Zathras

Stuck up anglo-philes who think that all things British are superior.

It's on 9 channels here. Says it all tbh.

Might have something to do with the Danish league having a break until March since last November... ... and the US league having been on Break since October? Edit: October, not September. Sorry Touché I'd still rather judge a player by the performances in his league or especially in the Championsleague than in a meaningless friendly in the mid of the winter break. I would tend to look at the Champion's League ahead of a friendly as well, but he was totally undone by any kind of speed all day--he'd get murdered in the premiership.

Might have something to do with the Danish league having a break until March since last November... ... and the US league having been on Break since October? Edit: October, not September. Sorry

Absolute shite against the USA last week. Made to look quite ordinary by several players on their international debut.

Sobering is realizing that when Mozart was your age, he was dead.

College Football is the closest sport in this country comes to 'passion' from its fans.

And why has the bloke on the badge got two daggers in his heid? They're not daggers. They're cutlasses. Why's he got them in his heid though? It's quicker than watching the damn sport?

And why has the bloke on the badge got two daggers in his heid? They're not daggers. They're cutlasses.

AGREED.

For the most part, yes. To the extent that their games cause me a parking headache, I root against the Minnesota Vikings. It is ok if you're watching it on DVR and can fastforward past all of the time-wasting. A 60 minute game taking upwards of 3 hours is ridiculous.

It is my theory that, by and large, trends such as those being discussed in this thread generally tend to follow from the 5th year in a decade, not the 0th--i.e. 1975-1985, 1985-1995 etc. It's a work in progres.s

Fuckin' sconnie, what do you expect?

He has in point of fact. He was an assistant coach with the Mexican National team in Germany, though I'm not certain what he's up to now that LaVolpe got the sack.

One of the more exciting privileges I got from being a color comentator for my local club was to get the opportunity to talk briefly with Romario last year during the World Cup. For someone who is so unhumble publically, I have to say that he was quite down to earth when I spoke with him. It was during the first round that I spoke to him and he predicted that Brazil would win it (unsurprisingly.)

Who's the governer of California again? The guy who was elected mere months after the premier of his last blockbuster, Terminator 3? NAh yes Terminator 3, up there with the Matrix for most pointless and tedious sequels of all time. Still, proves you guys are always going to give a has-been one last payday, so it looks Beckham has made the right move. T3 made considerable money, not just for AAAaahnold, but for the studio, so it's not like it was a poor choice on either part. I have never seen any of the Terminator films, so I couldn't say whether it was a good movie. As for the Beckham comment, I would like to point out the number of people who were advocating signing him for NUFC. I'm not saying it didn't make money, more that it's a worthless, pointless and cynical film that should never have been made. Which is a nice analogy for the Beckham move - both him and LA Galaxy will benefit financially, but he's still a sellout cunt. And I said he'd be a good player here if he could be arsed, which if he's prepared to pick up silly money whilst playing (in your own words) championship level football then he clearly isn't. I will never understand this criticism. Are you honestly saying you would rather work for somewhere where you'll be constantly and publically criticized and tracked by the press as opposed to being paid more to do less and live somewhere a hell of a lot nicer? Be rational. I agree with the rest of your post. However I wish you and others would stop trying to compare Beckham's situation to yours or mine. It's not the same. He is already rich beyond his wildest dreams, so the fact LA Galaxy are willing to pay him silly money is irrelevent, despite the attention it's recieving. Of course, if I were offered a better paid job then I'd probably take it, however I probably wouldn't be in a position to refuse it like Beckham is. You say there's more to life than employment, and you're right, but again 'employment' means something very different for David Beckham than it does to you or I. This move makes sense for him for many reasons, but his footballing career is effectively over. I'm just disappointed as despite his constant courting of photographers and publicity I thought he took pride in his football. Obviously, he takes more pride in his bank balance. I still disagree. Consider how much Pele's name is still synonymous with the sport in this country. He is one of only a select few who are still known here. Beckenbauer, Best, Chinaglia, Marsch--no one remembers them. Beckham has the chance to be to the 2000s what Pele was to the 1970s in this country for the sport. I'd say that's respecting his role in the game as much as his bank balance. Now I know you're talking shite, comparing Beckham to Pele! The latter does have the advantage of being the most famous and revered footballer ever, it's not surprising people remember him more. I hope Beckham does raise the profile of football in the USA, but in this country and I imagine most others he'll always be known as the man who chose dollars over his football career. What other countries matter, though? If you made it in the US, you're golden. Arguably Beckham is the most famous contemporary footballer--the only person I'd put on par with challenging him is Zidane. I can think of no other ambassador, and if the LA Galaxy go on to become the new New York Cosmos, that image of him being a money grabber will go away. Who thinks of Chinaglia or Beckenbauer in those terms?

