Read that it's 7%, about 187m in shirts sales so far, works out at about 13m.
Cristiano Ronaldo - Man Utd Player
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I meant the comparison to the amount of Messi shirts that had been purchased.
Thats not true. 5-10% goes to the club, plus the name printing. United sold 3.3m shirts last year about 330m usd our profit from shirt sells is around 20m pounds.
Someone is giving a shit. It’s two of the best footballers of all time. Every single detail between the two of them will be compared.
Why?
Fanbois that's why
It baffles me. I really try to understand it but I just don't get it. People act like they're family members or something. Is it just a yearning to belong to some sort of 'group'?
I am delighted Ronaldo is back. His drive, attitude and winning mentality is exactly what we needed.
I do think he was willing to go to city...the well documented negotiations between Mendes and City, the need for a phone call from Fergie, the fact that no one has asked him out straight on camera how close he came as they are under strict orders that it doesn’t suit the narrative that he is somehow United through and through. He isn’t. But then very few are. He loves United and the fans but not more than his own legacy. Again, understandable and so I prefer to think of him in that way. A great player who I get to cheer on every week...not a player I feel is bleeds Man Utd as many fans do.
Before I get battered...If City had of paid Juve what they wanted ASAP...he would be a City player right now. how many here would have still sang his name if he had of gone to City and when asked how he could do that to Utd fans he said...well Utd didn’t come in for me so as a professional I chose to work with a great coach? He would still be vilified.
so in an attempt to remain balanced...I am going to just be glad he chose us...and Cheer him on as much as I do every other player...still think he is a legend in footballing terms but he isn’t an out and out Utd Legend for me. Gimme the romance of Cantona, the loyalty of Giggsy, Scholes or Ole or the will to drag a team across the finish line by themselves like Robson or Keane.
If he goes and wins us the Premiere League ot the Champions League though...I’ll happily forget him battinghis eyelids at Pep!
I do think he was willing to go to city...the well documented negotiations between Mendes and City, the need for a phone call from Fergie, the fact that no one has asked him out straight on camera how close he came as they are under strict orders that it doesn’t suit the narrative that he is somehow United through and through. He isn’t. But then very few are. He loves United and the fans but not more than his own legacy. Again, understandable and so I prefer to think of him in that way. A great player who I get to cheer on every week...not a player I feel is bleeds Man Utd as many fans do.
Before I get battered...If City had of paid Juve what they wanted ASAP...he would be a City player right now. how many here would have still sang his name if he had of gone to City and when asked how he could do that to Utd fans he said...well Utd didn’t come in for me so as a professional I chose to work with a great coach? He would still be vilified.
so in an attempt to remain balanced...I am going to just be glad he chose us...and Cheer him on as much as I do every other player...still think he is a legend in footballing terms but he isn’t an out and out Utd Legend for me. Gimme the romance of Cantona, the loyalty of Giggsy, Scholes or Ole or the will to drag a team across the finish line by themselves like Robson or Keane.
If he goes and wins us the Premiere League ot the Champions League though...I’ll happily forget him battinghis eyelids at Pep!
Yeah, probably. It is up to 11 these days, with inanimate objects as well.
Its either kids or a bit insecure grown ups.
Don't you feel it for United to some extent though? Is it so different to have an affinity to an individual instead of a team?
It’s media circus. This is not the fans doing all this research. This is what the media does.
I wish we could ban the word Messi. Keep that little shit out of this glorious thread
He surely starts tomorrow?
They wouldn't do it if there wasn't a demand for that shite
i find it a little weird too. Fairly sure there are a few posters on here since Ronnie signed and you can already tell before a ball has been kicked that they will support the player > the club/manager etc. Fair enough? I hope he does the business for us and the rest of the players thrive around him. I’m not particularly interested in the Ronaldo or Messi show. I think Messi was the better player but I didn’t want us to sign him this summer. I just want the club to be good again!
The media doesn't account for the 24,000 posts in the Messi vs Ronaldo thread with the same posters going around in the same circles over and over again (not even including all the shite that has leaked from the containment thread into the rest of the football forum).
Surely it is different. A club represents tradition, principles and in some cases a way of life and usually tend to exist for longer. An individual, especially a sportsman will be active for 15-20 years at best, and usually are focused on their own personal goals and achievements. So yes it is possible to admire certain aspects of an individual and try to emulate them in your own life, but it certainly can't be the same as supporting a club.
I do think the idea that shirt sales don't matter and how spastic some nerds get about it is dumb.
7-10% of income from a source is still significant to a business. 10 percent of something like 2 mill (which is a very low number for shirt sales) is 200k
200k can buy you a lot of running costs for a youth facility
See you’re making the mistake of thinking Messi and Ronaldo fanboys aren’t children.
I suppose you're right, but I've seen how some people can really support a tennis player / F1 driver and I think this isn't very different. I don't really understand it personally, but there must be something to it.
As an aside, any of you who have authentic United shirts through Ronalo's original run here plus however many years he stays for this time around, should keep them as immaculate as possible.
A couple of decades down the road, and you're probably sitting on a lot of money right there.
A couple of decades down the road, and you're probably sitting on a lot of money right there.
Adidas laughing all the way to the bank raking in the money off a Nike athlete.
If my numbers are correct, the Ronaldo 7 shirt has outsold the fastest-selling games console ever; The Nintendo Switch, which sold 1.7 million units in its first week (in The Americas, Europe, and Australia)
What's the odds of Ronny scoring a hat trick tomorrow?
So the club gets 7% commission on shirt sales? It makes sense, certainly there will be much more Ronaldo jersey sales after he starts scoring at will.
Because we live in a world where people get paid for filming themselves opening boxes.
There's no sense to be had here.
how do you know all this? You got insider information or just reading the media? If that’s to be believed then he also flirted with city knowing we wouldn’t let that happen. He wanted us, we just had to want him back. He looks genuinely chuffed to be here.
the reality is.. no one knows anything..
Tell that to @Swoobs and it's a logical fallacy.
A measly 10/1 on Skybet.
Of course Ballbag knows what's going on in Ronaldos head, the guys a fraudster
https://www.manutd.com/en/imagegall...allery-of-ronaldo-at-old-trafford-10-sep-2021
Some great photos of the GOAT at Old Trafford. He is looking incredibly lean. Im sure he had more bulk before, maybe trimmed down to counteract some of the effects of older age slow down?
Would be interesting to see how his weight stats have changed and could have an impact on his power on the Premier League.
Some great photos of the GOAT at Old Trafford. He is looking incredibly lean. Im sure he had more bulk before, maybe trimmed down to counteract some of the effects of older age slow down?
Would be interesting to see how his weight stats have changed and could have an impact on his power on the Premier League.
I see no reason why he wouldn't start tomorrow. Had a pre-season with Juve and has played in 2 ( i think) international matches. Also been training all week.
I don’t care about it to be honest but seeing the Messi vs Ronaldo thread, I knew some would on this forum, and so I posted this.
Finally, we know which of the two is better. We can close the debate threads in the footy forum now.
Probably already been answered but does he count as homegrown?
Let's go Ronnie.
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