Comments on: The Time Has Come For Beckham To Join L.A. http://www.epltalk.com/the-time-has-come-for-beckham-to-join-la/535 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:24:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marta Del Piero http://www.epltalk.com/the-time-has-come-for-beckham-to-join-la/535#comment-1291 Marta Del Piero Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/01/11/the-time-has-come-for-beckham-to-join-la/#comment-1291 Miami Herald great quote.. u can always count on Ray Hudson 2 b colorful!!!....Ray said,"Comparing this to Pele's signing is obscene and ridiculous. He's a teen idol, a David Cassidy, a one trick pony on the field, overrated, manufactured like his wife...you can't blame the league. It had reached a plateau and had gotten stale. They needed a spark to start the bonfire and Beckham will do that...but what happens when the splash is over?" 2FUNNY>>>Forza Azzuri Girl, Cheeta#13 Miami Herald great quote.. u can always count on Ray Hudson 2 b colorful!!!….Ray said,”Comparing this to Pele’s signing is obscene and ridiculous. He’s a teen idol, a David Cassidy, a one trick pony on the field, overrated, manufactured like his wife…you can’t blame the league. It had reached a plateau and had gotten stale. They needed a spark to start the bonfire and Beckham will do that…but what happens when the splash is over?” 2FUNNY>>>Forza Azzuri Girl, Cheeta#13

]]> By: olivert http://www.epltalk.com/the-time-has-come-for-beckham-to-join-la/535#comment-1263 olivert Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:12:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/01/11/the-time-has-come-for-beckham-to-join-la/#comment-1263 Anyone wants to bet that AEG will kick in some cash to do a "loan deal" with Real Madrid in order to get Beckham in time for the MLS season opener on April 7?<br/><br/>Real Madrid has started the poker game by having Capello tell the media that Beckham will NEVER play for Real Madrid again from this point in time. Anyone wants to bet that AEG will kick in some cash to do a “loan deal” with Real Madrid in order to get Beckham in time for the MLS season opener on April 7?

Real Madrid has started the poker game by having Capello tell the media that Beckham will NEVER play for Real Madrid again from this point in time.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/the-time-has-come-for-beckham-to-join-la/535#comment-1262 Anonymous Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:40:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/01/11/the-time-has-come-for-beckham-to-join-la/#comment-1262 Bringing in Becks and some other, ahem, "mature" stars could be a great thing.<br/><br/>I'd honestly be far more interested in seeing an old Zidane take on an old Beckham than I would be in Landon Donovan vs. Freddy Adu in their primes. Just to say I saw them. Give me a fat, old Ronaldo over Cobi Jones any day- it's our only chance to see these guys play!<br/><br/>I don't think we're facing a flameout either- NASL was a completely different situation.<br/><br/>Bringing in these guys might just pique the interest of the American public- and that really makes them worth more off the field than on. I don't care if he's lost a step, he's David friggin Beckham! Bringing in Becks and some other, ahem, “mature” stars could be a great thing.

I’d honestly be far more interested in seeing an old Zidane take on an old Beckham than I would be in Landon Donovan vs. Freddy Adu in their primes. Just to say I saw them. Give me a fat, old Ronaldo over Cobi Jones any day- it’s our only chance to see these guys play!

I don’t think we’re facing a flameout either- NASL was a completely different situation.

Bringing in these guys might just pique the interest of the American public- and that really makes them worth more off the field than on. I don’t care if he’s lost a step, he’s David friggin Beckham!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/the-time-has-come-for-beckham-to-join-la/535#comment-1261 Anonymous Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:59:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/01/11/the-time-has-come-for-beckham-to-join-la/#comment-1261 i just read on foxsoccer that davids has been approached from fc dallas. granted, davids is also over 30(33 , i think) but he is a quality player with international recognition that still has 2-3 years of quality football ahead of him. i just read on foxsoccer that davids has been approached from fc dallas. granted, davids is also over 30(33 , i think) but he is a quality player with international recognition that still has 2-3 years of quality football ahead of him.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.epltalk.com/the-time-has-come-for-beckham-to-join-la/535#comment-1260 Anonymous Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/01/11/the-time-has-come-for-beckham-to-join-la/#comment-1260 Great timing for my comment. Though I didn't anticipate him getting $50 million a year. Screw history or competition, that kind of money will get anyone over to the states.<br/><br/>He will have a huge impact. I don't think the NASL comparison is a valid one. Those guys were all great players, but never have we seen a multimedia marketing phenomenon like Beckham. He is already a household name and face, and will be even more so after he shows up. <br/><br/>He is a spectacle and people will come out to see him. I will probably even tune in to an MLS match to watch him. If he is such a non-factor, why were England matches the only other ones to be shown on ABC as opposed to ESPN? Great timing for my comment. Though I didn’t anticipate him getting $50 million a year. Screw history or competition, that kind of money will get anyone over to the states.

He will have a huge impact. I don’t think the NASL comparison is a valid one. Those guys were all great players, but never have we seen a multimedia marketing phenomenon like Beckham. He is already a household name and face, and will be even more so after he shows up.

He is a spectacle and people will come out to see him. I will probably even tune in to an MLS match to watch him. If he is such a non-factor, why were England matches the only other ones to be shown on ABC as opposed to ESPN?

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