Who's the governer of California again? The guy who was elected mere months after the premier of his last blockbuster, Terminator 3? Ah yes Terminator 3, up there with the Matrix for most pointless and tedious sequels of all time. Still, proves you guys are always going to give a has-been one last payday, so it looks Beckham has made the right move. T3 made considerable money, not just for AAAaahnold, but for the studio, so it's not like it was a poor choice on either part. I have never seen any of the Terminator films, so I couldn't say whether it was a good movie. As for the Beckham comment, I would like to point out the number of people who were advocating signing him for NUFC. I'm not saying it didn't make money, more that it's a worthless, pointless and cynical film that should never have been made. Which is a nice analogy for the Beckham move - both him and LA Galaxy will benefit financially, but he's still a sellout cunt. And I said he'd be a good player here if he could be arsed, which if he's prepared to pick up silly money whilst playing (in your own words) championship level football then he clearly isn't. I will never understand this criticism. Are you honestly saying you would rather work for somewhere where you'll be constantly and publically criticized and tracked by the press as opposed to being paid more to do less and live somewhere a hell of a lot nicer? Be rational. I agree with the rest of your post. However I wish you and others would stop trying to compare Beckham's situation to yours or mine. It's not the same. He is already rich beyond his wildest dreams, so the fact LA Galaxy are willing to pay him silly money is irrelevent, despite the attention it's recieving. Of course, if I were offered a better paid job then I'd probably take it, however I probably wouldn't be in a position to refuse it like Beckham is. You say there's more to life than employment, and you're right, but again 'employment' means something very different for David Beckham than it does to you or I. This move makes sense for him for many reasons, but his footballing career is effectively over. I'm just disappointed as despite his constant courting of photographers and publicity I thought he took pride in his football. Obviously, he takes more pride in his bank balance. I still disagree. Consider how much Pele's name is still synonymous with the sport in this country. He is one of only a select few who are still known here. Beckenbauer, Best, Chinaglia, Marsch--no one remembers them. Beckham has the chance to be to the 2000s what Pele was to the 1970s in this country for the sport. I'd say that's respecting his role in the game as much as his bank balance.

Who's the governer of California again? The guy who was elected mere months after the premier of his last blockbuster, Terminator 3? Ah yes Terminator 3, up there with the Matrix for most pointless and tedious sequels of all time. Still, proves you guys are always going to give a has-been one last payday, so it looks Beckham has made the right move. T3 made considerable money, not just for AAAaahnold, but for the studio, so it's not like it was a poor choice on either part. I have never seen any of the Terminator films, so I couldn't say whether it was a good movie. As for the Beckham comment, I would like to point out the number of people who were advocating signing him for NUFC. I'm not saying it didn't make money, more that it's a worthless, pointless and cynical film that should never have been made. Which is a nice analogy for the Beckham move - both him and LA Galaxy will benefit financially, but he's still a sellout cunt. And I said he'd be a good player here if he could be arsed, which if he's prepared to pick up silly money whilst playing (in your own words) championship level football then he clearly isn't. I will never understand this criticism. Are you honestly saying you would rather work for somewhere where you'll be constantly and publically criticized and tracked by the press as opposed to being paid more to do less and live somewhere a hell of a lot nicer? Be rational. He's not going to get back into the England team, the tabloids have made sure of that and he's hardly going to be going to a top level English club, at least never one that is close enough to a *nice* place to live that it'd be worth his while. There's more to life than your employment. Besides which, he founded an academy in Los Angeles years ago, moving to LA allows him to work more directly with that, which is working for his future outside of the game which is, frankly an excellent move that smacks of "planning." If MLS can go from the laughable standard it was showing in 1996 when it was founded to a Championship level in less than ten years, who can say where it will be in five years when his contract runs out? The DP rule will allow for some other highly paid big names--who will likely be a bit past their sell-by date, but will increase the visibility of the league as a whole and might help to attract some of the less aged players. MLS isn't about being the be-all and end-all of soccer leagues in the world; they don't want to turn into the NASL. Their primary goal is to make money, but their primary athletic goal is to develop the American player and the American game.

Been a four day week for me as well, and I'm only doing a half-day today. Of course, I have a meeting with the department administrator on Monday where I expect to be told that I'm being laid off. Not a great thing to have looming over one's head all weekend.

tbh one in six people in the US know who David Beckham is. One is twelve might know who 'Posh' is meant to be. We're not as obsessed with has-beens over here. 1 in 6 Americans = the population of Britain Are you saying that only half of the people in Britain know who 'posh' is?

Who's the governer of California again? The guy who was elected mere months after the premier of his last blockbuster, Terminator 3? Ah yes Terminator 3, up there with the Matrix for most pointless and tedious sequels of all time. Still, proves you guys are always going to give a has-been one last payday, so it looks Beckham has made the right move. T3 made considerable money, not just for AAAaahnold, but for the studio, so it's not like it was a poor choice on either part. I have never seen any of the Terminator films, so I couldn't say whether it was a good movie. As for the Beckham comment, I would like to point out the number of people who were advocating signing him for NUFC.

tbh one in six people in the US know who David Beckham is. One is twelve might know who 'Posh' is meant to be. We're not as obsessed with has-beens over here. Yeah ? no shit ! Pele, Beckenbauer, Best, Marsh, Alberto, Chinaglia....... Way to pull out those recent examples, Jimbo. Ok, give me some examples of non-american world class players that have chosen to play in the MLS at their peak ? Fail to see the relevence. Valderamma and Donadoni spring to mind, though. Both played in the league around age 27-28. Donadoni was 33. Valderrama was 35. Next question. Fuck me, so they were. I was fooled by thinking that Valderama retired at age 47 or something and because Donadoni went back to Italy for a season or two after his stint in MLS. OTOH, noone has pointed out anyone who's really past his prime having a great deal of success in MLS.