Manchester United Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Mod Note in OP, 25/3

Vic Vinegar

No more beer for you!

Trigger

bangkok wrote: »

He wouldn't be in the team if we had ronnie

Why? Is Ronaldo going to play on the left side of a midfield 3?

Timmyctc

RichFTW wrote: »

Would rather Bale myself. The age difference is one factor plus I didn't like the way Ronaldo acted like a spoilt child his last year at United.

Just so you're aware, you're 110% unequivocally entirely and absolutely wrong here.

RichFTW

Business Cat wrote: »

Wasn't it the year before he left that he asked for a move, and Fergie asked him to stay one more year to which he agreed and had a monster season.

I had and have no issue with that, he made no bones about wanting to move and didn't pull any crap.

Publicly asking for a move while under contract is pulling crap in my view. He could have kept his desire for a move in house instead of using the media to engineer a move. It was a fairly recent 5 year deal unless I'm mixing up dates he signed as well.

Timmyctc wrote: »

Just so you're aware, you're 110% unequivocally entirely and absolutely wrong here.

Good to know! Stuff like agreeing that his situation was similar to a slave formed part of my opinion.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jul/11/manchesterunited.premierleague1

K4t

bangkok wrote: »

He wouldn't be in the team if we had ronnie

He wouldn't be in the team if we had Di Maria..
He wouldn't be in the team if we had Falcao..
He wouldn't be in the team if we had Mata..
He wouldn't be in the team if we had Van Persie..

Maximus Alexander

Hococop wrote: »

Liar she is amazing

And mods I have not gone off topic, there is a Manchester united crest in the background so it relates to the club

Eugh how can you look at that?

Pyjamarama

bangkok wrote: »

Ronaldo all day long, imagine the buzz around old Trafford every home game having the best player in the world in the team. Guaranteed 30 goals a season as well

You guys are gonna sign Messi?!?!

Nalz

Pyjamarama wrote: »

You guys are gonna sign Messi?!?!

No

Lord TSC

Pyjamarama wrote: »

You guys are gonna sign Messi?!?!

Sure why not? There's been plenty of links...

Lord TSC

Lord TSC wrote: »

Sure why not? There's been plenty of links...

Your kidding....Barca let him go?

When's his contract up?

Mars Bar

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Eugh how can you look at that?

Jesus Christ
She is hardly an eye sore

jayo26

Business Cat wrote: »

Wasn't it the year before he left that he asked for a move, and Fergie asked him to stay one more year to which he agreed and had a monster season.

I had and have no issue with that, he made no bones about wanting to move and didn't pull any crap.

Exactly mate that's what happened he had 30 goals or something that year I though.

RobertKK

Daily Mail says contract negotiations have not yet opened with Chris Smalling and Phil Jones who have one year left on their contract.
United they say are believed to be relaxed about the situation.

However they are still looking at Austrian defender Dragovic while Hummels remains top defensive target.

Pepe Reina had this to say about De Gea ""He is one of the top goalkeepers in Europe and this year he has been superb. "Maybe Real Madrid are looking for a goalkeeper and De Gea is one of the names suggested, but I think he should be happy enough to play for United."

jayo26

RobertKK wrote: »

Daily Mail says contract negotiations have not yet opened with Chris Smalling and Phil Jones who have one year left on their contract.
United they say are believed to be relaxed about the situation.

However they are still looking at Austrian defender Dragovic while Hummels remains top defensive target.

Pepe Reina had this to say about De Gea ""He is one of the top goalkeepers in Europe and this year he has been superb. "Maybe Real Madrid are looking for a goalkeeper and De Gea is one of the names suggested, but I think he should be happy enough to play for United."

Even if we had other plans for defence i don't see them leaving contracts to run down as both of them are still worth enough to get a decent return of money, as much as we complain about them both are current England internationals so are worth a decent amount of money.

RobertKK

jayo26 wrote: »

Even if we had other plans for defence i don't see them leaving contracts to run down as both of them are still worth enough to get a decent return of money, as much as we complain about them both are current England internationals so are worth a decent amount of money.

