I hear our fans sing songs home and away for Rooney, Neville, Forlan, Stam and some others, but have never heard them sing for Beckham, why is that? I know he didn't really have his own unique chant and we always just sang "There's only one David Beckham" but is there a reason he doesn't get more love from the fans today?
Why don't the fans sing for Beckham?
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Good question. They should, that's for sure. Huge legend for our club.
Because his hero was Bryan Robson. And we adopted Robbo's old chant for him. It's sort of a song you only chant when he's in the ground. And its the same with Robbo. You dont hear that chant either, but he's unquestionably a legend.
He was a celebrity footballer. If I had a choice of players from the period of squad from 1990 to 2013 , he’d not he starting . Madrid bought him for the marketing as much as anything else, had a pay per view medical if I remember correctly.
Also, he was sold because Ferguson felt his celebrity life was impacting his preparation. You could argue rashford will be sold for kind of similar stuff, if not exact same reason . Becks Going to book signings in London with posh spice and that stuff. He fit in at Madrid because ego was part and parcel of their galactico strategy.
Great player, great crosser but not somebody I’d be picking in my all time united team under Ferguson.
Not really the question though was it. Forlan wouldn't get in a Fergie all time team either.
He was a brilliant player, came through as a youngster, a massive part of one of our greatest sides, played a huge role in both goals in the 99' final. Madrid may have bought him with marketing in mind, but he earnt his place in that team and was an important part of their title winning team.
He'd be damn close! Prime David Beckham was a sight to behold, what a baller and a workhorse too. I feel that his ability gets severely underrated and he was as key as anyone in our Treble win.
He’d be in my team for sure.
fecking unbelievable player that many seem to have forgotten. Undoubtedly our best player in 99 for me, involved in everything too. Incredible opening goal in FA Semi v Arsenal, superb equaliser in the Spurs final league game that we needed to win for title. 8 assists in 10 CL games.
His last 15 minutes in Camp Nou were up there with his Greece game.
Absolute winner with an absolute wand of a foot.
Pretty much, the only reason he may not be in the best XI is because United are fortunate to have had Best, Giggs and Ronaldo has wing options. It's not because Beckham wasn't great but because his competition is all time greats. It's a bit like Rooney, it's not a given that he would be above Sir Bobby Charlton, Cantona or Law but he was still a great player.
Completely agree. Beckham becomes more underrated as time goes by.
Think the simple answer is he doesn't have a catchy enough song
seriously? I have no recollection of that. Had to read that line three times trying to make any sense of it. My more rational instinct was you meant some sort of pay per game due to medical issues but I couldn't remember any other than a scratched eyebrow.
Thank feck we only had tabloids to deal with back then, with Beckham on social media we would have had one more decade without SAF. No response to invincibles, Mourinho's Chelsea, no knocking Rafa and his fachts off their perch, no 4-3 on Tevez' return to OT, no beating Arsenal with 7 defenders, no #20. Feck, it's depressing just trying to summarise a decade under SAF.
Yeah there's nothing more to it than that.
Yeah I loved him. His crossing, cross diagonals and shooting were out of this world. Had zero pace though, would have been unplayable on the right if he did!
The consensus was Fergie got rid of him at the right time but we went 3 seasons without a league title after he left. Was very difficult to replace the goals he provided.
The only Beckham songs I recall are the "one David Beckham" and "you can stick your f**king England up your arse" after the 98 World Cup!
The consensus was Fergie got rid of him at the right time but we went 3 seasons without a league title after he left. Was very difficult to replace the goals he provided.
The only Beckham songs I recall are the "one David Beckham" and "you can stick your f**king England up your arse" after the 98 World Cup!
It's weird how underrated he is by some. He was indisputably a World Class player. One of our best players during a period where we were as good as any team in the world.
Even with social media Fergie might have just pulled through, he was synonyms with united at that time and most fans didn't know a world without him.
My more rational instinct was you meant some sort of pay per game due to medical issues but I couldn't remember any other than a scratched eyebrow.
Thank feck we only had tabloids to deal with back then, with Beckham on social media we would have had one more decade without SAF. No response to invincibles, Mourinho's Chelsea, no knocking Rafa and his fachts off their perch, no 4-3 on Tevez' return to OT, no beating Arsenal with 7 defenders, no #20. Feck, it's depressing just trying to summarise a decade under SAF.
But yeah it would have been tough.
The guy could basically place the ball to any position on the pitch he glanced at, his crossing and long passing were insane.
