KelvinsRightGlove Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Don't really get how anyone can hate on Becks. Just jealous (understandably). He's a total legend in my eyes. That Greece goal/performance is something we'll never see again. Passion. For about 3/4 years, Beckham was the England team. Dragged it by the scruff of the neck. The current team could do with someone similar. Seems Terry/Gerrard have never been quite capable of this.
Thedelldays Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 PSG is only for 6 months, yeah...better than there than stoke LOL
Ewell Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Beckham has done alright hasnt he.. Manchester United Real Madrid....both whilst at the peak of his game.. stints at AC Milan 5 years or so in LA and now some work in Paris.... Pretty decent for someone who is essentially a decent player but essentially a one trick pony. He was never world class as many suggest.
Saint Garrett Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Our first XI is as good as anys in the bottom half IMO. Our backups are adequate while not as good as the first 11, and anything over that are poor. But can only be expected of a promotion side in first season. This is how I would split them... Boruc, Clyne, Fonte, Yoshi, Forren, Shaw, Cork, Morgan, Gaston, Lallana, Punch, J-Rod, Lambert have all shown they are good enough to start in the Prem. Would say that Hooiveld, Fox, Davis, JWP, Chaplow, Guly, Mayuka, can all do a job when needed. Davis, Gazza, Richardson, Butterfield, Martin, Forte, Barnard, De Ridder, Lee aren't good enough IMO.
Convict Colony Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Fairplay donating his salary to a local charity in Paris, can't see anyone else doing that. Top bloke
saints-cris Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Sky Sports News@SkySportsNewsDavid Beckham will donate his entire PSG salary to a French charity #skydeadlineday Absoloute legend.
Thedelldays Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Pretty decent for someone who is essentially a decent player but essentially a one trick pony. He was never world class as many suggest. he was easily world class in his day......there was no one else that was better than him in his position on the planet...until C.Ronaldo had a season a couple of seasons at united.... but that is for another thread
Dig Dig Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Sky Sports News@SkySportsNewsDavid Beckham will donate his entire PSG salary to a French charity #skydeadlineday Absoloute legend. Who is that true?
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Don't rate his taste in women though. What a waste. really?
jamesfp1 Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Who is that? He used to play for Man Utd and Real Madrid, quite popular I believe.
Convict Colony Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 I just love how this gesture today of all day's is going to make all other signings (mainly QPR's) look like money grabbers. Maybe a precedent will be set and more uber rich footballers set aside money for Charity and not just as a tax dodge.
pangy Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Sky Sports News@SkySportsNewsDavid Beckham will donate his entire PSG salary to a French charity #skydeadlineday Absoloute legend. Dappa !! Lets be honest he must be on €100k a week at PSG,they will make millions on shirt sales
Dig Dig Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 He used to play for Man Utd and Real Madrid, quite popular I believe. LOL, no idea why I wrote that.
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Who is that she is FIT ! Katharine Jenkins. They were having it off last year. LAD.
Lighthouse Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Sky Sports News@SkySportsNewsDavid Beckham will donate his entire PSG salary to a French charity #skydeadlineday Absoloute legend. That's not all that much of an ask when you're worth £160m. Short of buying his own Formula 1 team or aircraft carrier, Beckham has more cash than he could probably spend in 2 lifetimes. Giving away his salary for a 5 month contract at PSG, whilst commendable, isn't really all that special.
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 I'm guessing that it's looking more and more like Mauricio's decision is that we're not going to bring anyone in who's able to improve the squad? The feedback from journos like Simon Peach and Alex Crook hinted strongly that there were likely to be no new arrivals. Would be good if the club confirmed that we're all done and dusted with Forren the only arrival but I guess there's always the hope of a last minute opportunity all the while they don't!
