Jurgen the German
Willie Hall
I've always liked him on the whole but I also think he was massively overrated. I am surprised he is not in there.
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O/T Olympic Football 2012
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I've always liked him on the whole but I also think he was massively overrated. I am surprised he is not in there.
Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
Haters gonna hate...
Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
Do you think Bellamy, Giggs and Richards are the 3 best over 23 British players Pearce could have picked... on a purely footballing level?
Personally I don't, as someone else mentioned before, it's a bull brick competition, it's an exhibition and on that basis Beckham should be the first there.
Sheikh Ma Nuggets
Tony Parks
The Olympics.
Err...like, who gives a fudge who plays? :-s
Err...like, who gives a fudge who plays? :-s
Leeds Spur
Banned
Just hope ther are as few spurs players as possible
parklane1
Tony Galvin
Lovers got to love.
Superted
Jonathan Woodgate
This to the power of 5. Or that Staurt Pearce is the best choice as team coach/manager/shouty-sweary-guy?
Leeds Spur
Banned
Beckham is a ****
Leeds Spur
Banned
He's found his level
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
did he stamp on someone and set fire to his house too?
Fact is this is a brick decision
- If Pierce had picked the 3 best players over 23, then he had a legitimate case for excluding Beckham
but he picks
- Richards who refused to play for the full squad (or be picked as standby, whatever the case)
- Bellamy, wow, really classy pick there, assumption there is Bellamy/Giggs is a token reach around for Wales
Olympic football could have done with the profile boost (especially outside England), Beckham for what it's worth has helped immensely to promote it, and regardless of if you rate him or not, has always treated playing for his country as an honor, not an inconvenience.
Really there wasn't room in an 18 man squad?
- If Pierce had picked the 3 best players over 23, then he had a legitimate case for excluding Beckham
but he picks
- Richards who refused to play for the full squad (or be picked as standby, whatever the case)
- Bellamy, wow, really classy pick there, assumption there is Bellamy/Giggs is a token reach around for Wales
Olympic football could have done with the profile boost (especially outside England), Beckham for what it's worth has helped immensely to promote it, and regardless of if you rate him or not, has always treated playing for his country as an honor, not an inconvenience.
Really there wasn't room in an 18 man squad?
Superted
Jonathan Woodgate
I read somewhere that without Football, the Olympics would practically run at a loss. It's the most important sport in the Olympic schedule by a fair distance.
So having said that, you can imagine many IOC officials and maybe in London 2012 officials are fuming over this. He would have been a drawcard similar to the USA Dream Team.
Can't believe Pearce wasn't getting influenced to appoint Beckham captain.
So having said that, you can imagine many IOC officials and maybe in London 2012 officials are fuming over this. He would have been a drawcard similar to the USA Dream Team.
Can't believe Pearce wasn't getting influenced to appoint Beckham captain.
AuroRaman
Chris Armstrong
There are far more corrupt and sinister forces in football nowadays, getting Becks to be in the team for 'commercial' purposes is really not that big a deal. And it is good for the country and the Olympics. Plus, and I know I'm probably in the minority here, I still feel he has something to offer on the pitch and would be an excellent addition to the GB squad.
Seeing as I'm on a bit of a Becks PR rally here, I remember when he was dumped as captain and squad member from England, and at the same time Capello (then Madrid manager) said he wouldn't pick Becks again for the remainder of the season. You know, because of him being overrated and a 'circus' and all that. Funny how that all turned out isn't it....
Milas_Spur
Wayne Routledge
Many players ( eg Rio Ferdinand) have been made unavailable by their clubs and others may have declined the invitation to be in the squad.
for a start all 3 are playing at a much higher level than Beckham currently is and have been for several years now. it will be a mixture of what positions Pearce thinks his u23 squad could do with strengthening and which are available.
it would have been The David Beckham Show had he gone and personally i think it's great for the young players that he is nowhere near the squad and they can focus on the football
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Leeds Spur
Banned
Beckham is 36 and plays in the MLS. Whatever qualities he had are long gone. fudge him, he deserves nothing. The frankly hysterical response to this decision just reinforces why I'm glad he's over in the states and we don't have to read every fudging detail of his inconsequential life. The media are just tinkled because of the lack of photo Opps they'll now have.
Leeds Spur
Banned
Link? I don't believe that for one second. I know how much they are charging for tickets for all sports and they are all practically sold out as well. More so than football matches.