Well, he is not THAT good. I am not sure about this season, but last season he spent a lot of time on the bench. He was damn good for Odd Grenland though, before a year and a half from now.
I doubt that anyone would say no to Pompey and Blackburn to play for Houston...
My experience is that nort-americans tend to overrate their players a lot. I remember last summer in Switzerland when I spoke with an american during the WC-finale. He talked about McBride and Reyna like some of the big stars in England. When I told them both were shite he just looked at me in a weird way. Donovan and Johnson to. We talked about how the MLF (or what the fuck) is compared to english PL. He said that the english top-6 teams were way better then the american, but then it started to even out. Imagine what he'd say about their league now that they have attracted a player like Beckham.
I am not saying that all north-americans don't have a clue about football, mind. Not that anyone here doese'nt either...
MILF?