There's the deluded types who think he considers himself United through and through.
That's one thing .
But signing for City just for a season in the sun (or rain) has very little sense on any level.
Cristiano Ronaldo | Signs for United! Fcuk City
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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That's one thing .
But signing for City just for a season in the sun (or rain) has very little sense on any level.
It's the Redcafe mods having to deal with all to the name change requests I feel sorry for, if this happens
He broke my heart years ago when he joined Madrid.
Couldn't care less if he joins City now when he is almost finished.
Still an amazing player, but rather they get him now then go all out for Haaland next summer.
Couldn't care less if he joins City now when he is almost finished.
Still an amazing player, but rather they get him now then go all out for Haaland next summer.
End of the season or end of the year (December?). I thought it was until December.
No he didn't
I honestly find the United fans who still obsessively lick Ronaldo 's bumhole insanely irritating.
this thread has so much insane energy
Ronaldo fanboys are genuinely unhinged
How does that make sense if he’s going to be halving his current take home salary? Clearly money is the last thing on his mind at this stage.
If anything, this makes it more likely they’ll go for Haaland next summer. Ronaldo would be a stop gap for a year, so I’d guess they’ll be back in for Kane or Haaland next summer.
I dont understand why people have an issue with those who are upset at this?
Its one of our greatest players who came here as a teenager and blossomed into the best in the world, and is regarded as a GOAT then moving to our rivals during their most successful period whilst we have been poor for the majority of the past decade. He always made his ambition to play for Madrid known, he still gave everything he had for this club whilst he was here.
I for one, fell in love with United after being young and seeing Ronaldo play for us. Its club over player, but that doesn't mean we arent allowed to have a great affinity towards the player.
Its one of our greatest players who came here as a teenager and blossomed into the best in the world, and is regarded as a GOAT then moving to our rivals during their most successful period whilst we have been poor for the majority of the past decade. He always made his ambition to play for Madrid known, he still gave everything he had for this club whilst he was here.
I for one, fell in love with United after being young and seeing Ronaldo play for us. Its club over player, but that doesn't mean we arent allowed to have a great affinity towards the player.
Just do another purge (like the Scouse one) if he signs for City.
No it doesn’t. Ronaldo wants 30m net for 2 plus 1 years and a 25m transfer fee according to Romano. Plus the signing on fee and agent fees. They won’t then be getting Haaland next year. Where will Ronaldo go - the bench? From a footballing perspective this deal doesn’t make any sense. You wait the year and go for Kane/Haaland. Obviously from a marketing POV it’s a total dream.
I think with Kane it was now or never. Haaland, maybe it's like with Messi when the club knows that he has other preference (very likely Real).
I agree on Haaland - he’s definitely got his eye on somewhere. It’s why I’m very surprised you didn’t just spend the money on Kane.
I have already requested BlueRonaldo just to be on the safe side.
P-Ronaldo has a nice ring to it.
Fair enough. But anyway, wasn’t the story earlier in the week that his agent had approached City and they weren’t interested? Why is everyone talking like this will happen now?
He happily used us for every contract renewal since he left us. It is a shame he's going to end up another Tevez, but oh well.
Always preferred Messi anyway
Always preferred Messi anyway
I agree, his affiliation is with SAF, not with United and that's been apparent since he forced a move out of the club.
City probably didn't think he's worth 150-160M. Probably even that 127M offer was 100 + add-ons. And honestly I'm happy he won't join City. They lack strong characters and winners so in my eyes Ronaldo would be a better signing. I mean I still don't think that transfer will happen but Blackburn, Bajkowski and Ballus definitely changed their tone in last few hours so... who knows.
Nobody has an issue with that. However, there's a difference between affinity and obsession. RVN, Vidic and Scholes would be my favorite United players over the years. But had any of them moved to City, feck them - would definitely want them to struggle there. That's what people have an issue with - those who are seemingly torn between club and ex-player, or want ex-player to do well with our local rivals. It truly is bizarre.
Always thought Bebe was better anyway
If we don't go for him, we really can't complain he goes to City.
But that's just me and my view of Ronaldo. I always thought he saw as a first step on the ladder of his success and his love for the club was limited to the love of attention he got from playing for us.
But that's just me and my view of Ronaldo. I always thought he saw as a first step on the ladder of his success and his love for the club was limited to the love of attention he got from playing for us.
I sympathise with the Ronaldo fanboys. I went through the same thing when David Seaman joined City.
Dammit Ronnie don't do this you bastard
Honestly it feels like such a long time ago now that this Ronaldo doesn't even feel like the same guy that played for us.
People seem to clamour for his time at United way more than he actually cares for it. He obviously loves Fergie but he barely makes any noise about United. The fact he's even considering going to City shows where his loyalties are - and that's not with United.
People seem to clamour for his time at United way more than he actually cares for it. He obviously loves Fergie but he barely makes any noise about United. The fact he's even considering going to City shows where his loyalties are - and that's not with United.
I’m pretty ambivalent to it. And Juventus want Ronaldo out. They don’t want his wages regardless of what they say. He’s been blamed for their fall from grace and if memory serves he got dropped end of last season. Where else can be go? I’m sure Mendes has tried to shift him here but if we aren’t biting and no other club is in for him then can you actually blame him for going to City? Two of the greatest footballers have both ended up at oil state clubs because none of the others could afford their wages - there’s a lesson on sustainability there somewhere but nobody will learn it I’m sure.
There is a statue of Denis Law at Old Trafford- and he scored a goal for CIty that relegated us!
people still love Denis
people still love Denis
Think mainly because Kane has since confirmed he is staying and there's been rumors that City's willing to offer him a salary but don't want to pay any fee to Juve.
Imagine idolising another person
He’s not going to care about United at all, if one of the best clubs in the world are looking for a striker and want him he’d be an idiot not to want to join at his age, it’s not as if he’ll be getting much more offers and a team like City could save his legs through rest and being a box striker..
Not the best comparison. As I understand United and City weren't big rivals back then, United would have go down regardless and I don't think Ronaldo will get a statue at OT.
They were always rivals, local rivals. Whether they were shit or not doesnt matter. Ronaldo doesnt deserve a statue at United he wasnt a club legend like Law
But Law did join them, and so did Cole and Schmeichel.
He didn't, we would've gone down even if we won that game.
This. The constant adulation of an ex player who fecked off and spent his prime years elsewhere baffles me. We are only mentioned in the same breath when he was after his bi annual wage increase from Madrid.
To be fair Schmeichel is a cartwheeling knobhead.
Law was a Man City player before he became a Man United legend though, he'd already switched from a blue to a red.
Nobody would care about him returning to the blue side.
People gave (and still give) Schmeichel shit, nobody really cared about Cole IIRC because he was about 48 by then.
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