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Ronaldo; "Im staying at utd"
Topic Started: Aug 6 2008, 10:25 PM (569 Views)
5euros
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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3942509,00.html
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DaGunners
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He will be off next season.
I am soft.
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Scholes
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He finally speaks. Glad he's staying.
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Seriously, Frank Lampard is an absolute legend of the game. He needs to be recognised in some way eg. Frank Lampard OBE, Sir Frank Lampard or some kind of lifetime achievement award.

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Greatest ownage machine: Scholes. Absolute animal when he was a regular poster, I always knew I was in the right when he was backing me up, and I couldn't wait to read a topic that he was posting in because I knew he'd be tearing someone apart
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5euros
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Dong Fangzhou
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yeah definetly for the time being,im gutted :laughcry:
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5euros
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i wonder what fergie said to him,i would love to have been a fly on the wall then
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...utd/7546390.stm

Interview should be out 2moz.
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i literally despise ronaldo, he signs a contract last year, helps the team to the double and the team is on the verge of doing something amazing and be the best ever utd team, this should be a very happy time for the club.

but ronaldo has fucked all that up by throwing his future into doubt and it is not helping the team whatsoever, a complete lack of respect weather he leaves or stays particularly if he stays i mean why would you do such a thing if you intend on returning, it baffles me.

i still would rather he left ASAP, i appreciate what he has helped the club achieve but he cant just throw his future up in the air whenever he pleases and now he says he will stay 1 or maybe 2 years like its him that decides everything.

i wish fergie would put him right in his place.
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Im not a lawyer but its clear that he is off to Madrid next season.
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To be honest its a pity that he is staying and a little bit of a disapointment as it would have been nice to see big transfer stories and see world record fees etc and of course weakening Man Utd :whistle: Maybe something can happen next summer....
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spikey part of a plant or bush, he's already angling himself for a move next summer!

he better do something amazing this year for me to cheer him on
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not sure i want him if hes just there for the money he can f**k off to chelsea :redangry:
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^ lollll
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i honestly think its best for all parties to sell him now, real madrid can have their man, ronaldo can play for his dream club and we can move on.

he attracts too much attention and its not good for the club, i dont want to see fergie retire and then ronaldo just walk out and leave fergie's succesor with a right mess to deal with as soon as he arrives.

better of selling, we will get plenty of money to strengthen the squad and we will be better. simple as.
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It just goes to show that Fergie always gets his way when it comes to his players. He may well be happy to let him leave next year or maybe hasnt decided yet.

But he is staying which i said he would a couple of months ago so
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that interview in full....

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"My coach had the kindess of meeting with me some days ago, in Lisbon, as I think that is already public," Ronaldo told

Publico
. "It was an honest conversation, between two people that respect each other a lot and that I am sure that have a mutual affection and friendship. What we told each other stays between us."

Ronaldo admitted that his wish to play for Real Madrid is very strong and did not rule out a move to Santiago Bernabéu.

"The people that know me know well that only something very strong would make me assume this. If there is something that I have never been - nor I want to be - is ungrateful. Manchester are a club that will forever be in my heart," he added.

"And that will always be true, no matter what happens in the future. I know what this club have done for me and I will always be grateful no matter the circumstances. But, even because of that, even because I know that this is a different club, with an extraordinary human dimension, at some point I had some hope that my will and my reasons would be understood."

He went on to add: "After winning the Champions League, I felt that in five years I had helped the team win everything there was to win. We had won two league titles in a row and I had won the majority of individual awards, top goal-scorer of the Premier League, the Champions League and in Europe.

"I thus felt that maybe I needed a new challenge. On the other hand, I had never hidden that I wished to play in Spain, namely at Real Madrid, and I thought this could be the moment to do it. Manchester and Real are probably the two biggest clubs in the world and that would never be an easy decision. Besides the new challenge that I pondered, everyone undertands that the Spanish lifestyle and culture are a lot closer to the Portuguese ones. These were, in fact, the reasons that made me ponder."

Ronaldo also used this interview to stress that the possibility of a better contract at Santiago Bernabéu was never a reason he considered to put an end to his five-year association with the Red Devils:

"I am aware that, in any circumstance, I would be a victim of speculation. I knew that there would always be people that would say that my biggest concern was a bigger salary," Ronaldo noted.

"Others would insist on the idea that my vanity would not resist the possibility of being attached to the biggest transfer of all time at just the age of 23. Of course that I am proud because my work is recognized, but none of this weighed decisively on my desire.

"Plus, if it was just for the money, I would never leave Manchester United. In addition to the reasons that I already referred, I also have to admit that my family would really welcome this change. The possibility of being one hour away by plane from my mother and my family was a strong attraction, especially because I would serve a club as big as Real Madrid. I know that I have to deal with these circumstances, even if sometimes it is hard for me too, but it is a bit painful to demand it from those I care the most about.

"The biggest proof of what I just said is the fact that I made a huge investment to buy a house in Machester, when I did not even need to. I did it exactly to try to give the maximum of comfort not just to me, but also to the ones that are close. The people from Manchester United, namely the coach, understood my reasons.

"But we all ended up concluding that I should continue wearing Manchester United's number 7 shirt. It won't be a sacrifice for me, but a huge honour. I have important things to continue winning in England. And I will give my best for Manchester. I want to defend the European title and help Manchester become world champions. That, of course, without forgetting about winning the Premier League and the remaining competitions."

Ronaldo revealed, meanwhile, that he is not afraid of being booed by Manchester United's own fans after having declared that he would not like to return to Old Trafford.

"Honestly, no. I think that possibility is there, but I hope that won't happen," he said.

"I know I am a good professional, I know that no one demands more from himself than I do and I will continue doing it no matter the circumstances. The biggest joy in my career has been winning the Champions League. No one will erase it from my memory, just like no one will be able to erase the fact that I did it wearing Manchester United's shirt.

"What I publically said, perhaps naively, I totally assume. People have to understand one thing: I reached a dream club like Manchester at the age of 18. I fulfilled a dream. But, even then, I had in my mind the wish to play some years in England and then play in Spain.

"I was already thinking about that back then and I never stopped doing my best because of that. Why lie? I won't be a hypocrite and say the contrary of what I think, like others do. I said exactly what I think: I have the dream of playing at Real Madrid and I thought it was time to leave. People can't criticize that I wanted to fulfill this dream I have had since I was a child."

Ronaldo added that he never considered breaching his contract with Manchester United and that he would only leave if his employers were to receive the right compensation.

"I confess that one of the reasons why I assumed my desire was the fact that Manchester would be rightly compensated. The figures that were reported, which would be record-breaking, would be enough, at least materially, to pay the debt of gratitude I have to this club.

"I will hereby assume something I had never told anyone. If we had not won the Champions League, I would probably not even have considered going to Real Madrid.

"And there is something very important that must be said: it was never my will to force my exit without Manchester United's consent. By refusing the offer, the United board also stressed how much they liked me. At that time, I did not totally understand it, but now I can give it its due value."
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