Barry Sanchez Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Our first XI is as good as anys in the bottom half IMO. Our backups are adequate while not as good as the first 11, and anything over that are poor. But can only be expected of a promotion side in first season. This is how I would split them... Boruc, Clyne, Fonte, Yoshi, Forren, Shaw, Cork, Morgan, Gaston, Lallana, Punch, J-Rod, Lambert have all shown they are good enough to start in the Prem. Would say that Hooiveld, Fox, Davis, JWP, Chaplow, Guly, Mayuka, can all do a job when needed. Davis, Gazza, Richardson, Butterfield, Martin, Forte, Barnard, De Ridder, Lee aren't good enough IMO.HOw much of that squad wil be there when we are challenging for Europe? Now that will be a transition in 3 years? 3/4 players per window?
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Mods, can we rename this thread "The Saintsweb Beckham w ankathon..."
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 That's not all that much of an ask when you're worth £160m. Short of buying his own Formula 1 team or aircraft carrier, Beckham has more cash than he could probably spend in 2 lifetimes. Giving away his salary for a 5 month contract at PSG, whilst commendable, isn't really all that special. Nothing forcing him too. Plenty of people way better off are far more greedy and rapacious. Bono for example is a billionaire, and yet sits on his ivory tower lecturing the rest of us. Just applaud the guy for a good gesture.
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 HOw much of that squad wil be there when we are challenging for Europe? Now that will be a transition in 3 years? 3/4 players per window? As always, no point whatsoever.
Saint Garrett Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 HOw much of that squad wil be there when we are challenging for Europe? Now that will be a transition in 3 years? 3/4 players per window? I would go with Clyne,Yoshi, Forren, Shaw, Cork, Morgan, Gaston, Lallana, J-Rod, and possibly JWP and Mayuka depending on how they develop. It all depends how whether we can keep hold of them anyway
Convict Colony Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 That's not all that much of an ask when you're worth £160m. Short of buying his own Formula 1 team or aircraft carrier, Beckham has more cash than he could probably spend in 2 lifetimes. Giving away his salary for a 5 month contract at PSG, whilst commendable, isn't really all that special. It is to that charity and he didn't have to do it.
Glasgow_Saint Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 I think we massively over rate our own players...... Have you looked at the league table lately?
Saint Garrett Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 I think we massively over rate our own players...... Have you looked at the league table lately? It's more of rating potential though isn't it. In 3/4 years they'll be in their peaks. I could see Morgan/Cork/Clyne/Shaw/Gaston all playing for their countries and good enough to play in Europe. Likelihood is we won't be in Europe anyway so the question is pretty irrelevant.
sotonjoe Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 If we can lose to Man Utd in the manner we did last night, we should have no probs this season.
MongoNeil Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 I think we massively over rate our own players...... Have you looked at the league table lately? Yes, but Sir Alex says we're the best team to play at Old Trafford...
Window Cleaner Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 I think we massively over rate our own players...... Have you looked at the league table lately? The League table tells a tale indeed, mainly that Adkins was totally incompetent over the goalkeeping situation last summer. Lost 8 out of our first 10, 4 points from 10 games, 19 from 14 since then. 19 from 14 gives you 51 points or so for a season, comfortably top half. I am really surprised that NC let the Adkins GK fiasco go on for so long.
Barry Sanchez Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 I would go with Clyne,Yoshi, Forren, Shaw, Cork, Morgan, Gaston, Lallana, J-Rod, and possibly JWP and Mayuka depending on how they develop. It all depends how whether we can keep hold of them anyway So that spine of a squad is good enough for European football or do we have to buy a first team XI so they will now become th squad players? Sorry my cup of tea just went over me that we are discussing Garton Ramirez being at Southampton in 3 years time.
Barry Sanchez Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 The League table tells a tale indeed, mainly that Adkins was totally incompetent over the goalkeeping situation last summer. Lost 8 out of our first 10, 4 points from 10 games, 19 from 14 since then. 19 from 14 gives you 51 points or so for a season, comfortably top half. I am really surprised that NC let the Adkins GK fiasco go on for so long. Adkins didn't lose those points the players he and or Cortese bought/played did.
