I would have loved him back but given the ridiculous nature of our over reliance on players that aren't in their prime any more it's the last bloody thing we need.
David Beckham, the most unlikely return in history?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss Amad saving our blushes in a win against Southampton as well as our now annual loss at home to Brighton. They discuss Amorim's post-match comments, revisit how mid-table we may or may not be, and discuss some transfer news.
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I hope he comes purely so Fergie can, when we're chasing a win, stand on the touch line with Giggs, Scholes and Becks waiting to come on. Worth it for that alone.
Probably been mentioned but im not going to read the whole thread now but:
Bring him back as a coach to teach our wingers how to cross.
Bring him back as a coach to teach our wingers how to cross.
always fitter than Giggs? Really?
Or United could sign a tree with a foot.
Well, I have free tickets to all Galaxy home games. I watch Beckham play often.
He shouldn't be playing. He's nearly immobile. All he can do is kick now. If he was in the prem he'd be embarrassed by the pace.
He shouldn't be playing football anymore.
Nah. I think the PL is simply way too fast for him. Way too fast. He has been lolling about in tick tack land and then whatever they do in Los Angeles - point being, he may still have the skills and technique he was once famed for, but I just can't see how he'd survive the pace and intensity of the PL.
We saw that in his final games for England, when he only came on for final 20 minute cameos and even then, was off the pace and could not properly get into the game.
I'm sure had he stayed in the PL, he'd be like Giggs or Scholes but all that time out of the PL will mean he has lost that physical edge you need to succeed in the PL.
Yeah, can see the French or Italian leagues being a potential option, given the slower pace the game is played at.
That would be fun hey? Those were the days.
Maybe he can be a kicker in rugby?
Beckham's extraordinary fitness levels have always been highly spoken of from those within the game.
This excerpt was taken from an article written about Beckham circa. 2001:
High-energy Beckham
feck it, get Keane back too and line up old school
Giggs---Scholes---Keane---Beckham
Giggs---Scholes---Keane---Beckham
Less injured in the early years
Or NFL...
As to all wanting a return to United...
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feck yes, are you kidding me?
Go back and read about how fit Beckham was in bleep tests etc. fittest player at the club in his time. Not even debateable.
Looks like it's PSG.
I reckon he'll show a few of you up when he joins them.
I reckon he'll show a few of you up when he joins them.
The early injuries Giggs got helped further his career. He's probably been fitter than Beckham for the past few years (although I am not sure right now).
Weren't Giggs' injuries the type that players that rely on pace most often suffer?
He's a fitness freak. Yet, it will never happen
Good god, no. Not in a playing capacity at least.
Bring him back as a player, coach with a view towards managing one of the youth sides. I'm sure the likes of Clevs and Powell would relish the chance to train and play along side him in the short term.
He's too 'Hollywood' to coach. Reckon he'll end up at PSG or something for a year or so and then do the celebrity lifestyle full-time afterwards.
He seems to be far less celebrity now than in 2002. If Fergie is audacious enough to keep playing Giggs and Scholes in the present, who's to say he wouldn't allow Becks back for a few months, even if only to train with the squad.
If he hadn't have left back in 2003 (by actually wearing the trousers in his house) He could possibly still be here growing old with Giggsy and Scholesy.
Train only, maybe. But beyond that, I don't think he himself would be interested in coaching. As I said he seems far more attuned to his showbiz lifestyle than coaching once his playing days come to a close. I can't even imagine Becks standing in the rain at Moss Lane coaching our youth team or any youth team for that matter.
If he stays in football, it would probably be like a Zidane-esque role at some club or as he himself has said that he would prefer to own a club.
He'd rather become an actor than a coach
If he meet another woman instead of posh, he would have been a better player as there would have been more concentration on the Football instead of the celebrity life.
I bet he goes to China.
Can't see that in a million years, him moving his family to such a different culture.
It'll be Paris or England.
And we'd line up at Norwich with all three of them.
Brilliant by SkySports.com for transfer muppets: a link to a story called 'Ferguson targets Beckham move', and when you open the page, it's 'Perth Glory coach Ian Ferguson targets phenomenal David Beckham transfer'. 
He gets called Fergie a lot in the media here.
If Fergie wanted him back at United, surely we would have looked to take him on loan rather than AC Milan in years gone by.
Also, I suspect the episode with the G&G scarf probably ended any chance of him returning.
Also, I suspect the episode with the G&G scarf probably ended any chance of him returning.
There's no way beckham would ever end up back here in a playing role. It's nuts to suggest he would.
You don't think so?