ALL Ronaldo's future/comments/speculation

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So it's just stubborness, is it? nothing to do with what Fergie thinks is in the best interests of the club? I'll tell you this, when Ronnie plays his first match of the season in the red shirt, I, for one, will cheer him from the rooftops. Given the immense pressure that the likes of Calderon, Platini, Blatter and the entire world's grubby press, as well as stupid, childish, emotional, short sighted cnuts on 'ere have put on him to leave, the fact he hasn't submitted to it by giving a transfer request speaks volumes for him. He's been battered from one end to the other and still he won't say he wants to leave. He eludes to dreams that may or may not happen, that's all, and in that he's been consistent for years.

And it's precisely attitudes, gratitude and support like I intend to give that will teach him what this club is about. We look after and suppport our own and Ronnie is still a very important member of it. He's one of us, not a 'sales pitch' that Calderon wants him to be.

:confused: He hasn't asked for a transfer because if he does he and his agent dont get a cut. You must be thick if you cant see that.
 
I never thought I would see Ronaldo discussed in the Wall Street Journal!

Why Cristiano Ronaldo Isn’t a Slave

Cristiano Ronaldo is no Curt Flood. Mr. Ronaldo is a 23-year-old soccer player for Manchester United who is one year into a five-year contract that pays him 125,000 pounds a week, but would like to move to Real Madrid. Mr. Flood was 31 years old when he was making $90,000 and was subject to Major League Baseball’s reserve clause, which gave him no chance at free agency and no control of his future. Mr. Flood famously sued, took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court and lost; his career was essentially over. He compared the reserve clause to slavery. Mr. Ronaldo, angry that he’s being held to the terms of a contract he signed, is also comparing his plight to slavery, latching on to comments to that effect by Seth Blatter, head of soccer’s world governing body.

http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2008/07/11/why-cristiano-ronaldo-isnt-a-slave/
Mr. Flood’s evocation of slavery was controversial; Mr. Ronaldo’s is laughable. “The metaphor Blatter chose was even more unfortunate than his line of argument which, taken to its logical conclusion would allow for no transfer market and let any player leave for the highest bidder at the drop of a hat, with all the consequences that would have for the sport’s poorer clubs,” Ian Herbert writes in the Independent. “But Ronaldo was unmoved. … the idea that a player such as Ronaldo may, one year into a five-year contract, declare on a whim that he wishes to fulfill a ‘dream’ of playing in Spain, banishes any notion of contractual arrangements.”

The Guardian’s Paul Doyle points out that if slavery exists in pro soccer, it’s far removed from situations like that of Mr. Ronaldo and Manchester United. “In the 1970 and 80s many European clubs, notably in Belgium, began luring young Africans with long contracts that sounded lucrative but were in fact deeply exploitative of the fact that the players had little idea of the cost of living in Europe: to a poor young Ghanaian, say, $200 per month seemed a lot — it was only after leaving his homeland that he realised he’d committed himself to years of poverty far from home,” Mr. Doyle writes. “If the player didn’t make the grade, clubs never bothered improving their deals and no one ever explained how to sue for constructive dismissal or what not.

“Similar practices are still rife today, with aspirant professionals, often in their early teens, being trafficked all over the world on the basis of tricks and delusions, as reported here. Third-party ownership of players can facilitate this, helping trap players in penury and leave them vulnerable to further manipulation, such as in the case described here. Blatter would do well to effectively address this as well as riding to the rescue of one of the most privileged players on the planet.”

:lol:

Flood got away with it because no one had the guts to point out that, although he was correct in principle in holding registrations, his metaphor was way off.

How do you tell a black man in 1972 that he's a joke for using the word "slave"?
 
:confused: He hasn't asked for a transfer because if he does he and his agent dont get a cut. You must be thick if you cant see that.

Oh, I forgot, you know! another feckin' expert, eh? another one to match Ballague, Terra and the Sun! if the talk is correct, what he loses with us, he'll more than make up for with Madrid, you tosser.
 
:confused: He hasn't asked for a transfer because if he does he and his agent dont get a cut. You must be thick if you cant see that.

And you're much more than thick if you can't see Madrid would make it up, idiot!.
 
On Ronaldo...I know it is more than 10 words and doesn't have the word "cnut!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!!!" in it, but please do read and respond:

I haven't seen our little shit be "angry".

I also don't think he fully understood the import of the Blatter comment or the seriousness of agreeing with it. I also think that he believes he will be a United player for at least another year, but he doesn't realise that there really is a line at which many fans will be too irritated to embrace him again no matter what he does on the pitch. His ego is such that he doesn't see that.