United probably know both are desperate to stay and feel no pressure to rush things, until they see if they are in the CL or not.

Maximus Alexander

Mars Bar wrote: »

Jesus Christ
She is hardly an eye sore

I was being sarcastic. She's a majorly attractive woman. And a United fan. And into maths.

bangkok

astradave wrote: »

Why? Is Ronaldo going to play on the left side of a midfield 3?

no di maria will be, ronaldo ahead of that, fellaini on the bench

Rubber_Soul

Business Cat wrote: »

Wasn't it the year before he left that he asked for a move, and Fergie asked him to stay one more year to which he agreed and had a monster season.

I had and have no issue with that, he made no bones about wanting to move and didn't pull any crap.

Apart from the whole slave thing...

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/ronaldo-i-am-a-slave-864958.html

hefferboi

Haha Ronaldo won't be signing for United. Dream on lads.

Lol

Will I Amnt

hefferboi wrote: »

Haha Ronaldo won't be signing for United. Dream on lads.

Lol

But it's his home....

RobertKK

Jorge Mendes may want a cash injection...

hefferboi

Will I Amnt wrote: »

But it's his home....

His home is in disarray.

Will I Amnt

hefferboi wrote: »

His home is in disarray.

Ah no, it's on the mend.

The_Kew_Tour

hefferboi wrote: »

His home is in disarray.

Well if sat on top of your perch is disarray, then yes it is.

hefferboi

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Well if sat on top of your perch is disarray, then yes it is.

Is 4th the top of the perch now?

ElChe32

We need to stamp out this petty bickering lads.

yabadabado

hefferboi wrote: »

Is 4th the top of the perch now?

Who mentioned fourth ?

Maximus Alexander

Why feed them?

yabadabado

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

Why feed them?

its a cry for help.poor bastards.

Mikeyt086

hefferboi wrote: »

Haha Ronaldo won't be signing for United. Dream on lads.

Lol

Which one is your favourite Skylanders figure? If you're really good I might buy you one for your birthday.

Rayne Wooney

hefferboi wrote: »

Haha Ronaldo won't be signing for United. Dream on lads.

Lol

It must have been hard watching Fellaini destroy Henderson the other day but there's no need for the bitterness

Vic Vinegar

Another rumoured shirt design, I really like this one.

Fakman87

Am I the only one that wouldn't want Ronaldo back? You can't play controlled possession team football with him in the team.

I think Bale would be a much better signing for several reasons.

yabadabado

Fakman87 wrote: »

Am I the only one that wouldn't want Ronaldo back? You can't play controlled possession team football with him in the team.

I think Bale would be a much better signing for several reasons.

Why not ?

Giggsy11

Fakman87 wrote: »

Am I the only one that wouldn't want Ronaldo back? You can't play controlled possession team football with him in the team.

I think Bale would be a much better signing for several reasons.

That's a contradictory statement. Bale is very very poor man's Ronaldo, how can team play controlled possession game with Bale if they can't win Ronaldo?

Fakman87

Giggsy11 wrote: »

That's a contradictory statement. Bale is very very poor man's Ronaldo, how can team play controlled possession game with Bale if they can't win Ronaldo?

I think Bale passes the ball more and isn't a narcissist like Ronaldo. Plus he's younger, british and would probably cost less due to his current issues with Madrid.

RobertKK

Don't think Florentino Perez would sell Bale as it would look bad for him and his record signing, while Ronaldo is 30 and the price they get could be justified.
Both probably stay, but who knows.

yabadabado

Fakman87 wrote: »

I think Bale passes the ball more and isn't a narcissist like Ronaldo. Plus he's younger, british and would probably cost less due to his current issues with Madrid.

Ronaldo is a superior player to Bale in every way.Only advantage for Bale is he is younger.

RobertKK

It is happening... :P

https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/581751397122703360

Headshot

RobertKK wrote: »

It is happening... :P

https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/581751397122703360

Thank ****

Copper_pipe

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/9779708/zlatan-ibrahimovic-tipped-for-manchester-united-by-peter-schmeichel

Timmyctc

RichFTW wrote: »

Publicly asking for a move while under contract is pulling crap in my view. He could have kept his desire for a move in house instead of using the media to engineer a move. It was a fairly recent 5 year deal unless I'm mixing up dates he signed as well.



