Author Topic: Beckham visits Stephen Murray (Read 1378 times)

jimwise68 · « **on:** May 27, 2008, 08:04 PM »

Read in the paper today that Beckham went to visit Stephen Murray in hospital.

Apparently he saw some footage of his crash and thought he would go and visit him.

Mr Becks has just gone up in my estimations

SaMAlex · « **Reply #1 on:** May 27, 2008, 08:07 PM »

Didnt Beckham phone Stephen up a while ago.
Stephen told him to f-off cos he thought it was one of his mates messin around.

(I could have got this wrong, it might have been another footballer?)

Swivel · « **Reply #2 on:** May 27, 2008, 08:14 PM »

Nope was true, had a long conversation with him apprantly and gave a very generous donation too... becks is a top man

... its posh who is the dodgy old bird

Flatcap · « **Reply #3 on:** May 27, 2008, 08:16 PM »

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Mr Becks has just gone up in my estimations

Bollox....knowing Beckham there will have been more self promotional reasons to have done it than any other Jim. I'm sure he wanted to keep his visit secret....no no, honest he did, really he did!

I bet his PR agent fooking loved it, if there was no level of self promotion why was it in the paper. The vast majority of the U.S. don't know who he is anyway so he could have quite easily walked in and know one would have been none-the-wiser.

If he cares that much he should pay his medical bills, two weeks wages should cover it.

Daz.

spillers#1 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 27, 2008, 08:28 PM »

Read it in the metro paper on the train

made me smile

jimwise68 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2008, 08:31 PM »

Quote from: spillers#1 on May 27, 2008, 08:28 PM

Read it in the metro paper on the train made me smile

Yep it was only a small piece. Don't think it was a big PR thing Daz, but then i may be wrong.

Flatcap · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2008, 08:38 PM »

Quote from: jimwise68 on May 27, 2008, 08:31 PM

Quote from: spillers#1 on May 27, 2008, 08:28 PM
Read it in the metro paper on the train made me smile

Yep it was only a small piece. Don't think it was a big PR thing Daz, but then i may be wrong.

If it was in the Metro that means it was in a Daily 2 days previously....god I'm in a cynical mood tonight!

jackel · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2008, 08:45 PM »

personally kudos to beckham if it made stephen happy thats what matters most isnt it?
beckham is high up in my estimations hes a big charity giver
and gets a big

from me

priv · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2008, 08:55 PM »

there's a bit the sun today about him ringing him,as for meeting him it must have been before last week as he's in england for the game tomorrow night

thecrooch · « **Reply #9 on:** May 27, 2008, 08:59 PM »

get off his case - end of , stephen gets a well needed donation and a boost from meeting him. whats wrong with that

the bloke gets followed everywhere so its doesnt mean that he had his PR leak it - if it gains promotion for Stephen's plight then all is good.

RATTY · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2008, 09:06 PM »

Becks probably did it because he wanted too. How many other things could he do to self publisise?? Not being funny to Steve Murray is hardly a world famous sportsman, maybe well known in extreme sports, but ask anyone who isnt into BMX they wouldnt have a clue. So come on guys, give him a break

munners · « **Reply #11 on:** May 27, 2008, 09:09 PM »

Wasnt becks into BMX? Didnt he buy a ET Kuwi when he first became a player?

Philbert · « **Reply #12 on:** May 27, 2008, 09:12 PM »

from what i read idon't think he went to see him but he phoned him at the hospital in baltimore and waited on hold for 40 minutes to speak to murray! personally i think fair play to the bloke, don't like his wife but for charity work he's a great ambassador, which will probably what gets him knighted eventually!

rudhallrascal · « **Reply #13 on:** May 27, 2008, 09:22 PM »

scroll down to the bottom of the BBC Football Gossip link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7420918.stm

Flaz · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2008, 09:24 PM »

Quote from: Crooch on May 27, 2008, 08:59 PM

get off his case - end of , stephen gets a well needed donation and a boost from meeting him. whats wrong with that

the bloke gets followed everywhere so its doesnt mean that he had his PR leak it - if it gains promotion for Stephen's plight then all is good.

well said cant really add anything to that spot on

Arma · « **Reply #15 on:** May 27, 2008, 09:26 PM »

becks phoned him like 3 months ago ,that bit in the paper is abit late and confused . got a message of murray on myspace months back about this, still mucho respect for becks whatever way .

scowey · « **Reply #16 on:** May 27, 2008, 09:28 PM »

PR stunt.... thats a bit harsh

shame we believe all the celebs are a bunch of limelight hunters

lot of credit for DB for the visit, was a nice thing to do from a true gent

Flaz · « **Reply #17 on:** May 27, 2008, 09:34 PM »

does beckham need to do pr ?

only i fool would think so ....

the bloke cant go anywhere and i mean ANYWHERE in the world without being followed & photographed when your that famous you dont need to do PR stunts .............

please give the geeza a break

eamonn · « **Reply #18 on:** May 27, 2008, 10:51 PM »

Fair to Beckham

A self less act

bmxmatt1974 · « **Reply #19 on:** May 27, 2008, 11:11 PM »

yeah this is old news so if papers have only just picked up on it then cant of been much pr going on

superbikedan · « **Reply #20 on:** May 27, 2008, 11:15 PM »

Quote from: RATTY on May 27, 2008, 09:06 PM

Becks probably did it because he wanted too. How many other things could he do to self publisise?? Not being funny to Steve Murray is hardly a world famous sportsman, maybe well known in extreme sports, but ask anyone who isnt into BMX they wouldnt have a clue. So come on guys, give him a break

sad but true trouble wih extreme sports is that only us the fanatic know who's who, beckham deffo done this off his own back

tbh, if you walked down any high street and asked anyone who jamie bestwick was only 5% would know

Arma · « **Reply #21 on:** May 27, 2008, 11:38 PM »

you pissed dan or what bro . if you walked down a high street and asked who bestwick was it would be 0% who new him unless you met a BMXer , it takes a rider to no a rider . its abit like us noing surfers or snowboarders basejumpers etc . bla bla bla

superbikedan · « **Reply #22 on:** May 27, 2008, 11:44 PM »

Quote from: Arma on May 27, 2008, 11:38 PM

you pissed dan or what bro . if you walked down a high street and asked who bestwick was it would be 0% who new him unless you met a BMXer , it takes a rider to no a rider . its abit like us noing surfers or snowboarders basejumpers etc . bla bla bla

ok not 5% but 0.5%

just my point about becks, nothing to prove, done this cause he wanted to

moley · « **Reply #23 on:** May 27, 2008, 11:59 PM »

Its an old story reused to fill a blank space in the newspaper.

They do it all the time.

DB is good lad and if Stephen got a kick out of it then its a good thing!!!

DB is far nicer bloke than most of the footballers these days!!