Rather than being "angry", or crossing some horrible line this time, what he had done is equivocated again with his "dream" crap, and "everyone knows what I want" and "we will see"s. This time it was not mixed with "I will score goals for United", though. I expect now he's said this about slavery he will come out in a day or two and say he hopes to retain the CL for United next year. The problem is that the same old song and dance is getting tiresome for many.

He's trying to have his cake and eat it too, saying what pleases the Portuguese and Spanish media on the one hand, and the English on the other hand.

He's not the brightest fish in the pond, and I figure he doesn't realise Carlos Quieroz isn't the only person to speak multiple languages. He did this in 2004 and 2006 as well.

I also think he saw the story die down and wanted to see his pretty little picture in the papers again so he stirred up the hornet's nest so that he could be THE big news story. He's obviously a massively narcissistic individual, and prizes seeing himself in the mirror above just about everything else.

Those who say he'd only go to Real if the original terms of it being the biggest transfer in the history of sports by far I think are about right. He wants it to validate him as the bestestest player on the planet ever. If it was just a regular run-of-the-mill major transfer he would be insulted by it and his dream would suddenly be to "play for the lads" again.

When Ferguson gets a hold of him (perhaps literally) his brain will likely get sorted out again. Whether too many bridges will be burnt with too many people (largely in the dressing room, Fergie isn't going to give a feck what the fans think), we just don't know - and it largely depends on what happens between now and when he and SAF get together.
 
Queiroz gone.

No real shock there, though.

The key is who the successor is.

We've long known Scolari was leaving. The hope was that Quieroz would stay if Scolari got the Chelsea job - as it would give Quieroz the chance to go up against someone whose guts he hates.

But we always sort of expected him to leave, hence the buffer of adding the other Portuguese speaking lads to the team last year.
 
On Ronaldo...I know it is more than 10 words and doesn't have the word "cnut!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!!!" in it, but please do read and respond:

I haven't seen our little shit be "angry".

I also don't think he fully understood the import of the Blatter comment or the seriousness of agreeing with it. I also think that he believes he will be a United player for at least another year, but he doesn't realise that there really is a line at which many fans will be too irritated to embrace him again no matter what he does on the pitch. His ego is such that he doesn't see that.

Rather than being "angry", or crossing some horrible line this time, what he had done is equivocated again with his "dream" crap, and "everyone knows what I want" and "we will see"s. This time it was not mixed with "I will score goals for United", though. I expect now he's said this about slavery he will come out in a day or two and say he hopes to retain the CL for United next year. The problem is that the same old song and dance is getting tiresome for many.

He's trying to have his cake and eat it too, saying what pleases the Portuguese and Spanish media on the one hand, and the English on the other hand.

He's not the brightest fish in the pond, and I figure he doesn't realise Carlos Quieroz isn't the only person to speak multiple languages. He did this in 2004 and 2006 as well.

I also think he saw the story die down and wanted to see his pretty little picture in the papers again so he stirred up the hornet's nest so that he could be THE big news story. He's obviously a massively narcissistic individual, and prizes seeing himself in the mirror above just about everything else.

Those who say he'd only go to Real if the original terms of it being the biggest transfer in the history of sports by far I think are about right. He wants it to validate him as the bestestest player on the planet ever. If it was just a regular run-of-the-mill major transfer he would be insulted by it and his dream would suddenly be to "play for the lads" again.

When Ferguson gets a hold of him (perhaps literally) his brain will likely get sorted out again. Whether too many bridges will be burnt with too many people (largely in the dressing room, Fergie isn't going to give a feck what the fans think), we just don't know - and it largely depends on what happens between now and when he and SAF get together.

a lot of this is good and probably true, but why would any of his team mates care what he says on holiday? also fergie will know what is best for him, i doubt getting hold of him would be part of it though,IMHO.
 
i mustv'e not been the only person that saw it !

What exactly was said and was it a video interview or just quotes?

because I don't think he has done an interview in a few weeks so it might be new
 
What exactly was said and was it a video interview or just quotes?

because I don't think he has done an interview in a few weeks so it might be new

It was Quieroz and he said " Ronaldo is definately staying, definately staying " it was all in english and probably around 3 seconds long as a journalist just caught up with him.

Hard to see if was new or not but it seems i'm the only person that saw it.
 