Good to know! Stuff like agreeing that his situation was similar to a slave formed part of my opinion.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jul/11/manchesterunited.premierleague1

Sepp blatter said there was too much slavery in modern football and that united should let Ronaldo move. Ronaldo said he agreed with blatter. More than likely to the 'move' part. But I suspect you know this. Even if Ronaldo came ou and said he was a slave, once. That's infintely better behaviour Tha dozens of our players past and present.

Mitch Connor

Timmyctc wrote: »

Sepp blatter said there was too much slavery in modern football and that united should let Ronaldo move. Ronaldo said he agreed with blatter. More than likely to the 'move' part. But I suspect you know this. Even if Ronaldo came ou and said he was a slave, once. That's infintely better behaviour Tha dozens of our players past and present.

Yeah, his behaviour the second last season was terrible. He was grand the last season though. Had me convinced he was going to stay another season.

Timmyctc

The fact that people would even consider bale over Ronaldo, unless bales fee was in the region of 1/5th ronaldos, is actually laughable. Ronaldo is the balon d'or holder who's arguably been the best player in the world for two years running. Bale was the second best player in the PL when Real bought him and hasn't progressed an insane amount since then.

Maximus Alexander

Timmyctc wrote: »

The fact that people would even consider bale over Ronaldo, unless bales fee was in the region of 1/5th ronaldos, is actually laughable. Ronaldo is the balon d'or holder who's arguably been the best player in the world for two years running. Bale was the second best player in the PL when Real bought him and hasn't progressed an insane amount since then.

Agreed. I wouldn't say no to Bale if his fee wouldn't interfere with other transfers. But if it's him or Ronaldo, it's not even a contest.

Hank Scorpio

Laughable? Hardly. I'd have serious question marks over Ronaldos attitude, as much as people want to deny it, he did act like a prat in his final season at united and he's hardly mother Teresa over in Madrid either. Ronaldo only cares about himself, his celebration in the CL final was "laughable". Bale is 5 years younger aswell. All depends on the price though like you said

ShooterSF

If I could be guaranteed zero business between Manchester United and Real Madrid this summer I'd take it.

PhlegmyMoses

I have no issues with Ronaldo's attitude or ability to fit into the team. I would have Bale over him though. Ronaldo is clearly the better player, he's one of the best to ever play the game. But age can be weird and at Ronaldo's age, a notable decline can happen over the summer break. He takes care of himself do may go well into his 30s, but his style may not suit that. If we signed Ronaldo we'd get minimum 2 years out of him, max 4. If we signed Bale we'd get minimum 7, max 9 provided he doesn't move on in the meantime.

RichFTW

Timmyctc wrote: »

Sepp blatter said there was too much slavery in modern football and that united should let Ronaldo move. Ronaldo said he agreed with blatter. More than likely to the 'move' part. But I suspect you know this. Even if Ronaldo came ou and said he was a slave, once. That's infintely better behaviour Tha dozens of our players past and present.

You suspect wrong. He agreed with the whole statement. If he wanted to distance himself from the slave comment, he easily could have said so in his reply.

Fergie had the right idea getting rid of ego players who thought they were above the club when you look at what is happening with Real at the moment. I for one don't want a circus of a club like Real which is another reason why I would prefer Bale over Ronaldo. Ronaldo is a better player at the moment but the difference in quality is far from making it a laughable transfer to choose Bale over Ronaldo.

Also Bale has a goal and assist here in the Wales match without the drama if you're interested.

v3ttel

hefferboi wrote: »

Haha Ronaldo won't be signing for United. Dream on lads.

Lol

hefferboi wrote: »

His home is in disarray.

hefferboi wrote: »

Is 4th the top of the perch now?

Yes, that's right. Feed us your juicy bitterness.

If United are in disarray, what would you call the predicament of a club that hasn't won a league title for 25 years, and currently look like missing out on Champions League for the 4th time in 5 seasons?