RE: What is The Fascination of Beckham as a Footballer?????

Notroksinloyt oyventd! The secret’s out…

I remember that “Cantona kick” day very well… It was also a day when the North was hit by horrendous snowstorms. I bought all the papers the following days. I think the Sun (had to be them!) lead with a picture of the poor chap hit by Cantona and a photo of his chest where one was desperately trying to make out the imprint of the vicous gallic madman’s studs. The following day’s edition of another paper dug up the dirt and found out he was a slightly notorious character if I remember righlty… (the fan, not Cantona!!)

We’ve seen what happened with the collapse of ITV digital and the dire financial situation the smaller clubs have landed themselves in.
I hope clubs are coming to their senses. The transfer market was reasonably quiet this year (apart from R Ferdinand’s move to Man Utd). Even Ronaldo’s transfer fee was less than I anticipated (even taking into acount the player exchange deal).
It’s true that the footballers at the top are fairly protected. I do spare a thought for those who missed out on the boom and failed to find a lucrative post playing career and the players in the lower leagues…