The "Cristiano Ronaldo's future" saga thread.

ShearerM4;2683772 said:

The ones from Madeira are just weird pirates aren't they?

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Haha, well he lived in Lisbon since like 10 or something...

Filipower;2683794 said:

Haha, well he lived in Lisbon since like 10 or something...

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well cousin, in Lisbon they support benfica, so that doesn't say much =D

You missed my point mate, and no need to be all defensive I wasn't having a go at Real...

Yeah I missed it also....are you saying he made this 'Dream' Up?.....He is my exact age, and Real Madrid has been a dream for me since I was 6...so please explain, it happens I believe....

I'm not saying it's not true, I'm just saying that in general over the last decade we had a tendency to "prefer" United, Barça, Milan... But hey, each one has their dreams...

Xifio;2683736 said:

how is it disrespect though? i mean, why can't you and other fans with a similar disposition accept that it was just a job for him? he gave you big time success in return for his chance to play on the big stage ... but his idea of the "best" for himself is not the same as yours ... and he is doing what he desires for his life and career ...

what do you want from him? did you want him to unconditionally declare his love for Man Yoo, or unconditionally say that he wants to leave at a precise date while still playing for your club? he could not make unconditional statements, because there were too many grey areas ...

like I've said before, he clearly had a tough time making a decision because he felt genuine love from you supporters, but he still had other dreams to play elsewhere ... he didn't know what to do because it was a difficult decision ... and if his uncertainty came through to the public, then it was because the press kept hounding him about his future, and he was forced to give answers ...

but now, when he is finally faced with a tangible choice to be made, he can think about everything on the table with clarity ... seeing that he's won everything there is to be won in England and with Man Yoo, he's decided the time is right for him to move on, and he will leave your transfer kitty with the biggest chunk of transfer fees ever paid ...

he's shown his gratitude to the fans and the club on the pitch, and he's left your bank account with enough to rebuild from ... so ingratitude from the fans towards him now just seems adolescent and immature -- regardless of what age those fans may be ...

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What united fans wanted was straight awnsers an the truth.

You haven't heard of Cesc Fabregas's attitude and commitment to arsenal? We all know he wants to go back to play for Barca one back but he has been 100% straight and honest about weather he will leave or stay. He clearly says he will not leave Arsenal every time speculation arouses and trust me when i say Real Madrid and Barca have hounded us for his services.

This guy says he loves united his Real dream is dead then turns his back on his word and then just a month later changes his mind completely? Where is the honor and respect to United there? Where are the morals in this guy? Why couldn’t be honest and said he wanted to go for a new challenge or if he was having trouble deciding? He made up a pathetic interview in which he interviews himself saying he would not leave United this summer?

Anyway what would be huge act of karma is if he injured his knee ligaments and was injured for the entire season.

What a waste of money

Loyalty is underrated.

snoppf1;2683952 said:

What united fans wanted was straight awnsers an the truth.

You haven't heard of Cesc Fabregas's attitude and commitment to arsenal? We all know he wants to go back to play for Barca one back but he has been 100% straight and honest about weather he will leave or stay. He clearly says he will not leave Arsenal every time speculation arouses and trust me when i say Real Madrid and Barca have hounded us for his services.

This guy says he loves united his Real dream is dead then turns his back on his word and then just a month later changes his mind completely? Where is the honor and respect to United there? Where are the morals in this guy? Why couldn’t be honest and said he wanted to go for a new challenge or if he was having trouble deciding? He made up a pathetic interview in which he interviews himself saying he would not leave United this summer?

Anyway what would be huge act of karma is if he injured his knee ligaments and was injured for the entire season.

What a waste of money

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I'd be happier if he just completely flops and gets benched. Don't let him have any excuses.

nigerianmiracle;2683957 said:

Loyalty is underrated.

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This man speaks truth. +rep
Edit: "You must spread some reputation around before giving it to nigerianmiracle again." Sorry about that, apparently your posts are usually pretty good.

snoppf1;2683596 said:

I feel the same with Adebayor

also i think Chelsea will feel the same with Ashley Cole and maybe even Drogba to an extent!

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I feel the same way a bit with Drogba.

BUT don't bring Ashley Cole into the matter. He's been good for us and great last season and he hasn't had any off field issues. He's never brought up 'his future' and no transfer sagas have involved him unlike Drogba.

Xifio;2683736 said:

how is it disrespect though?

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He said that he's definitely staying a thousand times to the media and that his Real dream was 'dead' then he asks to leave in the summer. He could at least say that he's undecided over that or something. Not declaring your loyalty to a club and then leave.

Xifio;2683736 said:

like I've said before, he clearly had a tough time making a decision because he felt genuine love from you supporters, but he still had other dreams to play elsewhere ...

