Certainly doesn't know Fergie very well.
ALL Ronaldo's future/comments/speculation
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Cristiano Ronaldo returns to training with Manchester United
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson raised the possibility of Cristiano Ronaldo signing a contract extension with the club on the day he returned to training.
By Steve Wilson and agencies
Last Updated: 1:34PM BST 08 Aug 2008
Happy together: Sir Alex Ferguson thinks Cristiano Ronaldo will stick around for a while yet Photo: Getty
Ronaldo confirmed earlier this week he would remain at Old Trafford this season at least, after Real Madrid failed in their attempts to sign the player this summer, although he did reaffirm his desire to play for the Spanish champions at some point in his career.
With Real smarting from their public failure, their is a strong possibility they will return for Ronaldo at the next available opportunity and there is a sense that a move has merely been delayed by 12 months thanks to Ferguson's personal intervention.
Ferguson himself, however, was talking in much more bullish terms after working with Ronaldo for the first time since the successful Champions League final in Moscow back in May.
"Cristiano has four years left on his contract and at some point hopefully he will extend it," said Ferguson.
"He is happy at Manchester United and hopefully as he gets older he will appreciate being here more and more.
"It does happen to players at this club. They end up never wanting to leave.
"Look at Rio Ferdinand. He joined us as a young man from Leeds United. Now he is a real Manchester United person. He loves the club."
Referencing Ronaldo's stated desire to return to continental Europe to be within an hour's plane journey of his family as one of his motivating factors in considering a move to Madrid, Ferguson said the comparison with Ferdinand remained a valid one.
"Rio comes from another country. He comes from London," he joked.
"It is no different leaving London for Manchester than Portugal. You come north. You come to a colder climate. You come to a wetter climate.
"But you also come to a real football city. There are very few cities like that."
"[Ronaldo] is happy to be a Manchester United player. He always has been. It is just the unfortunate participation of Real Madrid in the boy's life has made it difficult for him. However, the matter is now closed."
"I think Real Madrid know they are dealing with a different animal now.
Do you think he'll be back playing before October?
Cristiano Ronaldo returns to training with Manchester United
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson raised the possibility of Cristiano Ronaldo signing a contract extension with the club on the day he returned to training.
By Steve Wilson and agencies
Last Updated: 1:34PM BST 08 Aug 2008
Ronaldo confirmed earlier this week he would remain at Old Trafford this season at least, after Real Madrid failed in their attempts to sign the player this summer, although he did reaffirm his desire to play for the Spanish champions at some point in his career.
With Real smarting from their public failure, their is a strong possibility they will return for Ronaldo at the next available opportunity and there is a sense that a move has merely been delayed by 12 months thanks to Ferguson's personal intervention.
Ferguson himself, however, was talking in much more bullish terms after working with Ronaldo for the first time since the successful Champions League final in Moscow back in May.
"Cristiano has four years left on his contract and at some point hopefully he will extend it," said Ferguson.
"He is happy at Manchester United and hopefully as he gets older he will appreciate being here more and more.
"It does happen to players at this club. They end up never wanting to leave.
"Look at Rio Ferdinand. He joined us as a young man from Leeds United. Now he is a real Manchester United person. He loves the club."
Referencing Ronaldo's stated desire to return to continental Europe to be within an hour's plane journey of his family as one of his motivating factors in considering a move to Madrid, Ferguson said the comparison with Ferdinand remained a valid one.
"Rio comes from another country. He comes from London," he joked.
"It is no different leaving London for Manchester than Portugal. You come north. You come to a colder climate. You come to a wetter climate.
"But you also come to a real football city. There are very few cities like that."
"[Ronaldo] is happy to be a Manchester United player. He always has been. It is just the unfortunate participation of Real Madrid in the boy's life has made it difficult for him. However, the matter is now closed."
"I think Real Madrid know they are dealing with a different animal now.
Do you think he'll be back playing before October?
More than 2?
Precisely. I've seen people wanting to leave handle it in MUCH worse ways. Spanidh media have been making up crap all summer, while Ronnie has generally said it's up to what United and Real can agree, but that he isn't against staying if it be so.
Viva Ronaldo
I've always thought he'd go with Fergie.
September?
Why start a new thread when we are trying to get you an entry in the Guinness Book of Records?!!!
Method. Madness.
forcing the mods hand eh bahama?
clever.
clever.
They'll probably just delete this threads and infract you, bahama 
If I were you I'd delete them first.
