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8th June 2008, 02:26
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It's all over for Cristiano, so say the NOTW.
By ROB BEASLEY and DAVID HARRISON
SIR ALEX FERGUSON fears he has lost the battle to keep Cristiano Ronaldo after a sensational SNUB by the Portuguese star. Ronaldo has REFUSED to take a single phone call from the Manchester United boss since announcing he wants to quit Old Trafford for Real Madrid. Sources close to Fergie believe the relationship between him and the United winger has disintegrated and could lead to Ronaldo’s inevitable departure. Ronaldo runs rings round Fergie: Click here for full story Fergie is desperate to speak to him in a bid to convince him to stay in England. But the longer Ronaldo blanks his boss, the less chance Ferguson has of changing his mind. A source close to the United manager said: “Alex has been on the phone almost non-stop from France where he’s on holiday because he HAS to speak to Ronaldo. “But he can’t get him to the phone. He’s left message after message but Ronaldo point- blank refuses to speak to him. Soaring “There is a complete breakdown in the relationship now. Fergie is angry that his calls are not getting through and Ronaldo is furious that the Glazers said he could rot in the stands if he decides to go to Madrid. “The club will do everything in their power to keep Ronaldo but it seems like Fergie is facing a losing battle at the moment.” United were willing to make Ronaldo the highest-paid player in the world thanks to a sponsorship deal with Nike which would have sent the 23-year-old’s wages soaring past the £200,000-a-week mark. And, until Thursday night, Ferguson was confident he could sweet talk Ronaldo into staying at Old Trafford. But since joining up with Portugal’s Euro 2008 squad, the winger’s stance has hardened. His agent, Jorge Mendes, is also reported to be blanking furious United chief executive David Gill. Fergie would happily give his 42-goal star an improved contract but Gill and the Glazers are more wary. The fear within Old Trafford is that United are fighting a battle they cannot win. http://blogs.notw.co.uk/sport/2008/0...o-its-all.html |
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8th June 2008, 02:33
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Joke or not, it's a mechanism to stop multiple threads about Ronaldo popping up and polluting the place.
Why you lot can't keep these things in one place I'll never know. You bring it on yourselves, and then still carry on doing it. Spastic moderators I have no control over. |
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8th June 2008, 02:41
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If we get something concrete come through, it'll do no good for the update to be posted in some forum which doesn't register on the homepage. Mods will only have to waste their time merging the two. If this has to be in the Ronaldo forum as you say, at least reopen the thread. |
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8th June 2008, 02:50
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 mehro putting his foot in it again. What happened to his face?The Ronaldo forum seems to have been attacked by the cybermen and the main Ronaldo thread has constipation. Guess we'll just have to fill the United forum up with multiple threads. |
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8th June 2008, 02:50
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As for this, well if Ronnie has indeed refused to speak to Fergie, that's not exactly the turn of events taht we were looking for. |
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