Cristiano Ronaldo: Set to leave by mutual agreement
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He was probably reprimanded when he left the stadium at HT along with other players. The Spurs walk off was strike two.
The real glory is going to be seeing how he struggles to find a big club with European pedigree after the world cup as a free agent. He won't be able to hide behind the excuse that he's being denied a move by his club.
He's too much of a narcissist to compromise on wages to join a team like Sporting, so he'll inevitably end up in the Middle East or China. Meanwhile Messi will continue to bang in the goals in the CL which would probably destroy PR7's fragile little ego
All we need now is Messi to lift the World Cup and overtake his CL goal scoring record, just so we can definitively end the GOAT argument.
He's too much of a narcissist to compromise on wages to join a team like Sporting, so he'll inevitably end up in the Middle East or China. Meanwhile Messi will continue to bang in the goals in the CL which would probably destroy PR7's fragile little ego
All we need now is Messi to lift the World Cup and overtake his CL goal scoring record, just so we can definitively end the GOAT argument.
The emphasis on a quick and clean resolution makes me wonder if this will end in a negotiated financial settlement.
Well without any context maybe you are right, but when it coincidences with one of the most successful period in our club history, it does tell how much of driving force he was to our success.
Gross misconduct on the grounds of bringing the company into disrepute. A completely standard clause in every employment contract you'll come across.
Would be the best way to go about it. He's got half a billion followers on social media - I think the club will want the exit to look clean and to a degree amicable as possible.
You don't wanna sack him and have that looming around the clubs image for eternity.
The real glory is going to be seeing how he struggles to find a big club with European pedigree after the world cup as a free agent. He won't be able to hide behind the excuse that he's being denied a move by his club.
He's too much of a narcissist to compromise on wages to join a team like Sporting, so he'll inevitably end up in the Middle East or China. Meanwhile Messi will continue to bang in the goals in the CL which would probably destroy PR7's fragile little ego
All we need now is Messi to lift the World Cup and overtake his CL goal scoring record, just so we can definitively end the GOAT argument.
This. I hope we terminate his contract just so he had no excuses to see what club wants him. If he does get a big club, I can only see anyone offering him a 6 month deal.
Messi winning the WC would be absolutely golden.
Cristiano Jr can now go "My daddy has been fired? What? He's the best player in the world"
Looks like we have briefed that we are looking to get him in the bin. Lets hope we take the cnut to the cleaners.
I don't really get this point. How is bad for the club's image if Ronaldo fecked around and found out? I don't think any other club would act differently. If we don't have to pay him we absolutely shouldn't.
That remains the most obvious outcome (as I see it).
But - again - if his comments can be legally construed as disparagement (thus being damaging to the reputation of his employer) without (much) doubt, then I can see United simply sacking his sorry arse.
Which would be grand.
Anyway, United should go for the quickest, least complicated form of termination here. He must leave - now. If that means that he gets his filthy money, so be it. The most important thing is that ETH is no longer hampered by having this utter cnut to worry about.
He's the most famous player to have ever worn the clubs shirt. You don't want to completely poison his association with the club
It was always going to end up with a negotiated severance package. But I don't think sacking him would haunt us for eternity. Yes he has half a billion followers but only a couple of years more of relevancy left.
Hell this is the club that quite literally booted out David Beckham. We'll be fine. People move on from celebrities as quickly as they stick to them.
Sacking him is clean. I suspect threats of lawsuits are made and promised to be dropped if Ronaldo wants to drag this out for compensation.
He has positioned it to the point he’s sacked! How is this on the club at all?
United fans will side with ETH, because we have been in freefall, and need someone to rescue us, and we think Ten Hag is the guy. Ronaldo no longer is, as he is 37 and in rapid decline. Also Ronaldo's behaviour has been really bad.
However that doesnt change a few hard realities. Ten Hag has achieved f-all compared to Ronaldo. All he has is couple of trophies from a second rate league, while Ronaldo has won it all. In 15 years time, ETH(like most managers) will fade into obscurity, while Ronaldo will always be celebrated, as the one of the GOATs of football. There's no comparison.
So I can understand if Ronaldo felt disrespected by ETH's actions(not subbing him on against City for "respect" but then asking him to come on for 3mins against tottenham). Ultimately, it should have been handled behind closed doors, and its time for Ronaldo to leave the club.
So if , hypothetically speaking, a Redcafe admin renamed you to redcafe_rat you wouldn't be offended in the slightest?
Surely sacking Ronaldo suits the club and not Ronaldo?
Pretty impressed by the club. Woodward would undoubtedly have gotten down on his knees and...begged...Ronaldo to stay, and given him a 5 year extension.
The club will be fine. Millions of angry FC Ronaldo cultists aren't going to compromise the club's outlook in the future. Sooner or later they'll get bored of watching him play in the Saudi league and move on to the next footballer to worship.
Nah feck that noise. Don’t want any association to him, why would we?
Well he did that all by himself.
I don't think an interview like this can be interpreted as deserving of gross misconduct though. A heavy fine and suspension yes, but not enough grounds to terminate the contract?
I could easily see Ronaldo counter suing and winning if we sack him this way.
I can just see it - Rival fans booming Viva Ronaldo out if we go behind in a game
/I understand the sentiment, but /I don't want us to have any further distractions on account of him. /I also want Piers to take our club's name out of his trash mouth. Can't deal with the constant running commentary from the gutter.
Just stop, please, you're making yourself look a fool.
Of course it does. Ronaldo might think he's played a blinder here in 'freeing' himself, only to come to terms with the sobering reality that no one actually wants him in the big leagues. He's been awfully advised throughout this whole sad saga.
As far as I can tell, United fans are disgusted by Ronaldo's actions but followers and other casual watchers are more likely to think the club and everything to do with it is evil. Wrong or not so wrong?
This is very true
He brought the club into disrepute. Adding in admitting to refusing to come on and it’s 100 percent a sackable offence. If it’s not I can’t think of many situations which would be.
We lead more than we trail so we have the balls we should be winning that contestI can just see it - Rival fans booming Viva Ronaldo out if we go behind in a game
He could've taken a massive pay cut and started games in the CL...but now he stands to lose millions and end up in MSL or Middle East. It's utterly idiotic from his point of view.
I hope he gets a big fat lawsuit to kick off Portugal's World Cup campaign.
He's still not on the Man United Mt Rushmore though.
Even his kid will be called that. if not, its a betrayal
Also it's so apt that his kid is named Cristiano Jr
In future, we should preferably avoid players who have affiliations to Jordan Peterson and Piers Morgan. Normally, for the every day person, if they mentioned considering Jordan Peterson and Piers as "good people", we'd ask them to kindly keep a distance of at least 1 city or more. Preferably, to please move to another planet if need be.
Pretty much. My Facebook feed is full of friends of opposing teams deciding that we've been the bad guy in this scenario, Ronaldo deserved more respect etc (pretty much parroting what Ronaldo says) and that they'd take Ronaldo at their team in a heartbeat. So I don't think we should be under any illusions that the world is going to turn against Ronaldo after this.
Spoony man you're too worried about his fans! Like him they're mostly wankers.
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