David James on James Beattie

[positivepete]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/jun/23/england-roy-hodgson-euro-2012

 

About leaking news from the England camp.......

[ThreeSixty]

Skate ****.

[Saint_clark]

He's right. Beattie has never struck me as professional in all honesty. What he did there was disgraceful.

[stthrobber]

James Beattie in 'complete and utter c*ck' shocker. Complete surprise

[hamster]

Mot did similar, foolishly disclosing stuff to his brother iirc. But we all love Matt so it's okay.

[Saint_clark]

Mot did similar, foolishly disclosing stuff to his brother iirc. But we all love Matt so it's okay.

 

I thought you meant Motson.

[hamster]

MLT did similar, foolishly disclosing stuff to his brother iirc. But we all love Matt so it's okay.

[dronskisaint]

I discount James' version because he's a skate

[Stepgar]

He he was silly but even more frustratingly was the England team going on strike (threatening). Pre madonnas. Who do they think they are. Rio should have taken the test simples no excuses none! Just goes to show he arrogance England has, and this could be the reason that we more often than not fail on the international stage. Too many people think that they are better than they are. We are in general a very arrogant nation.

[Thedelldays]

He he was silly but even more frustratingly was the England team going on strike (threatening). Pre madonnas. Who do they think they are. Rio should have taken the test simples no excuses none! Just goes to show he arrogance England has, and this could be the reason that we more often than not fail on the international stage. Too many people think that they are better than they are. We are in general a very arrogant nation.

 

Totally agree. Then rio has the front to be outraged when not selected

 

Thank god that era has gone. The circus, the sense of entitlement.

 

This lot seem genuinely proud, happy to be out there. Obviously, Roy is part of that change too

 

The only player from that era who I really respect was beckham. You know he would do anything just to play for England

[Colinjb]

I remember that documentary... not great television but there was a genuine novelty of having the insight from a player trying to establish himself in the national team. Of course doing something like that to raise your own profile at the expense of the team will only serve to a achieve exactly the opposite.

 

No need to slate the skate on this one, he's just confirming what we already knew, Beatts was a bit of a cock.

[capitalsaint]

which documentary?

[Mattio]

TBH a few of my mates met David James when he was playing for Pompey and he was still very chatty with them and even had a bit of banter, still a sh*t keeper though!

[Thedelldays]

TBH a few of my mates met David James when he was playing for Pompey and he was still very chatty with them and even had a bit of banter, still a sh*t keeper though!

I will also throw one in there.

my old boss lives in Chudleigh...a village about 20 miles outside plymouth..which is where james lives. He is really well liked in the village.

very down to earth, really nice person and does a massive amount for the village in terms of helping get schemes off the ground and generally helping out in the community

[Colinjb]

which documentary?

 

A documentary followed three players with international ambition on the run up to Euro 2004, they where all given portable cameras and recorded 'behind the scenes insight,' which was then shown on Sky 1.

 

Beatts was one of the three, I forget who the other two were.

[Monk]

'David James's fee for this column has been donated to chairty'

 

I know somewhere that money would be appreciated.

[benjii]

David James has always struck me as a really good bloke.

[eelpie]

He's right. Beattie has never struck me as professional in all honesty. What he did there was disgraceful.

 

especially if he 'revealed all' on camera shocker!.

[oldskoolsi]

To be fair in the article, David James referred to the Beattie case as an extreme one but he also said you shouldn't discuss what happens in the England camp with anyone and gives the example of not telling Rio how training went. Matt failed to do this.

[Golden Balls]

A documentary followed three players with international ambition on the run up to Euro 2004, they where all given portable cameras and recorded 'behind the scenes insight,' which was then shown on Sky 1.

 

Beatts was one of the three, I forget who the other two were.

 

Forgot all about that. I think the other two were John Terry and Ashley Cole.

 

I just remember Beattie being over flash in the documentary. Didn't come across too well

Edited 24 June, 2012 by Golden Balls

[Glasgow_Saint]

Classic mixup

[RobM]

Beattie in being a bit of a **** shocker. Who would have thought.

 

Muffin, anyone?

[Dimond Geezer]

It explains why they refused to pass to him though.

[OldNick]

Mot did similar, foolishly disclosing stuff to his brother iirc. But we all love Matt so it's okay.

MLT took the blame at the time but it came in the press afterwards that it was Steve McManaman who did the damage as he had a column in an Italian paper and he was responsible for the leak

[hamster]

Can't you see a difference between telling a family member you're in the squad because you're excited about it, and disclosing info directly to the media about other squad members?

 

Yep, I can see the difference, as I pointed out, we all love Matty but Beatts not so. Its the same but different but it's still the same in principle.

[sambosa75]

It explains why they refused to pass to him though.

 

Good shout. I remember watching his few caps, absolutely convinced certain players were refusing to pass to him.

[hamster]

Why did no one want to pass to Rooney last night? Maybe cos he didn't need to tell the media he was playing as he HAD to play, it had been written. Maybe others have had afaithfull of players picking themselves?