Saint Scott Posted 31 January, 2013 Author Posted 31 January, 2013 Tancredi Palmeri @tancredipalmeri Stekelenburg right now flying to London. Coming to sign for Fulham
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 I think we massively over rate our own players...... Have you looked at the league table lately? The converse is also true. Still plenty here saying we are not good enough. Cannot improve, and are destined to go down. Balance and all that.
Window Cleaner Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Adkins didn't lose those points the players he and or Cortese bought/played did. Kelvin Davis = Adkins binky. When will people stop debating this point.
Glasgow_Saint Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 It's more of rating potential though isn't it. In 3/4 years they'll be in their peaks. I could see Morgan/Cork/Clyne/Shaw/Gaston all playing for their countries and good enough to play in Europe. Likelihood is we won't be in Europe anyway so the question is pretty irrelevant. Someone needs start a 'how good is our squad' for me to discuss this anymorel. This is the transfer deadline day thread and i dont want to go off topic.
Barry Sanchez Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 It's more of rating potential though isn't it. In 3/4 years they'll be in their peaks. I could see Morgan/Cork/Clyne/Shaw/Gaston all playing for their countries and good enough to play in Europe. Likelihood is we won't be in Europe anyway so the question is pretty irrelevant. I dont doubt Cortese and his methods for a second, I think we will be playing in a 55,000 safe standing stadium with me watching them playing City for 3rd place in 3 seasons, I can well see that, pack stadiums, queues for tickets, players queueing to come here.....................
Saint Mikey Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Go on kate riley #bestyet She needs to be a regular in the studio. Would make a good addition...
Saint Scott Posted 31 January, 2013 Author Posted 31 January, 2013 Go on kate riley #bestyet Very tasty, shame about the voice...
Colinjb Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 really? That picture alone has made this transfer deadline day worth it.
The Cat Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 He's a total legend in my eyes. That Greece goal/performance is something we'll never see again. Passion. I was at that game. The block I was in was full of Scousers and Mancs arguing with each other and mugging off the players on each others teams. The Scousers still celebrated when Beckham scored though. He carried the team that day like Matty did here for 4 seasons.
Barry Sanchez Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 I was working in Ireland getting crap and no end of stick, did not stop me running around Cork like a loon when he scored, legend, always proud to wear the shirt of England, something rare nowadays.
The Cat Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Katharine Jenkins. They were having it off last year. LAD. 2 of her cousins live in Butlocks Heath. They are both really fit too.
eelpie Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 HOw much of that squad wil be there when we are challenging for Europe? Now that will be a transition in 3 years? 3/4 players per window? ...or challenging for promotion?
Saint Charlie Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Arsenal in for a left back for 10m. Good for our chances of keeping Shaw in the summer and beyond.
Delmary Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Rumour – Saints are in for Jeremain Lens of PSV, reports aren’t confirmed but bid could be around £7 Million. http://www.tibsnews.com/news/transfer-clock-watch-4/
Barry Sanchez Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 ...or challenging for promotion? Yes very true, now that is forward thinking planning I like it, Cortese will buy and retain a team that can not only play against Milan but also against Blackpool in the event we go down, that man is a legend.
Glasgow_Saint Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Rumour – Saints are in for Jeremain Lens of PSV, reports aren’t confirmed but bid could be around £7 Million. http://www.tibsnews.com/news/transfer-clock-watch-4/ Would confirm that Pinocchio has no say on transfers
Matthew Le God Posted 31 January, 2013 Posted 31 January, 2013 Would confirm that Pinocchio has no say on transfers No it wouldn't. Yes, Lens is a previous target before Pochettino, but how do you know Pochettino wouldn't be asked if he wanted him or not? Oh, and stop calling him Pinocchio. It is pathetic.
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