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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:50 pm  
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Anyone sniff another Portsmouth brewing at QPR?


It's definitely possible. What with fans complaining about Fernandes, his twitter talk about being accountable if they go down and possibly hinting about walking away should it happen, I wonder if the fans will realise too late that if he goes and takes his money with him they could be up that well known creek with a load of overpaid passengers they can't get rid of refusing to paddle.
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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:14 pm  
Beckham gone to one of the richest clubs and playing for free?
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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:24 pm  
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Beckham gone to one of the richest clubs and playing for free?

Yep, giving his wages to a children's charity.
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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:50 pm  
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Yep, giving his wages to a children's charity.


Lot of respect for him for doing this, he doesn't need the money or the fame of playing another 6 months of football, and there is a big risk that he will be labelled as 'past it' if he plays badly. He could have easily retired and lived in a choice of mansions across the world instead of this good deed.
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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:34 pm  
If Beckham's donation is given purely and honestly, good on him.

I'm too cynical though. I think he's investing his wages to benefit from PR, ads, taxes etc. I think he's as saintly as Mother Theresa, and that's the Christopher Hitchens version of Mother Theresa, not the angelic version who's sitting on a cloud with Diana.
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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:36 pm  
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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:15 pm  
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If Beckham's donation is given purely and honestly, good on him.

I'm too cynical though. I think he's investing his wages to benefit from PR, ads, taxes etc. I think he's as saintly as Mother Theresa, and that's the Christopher Hitchens version of Mother Theresa, not the angelic version who's sitting on a cloud with Diana.


Fully agree....The whole thing is a huge publicity stunt which leaves 'Brand Beckham' smelling of roses.

Let's face it, the 'salary' is a small percentage of what makes Beckham his cash - The image rights for all his various off field stuff is what Beckham is interested in, and this latest move is a fantastic piece of marketing for him, as all those many female admirers he has, who know fook all about football, will continue to worship at his altar and continue to make him his huge bucks.

Footballing wise, its utter rubbish.....PSG, supposedly an upcoming European force looking to challenge the best, sign a 37 year old who has not played serious football for about 4 years (bar the brief publicity stuff at Milan) and who is about 10 years past his peak. Undoubtedly, the only positive in this for them will be the constant glare of the media spotlight on the Beckham circus, and, with it, huge global exposure that the French league will never have seen before.
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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:16 pm  
How many clubs has Redknapp out on thei arris financially?
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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:18 pm  
I find it hard to believe that people still find a reason to have a pop at Beckham. When he went to LA he was only going for the money, now he play's for free and it's a publicity stunt. The guy can't win.
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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:33 pm  
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I find it hard to believe that people still find a reason to have a pop at Beckham. When he went to LA he was only going for the money, now he play's for free and it's a publicity stunt. The guy can't win.


You miss the point - Everything Beckham does is calculated, not neccessarily by him, but by his team around him.

Football wise, he's been 'retired' since he left Madrid, everything he does on the pitch is secondary to all the off field stuff, because that is where he makes his income.

Yes, the charity aspect of this move may seem an admirable one, but, personally, I find it as genuine as when all the celebs come out on Comic Relief night to their bit for charity, when, in reality, they are just interested in staying in the public eye for future cash making ventures.
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