ALL Ronaldo's future/comments/speculation

Tabasco Sauce · 22nd May 2008, 12:59

ok ok, i know there was a separate thread and i apologise to the thread police in advance for making a new one but I think this is important enough for all of us fans to understand....Classic case of media BS and selective hearing from the tabloids...

TV interview with BBC after the match and celebrations on the pitch
BBC TV presenter : Are you going to stay at Man United or are the rumours about you going to Real Madrid, are they true?
CR : I stay.

Radio interview with BBC after the match and celebrations on the pitch but before the TV interview

BBC Radio interviewer: Winning the Champions league..(muttering...).
CR : Of course, you know, this club has the opportunity to win everything. We show this season we are a great team, we are the best team in Europe, in the Premier league and next season we try to do the same again

Interviewer: Can you assure Manchester United supporters that you will be here next season?
CR : Say again?

Interviewer: Can you assure...you know, can you promise Manchester United supporters that you will be with them next season?

CR (laughing): I never promise nothing. I dont promise nothing to my mum...I dont promise nothing to the supporters

Interviewer: But, but, when you say I want...
CR (cutting off the interviewer): I want to stay, i want to stay, really...Its OK, i want to stay. But the future no one knows, but I want to stay.

Interviewer : But does there have to be a new contract or something like that?
CR : I dont know nothing..Nobody speak with me...eh...We are going to see next two weeks, OK?

Interviewer: But when you say, "I will make a decision"....i mean...that means that?
CR (cutting off the interviewer): I dont say " I will make a decision..I dont say...I dont say that...Its the the club take the decision... I dont know...I think...I dont know...

Younited.7 · 22nd May 2008, 13:27

I applaud you for doing this.

Context and meaning are rarely, if ever, expressed in the tabloids.

ehsanul · 22nd May 2008, 13:34

Cheers tabasco...

SirAF · 22nd May 2008, 13:42

Thank you for posting this, as united. 7 said, context is everything.

enghuei · 22nd May 2008, 13:44

Thanks mate for the effort.

This has really cleared a lot of doubts.

Snake Doctor · 22nd May 2008, 13:47

"It's the club that takes the decision" (last sentence)

Does this mean they're thinking about letting him go?

DevilsOwn · 22nd May 2008, 13:49

angling for a new contact arent we..

slaparse · 22nd May 2008, 13:51

doubt it somehow.we've no intention of selling our best players.

Possumfish · 22nd May 2008, 13:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by DevilsOwn

angling for a new contact arent we..

And i think every United fan on the planet would give it to him, wouldn't they?

gulli_G · 22nd May 2008, 13:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snake Doctor

"It's the club that takes the decision" (last sentence)

Does this mean they're thinking about letting him go?

he meant about being offered a new contract would be the club's decision

NYC Red · 22nd May 2008, 13:57

Last night's events make it:
a) more likely Ronaldo will stay,
b) less likely Ronaldo will stay or
c) doesn't effect it either way

Discuss.

I personally felt that if we had lost because Ronaldo had missed his penalty, he'd be off. Glad as fuck that scenario didn't have a chance to play out.

DevilsOwn · 22nd May 2008, 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Possumfish

And i think every United fan on the planet would give it to him, wouldn't they?

ought to.. he deserves to be the highest paid player in the world

BazzaBear · 22nd May 2008, 14:00

Also, on ITV right after the final penalty their on-pitch reporter got hold of Ronaldo.
Reporter: "Surely you can't leave this club after that?"
Ronaldo: "No, I will be staying"

That seems pretty clear.

Aporkalypse · 22nd May 2008, 14:04

I think he means if Real Madrid offers £200 million then United have to decide.

snootyjim · 22nd May 2008, 14:04

I thought the reverse.

If he knew that the only reason he hadn't got a Champions League title to his name was because he missed a penalty, and it was entirely his fault, he would owe something to United to try again.

Irrespective of that, we've proved that we are one of the top clubs in Europe. With Madrid's consistent failures in the Champions League over the past few seasons I don't see him being tempted somehow.

