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...could he do a job for us? I'm inclined to say yes, be a good bit of experience in the team, a player to look up to for the young players.

 

I assume 1 offer is from QPR and 'Arry.

 

Dear god no, he can f**k off.

 

No way do we want that narcissistic family coming along and ruining club and team spirit.

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Not sure Victoria would get an invite to training. Could be wrong.

 

Even if she did, can't imagine she'd be that interested in coming.

 

Also, he isn't the bad player that people make out. He never had pace in his peak, he was a real worker - and knew where to put himself. Also, his passing/crossing and set pieces are second to none.

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Yes, of course he could....at a sensible price....

 

Thus enedth the discussion. He's going to be after his last football-related hooray; "sensible" aint gonna get a look in.

 

I do like the naiive thought that his pay would be covered by extra shirt sales. And I can just imagine the next time I go to an outdoor fair in Austria next summer, all the stands, run by Indians/Pakistanis/Bangladeshis selling bootleg football shirts, will be stacked high with the red-and-white pinstripes of Southampton FC with "BECKHAM" half-peeling off or smudged across the shoulders

 

Is number 23 free, btw ?

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Thus enedth the discussion. He's going to be after his last football-related hooray; "sensible" aint gonna get a look in.

 

I do like the naiive thought that his pay would be covered by extra shirt sales. And I can just imagine the next time I go to an outdoor fair in Austria next summer, all the stands, run by Indians/Pakistanis/Bangladeshis selling bootleg football shirts, will be stacked high with the red-and-white pinstripes of Southampton FC with "BECKHAM" half-peeling off or smudged across the shoulders

Is number 23 free, btw ?

 

not unless we're selling Luke Shaw

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He's played for 3 of the worlds biggest clubs, taken the game to american (LOL) and now it'll be a bleary eyed return to his roots where it all began to see oout his career back in the London with West Ham or QPR and it'll be hailed as the final, nostalgic chapter in a remarkable career as his gives football back to the place that gave it to him.

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Oh, its not his wife picking the locations at all, is it ?

 

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Evidently a very sensible lady then. She knows he's about washed up as a real footballer so she's letting him have a regular kick about (Monaco are in the French Second Division albeit top) in a nice place full of her rich and famous friends and saving a bit on the taxes as well. Obviously listened to her home economics classes.

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Oh, its not his wife picking the locations at all, is it ?

 

/QUOTE]

 

Evidently a very sensible lady then. She knows he's about washed up as a real footballer so she's letting him have a regular kick about (Monaco are in the French Second Division albeit top) in a nice place full of her rich and famous friends and saving a bit on the taxes as well. Obviously listened to her home economics classes.

 

save on taxes? pompey it is then for a month at least

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...could he do a job for us? I'm inclined to say yes, be a good bit of experience in the team, a player to look up to for the young players.

 

I assume 1 offer is from QPR and 'Arry.

 

Yet you were concerned about the effect Gaston's pay package might be having on team morale...

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Get him in.

 

Having seen SFC's last announcement on shirt sales, imagine the hard-on they'll have for the boost D-Beck will give us. Posh can do her shopping at West Quay, she'll love that. And his nippers must be getting towards the age where our academy can have first dibs.

 

Its win-win all the way for me. Welcome aboard Lord Dave.

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On the rare chance that he was actually interested in coming here, we would be f**king mental not to take him. Yes, he's old - but so is Scholesy. He's also very very famous. We may not get the on-the-pitch impact that we did with Keegan (although I'd back Becks to put a shift in), but this would be bigger in terms of exposure than Keegan.

 

I'm not suggesting we should go for him, but if turns up in Britannia Road and says "Hallo. I'd like to play for your football club. May be a small problem. I'm an international superstar with a famous wife and the eyes of the world's media are upon us", I'd suggest we find a way to navigate through those massive deficiencies.

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I'm not entirely sure the Beckham replica shirts fly off the shelves quite so quickly these days. He hasn't played for a decent team for 5 years and hasn't made an England appearance for 3. Who actually watches MLS? Who would care if he joined Southampton enough to spend £50 on a Beckham replica Saints shirt?

 

He just isn't the world superstar in his mid 20's who signed for Real Madrid's Galacticos. The school boys of today will idolise the Messis, Ronaldos and Rooneys of the world rather than a player they haven't seen play for 5 years.

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I'm not entirely sure the Beckham replica shirts fly off the shelves quite so quickly these days. He hasn't played for a decent team for 5 years and hasn't made an England appearance for 3. Who actually watches MLS? Who would care if he joined Southampton enough to spend £50 on a Beckham replica Saints shirt?

 

He just isn't the world superstar in his mid 20's who signed for Real Madrid's Galacticos. The school boys of today will idolise the Messis, Ronaldos and Rooneys of the world rather than a player they haven't seen play for 5 years.

 

You have to look outside this country to realise it. Far East is a huge market of course, but even Europe. I lived in the Alps for 3 winter ski seasons and the large local sports (predominantly ski) shop there had a clutch of French clubs shirts, the French national shirt, plus Barca, Man Utd and a Beckham printed LA Galaxy shirt. Its quite impressive, really!

 

Of course, the club has to be set up to capitalise on national and worldwise sales. Ours clearly isn't; we had queues all the way round West Quay to sell 400 shirts on launch day.

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