Cristiano Ronaldo: Set to leave by mutual agreement

Is Ronaldo justified to say that he “feels betrayed” by Manchester United?

  • Ronaldo should be not be allowed to play for United again

    Votes: 1,536 81.7%
  • He's always been a massive bellend

    Votes: 884 47.0%
  • Messi has always been the better player

    Votes: 574 30.5%
  • He should be begged to come back with double the salary and ten Haag should bow to his greatness

    Votes: 126 6.7%

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Gazza

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I'm not supporting Ronaldo over the Club just that I'm not sure why most fans are upset when he talks about what he sees wrong with United. Problems
that we can all see.
You are supporting Ronaldo over the club. You might not like to admit it but you absolutely are.
 

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I'd be massively surprised if he ever played for us again but let's not pretend that he isn't right about how far we are from the the top teams these days. City have every bit of tech going while we can't even appoint a DoF. Which other club would give some made-up title to Darren Fletcher?

He's gone about this the wrong way, of course but is he wrong about RR? Well, everyone and his dog know the answer to that. Is he wrong about the set-up? Well, everyone who's been to OT recently says it's run down. And that's a bit of a metaphor for the club.

Of course, he has a super ego. That pretty much goes hand-in-hand with superstars these days. I hate it but is Ronaldo wrong about how some youngsters behave? Well, the headlines answer that one.

He has to go - but I'm not entirely convinced that this is what he planned. He has to go, but the club needs to take a long hard look at itself.

There's much to disagree with from the interview too - not least that he thinks Ole needed more time and will go on to become a good coach. But anyone who thinks Ronaldo wasn't good last season is either very biased or wasn't watching. He does still have the drive and determination to go on. He'll never be what he was but that's to be expected - and he needs to realise and accept that
It’s almost as if no youth players succeed at all any more!!?…. Rather than… exactly the same amount that always have/haven’t.

Or that the exact same thing wasn’t said about Rooney & Ronaldo, who were the first generation to get huge contracts as teenagers rather than forced to clean the first teamers boots like the Fledgling Gen were (who themselves had it better than kids coming up in the 80s)

Everything’s a cloud when you’re an old cnut
Certainly there are a few young players even at United who are hungry enough to bench a GOAT.
 

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I’m so glad he’s show them such a good example… that pubically trying to force a move, leaving the ground, refusing to come on as a sub, leaving the ground again, publically disrespecting the manager and your team mates on television mid-season when morale is crucial is what true elite players do.

Thankyou Ronaldo. You’ve saved our season. Especially glad he took all the focus off the last minute winner/greatest moment in one of our new youth players lives. That was particularly noble of him.
Truly.

Love the irony of him playing terribly and behaving like a disrespectful git only to have a moan at everyone else and play the victim card.
 

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I don't support the way he went about doing it but am equally concerned when people miss or ignore some of the valid points he made, even if the motivations were not completely altruistic. Won't pull quotes but I believe some even defended the club and owners when the comments first surfaced.
And what "valid points" has he made, slagging the glaziers off, something this fan base has been doing since 05 ? Good way to get sacked.

What he said about the kids as others have said the same thing since the 80s and for crying out loud even his #1 defender keane slated him, rooney for been on their phones as remember this “Throw them (mobile phones) in the bin, throw them in the bin. Play football, practice. “Kick the ball against the wall, play with your mates. Kids don’t climb trees anymore. So that’s my advice to you, enjoy football and climb trees.”

Again another way to get sacked from here as shown with keane''s own demise here.

He slated Ralf because he stood up to him and wouldn't bow down like a bitch like Ole and others sadly did, and it's the same reason he slated ETH.
 

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Ive heard a few people saying Mendes wasn't aware of this interview.

Don't find anything to substantiate that though. Has anyone else heard this?
 

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I’m so glad he’s show them such a good example… that pubically trying to force a move, leaving the ground, refusing to come on as a sub, leaving the ground again, publically disrespecting the manager and your team mates on television mid-season when morale is crucial is what true elite players do.

Thankyou Ronaldo. You’ve saved our season. Especially glad he took all the focus off the last minute winner/greatest moment in one of our new youth players lives. That was particularly noble of him.
The business about these kids not working hard. He was picked up at 18 and was more or less straight in the first team squad. A lot of kids have to come up the hard way through the lower divisions. Yes there are kids at this club who have not achieved what they should have, that is their problem. Others it is they work hard but are not as talented as him. Know something I would rather a common or garden average footballer than a self centred, egomaniac with no mates.
 

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I literally said shirt sales are NOT where clubs make their money. Did you bother to read the rest or just being difficult?
I read your post and the reality is that Juventus spent at least 190m on Ronaldo between 2018 and 2021 and nothing indicates that they generated anything close to that between 18-22.
 

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I'm not supporting Ronaldo over the Club just that I'm not sure why most fans are upset when he talks about what he sees wrong with United. Problems
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The problem is if Ronaldo was playing week in week out since the start of the season there would be no interview. He's done it for his own agenda. The fans have all the control to disregard the Glazers and it's simply to stop attending home games pumping revenue into the owners dividends. That responsibility should not be on the players..
 

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Turns out his claim that his move to City was close is false. City actually backed out. If we had not taken him, he'd have been at Juventus last season.

At the time, City did not want to pay any transfer fee.
 

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And what "valid points" has he made, slagging the glaziers off, something this fan base has been doing since 05 ? Good way to get sacked.

What he said about the kids as others have said the same thing since the 80s and for crying out loud even his #1 defender keane slated him, rooney for been on their phones as remember this “Throw them (mobile phones) in the bin, throw them in the bin. Play football, practice. “Kick the ball against the wall, play with your mates. Kids don’t climb trees anymore. So that’s my advice to you, enjoy football and climb trees.”