NYC Red · 22nd May 2008, 14:06

i hear what you are saying, but i felt like he would have taken the easier path. Its easier to leave and have a fresh start then stick around and take a lot of stick for being the one who cost us the big one. The media and opposing clubs would have been brutal.

comlag · 22nd May 2008, 14:18

He said irrevocably live on TV to Gabriel Clarkes face, "I'll stay...I'll stay".

CnutOfAllCnuts · 22nd May 2008, 14:20

To be honest, just now I couldn't care less.

Because we are Champions of England. And Europe

DaSPOT · 22nd May 2008, 14:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by comlag

He said irrevocably live on TV to Gabriel Clarkes face, "I'll stay...I'll stay".

when i read that in another thread, it sounded to me like he made his mind up that he was leaving for real this summer.

comlag · 22nd May 2008, 14:23

If I were king of the world I would ban all interviews with Ronaldo forever.

FranklyVulgar · 22nd May 2008, 14:24

Either way he can say the same things.

I leave because i have won everything with United.

If United lost he says, I leave because we did not win and i want to win.

Basically he is at the right place, does he want the lifestyle of Madrid and the suntan that comes with it or does he want to become a legend.

On footballing reasons he should stay but i suspect he fancys a bit more glamour.

Red Dreams · 22nd May 2008, 14:27

..and all Ronaldo is saying is "its up to the club to make a fair offer for my services...and if that is so I will stay...no problem"

and the club should pay the best player in the world the best wage.....

RedKaos · 22nd May 2008, 14:28

I dont think he fancies a move to Madrid because of their success - theyve actually been hugely underachieving in the last couple of years and we're miles ahead of them.

Its just that he fancies playing in Spain, and no one can stop that really.

Dodd · 22nd May 2008, 14:30

thanks for this mate.

3Sixty · 22nd May 2008, 14:30

I think he is going if i'm honest.

FlawlessThaw · 22nd May 2008, 14:32

"no, i'm staying" - Ronaldo after being asked if he will be here next season.

GE · 22nd May 2008, 14:32

I fucking hate the media. Why do they keep asking him the same questions?

It's as if they're trying to bully him into saying he wont stay.

Rahul · 22nd May 2008, 14:33

Its fucking remarkable that we win the CL and you hear more reports abour Ronaldo's future then about our actual CL win.

He should really stop playing around with the club and just say what he wants.

Instant Karma · 22nd May 2008, 14:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by GE

I fucking hate the media. Why do they keep asking him the same questions?

Its only going to get worse in the summer during the Euros. Wait till the likes of Deco start talking about how brilliant life in Spain is, the likes of Ramos or Casillas saying he is a great player and they'd like to play alongside him etc.

comlag · 22nd May 2008, 14:39

Piss on everyone's faces.

VIVA RONALDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

redtilded121 · 22nd May 2008, 14:54

i reckon we have got him for the next 3 years after that who knows

Dodd · 22nd May 2008, 14:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by redtilded121

i reckon we have got him for the next 3 years after that who knows

I know who does:

GOD!

jojojo · 22nd May 2008, 15:08

Take a look at this from before the final. Right at the end - the reporter keeps nagging. Ron's doing his "happy here" "it's home" "the future only God knows" thing.

The interviewer jumps on the only God knows remark and follows it with, "And your agent?" at which point Ron starts laughing and then finally says - "I'll stay here in the club."

I think it's a point in his career when he's really got a choice - almost certainly nothing to lose financially by staying or going, family (and maybe friends) pulling him one way and football pulling him a differerent one. For the moment the football is in control and that's why I can't see him leaving - he wants to know how good it can get.

That said - we hear it all the time when people talk about great players - "he didn't just do it for X, he did it for Y as well" or "he dragged them from mediocre to champions". One day that kind of football challenge, coupled to the cultural attractions may change his mind. When? As Ron says - God knows!

MrMarcello · 22nd May 2008, 15:15

Real can't afford him right now. The club could demand 50m at minimum. I think he sticks around through the World Cup and then he's off probably.

