2008 LA Galaxy

Discussion in 'General Football & Other Sport' started by Fitz, Mar 4, 2008.

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  1. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    5-2 certainly will do.
    I knew we'd have to score 3 to win, but five?

    It's been a long long time, 3 months, since our last win.
     
  2. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    Beckham and Alan 'Flash' Gordon share some interesting statistical numbers and are quite close in few other areas.

    23 M David Beckham
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    GP 22 GS 22 MIN 1978
    GOALS 5 ASSISTS 9 SHT 34 SOG 12
    FC 12 FS 36 C 4 E 0

    21 F Alan Gordon
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    GP 21 GS 11 MIN 1084
    GOALS 5 ASSISTS 7 SHT 33 SOG 12
    FC 33 FS 15 C 4 E 1

    They are not however close at all in salary:
    Beckham $415,000 under cap, up to $6,500,000 total
    Gordon $73,000

    That's MLS...
     
  3. Y&P

    Y&P Squad Player

    He's a striker. Paid to shoot and score. Becks doesn't want to embarrass the league with goals from thirty yards. He's trying to improve the image not deprove (?) it.
     
  4. PotGuy

    PotGuy Forum Fetishist

    Disprove I think.

    I like Beckham myself, and think that people are very harsh on him.

    He still has just about THE best crosses and free kicks in the world IMO, he is just slower than he was.

    Plus, when he plays for England he puts in 100% like everyone should, instead of simply waiting to get back for the Chelskum Champions Farce game against Real Gorgonzola of little Italy.
     
  5. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    I acknowledge your statement about the positions the two play, and agree with your assessment of his heart in an England jersey. However, he's embarassing the league by NOT scoring when he's supposed to. Other players in his same position score in the MLS. When he doesn't, people rightfully ask, "what's the big deal?". There are some very real problems with those numbers on the Galaxy.

    It's one thing to not pass to a teammate when they are open and take a misguided shot yourself, but he doesn't do that. He passes up wide open shots in favor of passes to the middle of traffic or even off the pitch. He hasn't had a successful conversion on a corner kick in 80+ tries despite having the 2 highest goal scorers in the league, some of his free kicks look like he's phoning it in...I can put up with his lack of pace so long as the rest of it is working, but it ain't. His midfield is known leaguewide as a place where you can be free to do anything you like while attacking the Galaxy defense.

    Though the hollywood crowd and soccer mom crowd still shriek whenever he touches the ball, frankly the football crowd is beginning to turn on him. By the way, I told him that Saturday during his corner kick in front of the Riot Squad. I think he recognizes me now, but won't be sharing any of his toys with me.
     
  6. fan

    fan slow toaster

    i see where your anger comes from but beckham has never been one to take shots. ever.
     
  7. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    Time to start!
     
  8. fan

    fan slow toaster

    maybe he's worried that getting all the goals in addition to all the money will make him the target of dressing room malice. they might even cut his hair while he sleeps
     
  9. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    The word is it is all peaches and cream in the locker room. There really doesn't seem to be any animosity amongst the team. The players are really trying and putting in the effort, for what it's worth.
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    The Galaxy went bowling last Monday at the mall near my house. The wife happened to be there at a restaurant watching Monday Night Football with co workers when the kids started shrieking 'Beckham is here! Beckham is here!' as they ran to the bowling lanes...

    They apparently do all kinds of team building functions for fun and charity.
     
  10. fan

    fan slow toaster

    bowling for fun is an alien concept to me
     
  11. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    Please, fan...you've seen Big Lebowski. If it's good enough for them, it's good enough for you.

    Nick Green on the game:
     
    Last edited: Sep 22, 2008
  12. Y&P

    Y&P Squad Player

    When you are the don of bowling like I am...

    Anyway, it's interesting to note women watching sport down the pub. Is that a usual thing or is it just your missus.
     
  13. PotGuy

    PotGuy Forum Fetishist

    I am interested to here about his cr@p crosses and midfield play, but he has never taken shots in his career really.

