Beckham mania is kicking off

[El Peligroso]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/15012007/36...h-beckham.html

earning his money already...

the TV rights for MLS have already gone from 50,000 to 10,000,000

[Toon]

You why they're snapping them up have you seen what kind of parties season ticket holders can get into. Seriously imagine going to hillsboro' on a Sat and just because you've got a season ticket you can mosey on down to a club in town and get free beer all night. Thats the kind of promotions they have there.

Man we miss out on a load of free stuff here.

[Sammii]

Originally Posted by Toon

Man we miss out on a load of free stuff here.

Yes but we aren't missing out on the best football league in the world, unlike the US.

Do we buy season tickets for the football or the fringe benefits?

Now ask a section of LA Galaxy Season Ticker Holders why they have the season ticket. In fact just ask them to name the team or explain the offside rule, you will soon be able to work it out for yourself.

BTW I am not America bashing, I just thnk that LA Galaxy will have the same showbiz hangers-on as Man Utd, Real Madrid et al but even more considering it is LA and that Beckham will attract a lot of the media spotlight which could be directred on them too.

Sounds like a bargain for any hard-up celeb with a waning career at the price of season tickets ovetr there.

[Toon]

Watching Becks in the LA heat and looking forward to the freebies at the clubs later......or sitting in the rain, **** wet through at White Heart Lane looking forward to getting a pie not cause they taste nice but just to use the steam to melt the icicles on my fingers???

Tough choice.

[Sammii]

Of course if you want to watch a group of older players past their best or younger players never good enough to make it in the top flight then I agree LA is a better choice than the Frog and Ferret Pub team on a Sunday lunchtime.

The faithful who stand in the pouring rain watching Spurs (or Nottingham Forest or Barnet FC or Gateshead) getting thrashed for the 8th game on the trot while eating a soggy pie and hugging a luke-warm bovril may not be going to a party afterwards with Sly Stallone, Beyonce and Justin Trousersnake but at least they are there for the football (what I call football supporters) - that cannot be denied.

We are going back to the Roy Keane outburst about Prawn Sandwiches.

I think the LA Galaxy supporters who attend matches for the reasons you state are more akin to the crowd at Stringellows rather than the crowd in the Kop. Who would you rather attend a football match with week in, week out?

Tough choice.

(by the way, I'm not arguing here, just a dscussion please don't be offended, I am the rare breed of girl who is passionate about footie)

[El Peligroso]

I would be quite happy to go to a wednesday match with J-Lo, Jessica Alba or someone like that, i love my mates to bits but we arent quite as nice to look at...

maybe than Sly??? looked like it was catching up with him the other day

[Toon]

I can think of better time spent with Jessica Alba and it wouldn't involve football mate.

[El Peligroso]

what on earth do you mean???

there is nothing better than watching the mighty wednesday play at fortress hillsborough... sorry, even i don't believe that.