22nd May 2008, 12:59	#1 (permalink)
Tabasco Sauce Youth Team Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 6814 miles from the centre of the universe... Posts: 370	ALL Ronaldo's future/comments/speculation ok ok, i know there was a separate thread and i apologise to the thread police in advance for making a new one but I think this is important enough for all of us fans to understand....Classic case of media BS and selective hearing from the tabloids... TV interview with BBC after the match and celebrations on the pitch BBC TV presenter : Are you going to stay at Man United or are the rumours about you going to Real Madrid, are they true? CR : I stay. Radio interview with BBC after the match and celebrations on the pitch but before the TV interview BBC Radio interviewer: Winning the Champions league..(muttering...). CR : Of course, you know, this club has the opportunity to win everything. We show this season we are a great team, we are the best team in Europe, in the Premier league and next season we try to do the same again Interviewer: Can you assure Manchester United supporters that you will be here next season? CR : Say again? Interviewer: Can you assure...you know, can you promise Manchester United supporters that you will be with them next season? CR (laughing): I never promise nothing. I dont promise nothing to my mum...I dont promise nothing to the supporters Interviewer: But, but, when you say I want... CR (cutting off the interviewer): I want to stay, i want to stay, really...Its OK, i want to stay. But the future no one knows, but I want to stay. Interviewer : But does there have to be a new contract or something like that? CR : I dont know nothing..Nobody speak with me...eh...We are going to see next two weeks, OK? Interviewer: But when you say, "I will make a decision"....i mean...that means that? CR (cutting off the interviewer): I dont say " I will make a decision..I dont say...I dont say that...Its the the club take the decision... I dont know...I think...I dont know...

22nd May 2008, 13:57	#11 (permalink)
NYC Red Youth Team Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 133	Ronaldo's Future after Last Night Last night's events make it: a) more likely Ronaldo will stay, b) less likely Ronaldo will stay or c) doesn't effect it either way Discuss. I personally felt that if we had lost because Ronaldo had missed his penalty, he'd be off. Glad as fuck that scenario didn't have a chance to play out.

22nd May 2008, 13:27	#2 (permalink)
Younited.7 united.7 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Evenage Posts: 2,076	I applaud you for doing this. Context and meaning are rarely, if ever, expressed in the tabloids.

22nd May 2008, 13:34	#3 (permalink)
ehsanul Bestower of favours Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Man utd till i die Posts: 4,381	Cheers tabasco...

22nd May 2008, 13:42	#4 (permalink)
SirAF Reserve Team Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 1,027	Thank you for posting this, as united. 7 said, context is everything.

22nd May 2008, 13:44	#5 (permalink)
enghuei Cheats at Tetris Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Where the locals boo on their own National Team. Funny, but true. Posts: 2,053	Thanks mate for the effort. This has really cleared a lot of doubts.

22nd May 2008, 13:47	#6 (permalink)
Snake Doctor Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,619	"It's the club that takes the decision" (last sentence) Does this mean they're thinking about letting him go?

22nd May 2008, 13:49	#7 (permalink)
DevilsOwn Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: XBL n00b-land Posts: 762	angling for a new contact arent we..

22nd May 2008, 13:51	#8 (permalink)
slaparse Youth Team Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: somewhere in the wicklow hills Posts: 252	doubt it somehow.we've no intention of selling our best players.

22nd May 2008, 14:00	#13 (permalink)
BazzaBear Definately Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,619	Also, on ITV right after the final penalty their on-pitch reporter got hold of Ronaldo. Reporter: "Surely you can't leave this club after that?" Ronaldo: "No, I will be staying" That seems pretty clear.

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Aporkalypse Reserve Team Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Paphos, Cyprus Posts: 1,770	I think he means if Real Madrid offers £200 million then United have to decide.

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snootyjim In most joy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The land of the Chelski 'I'm supporting my local team' bunch Posts: 2,875	I thought the reverse. If he knew that the only reason he hadn't got a Champions League title to his name was because he missed a penalty, and it was entirely his fault, he would owe something to United to try again. Irrespective of that, we've proved that we are one of the top clubs in Europe. With Madrid's consistent failures in the Champions League over the past few seasons I don't see him being tempted somehow.

