No way is he worth 80 mill, on last years form maybe but since then his form has dropped alarmingly.
He also has a hernia problem and a suspect foot injury.
Best bit of business United have done in years.
Altogether now
Fook off Ronaldo,Fook off Ronaldo

Fantastic business by Manchester United.

Now I wonder if Salford City Reds decide to sell Richard Myler how much they will get in return

You could probably buy the whole super league for that.

£80 Mill?

GT you always have to look on the downside. Hopefully its uncle Malcs retirement fund : i believe the money you got for Kyle wilson went on
Walshes Helicopter.


Gutted he is gone dont think money can buy the goal in Porto or the performance at the Arsenal. I dread to think at the end of the season 80mil could be the difference between us and the bin dippers.

I performance all year is not good enough.
Petulant Portugese pr1ck is the best description for him
Liverpool had their chance this year and blew it, Chelsea are the ones to watch out for next year.
Oh and dont forget that massive club

I think the 2007/08 season may have been his best and I don't like to brag but I bet there re very few reds who can say they were there at the begining in Lisbon when United played them in a friendly and we signed him the week later and in rome last month.
Only one way to go now as Beckham found out ......... down

I believe it's being reported today that'll it'll be paid in four yearly installments of £20 million. So we don't even get the interest payments sorted, never mind a large transfer fund!

Beggars can't be choosers

tell them to FO all up front or no deal should be the case, Real Madrid have done this before and not had to pay all the fee. United would be daft to let them get away with it. this is more like a loan arrangment than a transfer.

Sung to the okie cokie

You put your transfer in, your transfer out
In, out, in, out
You f*** your club about!
You do the Christiano and
You change your mind,
That's what it's all about!!!
Oh Ronaldo is a W***er
Oh Ronaldo is a W***er
Oh Ronaldo is A W***er
Knees bent, arms stretch
DIVE, DIVE, DIVE

there is a sale on at the club megastore RONALDO on the back of the shirts home and away £3 .99 sizes S M L XL XXL X XXL with a free dvd of the euro final in rome

More fuel to people like myself who dislike football with a great passion,it is morally inexcuseable to pay that kind of money and salary for and too one person.

apparently madrid have pulled out of the deal after discovering that they could have bought a big girls blouse from primark for £4

Sorry but who's morals? How is one salary and deal morally worse than any other? If the paying public are daft enough to fund such things then why not?

In the immortal words of W.C. Fields - "never give a sucker an even break"

It was an open and fair exchange, morals do not come in to it. The money hasn't been destroyed, just changed hands.

I think Michigan Red is saying that in a World where people are losing their jobs and homes and others starving then it is beyond human morality to pay/waste that kind of money on an individual for entertainment purposes. I fully agree with him. While sport plays a hugely important role in many of our lives there are some things which are more important.

That might be mildly amusing if the transfer request bit were true...on the other hand it's a far more appropriate song for a Mr Steven Gerrard

Eh? Isn't the transfer request bit true??

SKY Sports said the MUFC official statement from hte clubs was something like [i'Cristiano has once again expressed his desire to leave the club'?[/i

The Portugese lady boy did put in a transfer request last year but was persuaded not to go by SAF and advised to wait a year and see what happens.
There was a agreement made between the clubs that if Real came back with a offer of 80 million then United would do business.
That time duly arrived

That is fantastic

Did you make that up ?

It was bound to happen. He is not daft is he!? End of last season he wanted to leave then during the season he is happy and wants to stay etc. Load of rubbish and did anyone actualy believe him?


Only problem is not one player can replace him. Reports that Fergi wants Torres? Can't believe that what so ever.
Valencia had a good game against United and seemed to cause the defence a lot of problems.


Glad Ronaldo has gone though, the whole saga got a bit annoying

I understand the sentiment but like I said, the money hasn't been destroyed it has just changed hands. The only fair way to value something is to see what someone is prepared to pay for it.

That's true stew but I cannot accept that the money spent in football is anything other than obscene. The people in charge of the game and the clubs should take a long hard look at themselves!!!!

I agree, £80million for a human.. Will he get even better at Madrid or will he decline and want to leave them too