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What's going on? Beckham at 66something and the very obvious top dividend of this week at under 3?? And something similar happened last week!

Otto

Um... "very obvious" ? Isn't the whole Beckham thing going to be on most front pages all week (and all the following week, and the week after that...) until he finally realises that he's on his way to Spain or Italy or wherever?

I told people when the first rumours came up that he was worth buying into, cause he would be moving abroad. They all said 'no he won't he will never leave Man U', and now I say ha ha! Except that I became a millionaire which wiped out all my beckham shares and I have had to buy them back at ridiculous prices!

That's exactly it though - the reason why this saga is so drawn out - he doesn't want to leave, but it looks like he's got no choice in the matter right at the moment. This story will run and run... Will his share price get over £100?

Actually, how has his share price got to its current state? - surely the 'daq has run out of Beckham shares by now? It ran out of Keanu shares remarkably quickly the other week, so how come there are still some Beckhams left over?

(and I repeat, who is the "obvious" highest dividend this week? )

Oh. Perhaps it's not obvious and perhaps he won't be the top dividend. I've given up looking at the taboid headlines in newsagents this week! I was thinking of Prince Harry - he'll be an obvious big payout this week - all those pictures in all those upmarket papers!

But there's not been much profit to be made in his shares going up, so perhaps overall Beckham is a better bet. But when you can get 25 Harry shares for the price of one Becks, I know where my money's going.

Otto

I thought that you'd be thinking of Harry, especially after William was top last week... I guess most of the Beckham news will be in the sport pages for now until the move finally happens or doesn't happen (either way it will be front page news in most papers)...