If I were you I'd delete them first.
Do you know exactly what Blatter said? Because, as I've said on the other thread a few times, I have seen only one poster on this entire forum claim to have seen, and understood themselves, the Blatter interview. And that poster said that his quotes certainly were not quite as bad as what the media has portrayed, as the slave comments were made on a seperate issue and he was then asked about Ronaldo. He then basically said that he should be allowed to move if he wanted, and the two clubs should come to an agreement. Obviously still bad and he shouldn't be putting his nose in our business, but hardly the 'Ronaldo is a slave' that is being made out. The fact that both Blatter and Ronaldo has said that the commonly held twist on the words was not what he said (Ronaldo in fact saying that that wouldn't make sense) tends to back this up.
I have decided that Angela Asante is Ronaldo's sister. She's been spouting all summer that Ronaldo should have his dream come true, now she's got it in for Calderon!
I am the Internet. I'll ban the caf.They'll probably just delete this threads and infract you, bahama
If I were you I'd delete them first.
and you sir should post less ... certainly regardng our resident cnut!
sshhhh. It's a secret
I think that will be the case
Impressively articulated article... I think most United fans would agree with that.
Personally, I have never gotten that attached to Ronnie because of the seemingly inevitability of him f*cking off to Madrid or some other warm climate in the long run. When you're brought up with heroes like the class of '92, you can put player loyalty in perspective.
It is hard to tell with our current lot of young players who will stay and who will leave eventually. Signings like Hargreaves and Tevez you expect to stay for a long while. I feel like Anderson and Nani are pretty much up in the air.
Personally, I have never gotten that attached to Ronnie because of the seemingly inevitability of him f*cking off to Madrid or some other warm climate in the long run. When you're brought up with heroes like the class of '92, you can put player loyalty in perspective.
It is hard to tell with our current lot of young players who will stay and who will leave eventually. Signings like Hargreaves and Tevez you expect to stay for a long while. I feel like Anderson and Nani are pretty much up in the air.
I actually believe this to be true.
while he may make salient points re: Ronaldo, i would never congratulate Custis or his like. the thing is, this lot have had an axe to grind with Ronaldo since WC 06, for his imagined indiscretions there.
this is not them siding with Manchester United, this is the same war by other means. they can all feck right off.
this is not them siding with Manchester United, this is the same war by other means. they can all feck right off.
next year and we will sign Aguerro as a replacement.
I reckon all this might spur Fergie to prolong his stay. The potential here gets better by the day. I think it's clear Sir Alex never agreed to one year
You really think Fergie may stay more than the two years he said now that he's got Ronnie to stay on?
I have decided that Angela Asante is Ronaldo's sister. She's been spouting all summer that Ronaldo should have his dream come true, now she's got it in for Calderon!
Ah yes - the gorgeous, spouting Angela Asante..
Who's he?
Did you see my retraction?
Nope.
If I had noticed the Custis thread earlier I would have merged it with this one. Now that thread has too many posts and merging it with this one would result in discussions being broken up. Bahama, please stop acting like a child. Stop creating unnecessary threads. We are not here to baby sit any of you.
Spot on Marcus. Any and all Sun journalists can take their clever "Portuguese Winker" headlines and feck right off.
Know i don't better. But what i do know is that we'll be in for 2-3 months of this shit again next summer regardless of whether he's going to leave or not.
Madrid will be back i'm afraid and will probably be more determined than ever to acquire our most valuable asset.
Depends. If Calderon is president or not. The new president might not want Ronaldo. Also, what might happen before next summer. For all we know, Ronaldo might sign an extension to his contract and they could make Kaka their sole target like last year.
Personally, I cba worrying about what might happen next summer. I just care about the present
They want to buy Old Trafford off us?
well it's not just ronaldo because there's a few young players that will excite him. I just think if Sir Alexs future is tied to Ronaldo as many people feel then maybe Sir Alex will fancy sticking around for a bit longer
So get behind him..
Just a reminder - - - -
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon claims that if he fails to land Cristiano Ronaldo he will not attempt to make any other signings this summer.
"Either Cristiano Ronaldo comes or nobody does," Calderon is quoted as saying in Marca.
29 July 2008
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon claims that if he fails to land Cristiano Ronaldo he will not attempt to make any other signings this summer.
"Either Cristiano Ronaldo comes or nobody does," Calderon is quoted as saying in Marca.
29 July 2008
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