Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo at the Portugal national team 😬
— utdreport (@utdreport) November 14, 2022
via @LuigiDamiao pic.twitter.com/LcpNuXqc92
Check out that body language from Bruno. That should tell you a little something.
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Check out that body language from Bruno. That should tell you a little something.
Moved him out of the way and didn't shake his hand. You gotta love it.
I completely understand why other fans hate his BS on the pitch. But the man is a leader and has integrity (in spite of the flops).
EDIT: OK, after further review he did shake his hand but definitely wasn't a warm greeting.
I completely understand why other fans hate his BS on the pitch. But the man is a leader and has integrity (in spite of the flops).
EDIT: OK, after further review he did shake his hand but definitely wasn't a warm greeting.
Even colder when you compare to how he greeted the other teammates in this slightly longer version.
Bruno Fernandes gives Cristiano Ronaldo a frosty reception as Portugal meet for the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/W5rDdMirc8
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 15, 2022
Ronaldo "bro what's up?! we should get dinner. hang out!"
Bruno: "uh yea. I'll have my people call your people." In his head "nope"
Bruno: "uh yea. I'll have my people call your people." In his head "nope"
This too.
Joao Cancelo wants nothing to do with Cristiano Ronaldo 😭pic.twitter.com/9LQMPAYWxK
— ⁹ (@ErlingRoIe) November 15, 2022
Watching Portugal in the World Cup just got way more exciting
Handshake Gate was a joke between the two, which was widely reported yesterday. What an invented soap opera. This club loves any kind of drama and publicity, so it's par for the course and exemplifies its culture and results since Ferguson retired. Shambles, I tell ya.
Meh, maybe it's the truth, maybe it isn't. Only Bruno knows. Extremely plausible he's playing it down so as not to create a distraction before the WC.
Hey, we got you on video giving Ronaldo the cold shoulder. Any comment on that?
Oh, yeah. That was a joke. We were both in on it. Very funny, right?
Oh, yeah. That was a joke. We were both in on it. Very funny, right?
If you want to have a good laugh, go and read the highlights of the first part of his interview which aired yesterday. There's a lot of gold in there but one of my underrated favorites is...
"I remember when I was 18, 19, 20, I was always looking to see the best players Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rio Ferdinand, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs this is why I have had the success I have had and the longevity, because I take care of my body, my mentality, my head, that's because I saw those guys and learnt from them"
MFer is just gaslighting the entire world at this point. Acting like he had some sort of reverence for RvN when in fact RvN wanted to throttle him and openly criticized his BS.
"I remember when I was 18, 19, 20, I was always looking to see the best players Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rio Ferdinand, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs this is why I have had the success I have had and the longevity, because I take care of my body, my mentality, my head, that's because I saw those guys and learnt from them"
MFer is just gaslighting the entire world at this point. Acting like he had some sort of reverence for RvN when in fact RvN wanted to throttle him and openly criticized his BS.
Ronaldo is really in your head. You need to just relax
He's doing this hoping to get released. He won't be sent anywhere in a transfer. He just wants to get cut. Or paid to walk.
That is definitely what he is doing. Once he realized they were not going to use him, he went into went forward with the plan to make United need to cut him to make the dark cloud go away.
I'm sorry I have a sports opinion that happens to be passionate? Truly is a first I guess.
ColoradoMooseHerd said:
Ronaldo is really in your head. You need to just relax
To be a tad fair your only posts on this thread at least in a few months is related solely to the defense of Ronaldo. So maybe a bit of the same thoughts of relaxing for you as well?
Sorry I showed up on that day.
I did not defend Ronaldo. The team has better options than Ronaldo, he is behaving poorly and should be cut. Why allow him to mess things up? if you are not going to use him, why put up with the antics that are only negatively affecting the team when you are trying to rebuild?
How is this helping the team?
I did not defend Ronaldo. The team has better options than Ronaldo, he is behaving poorly and should be cut. Why allow him to mess things up? if you are not going to use him, why put up with the antics that are only negatively affecting the team when you are trying to rebuild?
How is this helping the team?
SInce I entered the thread, every post has been regarding Ronaldo. I guess I could have changed the subject myself.planoaggie123 said:ColoradoMooseHerd said:
Ronaldo is really in your head. You need to just relax
To be a tad fair your only posts on this thread at least in a few months is related solely to the defense of Ronaldo. So maybe a bit of the same thoughts of relaxing for you as well?
Seemed like you entered b/c of Ronaldo rather than just stumbling in.
I agree that how all this is being handled appears poor but, despite lack of great management I still like to think just maybe there is a reason behind the madness....just not clear as to what and may never be made public.
