It's only people with vasts amount of money i.e. 10M+ who have the audacity to utter phrases like 'it's not about the money!' Z.

Yeah and then he goes on to say it's all about American kids?? What's all that about? I rate the guy to be honest but come on David! Engage the old brain matter before opening thy gurt gob LOL

In my life experience I found that when we hear,
"It is not about the money" the reasonable person can be quite certain that, YES, It is about the money.

Cheers

Hi Q,

Thanks for the invite. I've added the link because I like your blog - reflective and intelligently written stuff. I must get a photo up one of these days as I'm now the ? on your blog. On the Beckham matter I've been reading a book which talks about the maximum wage for footballers which was abolished in the 60's. At the time players could only earn 20 quid a week. They weren't poor but even some first division players had a second job/trade which they continued to do while playing professional football. Changed days.The money earned now in the Premiership is disgusting. I'm proud of the fact that my club Hibernian (Edinburgh) imposes a wage cap of less than two thousand pounds per week on all its players meaning that the players are not living on a different planet from the fans who watch them. It's difficult for the club to keep good players for long though as they can go to Rangers/Celtic/England and earn ten times as much for sitting on the bench every matchday. I think the government are talking about trying to impose some sort of limit again but it remains to be seen if they have the power to do so.

He might have some sort of intention that he might change the face of football in America, but if he doesn't, I doubt if he will care.

I think it is crazy !!!

There is a gorgeous hotel / spa near where I live called Eastwell Manor and last year (or it might have been the year before) David Beckham wanted to book it up (the whole thing) for Victorias birthday - the only problem was a couple of "regular joe's" already had reservations for a room that day ... one of these regular joe's was related to my sister in laws fella ... so anyways ... so they could have the whole hotel to themselves, David Beckham paid off the mortgage on Mr Regular Joe's house ... one cheque ... the whole thing ! And then, they didnt even use the hotel anyway !!! Pocket change to them, a life's work to us.

I feel horribly greedy for charging the current going rate for piano lessons, which is less an hour than he will be paid a minute, and fairly regularly drop it when I know the person can't really afford it, but is keen to learn.

Beck's record 29 "You Knows" during an interview with Garth Crooks at the World Cup in 2002. Maybe he can beat it on ABC this summer!