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ok it might have been a tough decision but he shouldn't have declared his loyalty 100% to United. He should've said that he's considering his options. We don't mind that he's left, but the way he did it was disgraceful.

Xifio;2683736 said:

he's shown his gratitude to the fans and the club on the pitch, and he's left your bank account with enough to rebuild from ... so ingratitude from the fans towards him now just seems adolescent and immature -- regardless of what age those fans may be ...

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I don't think he cares much about the amount United got from the deal. The only thing he's thinking right now is that 'I'm the most expensive player in the world' judging on his character. Btw I don't think that there's ingratutude from the fans towards him for what he's done. Its just that many are pissed by the way he left and many didn't like his character. We are all grateful for what he did in the past 5 years. Most United fans are taking this in a positive way.

snoppf1;2683596 said:

I feel the same with Adebayor

also i think Chelsea will feel the same with Ashley Cole and maybe even Drogba to an extent!

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Drogba much more, his attitude on the field sometimes frustrates us. But I've got nothing against Ashley, he's done well for us. A majority of people just hate him because he's got himself a hot wife.

Very good article on CR's waning popularity with United:

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/article359684.ece


Oh and those that don't believe the double standards:

Exhibit 1: May 23rd 09 http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/spo...-Man-United-team-will-go-down-in-history.html

Exhibit 2: Today http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8099296.stm

Xifio;2683986 said:

Cesc Fàbregas is younger than Cristiano Ronaldo, less of a matchwinner, and has more to learn ... at international level, Cristiano Ronaldo is the star of his national side, and is also their captain; Fàbregas can't even make the Spanish starting XI ...

Cesc knew in previous years that a move to Barcelona would have meant that he'd likely be stuck on the bench ... and at Real Madrid, he knew he would have had to settle instantly and perform right off the bat, or he'd be dumped off the ship before he knew what hit him ... he's only 22 now, and these rumours have been around for a couple of years ... why would he want to take such a risk at such a young age?

Cesc has time on his side ... and he has a lot more to learn about the game and about responsibility ... he has and will have a lot more opportunity with a lot less pressure at Arsenal than in Spain ... plus, he hasn't won it all and done it all in England, so why move back home right now and risk not having the chance to win a league title in England?

it is a lot easier of a decision for Cesc Fàbregas than for Cristiano Ronaldo, which is why he doesn't have too much of a hard time making it ...

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Cesc Farbregas is two years younger than Crisitano, how does age have anything to do with it, also Cesc is our captain and he's one of our best players, if not our best player. It's clear he wants to repay our loyalty with staying around and helping us win trophies before he goes.

Yes this season and beyond Cesc would be on the bench since Xavi and especially Iniesta are superior but in previous seasons Cesc would had definatley made the starting XI as for real madrid they were talking last year about building a team around Fabregas.

I'm sorry but Crisitano wouldn't make that Spain starting XI along with Fabby. I'm not sure any team can touch Spain at the moment they way they are playing.

As for Crisitiano being the star of his national team, what he's done next to nothing for Portugal for a long long time. The last time he played well for Portugal was way back in 2005 vs Russia in which Portugal ripped Russia apart and won 7-1. All he's done since is score a good goal against Czech Republic to help out his team from a sticky situation and score goals vs teams like Kazakstan??? In the big games he's been NON EXISTANT!!!

The only reaon he is captain because a former Presedent of the Portugessee FA who unforcently died before Portugal played Brasil back in 2007 requested it to happen. Scolari was against it and i'm not surpiresed Portugal have been awful since Crisitano has been captain.

People will call him a match winner, I disagree to an extent. Yes vs the small teams he will dig you out of a hole every once in a while but only really once last season he won the match for Man United in a big game and that was against Porto with that wonder goal. That match vs Arsenal we all could see Arsenal were finished after Gibbs slipped and Park scored, his free kick was down to errors from our wall and Almunia. Too many big games have gone by and too many big games he's ben poor, really poor sometimes.

I don't listen to the hype about footballers because the crap thy make up and twist to back Cristiano up is a complete joke at times.

Well he did score against Chelsea last year, and in the World Cup he did have some very good matches...

So is this move official ?

$teauA;2544862 said:

So does everybody here agree that he should be second fiddle to Torres when the time comes for voting the world player of the year? He once again proved that he was a total sissy when leading his national team.

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Amen, all the talent in the world but he is not a leader and he plays with fear in the big games, he does not lift the rest of the team up and that what a champion does, he is another David Beckham but with talent.

"...he does not lift the rest of the team up and that what a champion does, he is another David Beckham but with talent"

right...sorry, that made me LOL

His face.

jschuck12001;2685582 said:

he is another David Beckham but with talent.

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hahahaha because Beckham has no talent, right? hahaha that's why it's funny, right? hahaha





you know nothing about football.