Comments on: Beckham to Milan, Venus to the Eighth House http://www.runofplay.com/2008/10/31/beckham-to-milan-venus-to-the-eighth-house/ Attacking Football Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A. http://www.runofplay.com/2008/10/31/beckham-to-milan-venus-to-the-eighth-house/#comment-2286 A. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:37:38 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=2595#comment-2286 Spot on analysis, Brian. I just hope Milan can maximise their points accumilation by the time Beckham arrives and marketing considerations (whether slight or significant I can't guess, but just in case it's the latter) start to dictate line-ups more and more. Not that I don't think Becks can't contribute something on the pitch, but you know, he never was a world class match winner, etc... Spot on analysis, Brian. I just hope Milan can maximise their points accumilation by the time Beckham arrives and marketing considerations (whether slight or significant I can’t guess, but just in case it’s the latter) start to dictate line-ups more and more. Not that I don’t think Becks can’t contribute something on the pitch, but you know, he never was a world class match winner, etc…

]]> By: Brian Phillips http://www.runofplay.com/2008/10/31/beckham-to-milan-venus-to-the-eighth-house/#comment-2266 Brian Phillips Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:20:40 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=2595#comment-2266 This from the <em>Independent</em> today: <blockquote> Galaxy have refused to disclose who will foot the bill for his $500,000-a-month salary while he's in Italy, and what might happen if he's injured. It is also unclear how the loan deal will impact on Galaxy's finances. </blockquote> It's possible to take this as evidence that Milan managed to wriggle out of paying his wages, as they were trying to do for much of last week. More urgently: how is this information still secret? Is there really not one investigative reporter on either continent who can get some club switchboard attendant on background? This from the Independent today:

Galaxy have refused to disclose who will foot the bill for his $500,000-a-month salary while he’s in Italy, and what might happen if he’s injured. It is also unclear how the loan deal will impact on Galaxy’s finances.

It’s possible to take this as evidence that Milan managed to wriggle out of paying his wages, as they were trying to do for much of last week. More urgently: how is this information still secret? Is there really not one investigative reporter on either continent who can get some club switchboard attendant on background?

]]> By: ursus arctos http://www.runofplay.com/2008/10/31/beckham-to-milan-venus-to-the-eighth-house/#comment-2231 ursus arctos Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:09:13 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=2595#comment-2231 But he isn't free, is he? Or is Victoria paying his wages?? As to the "heavy schedule" point, the Coppa Italia is a joke competition that a club like Milan literally cannot give tickets away for, and I'm not even sure that he's eligible for the two rounds of the UEFA Cup that Milan may play during his 12 weeks here (my computer crashed when I tried to download the eligibility regulations). It doesn't really add up, but then that's true of many of the club's recent moves. But he isn’t free, is he?
Or is Victoria paying his wages??

As to the “heavy schedule” point, the Coppa Italia is a joke competition that a club like Milan literally cannot give tickets away for, and I’m not even sure that he’s eligible for the two rounds of the UEFA Cup that Milan may play during his 12 weeks here (my computer crashed when I tried to download the eligibility regulations).

It doesn’t really add up, but then that’s true of many of the club’s recent moves.

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