spursmaddave Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Just reading about how PSG are paying for Beckham to stay in a hotel for the duration of his 5 month stay at £14k a night..... Don't even want to think what they are paying him..... What a complete waste of money, but then it's Ru$$ian money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 They only have to sell a bunch of shirts, gain extra TV coverage, encourage the extra sponsor or two and that £14k becomes pocket money, wouldn't even need to touch the roubles. Its a shame though that Beckham has become an industry, he seems to be one of those rare people in football that simply loves playing football. He loved playing for England and never 'retired' like other players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Its arab money All his wages are being paid to a local childrens charity aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aliensurfer Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I remember when he went to Real, I'm sure they said they made their transfer fee back within 24 hours due to shirt sales alone. The money in football is ridiculous, we all know this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RE Leather Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Its arab money All his wages are being paid to a local childrens charity aswell yes but look at the publicity he got over that. Sales of his underpant just shot up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I don't think there's a more decent and honest man in football than Beckham. In time, I suspect we'll look back on him with the same fondness we do for Bobby Robson. Just a shame that when his career is over he won't try his hand at management, but then his football schools are a pretty good cause too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RE Leather Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 He may be honest, but I doubt if all that deal in his affairs are! After all this is football were talking about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 *needs citation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 I wasn't digging at Saint David of Lourdes more at the ru$$ian mafia money now infecting other countries too.... I guess at least the French are getting a fiscal boost to their hotel trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 If they took the money out of football it might actually become a decent game again. All I see is greedy idiots, players in the papers for the wrong reasons. And an English squad that's as useful as a used tampon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 If they took the money out of football it might actually become a decent game again. All I see is greedy idiots, players in the papers for the wrong reasons. And an English squad that's as useful as a used tampon. + lots Mind you it's always been the same, I have Jimmy Greaves books and in one he says he knocked on Bill Nicholson's door accompanied by the players rep.... Jimmy - 'cough..... Boss I think i'm worth £100 a week and the lads agree' Bill (without even looking up) - 'well I don't so f@@@ off out of my office' The real scourge of the games is agents not the players in my book... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Agreed. A player on £200K p/w I can understand (even if they'll only see less than half that), but agents getting £Ms for negotiating transfers? Crazy. Probably worth thinking about the fact that the FA are hugely incompetent, and half the reason the national team isn't very good is his the game is run from grass roots level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Scrap the agents, cap the salaries, and focus on developing players that have the skills and play as a team. If rugby can do it, why can't football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Scrap the agents, cap the salaries, and focus on developing players that have the skills and play as a team. If rugby can do it, why can't football. Too late, too many people making too much money out of it Hopefully the fair play idea where clibs can't be run into the ground will help but I doubt it... Was also reading today about how Samba was going to keep QPR up and was worth £12M and £80k a week for 4 years...... got to be the most rediculous signing in premier league history surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Why cap the salaries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Why cap the salaries? Just cap what a club can spend in relation to its earnings, if a club want 1 star player on £200k a week fine as long as they can afford it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 My thoughts too. The new financial fair play rules look pretty good at sorting this, fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Did very well for a player who couldn't tackle, head the ball, never had any pace and his left foot was only there to balance his body. Having said that he was one of the best free kick specialists and crosser of the ball I've ever seen. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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