Spend it like Beckham

[mr chris]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

It will be interesting to see how it works out. Are the Galaxy in the same soccer league as the Houston team? I might go to a match someday. It won't take the place of NFL football but it could be a fun diversion.

Neal the problem i see with Football which you call soccer Is that it will never be a major sport in the USA because the is no way to have a advert break every 5 minutes the is not the stopage is play that the is in say the NFL. You only have one break and that is at half time and last for 15 minutes. The is no way for the sport to make the big bucks in the USA because the is not enough time to sell for advertising. The only way it will ever take off over there is if someone came up with an idea of how to have more advert breaks.

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Konovalov

Becks earns GBP £70,000 per day!

For that amount of money I would expect him to find a cure for cancer and aids, end world hunger, bring world peace and end wars, solve our energy and enviromental woes, and so on.

Most rich people don't give a hoot and that's one of the reasons why this planet is a mess. As for the Becks they can (censored by STEED)

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by mr chris

Neal the problem i see with Football which you call soccer Is that it will never be a major sport in the USA because the is no way to have a advert break every 5 minutes the is not the stopage is play that the is in say the NFL. You only have one break and that is at half time and last for 15 minutes. The is no way for the sport to make the big bucks in the USA because the is not enough time to sell for advertising. The only way it will ever take off over there is if someone came up with an idea of how to have more advert breaks.

You are probably right. I wish the NFL would decrease the number of advert breaks for their games. They have way too many.

[mr chris]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

You are probably right. I wish the NFL would decrease the number of advert breaks for their games. They have way too many.

Ive just gotten used to the brakes in NFL coverage. You have plenty of time to keep your drink top up that is all i will say

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Its disgusting how much footballers are paid.

[HunterICX]

Football?

thats no sport anymore, in the past it was a sport because it was about the competition.

now its a stupid political game...its all about the money...

[Takeda Shingen]

I wasn't aware that any MLS franchise could afford to pay out that kind of money. They certainly do not sell out the stadiums. They don't sell any merchandise. ABC is the only major network that is intersted in covering MLS, and as such, they get the rights for peanuts. From whence has this money come?

[lesrae]

I'm probably wrong ~drunk~ but I understand from the BBC* that the figures quoted include his income from advertising, endorsements etc - not his pay packet for kicking the ball around for LA Galaxy. I'm probably wrong though...

* Standard criticism for quoting the BBC (from certain members) not withstanding.

[SUBMAN1]

And you wonder why I don't bother to watch sports or support them in anyway these days? I am not paying this guys salary, nor any other sports persons crazy salary! Do you realize how many additional people have to go poor because this guy is getting paid that much? That money has to come from somewhere.

America is slowly leaving it's middle class system and is going back to the traditional few super rich, many poor type clas system that history has seen since the beginning of time. California is already there - it has both the largest percentage of millionaires and the largest percentage of poor people in the entire world that are together under one state. There is absolutely no middle class left in the entire state. Of course, the entire poor class as pointed out by Lou Dobbs on CNN is in areas purely made up by illegal aliens, so draw your own conclusions from it.

-S

[diver]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

I wasn't aware that any MLS franchise could afford to pay out that kind of money. They certainly do not sell out the stadiums. They don't sell any merchandise. ABC is the only major network that is intersted in covering MLS, and as such, they get the rights for peanuts. From whence has this money come?

They can't.

The Galaxy will only be footing a tiny fraction of the bill, most of the money is from corporations who will be buying his image/endorsments, not his feet.

[Onkel Neal]

I wish he had signed with the Raiders, they could use a cool guy like Beckham.

[The Munster]

Just had a 'debate' over Beckham with my work'mates'. They claim Henrik Larsson is a better footballer and as he played for Celtic, they are obviously biased. They are both of similar age but Larsson's playing for Manchester United and Beckham has just signed for .. and no disrespect intended here .. some obscure [to us] US 'soccer' team which is the foundation for their claim.

[XabbaRus]

I think the majority of sports players are over paid. What makes a guy who in essence just kicks a ball around a field, albeit skillfully worth more than a doctor or nurse who actually do something worthy, or an engineer etc.

I like Formula 1 but I don't see why drivers should be paid so much for driving around in convoluted circles.

Pop stars the same. Robbie Williams for example, how come he was worth an £80 million record deal?

People say it is only because we maybe jeallous, I think it is obscene and really hope it comes down with a crash.

A pity as I think Becks isn't a bad guy. A little dim but a nice guy and he is a good father which I think he would be rich or poor.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I wish he had signed with the Raiders, they could use a cool guy like Beckham.

The kicker could be the highest paid player on the team. Take that, NFL payscale.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by diver

They can't.

The Galaxy will only be footing a tiny fraction of the bill, most of the money is from corporations who will be buying his image/endorsments, not his feet.

And that is just it: This isn't Euorpe or South America. Most of the people here that I have spoken to; and I have only spoken to sports fans about this; could care less about this acquisition. I don't think that any advertising campaign built around David Beckham is going to be nearly as successful as the companies would like, which will probably make for a very short marriage.