Liveinadive wrote:

I'm not accusing anyone here when I say this but Man U fans have to take some blame for the lack of signings in key areas the past few years.

Being the richest club in the world comes with having a lot of noisy plastic fans. The type of fans who aren't interested in a signing unless they are breaking record fees.

All clubs spend silly money these days but it is generally fairly even across the team.
Signing Pogba then expecting him to fit in a team with Valencia at right back, signing Di Maria and forcing him to play out of position to fit in a potato headed idiot also out of position. It is just bizarre.

Liveinadive wrote:

... likable bloke and is actually informed and opinionated on Prem Football.. .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38802571

DAVID Beckham’s multi-million pound image was shattered last night after damning emails revealed he used charity work as part of a desperate campaign to win a knighthood.

In a series of bombshell leaks, the football legend branded the honours committee “unappreciative c****” and dismissed lower awards, ranting: “Unless it’s a knighthood f*** off.”

David Beckham met with babies and mothers who survived Typhoon Haiyan UNICEF
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David Beckham. who met with babies and mothers who survived Typhoon Haiyan, wrote that he would have been awarded a knighthood ’10 years ago’ if he was American
As reported by a number of European media outlets, including L’Equipe, the furious star also:

Initially refused to use his own money to fund his charity and turned down millions of pounds in work to raise money for UNICEF
Demanded UNICEF pay for a £6685 business class flight despite his sponsors splashing out on a private jet
Set up a sham segment on the Jonathan Ross chat show to raise the prospect of a knighthood
Backed the “stay” campaign in the Scottish independence referendum to win favour with “the establishment”
Moaned that his involvement in the Ingenious tax avoidance scheme was hampering his chances
Raged when singer Katherine Jenkins was handed an OBE
Wants to add to his fortune by being one of the first civilians to go into space
The former England captain turned philanthropist and businessman raged at the failure of officials to make him Sir David and admitted his charitable efforts were a conscious effort to win an honour.

One of his closest advisers even said his work with UNICEF and other good causes had “a halo effect” for the 41-year-old star.

The cache of leaked messages between Beckham, who currently holds an OBE, and his closest aides could see his reputation shattered as it reveals the concerted efforts to win favour from the honours committee and the public.

Messages also suggest he forcefully backed the 'stay' campaign in the 2014 Scottish referendum in a bid to appeal to “the establishment” and raise his chances of being rewarded with a gong.

After missing out on a knighthood in 2013, the footballer - who has an estimated networth of £280million - wrote a furious email to his long-time PR man Simon Oliveira, raging that classical star Katherine Jenkins had been handed an OBE writing: “Katherine Jenkins OBE for what? Singing at the rugby and going to see the troops plus taking coke. F****** joke.”

Jenkins has previously admitted to taking drugs in her past, including cocaine and ecstasy, and confessed “curiosity got the better of me”.

And railing at the honours committee, the organisation who recommend worthy recipients for titles, Beckham also blasted: “They’re a bunch of c**** I expected nothing less,” he wrote of the Honours Committee in late December 2013. “Who decides on the honors?

"It’s a disgrace to be honest and if I was American I would of got something like this ten years ago."

In response, Oliveira wrote to Beckham’s agent and best friend David Gardner: “This gives us even more reason to work this year on Unicef, the armed forces, and other charitable commitments.”

He also advised Becks to “remain positive” in public, and avoid the temptation to direct jibes or critical comments at the committee in public adding: “We need to remain dignified if asked, but if you want me to work up something cutting I will work up one, but my advice is it’s not productive.”