So it's just stubborness, is it? nothing to do with what Fergie thinks is in the best interests of the club? I'll tell you this, when Ronnie plays his first match of the season in the red shirt, I, for one, will cheer him from the rooftops. Given the immense pressure that the likes of Calderon, Platini, Blatter and the entire world's grubby press, as well as stupid, childish, emotional, short sighted cnuts on 'ere have put on him to leave, the fact he hasn't submitted to it by giving a transfer request speaks volumes for him. He's been battered from one end to the other and still he won't say he wants to leave. He eludes to dreams that may or may not happen, that's all, and in that he's been consistent for years.

And it's precisely attitudes, gratitude and support like I intend to give that will teach him what this club is about. We look after and support our own and Ronnie is still a very important member of it. He's one of us, not a 'sales pitch' that Calderon wants him to be.

It's not just stubbornness, and I agree that Ferguson has the best interests of the club at heart, but there is a degree of stubbornness involved in this saga by all parties involved.

I will also cheer Ronaldo if he is playing for us next season, though perhaps not as much as in the past, I would never boo a player wearing the United jersey.

I am not sure what Ronaldo not asking for a transfer shows about him, you seem to think it means he doesn't want to leave United for Real just yet, only that he would like to one day. A great part of me wishes you are right. But it also may show that he lacks the maturity to come right out and say it, that he doesn't want to upset anyone and that he naively believes that he can leave United on good terms.
 
It was Quieroz and he said " Ronaldo is definately staying, definately staying " it was all in english and probably around 3 seconds long as a journalist just caught up with him.

Hard to see if was new or not but it seems i'm the only person that saw it.

They don't want to know that on 'ere. They only want to know he's going - 'sell 'im, the cnut, he's upset me, sell the fecker, get a load of dosh for 'im, get the traitor out' and other such well thought out lines of argument.
 
It's not just stubbornness, and I agree that Ferguson has the best interests of the club at heart, but there is a degree of stubbornness involved in this saga by all parties involved.

I will also cheer Ronaldo if he is playing for us next season, though perhaps not as much as in the past, I would never boo a player wearing the United jersey.

I am not sure what Ronaldo not asking for a transfer shows about him, you seem to think it means he doesn't want to leave United for Real just yet, only that he would like to one day. A great part of me wishes you are right. But it also may show that he lacks the maturity to come right out and say it, that he doesn't want to upset anyone and that he naively believes that he can leave United on good terms.

I definitely agree he's immature - but learning - and it's that element that Calderon's playing on. The plain fact is that he hasn't asked for a transfer, even with the massive pressure being put on him. We can only conjecture the reasons but some make more sense than others. But note that Calderon seems to be the one trying to pull out all the stops, not us and not Ronnie. That says a lot.
 
class statemnt from Carlos

Queiroz: I'll always admire United

Carlos Queiroz issued this statement after United agreed in principle with the Portuguese FA to release him from his contract:

"It is with a very heavy heart that today I leave the greatest football club in the world after five fantastic years. This has been a special period in my life both personally and professionally. I have been so lucky to have had the opportunity to work in first class facilities with a staff team who are at the top of their profession.

"Our players on and off the pitch make the difference and to them also I owe a great deal of gratitude for their hard work, professionalism and most of all their performances. I feel we have in place the basis for the next generation to follow in the tradition of such world class players as Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best.

"Of course our success as a family is based on strong leadership and in The Glazer Family, The Board, David Gill and not least of all Sir Alex Ferguson we have the support and skills to stay at the top. To Sir Alex, I thank him for his faith in me and his knowledge, spirit and desire from which I will take strength and have confidence in my new role.

"I will forever be a fan and admirer of the club and also thankful that I had the opportunity to be part of such a great institution, a vast organisation but with a unique feeling of family and community. This leads me finally to our fans - local, national and international. I thank them for their fantastic support and encouragement in my time at the club, always there when we need them to support us both home and away in huge numbers.

"In conclusion I wish everyone at our club, continued success in the years to come and to continrespected the world over."

http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6613704
 
I definitely agree he's immature - but learning - and it's that element that Calderon's playing on. The plain fact is that he hasn't asked for a transfer, even with the massive pressure being put on him. We can only conjecture the reasons but some make more sense than others. But note that Calderon seems to be the one trying to pull out all the stops, not us and not Ronnie. That says a lot.

I agree that it is Calderon and Real that are the driving force behind all this, but the problem we the fans have is that it is hard to believe that Ronaldo is an innocent bystander in all this. After all, he could end all this speculation by holding a press conference with the English media and say that there is nothing in the rumours and he is staying with United.

