Comments on: SHOCK! HORROR! Ronaldo signs 5-yr contract for Manchester United at LESS than 140k/wk

By: chris

chris — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:53:42 +0000

hi im chris im glad cristiano has signed his 5 year contract and i hope he stays for life and win more trophys for us and im sure he will be right up there with bobby charlton best law cantana he deffentley in there and gd look cristiano from ur number 1 fan

chris

By: Ballin' Billy

Ballin' Billy — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:09:46 +0000

Once a Blue, always a Blue.

By: Azar

Azar — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:08:40 +0000

He’s worth whatever he asks for…. ManU, SAF, Gill, the ManU fans (not Glazers I’m sure)…. all know ManU wouldn’t be anywhere they are this season if only this one player had not been there…. highest goal scorer (16), highest no. of assists (15), awesome skills/passes/crosses, by far the highest number of shots taken for ManU…. and most crucially yet least noted contribution is – Ronaldo has won net fouls (fouls won minus fouls lost) to the order of 67, whereas Vidic (ranking at #2 after CR) has won only 15 net fouls…. effectively Christiano Ronaldo has stopped the game for ManU, many times in goal-scoring spots (a few times right inside the box :p) with the most convincing, impressive and enviable physical awareness.

If you wish to contend ManU would have been only marginally upset if Ronnie wasn’t there, you’re being a biased fan. Point being, I wouldn’t be surprised if he is paid as much as Ballack – he deserves it….. he’s brought more money and hope to ManU than he can ever be paid.

By: kris

kris — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:56:05 +0000

all this talk of “club loyalty” that fans demand from players is absolute rubbish. “club loyalty”, as a notion, is a relic of a bygone era, when clubs were still very much of their specific locale, with almost all fans and players coming from within shouting distance of the grounds. today’s game looks nothing like this: top squads fill their ranks with players from every part of the globe, bought at premium prices, and owe zero obeisance to loyalty when these players cease to perform at fitting levels. it’s a BUSINESS, and there’s no one looking out for a player’s interests and livelihood save for himself, so to demand “club loyalty” of a player is to ignore the nature of the modern game.

players are professionals, that’s just facts, so let fans be loyal (or not) and let the professionals earn their wages on the pitch.

By: Kina

Kina — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:05:16 +0000

good choice, C-Ron…now i know you sleep on a pillow at night…haha…hey, congrats, you deserve whatever dough you get in a second…just stay loyal to Utd…

By: Raju

Raju — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:03:29 +0000

err : I *think* Flashy Brazilians are a complete NO to Premiership. Jose Kleberson anyone?

By: Raju

Raju — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:02:57 +0000

Kaka?

No way..
I dont think Flashy Brazilians are a complete NO to Premiership. Jose Kleberson anyone?

By: Raju

Raju — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:39:10 +0000

Calderon? Who?
Mendez? Who?

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:50:31 +0000

Redondo – because that’s at least 40k/week more than what Rio is being paid. It’s a ridiculous amount, and those ‘wage demands’ are a product of media speculation to begin with.

100k / week – I can accept (but still doubt – probably 80-90k plus hefty bonuses). 140k / week is a very big amount, unlikely that United would break their wage structure like that.

By: Tony Montana

Tony Montana — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:47:24 +0000

Kleberson was ok, it was Djemba that let him down. Kleberson was injury prone and was often played on the wing. Thats same as fletcher. He wasnt played at the right position. His injuries did not allow hiim to settle down. Otherwise i thought he would have been a good player.