D
Deleted member 15344
Guest
Please put the fishing rod away - it's transparent and pathetic and not sure what you are trying to achieve.
Gareth Bale.
- Thread starter Slime
- Start date
Please put the fishing rod away - it's transparent and pathetic and not sure what you are trying to achieve.
G
guest100718
Guest
I doubt very much Fergie would have continued to pick him if he were rubbish and playing no part in manu's success. Unlike Souness and his drinking buddies..
G
guest100718
Guest
Yeah fair point who cares about posh.
D
Deleted member 15344
Guest
What does Souness have to do with Beckham ?
And when did I call Beckham rubbish ? Or said he played no part in their success ?
G
guest100718
Guest
Whether you mean it or not, your comments about Beckham make you sound like a liverpool fan who is bitter and jealous at the success that he has had at some of Europes biggest clubs.
Foxholer
Blackballed
And what happened to the discussion about Gareth Bale?
Of course, 1 great goal and the English Press go mad with hyperbole! The actuality and stats don't quite match up - yet! Though I'll accept Pokerjoke's view that he's fitting in well. Auger's well for WC, though the football might be a bit Route-1-ish, especially if Carroll goes too!
Of course, 1 great goal and the English Press go mad with hyperbole! The actuality and stats don't quite match up - yet! Though I'll accept Pokerjoke's view that he's fitting in well. Auger's well for WC, though the football might be a bit Route-1-ish, especially if Carroll goes too!
D
Deleted member 15344
Guest
Slime
Tour Winner
:thup:. It was about Gareth Bale.
Also, when I started this thread, (about Gareth Bale), it was far more about his pace than his ability.
I think he's a fabulous player, but his pace for that goal against Barca was just spectacular.
If I'd wanted to start a thread about Beckham's dead ball abilities I would have used a different title ............... maybe something like;
'David Beckham's dead ball abilities ............................ discuss'.
But everyone knows that he was brilliant in that department, therefore rendering such a discussion as largely meaningless!
Slime.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Not fishing at all mate,I'm not a posh fan either,just seemed strange to bring his wife into it.
& as for calling me pathetic
unbelievable coming from you..
Serously? A dead ball player, he handed countless assists from the wings too. Even without pace I'd back him to reach his target more than any pacey winger we currently have. I think you need to take the Liverpool specs off for a second. Remember your spice boys at wembley?
Yes the media coverage made him a bigger name, but he earnt his chance at UTD and England before she came along.
He left Madrid too early, he could have easily played the current Gerrard role in an Italian team for years.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
I think it's pretty obvious how good Bale is,Spurs were pretty much a 1 man team last season. Bale leaves,Spurs spend £100m+ & are a worse team for it.
Doesn't help having sherwood in charge either. I reckon he'd try and walk on water if asked if he could?
re op. Maybe Usain Bolt should have been bought in as his replacement?
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Yeah Sherwood isn't the greatest. Seemed a very strange decision to give him the job.
Foxholer
Blackballed
:rofl:
Too many thoughts of drill fence post holes with an Auger! Try 'Augur'.
And shame he's Welsh - probably for all concerned!
I see it even got a comment from some Caribbean guy who apparently runs a bit - and a bit quick!
Last edited:
Not sure how anyone posting on a football thread can not know Bale won't be performing for Engerland in the World Cup.
D
Deleted member 15344
Guest
So as I said - he could cross and was good at set pieces hence the assists from the wings
Bale is streets ahead of him ability wise
Not sure the relevance of the white suits ?
the suits was in presponse to it being said he was admired on image only.
Liverpool players (Redknapp) for example tried to copy and couldn't pull it off.
Bale le is totally different to beckham. But his 'skill' is pace. I've not seen him beat many players in tight co quarters. He just beats them with pace. That's not skill as far as I'm concerned. But is obviously a very good player. And may become a great one.
But all talk of beckham being no good and over rated. Is clearly biased and not surprisingly coming from Liverpool corners. He never claimed to be the greatest. But he was easily the best rm for England at the time.
D
Deleted member 15344
Guest
The suits weren't admired on image only - if anything the suits were derided for their image ?!?
what exactly where the suits trying to copy and pull off ? Sorry but see zero relevance in the comment in regards mentioning the Spice Boys ? ( how old were you in 95/96 )
And again no one has said Beckham is "no good"
Have seen Bale beat players at close quarters as well as with pace.
Last edited by a moderator:
ok, I, ill try word it again.
I wasn't suggested the suits were admired.
I mentioned the suits as people were saying that beckham was only thought highly off because of his image and marriage. Not true as if image only counted then the spice boys would have been the centre of England teams for years on end. Beckham got picked on talent first, image second.
Any op was talking of bale. I'd said he's currently in the tier of players alongside Rooney, gerrard, rvp, xavi etc. he may reach the top table with Ronaldo and messi, just have Suarez has done this season.
D
Deleted member 15344
Guest
Do you remember them hence asking your age ( believe you said you were early 20's )
James - how many England caps ?
Redknapp , Fowler and Colleymore - all got England caps but all suffered with injuries
Babb and McAteer - Irish
They were called Spice Boys because they "partied" all the time and then picked the white suits at the FA Cup final they were not a marketing dreams.
No one said Beckham got picked because of his image !! The press built up the Beckham brand and that Beckham brand was marketed very well and the press went overboard about him
He was a good player and very good at set pieces but IMO as a player he was overrated - that opinion has nothing to with Liverpool etc so your comment of "spice boys at Wembley " is irrelevant and has nothing to do with the overrating of Beckham.
Bale is in the second teir of players - that is where he will stay IMO , doesn't have the extra special talent to move him towards the Messi or Ronaldo or Suarez