    Obviously he has taken some, but first and foremost he was always very much the creator.

    To be honest, he probably isn't that bothered. I wouldn't be with the size of his contract. I don't even know why he turns up for internationals, its small fry. He could build a robot to play for him and have enough change to buy the ground and turn it into a giant 'King Becks' throne.
     
  14. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    It was a work thing for her. They do a happy hour fairly regularly and it just happened to be a Monday for MNF.

    She likes basketball and rarely a soccer game, but she isn't much for football.
     
  15. krisvad

    krisvad Forum Viking

    A 3-1 loss Fitz - was that the Play Offs chance blewn?
     
  16. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    I'd say so...we are still not mathematically eliminated, but that's just a matter of time, in my opinion.

    In 2006, Chicago beat us in the US Open Cup championship game.
    In 2007, all Galaxy needed to do to get into the playoffs was beat Chicago. We lost.
    In 2008, Chicago again puts a nail in the coffin.

    They aren't even that good.

    I hate football.
     
  17. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    Not mine...good god, I would never spell 'You're' as 'Your'. Still, a satisfying read and pretty good tap into the ill will in orbit around the Galaxy today.

     
  18. Ed The Zombie

    Ed The Zombie Academy Graduate

    3 years and counting
     
  19. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    Sad...so great for the league, absolutely euthanized our team.
     
  20. fan

    fan slow toaster

    i watched the highlights of the NY-columbus game and both angel's and the cross-shot man's goals were quite good
     
  21. Ed The Zombie

    Ed The Zombie Academy Graduate

    At least Watford is making me happy....
     
  22. Y&P

    Y&P Squad Player

    Why? Are you a sadist?
     
  23. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    He's a sarcast.
     
  24. Evasive

    Evasive Requiescat in pace

    So fitzy, you've turned on Becks now?
     
  25. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    I'm getting there. As a solution to improving the Galaxy, AEG bringing him in is a failure. It's not Beckham's fault that it doesn't work in MLS to get three big names surrounded by a bunch of stiffs.

    About Beck's himself...
    He doesn't do what is needed, just what he thinks he is supposed to. I can't tell you how how many open shots he's passed up on in favor of floating passes to nowhere. It's true the ship that is this season has sailed, but he has been phoning it in for the last 8 games or so.

    Maybe things will be different next season.
     
  26. fan

    fan slow toaster

    i still haven't given up my professional footballing dream. if i get in a team in the lower regions of holland what are the odds i too could phone in performances for the galaxy one day?
     
  27. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    You don't have anything to offer AEG in the line of merchandising, so your odds are not very good, fan. Hey, if you make it to Holland, I'll do my part and buy your teams kit with your number and the 'fan' on the back. You'll need to be able to make AEG $100 million a year or so to get on with the G's. Either that or be a South American useless $100,000/year occasional member of your national team, then you can play two or three games, and ride the bench in comfort and ease.
     
  28. fan

    fan slow toaster

    how about i pretend to be south american and then get a plastic surgeon of ill repute to replace my left hand with a giant foam hand saying 'go galaxy go!'?
     
  29. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    Or you could just put the foam hand on...without the surgery...and tell everyone it's your real hand.

    Did I ever tell you about my buddy who simply walked up to the Galaxy bench, sat down next to Donovan and chatted with him for about 10 minutes before security realized he didn't belong and showed him out..?
     
  30. fan

    fan slow toaster

    someone tried that at stockwell fc once but when security found out it became something of a messy ending
     
  31. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

  32. fan

    fan slow toaster

    after making that perhaps insensitive quip karma struck and i puked up a painful amount of mystery. i did see a carrot though and not having ate one for some time it begs the question, how long do things stay inside you before they are forced out?
     
  33. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    Good times, fan.

    Did I ever tell you about the time the Black Muslims poisoned me?
     
  34. fan

    fan slow toaster

    is this a metaphorical poisoning or the more real kind that some iranians once inflicted upon myself? because both hurt equally in different way
     
  35. Fitz

    Fitz Squad Player

    No, it was a very real poisoning...
     
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