I just love the bloke. He could easy tale home something ridiculous like £100k a week there, to turn that down is a smart gesture.

Simply a legend. An exceptionally handsome, smooth, cool as furk legend.

A small price to pay to keep his profile up. Seriously, fair play to him if he is.

I hear he'll be living in London still and commuting to Paris.

Hang on a minute... 75% tax rate proposed and a wealth tax on assets over €1m. Makes sense now, but still.. good on him.

Edited by Stuk (31 Jan 2013 5.11pm)

Optimistic as ever

I wanted to start this thread just for Bin Liner!!!!

Suppose you can't say anything now mate?

For those unaware, Bin hijacked my praise for Sir Beckham and said he was selfish and if he wasn't, he'd play for free.

Well, well, well!

Nah I just messaged him on Facebook.

Maybe i'm a cynical b'stard,but i can't help thinking the 75% tax rate might have something to do with his benevolence,still,keeping the money from going into the French Governments hands is a cool move.

agree , but it was a nice gesture if it was true, which , I doubt.

after 13 years in which Bernard Lerring had pulped over 4 thousand weasels he suffered a compound nervous breakdown.

Some years ago Viz comic featured a cartoon called Black Bag; The Faithful Border Bin Liner