I agree that how all this is being handled appears poor but, despite lack of great management I still like to think just maybe there is a reason behind the madness....just not clear as to what and may never be made public.
Not a whole lot else going on at the moment. Feel like the Ronaldo story is a little more relevant now than our next competitive match that is more than a month away.
He gone...
Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 22, 2022
The club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford.#MUFC
Time to put this behind the team and move on. This has been way too big of a distraction for a player the team does not want as part of its future
I wonder if any money changed hands or if they just decided enough was enough on both sides. I am guessing they paid him to go away.
Mathguy64 said:
I wonder if any money changed hands or if they just decided enough was enough on both sides. I am guessing they paid him to go away.
My guess is they told cr7 you can agree to walk away or we can go to court.
ColoradoMooseHerd said:
Time to put this behind the team and move on. This has been way too big of a distraction for a player the team does not want as part of its future
You can argue this both ways. It is clear that CR doesn't have a real interest in Man U. He has been a distraction, period.
True, it was very obvious that CR did not have an interest to be with MU, but that was only brought to light after they did not play him. A guy like CR has too big an ego to spend all the time on the bench and then brought in as a sub with 2:00 minutes left in the game. Anyone could have seen that was not going to work, it only seem like TH was trying to provoke CR with those attempts.missinAggieland said:ColoradoMooseHerd said:
Time to put this behind the team and move on. This has been way too big of a distraction for a player the team does not want as part of its future
You can argue this both ways. It is clear that CR doesn't have a real interest in Man U. He has been a distraction, period.
Should have moved for a mutual break months ago. Now it is done and time to move forward without him.
Mathguy64 said:
I wonder if any money changed hands or if they just decided enough was enough on both sides. I am guessing they paid him to go away.
I would guess that too. Maybe they negotiated some sort of compromise so that he didn't get his entire salary due through June 30 but I doubt Ronaldo walked away with nothing.
If he wants more playing time, then he needs to be more engaged on the field. He's a good player, but his tactics of allowing the team he is on to be a 10 v 11 team unless the ball is directly coming his way happens too often.
As I stated before they should part ways from him and they just did. I am just surprised that it took this long for it to get this way. There was no reason to keep him on the team the last few months when CR was poisoning the well. Everyone could see what was happening, should have pulled the trigger on him as soon as this drama started.missinAggieland said:
If he wants more playing time, then he needs to be more engaged on the field. He's a good player, but his tactics of allowing the team he is on to be a 10 v 11 team unless the ball is directly coming his way happens too often.
If the club is smart (they're not but stay with me), they'll use the next month to identify a striker and get him in on January 1st. The kind of player you're going to get early isn't going to be great. I don't care. Just get a body because right now we have Mr. Glass (aka Anthony Martial) as our only recognizable striker.
Then look for a 2nd forward that you can bring in later in the month. Obviously sooner is better but I'd be willing to wait for a good forward. Doesn't need to be a great forward because you're not getting the Osimhen's of the world in January. But it should be possible to get some talent in January if you do your business properly.
Then look for a 2nd forward that you can bring in later in the month. Obviously sooner is better but I'd be willing to wait for a good forward. Doesn't need to be a great forward because you're not getting the Osimhen's of the world in January. But it should be possible to get some talent in January if you do your business properly.
I stand corrected
Breaking: Ronaldo walks away for nothing without a penny of the £16m remaining on his contract #mufc
— Chris Wheeler (@ChrisWheelerDM) November 22, 2022
WHAT IS HAPPENING
EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, are to explore a sale of the club as part of a review of options that could also include selling a minority interest. An outright sale would bring an end to 17 years of controversial ownership. https://t.co/ZJurxzvUxK
— Mark Kleinman (@MarkKleinmanSky) November 22, 2022
This has been needed for quite some time. Hopefully they find an ownership group that will inspire the fan base.Dre_00 said:
WHAT IS HAPPENINGEXCLUSIVE: Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, are to explore a sale of the club as part of a review of options that could also include selling a minority interest. An outright sale would bring an end to 17 years of controversial ownership. https://t.co/ZJurxzvUxK
— Mark Kleinman (@MarkKleinmanSky) November 22, 2022
Liverpool and United up for sale at the same time (though I bet the Glazers only sell a minority stake).
What a time to be alive.
What a time to be alive.
Maybe a Saudi Prince needs a new play toyDre_00 said:
Liverpool and United up for sale at the same time (though I bet the Glazers only sell a minority stake).
What a time to be alive.
So far I've heard a David Beckham led (in name anyway) consortium, Jim Ratcliffe, and Amancio Ortega (owner of Zara...worth $60 billion) are all interested. I believe none of them but still...fun times.
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