Quoted by Daily Star, Mirror and The Times as having rebuffed Jose, Ole and LvG. I guess all those who don't want Ronaldo at United because he wants to leave will now have to start hating Eriksen three times as much...
Eriksen turned us down three times
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Oh noes !!
Almost as if players desires and situations at clubs can't change over time....
I was astonished when I read that earlier. Fergie would never have gone back for him.
The state on this place 
didn't SAF go after Shearer more than once? Seem to remember hearing that but might be wrong
It didn't quite sound like that in the Athletic piece on it. Sounds like a tabloid spin on some quotes to me.
Who cares as long as he performs for us now? Footballers aren't fans.
He denied us three times. Biblical stuff.
I don't quite understand how you can compare these two. He was at Spurs and it is never good to go from a top club to another top club in the same league.
Yes he talked to them and what made him say no thanks was maybe the style of play or the way they wanted to use him, that's only something they can know.
A big difference between the two is that Erikesen does not have a huge ego, and only thinks about playing football, rather than highlighting himself.
I don't think you will succeed in getting people to start hating him, because he actually has a fantastic personality, and who doesn't just say yes to anything if he doesn't feel he can help develop the team and himself.
Hope you can see the difference yourself
Yes he talked to them and what made him say no thanks was maybe the style of play or the way they wanted to use him, that's only something they can know.
A big difference between the two is that Erikesen does not have a huge ego, and only thinks about playing football, rather than highlighting himself.
I don't think you will succeed in getting people to start hating him, because he actually has a fantastic personality, and who doesn't just say yes to anything if he doesn't feel he can help develop the team and himself.
Hope you can see the difference yourself
Dying changes a man
Completely irrelevant to Ronaldo's situation.
Deadwood
I'm confused by this?
Why would we hate Eriksen? Please explain.
This thread makes no sense. The situations aren't comparable at all.
feck me there's some stupid stuff posted on the internet
The Times as well - although I'd agree that's not the paper it used to be!
Well done somehow managing to link it to Ronaldo 
Get rid
I didn't ask anyone to hate him (rather the opposite and to get people to stop hating ronaldo) but I'm glad you're his psychiatrist and know all about his ego or lack of it
not what I said... I said some would have to if there was logic to their hatred of ronaldo. the hint was there in that you can't hate someone three times as much. And I was more interested in the fact that we approached him three times - he was someone I've wanted at the club for some time. Not everyone agreed on this being a good bit of business when we signed him
He didn't turn us down, so much as he chose to stay with the club he was already at (twice) and try a different league (once).
There's a difference between turning down an affair with another woman versus remaining faithful to your wife, even though the end result is the same. One is a rejection of somebody, while the other is an affirmation of loyalty.
There's a difference between turning down an affair with another woman versus remaining faithful to your wife, even though the end result is the same. One is a rejection of somebody, while the other is an affirmation of loyalty.
The quotes seem to say he turned us down, and they are very definitely from him. But I agree the papers might have spun this bit
Sell him to Brentford. See if Lord Farquaad will take him back.
The only 3 that matters now is the years on his United contract. 
Well played. So he is going to be a bedrock of new Manchester United
ha ha I missed that - and i studied bleeding Divinity at university!
There is no logic to it.
If Eriksen said he wanted to leave three times then yes, logic would suggest he should get the same criticism as Ronaldo.
But he hasn't.
The exact quotes are:
"When I was at Spurs, I spoke to every manager who's been here at Man United to see what the situation was," Eriksen said.
"So, it's been on the books. Well, not on the books, but it's been spoken about [for a while]. For me, then wasn't the time to move. I was at Spurs for a long time and I wanted to try something abroad, so I went to Inter and ended up having a lovely time
"But then obviously something happened in the summer and that changed the career path I had in mind, so I came back to England, to Brentford first of all. To be here [at United] is something I didn't think could happen a year ago. I never thought it was going to happen."
In his own words, it "wasn't the time to move". To me, that says he was happy with his status quo rather than anti-United.
very good - I'm really slow today: took someone else to repost this for me to get it (and I studied Divinity at uni!).
isnt the main reason many are down on Ronaldo is the manner he has gone about his buinsess. Wait till July, refuse to go on tour, agent tried to flog him to every relevent CL club, needless headache for new manger etc...
What is this thread even about
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It’s almost like players can be inclined to go to a club based on a manager, his personal circumstances and stages in his career. Incredible.
Pretty poor effort of a defence for Ronaldo.
What a hairbeained thread.
Strange thread.
never said he was anti United. My main point (and maybe I should have left out Ronny) was that (a) I was surprised we had approached him and even more (b) the press never got hold of the story on any of the occasions
I'm sorry we haven't all got your Cambridge degree in brain surgery plus the best football mind in the country
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