Originally I thought he had not done that because this whole thing is some sort of negotiating tactic aimed at getting an improved contract involving image rights, but that doesn't look all that plausible right now.
 
class statemnt from Carlos

Queiroz: I'll always admire United

Carlos Queiroz issued this statement after United agreed in principle with the Portuguese FA to release him from his contract:

"It is with a very heavy heart that today I leave the greatest football club in the world after five fantastic years. This has been a special period in my life both personally and professionally. I have been so lucky to have had the opportunity to work in first class facilities with a staff team who are at the top of their profession.

"Our players on and off the pitch make the difference and to them also I owe a great deal of gratitude for their hard work, professionalism and most of all their performances. I feel we have in place the basis for the next generation to follow in the tradition of such world class players as Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best.

"Of course our success as a family is based on strong leadership and in The Glazer Family, The Board, David Gill and not least of all Sir Alex Ferguson we have the support and skills to stay at the top. To Sir Alex, I thank him for his faith in me and his knowledge, spirit and desire from which I will take strength and have confidence in my new role.

"I will forever be a fan and admirer of the club and also thankful that I had the opportunity to be part of such a great institution, a vast organisation but with a unique feeling of family and community. This leads me finally to our fans - local, national and international. I thank them for their fantastic support and encouragement in my time at the club, always there when we need them to support us both home and away in huge numbers.

"In conclusion I wish everyone at our club, continued success in the years to come and to continrespected the world over."

http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6613704

very fitting.
the man is pure class.
 
class statemnt from Carlos

Queiroz: I'll always admire United

Carlos Queiroz issued this statement after United agreed in principle with the Portuguese FA to release him from his contract:

"It is with a very heavy heart that today I leave the greatest football club in the world after five fantastic years. This has been a special period in my life both personally and professionally. I have been so lucky to have had the opportunity to work in first class facilities with a staff team who are at the top of their profession.

"Our players on and off the pitch make the difference and to them also I owe a great deal of gratitude for their hard work, professionalism and most of all their performances. I feel we have in place the basis for the next generation to follow in the tradition of such world class players as Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best.

"Of course our success as a family is based on strong leadership and in The Glazer Family, The Board, David Gill and not least of all Sir Alex Ferguson we have the support and skills to stay at the top. To Sir Alex, I thank him for his faith in me and his knowledge, spirit and desire from which I will take strength and have confidence in my new role.

"I will forever be a fan and admirer of the club and also thankful that I had the opportunity to be part of such a great institution, a vast organisation but with a unique feeling of family and community. This leads me finally to our fans - local, national and international. I thank them for their fantastic support and encouragement in my time at the club, always there when we need them to support us both home and away in huge numbers.

"In conclusion I wish everyone at our club, continued success in the years to come and to continrespected the world over."

http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6613704

pure class

I'd have him back as manager one day
 
Its all coming together now, isn't it....

"why with christiano, is always polemic?"

Because you're a classless cnut, thats why!!!

I want rid of him, whatever the damage to world football or principle. It'll be near impossible to support him at the club after the slavery thing.

If the cnut had just sat down with us and told us nicely that he wanted to go then released a statement ala queiroz then i'd certainly have missed him yet wished him all the best...

Now he's probably worse than the level of heinze, as an individual.
 
I agree that it is Calderon and Real that are the driving force behind all this, but the problem we the fans have is that it is hard to believe that Ronaldo is an innocent bystander in all this. After all, he could end all this speculation by holding a press conference with the English media and say that there is nothing in the rumours and he is staying with United.

Originally I thought he had not done that because this whole thing is some sort of negotiating tactic aimed at getting an improved contract involving image rights, but that doesn't look all that plausible right now.

He's not going to say anything like that as if we agree to sell, he'll be content to go, we've known that for a while. But equally if we don't get full value for him, he won't go anywhere at the moment and be content to stay. Why wouldn't he be? He isn't particularly bright and he's falling between 2 stools, trying to keep both parties onside. He can't win so he tries to keep quiet at a time the world reads everything into his farts. Believe me, he'll be bloody grateful to get back to Fergie. Calderon's the problem, nobody else, he's a desperate person. I don't feel it's ever been anything to do with a 'new' contract, though he won't refuse if it's offered.
 
Its all coming together now, isn't it....

"why with christiano, is always polemic?"

Because you're a classless cnut, thats why!!!

I want rid of him, whatever the damage to world football or principle. It'll be near impossible to support him at the club after the slavery thing.

If the cnut had just sat down with us and told us nicely that he wanted to go then released a statement ala queiroz then i'd certainly have missed him yet wished him all the best...

