the international game since before many of the people who write on these pages were born, I don't know what Access Hollywood is, I read People Magazine as often as I wait on line at the supermarket, I don't worship any athlete-yet I would be horrified to think of any player coming to bodily harm-and I don't spend much time worrying about who players are married to. I just like to watch good players play, and I still consider Beckham to be a good player. I suppose in your eyes that makes me a celebrity addicted idiot, while someone who can wish a player breaks both his legs is a true fan. I hope I haven't been the one who has been wrong, all these years, about what it means to be a FAN of the game. Beckham certainly needs to get his temper in check and quit responding to whatever is going on in the stands. Beyond that, all I can personally ask of any player is that they give their best whenever they are wearing my team's shirt. In my eyes Beckham didn't do that for the Galaxy during the second half of last season and I'll enjoy watching this season if he does. Leona, I am over 50, I’ve been a Liverpool supporter and follower of the international game since before many of the people who write on these pages were born, I don’t know what Access Hollywood is, I read People Magazine as often as I wait on line at the supermarket, I don’t worship any athlete-yet I would be horrified to think of any player coming to bodily harm-and I don’t spend much time worrying about who players are married to.

I just like to watch good players play, and I still consider Beckham to be a good player. I suppose in your eyes that makes me a celebrity addicted idiot, while someone who can wish a player breaks both his legs is a true fan. I hope I haven’t been the one who has been wrong, all these years, about what it means to be a FAN of the game.

Beckham certainly needs to get his temper in check and quit responding to whatever is going on in the stands. Beyond that, all I can personally ask of any player is that they give their best whenever they are wearing my team’s shirt. In my eyes Beckham didn’t do that for the Galaxy during the second half of last season and I’ll enjoy watching this season if he does.

]]> By: Leona http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beckham-gets-1000-fine-for-fan-confrontation-but-he-wont-apologize.html/comment-page-1#comment-147807 Leona Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:43:34 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beckham-gets-1000-fine-for-fan-confrontation-but-he-wont-apologize.html#comment-147807 Oh jeez...he's not even trying to pretend to be nice anymore. He's such an arrogant bastard. He knows damn well that the people whose opinions matter to him - you know the People magazine reading, Access Hollywood celebrity addicted idiots that worship him and believe his press releases but have NO interest in soccer - will still support him and his scarecrow wife. It's the FANS of the game that he has NO regard for. I said it before, I will say it again so sue me - I hope this overrated himbo breaks both his legs and doesn't ever lace up for his country again. That would be poetic justice. How can he be this much of an asshole and people not see it?? unbelievable. He pisses all over us again. Oh jeez…he’s not even trying to pretend to be nice anymore. He’s such an arrogant bastard. He knows damn well that the people whose opinions matter to him – you know the People magazine reading, Access Hollywood celebrity addicted idiots that worship him and believe his press releases but have NO interest in soccer – will still support him and his scarecrow wife. It’s the FANS of the game that he has NO regard for. I said it before, I will say it again so sue me – I hope this overrated himbo breaks both his legs and doesn’t ever lace up for his country again. That would be poetic justice. How can he be this much of an asshole and people not see it?? unbelievable. He pisses all over us again.

]]> By: SP http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beckham-gets-1000-fine-for-fan-confrontation-but-he-wont-apologize.html/comment-page-1#comment-147769 SP Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:17:46 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/beckham-gets-1000-fine-for-fan-confrontation-but-he-wont-apologize.html#comment-147769 still not happy. if the fan got a lifetime ban, then beckham should have at least gotten some suspension. oh wait, am i suggesting that the MLS put ethics over moneymaking? how silly of me! still not happy. if the fan got a lifetime ban, then beckham should have at least gotten some suspension. oh wait, am i suggesting that the MLS put ethics over moneymaking? how silly of me!

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