Comments on: The Beckham Experiment: A Review from a Recovering Galaxy Fan

By: Peg

Peg — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:02:19 +0000

eNVY YOUR HAVING THE BOOK TO READ; IT’S BEEN SOLD OUT WHEN i LOOKED. gOOD FOR wAHL! We too were Galaxy fans during e Beckham experiment. The PAIN.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:13:18 +0000

Bill Archer from BigSoccer has a new piece on… in his own words…
“Stupid Spice” titled “Beckham Gets Snarky”.

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/blog.php?b=6039

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:01:05 +0000

Grant Wahl will be on the FSC pregame show for the NY/LA match tonight.

From the twitter..

Discussing my book today on an ESPN triple-header: First Take, Outside the Lines (w/Lalas!), PTI. Also doing FSC pregame show, CNN Intl.
about 8 hours ago from web

By: timmyg

timmyg — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:44:11 +0000

Re: Beckham wanting money for the interview.

Its called checkbook journalism. Its a sad reality, but from what I understand its common practice in England.

Anytime you see “exclusive interview”, it was probably bought.

So Beckham isn’t necessarily out of line for asking for money to be interviewed. He just should have known we don’t do that here, and is a disgrace for the ad hominem attack toward Wahl that resulted.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:19:09 +0000

Shazback, yes, I saaw that. And was immensely jealous.

By: realfootball!

realfootball! — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:21:23 +0000

beckham said “he was given an opportunity”? yeah okies that is why he paid money from his pocket to leave to milan? are u serious? Milan were never willing to pay for him, infact he was a pushy car salesman trying to sell his skills.
please DB, get off our backs and pack ur bags!

By: Shazback

Shazback — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:00:34 +0000

“Meeting and talking to Pele at the opening of Home Depot Center in 2003 courtesy of AEG was one of them; interviewing Zinidene Zidane Saturday in El Segundo via a French language interpreter thanks to adidas was another.”

Zinidene Zidane? Wow.

http://www.insidesocal.com/soccer/2009/07/a-few-words-with-zinedene-zida.html

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:34:48 +0000

Wahl’s latest discussion of the storm:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/grant_wahl/07/15/beckham.donovan/index.html?eref=si_soccer

By: CarlosT

CarlosT — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:21:21 +0000

I just realized exactly what MLS is to Beckham. It’s summer camp. His plan is apparently that he goes and plays at one of the “biggest teams” with the “best managers” for most of the season and then comes to the US for camp. And he just can’t understand why the counselors are all so snippy with him and why he can’t just show up when he feels like and leave when he needs to leave.

Also, I like how Beckham uses the passive in that “he was given an opportunity” at Milan, as if he had nothing to do with it and it just fell in his lap. How about you were actively campaigning for the loan and looking for around your obligations to MLS and the Galaxy? Might that not be closer to the truth?

But for me, this was the clincher: ”If people want to question my commitment and my professionalism, the fact that I’m willing to travel thousands of miles to play for my country says it all.” Well, yes. It does say it all. It says that all you’re committed and professional about is playing for your country. The Galaxy? Not so much.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:41:37 +0000

Good post, Leona. Thanks!

Beckham has, once again, taken to the condescending remark. When he went to Milan he said that only true fans of the game would understand his move. Thanks, Becks!! I didn’t know that I (along with countless others) wasn’t a true fan of the game until YOU told me. Now he’s using his “biggest clubs, best managers” routine in the same fashion. I really used to like the guy, but upon closer inspection he is just another spoiled superstar. Landon may not be perfect but I would take him over Beckham any day.