Now he's probably worse than the level of heinze, as an individual.

Should tell Calderon, he'll be very pleased!
 
Carlos Queiroz launches astonishing new attack on Real Madrid

New Portugal boss Carlos Queiroz will carry on his personal vendetta against Real Madrid by refusing to pick any Portuguese who plays for the Spanish club. In a move that will shock world football Queiroz is preparing to do his old club one last favour by forcing Cristiano Ronaldo to remain at Old Trafford.

Speaking on Friday he told a close friend "I will not pick anyone who plays for that club (Real Madrid). They cannot get away with what they've done. I will make a stand do what is right."

His plans will enrage FIFA president Sepp Blatter, also a Real Madrid fan. It could see the end of Cristiano Ronaldo's move to the Spanish champions. It's widely known Ronaldo values his international career and will not do anything to risk damaging it.


:D
 
class statemnt from Carlos

Queiroz: I'll always admire United

Carlos Queiroz issued this statement after United agreed in principle with the Portuguese FA to release him from his contract:

"It is with a very heavy heart that today I leave the greatest football club in the world after five fantastic years. This has been a special period in my life both personally and professionally. I have been so lucky to have had the opportunity to work in first class facilities with a staff team who are at the top of their profession.

"Our players on and off the pitch make the difference and to them also I owe a great deal of gratitude for their hard work, professionalism and most of all their performances. I feel we have in place the basis for the next generation to follow in the tradition of such world class players as Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best.

"Of course our success as a family is based on strong leadership and in The Glazer Family, The Board, David Gill and not least of all Sir Alex Ferguson we have the support and skills to stay at the top. To Sir Alex, I thank him for his faith in me and his knowledge, spirit and desire from which I will take strength and have confidence in my new role.

"I will forever be a fan and admirer of the club and also thankful that I had the opportunity to be part of such a great institution, a vast organisation but with a unique feeling of family and community. This leads me finally to our fans - local, national and international. I thank them for their fantastic support and encouragement in my time at the club, always there when we need them to support us both home and away in huge numbers.

"In conclusion I wish everyone at our club, continued success in the years to come and to continrespected the world over."

http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6613704

Viva Quieroz !
 
He's not going to say anything like that as if we agree to sell, he'll be content to go, we've known that for a while. But equally if we don't get full value for him, he won't go anywhere at the moment and be content to stay. Why wouldn't he be? He isn't particularly bright and he's falling between 2 stools, trying to keep both parties onside. He can't win so he tries to keep quiet at a time the world reads everything into his farts. Believe me, he'll be bloody grateful to get back to Fergie. Calderon's the problem, nobody else, he's a desperate person. I don't feel it's ever been anything to do with a 'new' contract, though he won't refuse if it's offered.

I used to believe this -- that Ronaldo was happy with both camps; he'd be happy to go but also happy to stay.

But not anymore. Before I always thought his silence meant that he wasn't averse to leaving, but wouldn't mind staying. He didn't want to say he was going to stay as that would mean he definitely wouldn't go, something he'd really like, but he also didn't want to demand to leave because he wanted to make sure that if the deal went through he could stay here, and he didn't want to burn all the bridges when he probably does have some good memories here.

But now he has broken his silence (which, having not spoken for this long, he didn't need to do), and has firmly thrown his hat in the ring with Madrid. I don't think he's going to stay. I don't see how he can stay. I just hope we get as much money as we can.

I fear, though, that that won't happen now. Madrid are very, very clever when it comes to situations like this. Sound out the club to see if they want to sell, toss some ridiculous figures around. Plant in their minds the seeds that if the worst comes to the worst they can always cash in, and it also makes the player more likely to ask -- his current club won't be shafted. Let it fester for a while, all while continuing to court the player; get his national manager, his family members, his friends, his agent and even the President of FIFA to encourage him to leave. Eventually, his head will be turned and the club he belongs to will need to sell. And, suddenly, it's their desire to sell just as much as Madrid's desire to buy. The price can be lowered dramatically from the numbers first bandied around.

I think he's going to go, and I think he'll have gone before the Charity Shield match at the start of August. My worry now is that my fears are well-placed, and we'll see him go for something resembling an insulting figure.

It's not like we have a history of selling our big players for good prices, especially to Madrid (Van Nistelrooy for a measly £8,000,000, Beckham barely hit £20,000,000). Ronaldo's transfer will probably be between £30,000,000 and £40,000,000. I cannot foresee it breaking the world record, not now that Madrid have successfully unsettled the player.
 
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