Again another way to get sacked from here as shown with keane''s own demise here.

He slated Ralf because he stood up to him and wouldn't bow down like a bitch like Ole and others sadly did, and it's the same reason he slated ETH.
“I think football should be your number one priority. It should be. Focus on the game, don't hide behind your cars, or your tattoos or your girlfriends or your agent, play the game.”
 

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Turns out his claim that his move to City was close is false. City actually backed out. If we had not taken him, he'd have been at Juventus last season.

At the time, City did not want to pay any transfer fee.
Ronaldo: I don't get pressing or working for the team.


Also Ronaldo: Why doesn't anybody remotely elite want to sign me?
 

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‘Found the last coca cola in the desert’

That’s a great quote to be fair to the twat :lol:
It's an odd quote from a guy who wouldn't even let a bottle of Coke be on the table he was being interviewed at during the Euro's. He's giving them more publicity than just ignoring them at this point.
 

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The business about these kids not working hard. He was picked up at 18 and was more or less straight in the first team squad. A lot of kids have to come up the hard way through the lower divisions. Yes there are kids at this club who have not achieved what they should have, that is their problem. Others it is they work hard but are not as talented as him. Know something I would rather a common or garden average footballer than a self centred, egomaniac with no mates.
By definition every elite/successful player was a youth player with the right attitude. For his assertion to be true (of any generation) there would have to be virtually no good players left.

Might as well chuck in the sport
 

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I'd be massively surprised if he ever played for us again but let's not pretend that he isn't right about how far we are from the the top teams these days. City have every bit of tech going while we can't even appoint a DoF. Which other club would give some made-up title to Darren Fletcher?

He's gone about this the wrong way, of course but is he wrong about RR? Well, everyone and his dog know the answer to that. Is he wrong about the set-up? Well, everyone who's been to OT recently says it's run down. And that's a bit of a metaphor for the club.
He's not wrong about the state of the club but it's something fans know (and been vocal) for years. Criticizing old jacuzzi, swimming pool, chef feels like he's in for petty point and he doesn't even do it in constructive manner.
Ralf Rangick said it much better and actually offered solutions (sort of) but fanbase treated him as clueless old man so why is Ronaldo different?

It's no secret that club need to be modernized, fans know it. But is Ronaldo the key to it? At best case scenario, he's bringing him and Glazers down with this game of throne but don't pretend for a second that he put club's interest above his.

His fanboys think their idol has cracked the code and we're the clueless ones but they don't want to admit that this signing is the direct result of United's bad management. Ronaldo is part of the problems.
 
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The real reason Ronaldo left in 2009 was his staunch opposition to the Glazers. The real reason he returned last year was to oppose them from the inside.
 

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Ronaldo: I don't get pressing or working for the team.


Also Ronaldo: Why doesn't anybody remotely elite want to sign me?
:lol: Thank feck were getting rid. He's not even saying I can't do it at my age. He's straight up pretending to be above modern footballing trends which is a poor look. Happy that we're moving away from this ancient thought process.
 

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Mostly what i took from yesterday's "performance" was that he had family issues which United didnt believe, ok they did, and he's charismatic and good looking and Rooney is ugly. Oh and there was a coca-cola advert thrown in.
 

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Ronaldo fanboys using the internet:

That's like the comments under Gary Neville's tweets about Ronaldo.

"Without Ronaldo, you would have no titles!" Neville who won his first Premier League when Ronaldo was 10... couldn't make it up. A cultish fanbase.
 

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We don't go from one fanboy to another. We shouldn't be bothered about what Messi is or is not. Whatever feelings Ronaldo has for Messi has nothing to do with us.
Get a hold of yourself. It was clearly a joke.
 

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Nobody wanted him and the Glazer's didn't want to lose their cash cow.
Except for those looking for some kind of relevance on the world stage no one else was stupid enough to take him off our hands. We were also unable to buy a striker and with Martial's injury issues we were short on that front. Very likely EtH thought he'd contribute more on the pitch to some extent.
Nobody wanted to buy him.
It sounded like he and Mendes essentially approached every single CL club and nobody wanted him bar Boehly but Tuchel wasn’t keen. I wonder if Potter gets strong armed this Jan, he’s still a highly lucrative ‘franchise player’ (excuse me while I am sick in my mouth over that phrase).

For all the talk and focus on Ronaldo, it seems relatively clear to me that United’s plan was to sell him if we got a decent fee/a buyer (didn’t happen) so just let him ride out the season as backup and accept he’ll throw a tantrum. I don’t think they expected this interview especially after seeing how poor he’s been, I don’t think anyone thought he was this deluded in his abilities to be honest but we are where we are and I think the club have handled this really well. He comes out of this looking weak and surplus to requirements after the club have given him ample opportunities.
Cheers guys.

That is pretty much what I thought. I know someone insisting that we blocked his move and it is the clubs fault. Personally I think his wage demands were excessive.
 

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Apparently his long-term agent didn’t even know about this interview?

Ronaldo seems to be really struggling with accepting it’s the ending of his playing career
 

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Cheers guys.

That is pretty much what I thought. I know someone insisting that we blocked his move and it is the clubs fault. Personally I think his wage demands were excessive.
Apparently, an unnamed Saudi Arabian club made a €30 million bid. Perhaps he'll head there in January after his destroy and exit.
 

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Firstly I've been a United Fan since way before CR7 arrived and will be after he leaves. I just don't see what he says to be completely wrong. United has problems Keane has mentioned it to so maybe the board starts to listen more. Stop taking everything to heart. Let's see if the changes happen. Viva Ronaldo :)
Everything he has said is wrong, no one should be conducting an interview like this attacking his employer whilst still being employed by them. It's gross misconduct and in any other industry would mean instant dismissal.
 
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