I wonder if he'll get a mega offer from Qatar/Saudi area. wouldn't surprise me. Nor would I be surprised if David Beckham had a word at the tournament. Ronaldo must see that very few European clubs will be willing to take a risk... other than perhaps Roma. Seeing he and Jose tearing strips out of each other would be funny, even if I still have a sneaking regard for Mourinho
Cristiano Ronaldo: Set to leave by mutual agreement
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In the best possible way, feck the internet.
I never said you said Ronaldo should stay, so you are the one making things up, and you have aligned yourself inadvertently it seems on the same side as Piers and Souness based on your posts in this thread.
I've been in a room with Morgan, so believe me he is a far bigger cnut than Ronaldo can ever be. Far bigger... at least Ronaldo once had world-class talent
Souness is prime dipper to me, which says it all. All I've ever said was I don't understand the hatred some show here
Don't remember Neville having a bad word before this season tbh. Please enlighten - may have missed a few things as it wasn't on my radar.
The first thing I do remember Gary saying which could be deemed negative was that he's disappointed that Ronaldo as a senior player hadn't fronted up and done an interview to shut down the press rumours about him wanting to leave, especially as Ten Hag seemed to be building a positive vibe around the place even then.
It's weird as it just seems whenever we start building some good momentum in terms of the feeling around the place, Ronaldo very swiftly scuppers it (not intentionally mind) by exit rumours, or walking off the pitch, or a chat with Piers. Like clockwork!
“Because he's the hero Manchester deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero.
- Mark Goldbridge on Ronaldo
- Mark Goldbridge on Ronaldo
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If, say, Ronaldo sues Utd for the remainder of his salary they could counter-sue for the cost (or partial cost) of a replacement
It's his mate Piers who has set him up.
Can’t he be punished by placing him in the reserves? Otherwise he needs to go.
Ronaldo thinks he is bigger than the club, Ten Hag disagrees and this is the result.
Ronaldo thinks he is bigger than the club, Ten Hag disagrees and this is the result.
What a gimp
That's a real quote?
That's a real quote?
. Trying his best to do a Partridge.
I hope we don’t. I hope we announce he will be staying till the end of the season but has been fined 4 weeks wages on the day Portugal play their first game. Then when Portugal are knocked out, we announce he’s been sacked.
That's a real quote?
1.30 mins
I couldn't hear more tbh. This guy is stuck more in Ronaldo's arse then Howson is in Rio's
Why should it matter if we win this on the internet? Ronaldo joined us at 36, he was only gonna be here for 2 years and now he leaves 6 months early and takes his fans with him. Hardly the end of the world. Good for them. I don't see Real Madrid or even ourselves in 09 really being adversely affected from a commercial point of view when Ronaldo left.
Manchester United was amongst the most followed clubs in the world before Ronaldo and will stay that after Ronaldo. The sooner his circus of fans stop being associated with us, the better.
That's typically something that you can't do and will see you lose in court. You are essentially sanctioning him twice for a single offence.
Tbh I’ve noticed the comments you get under Twitter, YouTube and tiktok videos all tend to have a similar theme. You can see from the usernames the overwhelming majority of them are users from abroad in particular with Middle Eastern names. This is not surprising as it is quite popular in those countries to have a Player FC you support rather than a Team FC. As you can see on redcafe which I would say is more reflective of the average fan, it is the complete opposite with the overwhelming majority seemingly against Ronaldo and with full backing of ETH.
It does feel at times a different world of fans on those video comments and Twitter. Especially the irrationality of the argument they put across. It does make you wonder if it is bots assisted due to how relentless it is.
He set himself up. He's been long enough in the game.
He might be a great footballer but Ronaldo struck me as unsecure, dim, petty, vapid and vain, with as much character depth as a puddle. English not being his native tongue isn't an excuse. How people worship this guy is beyond me.
To be fair he’s commited more than one offence so we’ve got plenty to work with. P.S. it was a joke anyway.
I should just stop getting surprised at this point.
Is being a fan of a player rather than a club a new thing or has it always been about?
i'm almost excited for his fans to feck off as i am about him.
i'm almost excited for his fans to feck off as i am about him.
I don't think that it's new, the main difference is that we have indirect access to a far greater amount of strangers willing to share their views.
Why do you bother?
It can only end one way. He'll be found face down in a gutter after OD'ing on chicken, boiled rice and mineral water.
He definitely has a barefoot drive to Dundee after gorging on Toblerone in him
Anyway, I hope he has a good World Cup and some teams come in for him in Jan. that’s the best outcome.
Listening to the athletic talk about the reaction to Ronaldos antics and they say that people online support his childish , self serving , ego rant. I’m not on twitter or instagram, are a lot of the people on these things kind of thick?
I think ETH has managed it brilliantly and the team will be better for Ronaldo being moved on. It’s gas when you see egos blow up on people, probably Trump losing the election and being unable to accept it was the last time we saw a person who only heard “yes” their entire life throw toys out of the pram and think rational people would buy their bullsh*t.
I think ETH has managed it brilliantly and the team will be better for Ronaldo being moved on. It’s gas when you see egos blow up on people, probably Trump losing the election and being unable to accept it was the last time we saw a person who only heard “yes” their entire life throw toys out of the pram and think rational people would buy their bullsh*t.
All of that is true- but the problem with Ronaldo is that he has managed to continue to score a pot load of goals even into his late 30s. He will actually do well in a team that creates chances for him, and doesn’t need him to press in a proactive way.
Much like Portugal will play in the WC. So ETH will come under immense pressure at United if Ronaldo does perform!
It's not a new thing.
Something has definitely changed, however. When I grew up we all had favourite players who didn't play for the team we supported. Some were definitely borderline obsessed with such players too. The difference, compared to the current generation of kids, is that you'd hardly ever see anyone that were more attached to an individual player than to a team. The adoration of individual players always came - very clearly - second to being a fan of a team. In fact, I can't remember a single kid who mainly followed an individual player. These days, that's actually pretty common.
That said, back in the day you couldn't possibly follow individual players in the way you can now - unless you were a genuine stalker, that is.
Holy cow
Indeed, though to sue United I think he’d first have to prove that the grounds for his dismissal were unfair.
I'm willing to give Goldbridge the benefit of the doubt in the sense that he may not actually be that stupid (but rather cynically pandering to his audience).
It still paints a very depressing picture of that audience, of course.
It still paints a very depressing picture of that audience, of course.
That's why I prefer the United View when it comes to YouTube content
It's the same cult of personality that got Trump elected, for some reason people are drawn to follow self-promoting narcissists, and believe their every word.
A drop in the ocean for an institution like Manchester United. His teenage rabid hyenas would have moved on to another crush in 2 years time. The club will sustain and grow regardless as it has for ages.
Also I don't think the media bot war has anything to do with the litigation aspect. Frankly people on this forum are in no place to state that we can or cannot terminate the contract given we have no basis whatsoever. If the club is looking at that option there must be a possibility at least. Beyond that the experts will know. Given we buy players for 50 to 100 pounds frequently it's suffice to say we should be well equipped either way.
Yes, and if United don't have an iron clad case against him, they won't unilaterally terminate the contract. Risking anything with regard to this just isn't worth it either football wise (the distraction) or publicity wise. If they don't have a water tight case, they'll surely attempt to reach some kind of agreement with the fecker (as annoying as this may be).
Yep, I remember this and thought at the time it was probably true and wasn't surprised at all.
What does that mean?
“Not our hero” could be a reference to Madrid I suppose.
Or is it all just pretentious bollocks?
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