The wrong red, white and blue

So, Brand Beckham is off to Hollywood to rub shoulders with the stars. Becks and Tiger Woods can stage money fights while posh can try to avoid being popped into Tiger’s golf bag - she does look a bit like a golf club, I feel.

But, joking apart, what a shame that Becks will not be coming home. I can’t help but think that he would have been back to his inspirational best and delighting fans at say White Heart Lane or Anfield if a British club had made a serious bid.

Becks still has a lot to offer the game – that’s football not soccer – and would still thrive in the Premiership. His passing, tackling and will to win would make him the first on many a Premiership team sheet.

But, going to America helped George Best escape the British press. I can’t help but think the paparazzi had something to do with Becks’ reluctance to come home. Shame on them.