Happiness Comes in Little Packages; Or Becks Might be Blocked out of Knighthood Making the World Cheer
By: David | May 31st, 2007Well the most overrated and overpaid player in the history of sports looks to have been denied a knighthood, because no one can find a reason to make him knight. How great is that, Becks and the stick must need a lot of retail therapy to overcome this one, being snubbed by the Crown.
It would also seem that a lot of the problem stems from the fact that he will be making his salary in the US and not in Britain,
Although Beckham’s name has been put forward, some believe it should not be approved at a time when he will be earning his main income and paying tax in the U.S.
But as we have seen that is not the main argument, as everyone is coming out of the woodwork to try and stop the knighthood. Most people are claiming that Becks has not done enough, which I agree with, and does not warrant an honor. According to thisislondon,
Former England defender Alan Mullery MBE said Beckham had not done enough to deserve a knighthood.
“If Bobby Moore, who led England to World Cup glory, cannot become a knight of the realm, then I don’t think David Beckham should.”
I would have to agree, a player that had only one good season in his entire career does not deserve knighthood, regardless how many times he changes his hair. Beck haters throughout the world are rejoicing as Lalas’ baby has been taken down a notch again.
Wow I feel slimy writing this post, maybe I should send my resume into the Enquirer or The Sun.
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Yeah, mate, I agree, both that Becks doesn’t deserve a knighthood and that you should feel a little slimy. No reason to hate the guy – you can just say, like I do, he’s a good footballer, about to start for a team you don’t like very much, who is about 20th down the list of English footballers to be knighted. As far as I’m concerned, Becks, no World Cup, no “Sir David Beckham”.
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Sorry it should read:
Still, I’m obviously NOT backing him to be knighted but he’s really not that bad, just ASK the Bernabeu fans–and they really do know their stuff.
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V, once again you have caught me. I just really do not like the fact that the MLS is waisting so much money on Becks. He is a good player, but I just cannot fathom a league in its infancy to throw so much money onto a player when they cannot cultivate their own youth.
Also, I really do not see Becks as this godly player everyone is making him out to be. He was a good player, maybe great, but definitely not the best player in the world.
As you have most likely seen, I can be quite negative, but I guess I am just looking at the “other” side of the argument. There are a lot of things that are being done right, however, the negatives are overtaking its potential. I will try to post more positive things in the future, but I will continue to post what I see and how I feel.
Thanks again for the comment.
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I totally understand the frustration at “putting all you eggs in one basket” with this Beckham deal. On the one hand it could be great, Beckham could light up the Home Depot Center and many other stadia around the country this season with his dead-ball skills and crossing ability. On the other hand, he may not. Or he may light up the MLS, but it will still be labelled a disappointment by an American public looking for a championship (which doesn’t look to be coming to the Galaxy this year) and a boatload of goals…”See Beckham doesn’t really score the goals himself as much as he sets them up”..”No, no, no, see he’s not the best in the world but he’s still pretty good”..”Yea see the $250 mill is more because..”…yea good luck explaining that.
I like the deal because first of all most of the $250 is not coming out of the Galaxy or MLS’s pocket. Second I think its good for American soccer because Beckham could be the guy that youngsters can look up to and aspire to be like in the same way they idolize Lebron or Jeter. Still there’s a high probability that the Beckham experiment just because of the sheer level of hype; there’s almost no way he’ll live up to it.
If it’s a success, it’s a big success and a big step forward for soccer in America. But if it’s not, and that’s highly probable, it’s major step back. So I understand where you’re coming from completely. I’m just saying, the guy’s pretty talented that’s all.
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