Great work rate and extremely competitive as well, as were most players under Fergie. Didn't see him play much for Madrid.
Great work rate and extremely competitive as well, as were most players under Fergie. Didn't see him play much for Madrid.
Are there any posters on here who go to away games regularly?
Massively downplaying someone who was utterly world class for the vast majority of his United playing career.
Incredibly gifted technically and a massive workhorse with a huge desire to win, and a big game mentality that few could match.
Becks should have a song, he's part of the class of 92, didn't want to leave United but Fergie didn't want him.
Club legend, if fans sing song for Ronaldo then Becks really should too.
Without Beckhams corners in '99 we wouldn't have our Solskjaer moment
Club legend, if fans sing song for Ronaldo then Becks really should too.
Without Beckhams corners in '99 we wouldn't have our Solskjaer moment
I agree. I think it would be really cool if this forum could find a way to get fans singing for him
To Fried Clams
Yes, we should have a great song for him. But I am not sure if this song will work for David Beckham even I met her 5 times and I joined a fan club and I’m not a genius but here it’s go if you like the song even you can change the lyrics for it to sing David Beckham instead of her.
Just out of curiosity, how are you sir?
He should have a song. His free kicks and corner kicks were legendary.
People tend to underate Beckham a lot because he's a celebrity. They forget how brilliant he was for Utd. Beckham was a world class winger. He was a free kick and set piece specialist and had of the best crossing abilities in his prime.
He provided a lot of assists for Utd and scored plenty of bangers. His celebrity status conceals what kind of a brilliant footballer he was.
Yep, he doesn't have a good song, so it doesn't get sung. Same reason Paul Scholes doesn't get his name sung at Old Trafford.
Hell Ryan Giggs did have a good song and that doesn't really get sung either (though there might be other reasons for that)
Exactly this, you are more likely to hear the John O Shea marching down the wing son than anything sang for Beckham.
Purely based on the fact the John O Shea song is a brilliantly put together song.
He is definitely one of our most loved players regardless. You just have to look at the reaction he got when we played Milan in 2010 or anytime he's returned to Old Trafford to play in a legends match to see that he's by no means been forgotten.
He's still my favourite player ever.
He's still my favourite player ever.
Geezer should’ve won the Ballon d’Or in 99 and someone’s called him a “celebrity footballer”.
Sol Campbell was saying in schoolboys before he signed for United he’d be showing up in a full United kit for training. Can see even these days that he really loved the club. He may have eventually left as his fame got out of control, but I think it was more that Ferguson wanted him to leave rather than the other way around. Fergie was right too, Beckham was never as good again as he was at United, but he had a great career here.
'Celebrity footballer', for crying out loud what in the world are people reading to write that nonsense.
He was probably the best of the class of 92 for at least two seasons, and one of the best passers we've ever had.
Even then, I still think it was his workrate and sheer drive to win that made him so good. His performance for England against greece was the best captains performance ever. Not even Robbo dragged a team to a result the way he did in that game.
Why does he not get sung about? His chant is shite.
He was probably the best of the class of 92 for at least two seasons, and one of the best passers we've ever had.
Even then, I still think it was his workrate and sheer drive to win that made him so good. His performance for England against greece was the best captains performance ever. Not even Robbo dragged a team to a result the way he did in that game.
Why does he not get sung about? His chant is shite.
He's just so ridiculously underrated.
My 2nd favorited United player ever. He was absolutely world class and one of those players who just had the uncanny ability to take over games and leave his mark on them.
You answered your own question
When the Forlan song is still getting an airing then you know it's nothing to do with ability or legend status at the club, it's just about who got the best songs
And no one is going to start making up new songs for old players now so it won't change
Yep.
It would be a good idea to have new songs for old players. I feel that it would be a nice positive touch.
He's criminally underrated by some. He was arguably our best player the season we won the treble. Enough said.
A good player not having a song or chant is perfectly fine to me. Lot of them aren’t necessarily complimentary to the player in question but more tongue in cheek and/or mocking to other things, such as David May’s song/chant.
Criminally underrated, one of the best players to ever play for the club.
Wouldn't have a clue.
One of our best and one of the best for his country.
One of our best and one of the best for his country.
These boots were made for football
But that’s not all they do, David
One of these days these
Nike boots will take the head off you
But that’s not all they do, David
One of these days these
Nike boots will take the head off you
The only old legend that got a new song in recent times is George Best
IMO priority should be for the current players who need the support, although perhaps there haven't been many recently who deserve it !