Praise for David Beckham

hollydays

I agree,but can we remember its a sport,not a religion:D

vyle

dmg24 wrote: »

I am all for us having the WC in England, but you appear to have a short memory!



I agree, but if we get to host the WC it should be very good for the economy, so a win win situation.

I can picture it now... lots of nice new things built to host the world cup... all so a bunch of hooligans can destroy them.

I mean, seriously, we have the worst hooligans in the world and every other world cup there's the stories about how a bajillion people can't travel out to other countries because they can't be trusted not to smash the places up.

So the bright ideas is to send it here where they live and so don't have to travel? Any financial boost the economy gets will be negated by the cost of running, policing and tidying up after the damn thing.

George_Michael

I just want to remind you that while some do live and breathe football,not everyone does.

So why bother reading a thread which is obviously about football and then go on to comment about it?

Dr.Rock

vyle wrote: »

I can picture it now... lots of nice new things built to host the world cup... all so a bunch of hooligans can destroy them.

I mean, seriously, we have the worst hooligans in the world and every other world cup there's the stories about how a bajillion people can't travel out to other countries because they can't be trusted not to smash the places up.

So the bright ideas is to send it here where they live and so don't have to travel? Any financial boost the economy gets will be negated by the cost of running, policing and tidying up after the damn thing.

From your two posts you've made it apparent that you know nothing about football so I'll correct you on a couple of points.

• Not everyone who goes to watch a football match is a hooligan, despite the police's views that football fans are automatically criminals until they prove themselves otherwise.
• A country with far greater hooligan problems than ours is hosting a major tournament in less than 2 years time (Poland), and another one hosted one within the last decade (Netherlands). Other countries I could add to the list include Italy, Serbia and Turkey.

Is your total knowledge of football based on Danny Dyer films or news reports from the 1980s?

warehouse

vyle wrote: »

II mean, seriously, we have the worst hooligans in the world.

You really should get out more as your quote above is so wrong it's laughable.

aheaton46

vyle wrote: »

I can picture it now... lots of nice new things built to host the world cup... all so a bunch of hooligans can destroy them.

No they won't. And in fact because we have some of the best football stadia in the world, not that much needs to be built new.

vyle wrote: »

I mean, seriously, we have the worst hooligans in the world and every other world cup there's the stories about how a bajillion people can't travel out to other countries because they can't be trusted not to smash the places up.

No, we don't. We are one of the most active countries in the world in dealing with and stamping out football violence. There are currently just over 3,248 football banning orders (Home Office publication). They are usually banned from overseas travel during football tournaments because, while they are known to UK police, they are not always known to the overseas police forces.

vyle wrote: »

So the bright ideas is to send it here where they live and so don't have to travel? Any financial boost the economy gets will be negated by the cost of running, policing and tidying up after the damn thing.

Utter rubbish. The cost of policing inside football grounds is met by the clubs/stadium management (as they are considered private venues). The event is run by FIFA and the FA, effectively private organisations.

It is well known that a major event, bringing hundreds of thousands of tourists, has a massive boost to local economies.

teamcullen

The guy is only seen as such a good role model because he snaps the hand off any press photographer who tries to take a picture. If it's not Beckham taking his kids to a skate park, it's Beckham wearing a hoody with a shirt (shock horror!) to his latest haircut. He's a publicity monkey for England, and was never a good footballer at that. He'll in my eyes forever be remembered as the petulant kid who got sent off against France.

Now look at guys like Alan Shearer. IIRC, the highest goalscorer in the Premier League, turned down the millions of Manchester United to join his hometown team. Wife and three kids and is never in the papers for going to a restaurant. He's a good ambassador for the sport, Beckham only gets the praise because of his looks. If he looked like Peter Beardsley, he wouldn't even be sitting in that room this morning!

Stompa

Dr.Rock wrote: »

• Not everyone who goes to watch a football match is a hooligan, despite the police's views that football fans are automatically criminals until they prove themselves otherwise.

Of course they're not. The number of drunken aggressive yobs on the streets following England matches at the last World Cup was a pretty depressing sight though.

gravitytolls

I think he's gorgeous ~ kids aspire to be footballers because they see the cars, birds etc. Beckham is beautiful, talented, married to a beautiful woman, who made her own career, gorgeous children. They do plenty for charity, without fanfare or hurrahs......frankly, if my sons need a role model beyond their own father, they could do worse than David Beckham.

Dr.Rock

teamcullen wrote: »

The guy is only seen as such a good role model because he snaps the hand off any press photographer who tries to take a picture. If it's not Beckham taking his kids to a skate park, it's Beckham wearing a hoody with a shirt (shock horror!) to his latest haircut. He's a publicity monkey for England, and was never a good footballer at that. He'll in my eyes forever be remembered as the petulant kid who got sent off against France.

Now look at guys like Alan Shearer. IIRC, the highest goalscorer in the Premier League, turned down the millions of Manchester United to join his hometown team. Wife and three kids and is never in the papers for going to a restaurant. He's a good ambassador for the sport, Beckham only gets the praise because of his looks. If he looked like Peter Beardsley, he wouldn't even be sitting in that room this morning!

You've just listed Beckham's traits that make him ideal for an ambassador role. I'd hardly think, "being able to send a statue to sleep" is a desirable quality in an ambassador; though if it was I'm sure Shearer would have been the first person they'd approach.

It's interesting how you remember Beckham as "the petulant kid who got sent off against France." I always remember Alan Shearer as the man who tried to take Neil Lennon's head clean off his shoulders. I'm sure many Premier League defenders also remember Shearer's elbows with great fondness too.