Sven wants Becks as coach

McClaren would also be a great interpreter. Would love to hear him speaking Japanese to Yuki !

Sky reported there have been 40 applicants for the Forest manager's job.

I certainly don't think this is lazy journalism.

A lot of this rests on what Beckham wants to do. If he wants to play and that is it he won't come here and I could see him going to QPR to get into Team GB for 2012 or maybe to PSG if he lets Victoria have her way.

If however he does want to be coach, I think there's a good chance he would come here. However, if he does say he wants to go into coaching, I could see someone like QPR come in for him with a similar offer to ours. But maybe the link with Sven might be strong enough to persuade him to come here instead. Certainly if he was interested to come here and coach I think it would be a good avenue to peruse and I think he has a hell of a lot of experience and, with the managers he's worked with, he must have so much football knowledge that he could offer the team and some new ideas on the training pitch. But his training camps have used his name rather than coaching abilities. I think the only experience he does have is last year during the World Cup.

Also any expenses on wages would be matched and probably bettered through shirt sales, sponsorship etc. I would just hope that its more coaching than playing because I'm not sure whether he has the legs to play in the Championship or whether he is still better than what we have. Sven's comments do suggest that it will be more coaching orientated.

We have been here before, and I for one still say no, no, no.

This has nothing to do with strengthening the team and everything to do with flogging shirts to SE Asians. It would be a media circus and a horrible distraction. I believe that Sven is playing along with the story because he doesn't have much choice.

Which isn't to say I don't admire Beckham as a once-great player and a remarkably grounded guy, because I do.

But no, no, no.

You are all assuming that Sven genuinely wants Beckham at the club. I suspect that he only says these things to keep the owners happy – showing willing avoids a disagreement that there's no need for. He knows Beckham is going to say no, so there's no risk involved in him making the noises the owners want to hear.

Remember what Victoria said?....."Can you honestly see me in Leicester Sven?"

No thanks me duck, we don't need either of you.

Robster:

I wondered when that would come up. My understanding is that that turned out to be a misquote (despite many national newspapers running with it).

Well, I say misquote... It was said, but apparently it should be attributed to Nancy Dell'Olio rather than Victoria Beckham. I understand Victoria's never commented on the subject.

Didn't realise that you and Vicky were so close DM. I can't understand why Nancy would be saying that though, or was that a joke?

I get the impression it was merely a flippant remark at a dinner or an awards ceremony or something like that.

Either way, I'm now refusing to vote for her in Strictly Come Dancing.

'Either way, I'm now refusing to vote for her in Strictly Come Dancing.'

Savage all the way!!