22nd May 2008, 14:06	#16 (permalink)
NYC Red Youth Team Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 133	i hear what you are saying, but i felt like he would have taken the easier path. Its easier to leave and have a fresh start then stick around and take a lot of stick for being the one who cost us the big one. The media and opposing clubs would have been brutal.

22nd May 2008, 14:18	#17 (permalink)
comlag Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Daydream Nation Posts: 1,141	He said irrevocably live on TV to Gabriel Clarkes face, "I'll stay...I'll stay".

22nd May 2008, 14:20	#18 (permalink)
CnutOfAllCnuts Bald Boring Cnut Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 20,468	To be honest, just now I couldn't care less. Because we are Champions of England. And Europe

22nd May 2008, 14:23	#20 (permalink)
comlag Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Daydream Nation Posts: 1,141	If I were king of the world I would ban all interviews with Ronaldo forever.

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FranklyVulgar Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In amoungst the pigs raising hell Posts: 2,157	Either way he can say the same things. I leave because i have won everything with United. If United lost he says, I leave because we did not win and i want to win. Basically he is at the right place, does he want the lifestyle of Madrid and the suntan that comes with it or does he want to become a legend. On footballing reasons he should stay but i suspect he fancys a bit more glamour.

22nd May 2008, 14:27	#22 (permalink)
Red Dreams First Team Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Thunder Road to Old Trafford Posts: 10,569	..and all Ronaldo is saying is "its up to the club to make a fair offer for my services...and if that is so I will stay...no problem" and the club should pay the best player in the world the best wage.....

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RedKaos Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chad Warden Posts: 4,010	I dont think he fancies a move to Madrid because of their success - theyve actually been hugely underachieving in the last couple of years and we're miles ahead of them. Its just that he fancies playing in Spain, and no one can stop that really.

22nd May 2008, 14:30	#24 (permalink)
Dodd Youth Team Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 215	thanks for this mate.

22nd May 2008, 14:30	#25 (permalink)
3Sixty Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: St Marys Dugout Posts: 918	I think he is going if i'm honest.

22nd May 2008, 14:32	#26 (permalink)
FlawlessThaw most 'know it all' poster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London Posts: 9,501	"no, i'm staying" - Ronaldo after being asked if he will be here next season.

22nd May 2008, 14:32	#27 (permalink)
GE Captain Rio Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Greater Manchester, Broughton Park - Salford Posts: 9,091	I fucking hate the media. Why do they keep asking him the same questions? It's as if they're trying to bully him into saying he wont stay.

22nd May 2008, 14:33	#28 (permalink)
Rahul First Team Sub Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hunting The Hunter ! Posts: 5,239	Its fucking remarkable that we win the CL and you hear more reports abour Ronaldo's future then about our actual CL win. He should really stop playing around with the club and just say what he wants.

22nd May 2008, 14:39	#30 (permalink)
comlag Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Daydream Nation Posts: 1,141	Piss on everyone's faces. VIVA RONALDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

22nd May 2008, 14:54	#31 (permalink)
redtilded121 Youth Team Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 409	i reckon we have got him for the next 3 years after that who knows

22nd May 2008, 15:08	#33 (permalink)
jojojo Reserve Team Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: It was a life before - it'll be a life after Posts: 1,491	Take a look at this from before the final. Right at the end - the reporter keeps nagging. Ron's doing his "happy here" "it's home" "the future only God knows" thing. The interviewer jumps on the only God knows remark and follows it with, "And your agent?" at which point Ron starts laughing and then finally says - "I'll stay here in the club." I think it's a point in his career when he's really got a choice - almost certainly nothing to lose financially by staying or going, family (and maybe friends) pulling him one way and football pulling him a differerent one. For the moment the football is in control and that's why I can't see him leaving - he wants to know how good it can get. That said - we hear it all the time when people talk about great players - "he didn't just do it for X, he did it for Y as well" or "he dragged them from mediocre to champions". One day that kind of football challenge, coupled to the cultural attractions may change his mind. When? As Ron says - God knows!

22nd May 2008, 15:15	#34 (permalink)
MrMarcello First Team Regular Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Saha's hospital room Posts: 18,865	Real can't afford him right now. The club could demand 50m at minimum. I think he sticks around through the World Cup and then he's off probably.