BYE BYE RONALDO!

[Hoboh]

With this Ronaldo cash, me, I'd slap £50 mill under The Yanks at 'pools noses for Torres,
be a laugh that would, it would sure as hell put the Spanish waiters nose out of joint

Or how bout 80M for Gerrard and Torres?

Why not? can see there being plenty milage in winding up your rivals this early on! Not too often a chance like this comes along

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With this Ronaldo cash, me, I'd slap £50 mill under The Yanks at 'pools noses for Torres,
be a laugh that would, it would sure as hell put the Spanish waiters nose out of joint

Or how bout 80M for Gerrard and Torres?

Why not? It'd be nice for Benitez to just laugh down the phone at them. Or perhaps accept the offer and get Gerrard and Torres to do it personally. Be worth a giggle.

[Hoboh]

With this Ronaldo cash, me, I'd slap £50 mill under The Yanks at 'pools noses for Torres,
be a laugh that would, it would sure as hell put the Spanish waiters nose out of joint

Or how bout 80M for Gerrard and Torres?

Why not? It'd be nice for Benitez to just laugh down the phone at them. Or perhaps accept the offer and get Gerrard and Torres to do it personally. Be worth a giggle.

Aye but would Tonto and the Lone ranger across the pond be laughing?

[BWFC_Insane]

With this Ronaldo cash, me, I'd slap £50 mill under The Yanks at 'pools noses for Torres,
be a laugh that would, it would sure as hell put the Spanish waiters nose out of joint

Or how bout 80M for Gerrard and Torres?

Why not? It'd be nice for Benitez to just laugh down the phone at them. Or perhaps accept the offer and get Gerrard and Torres to do it personally. Be worth a giggle.

Aye but Hicks and Gillete may feel they can't "afford" to turn down offers like that!

[Puskas]

With this Ronaldo cash, me, I'd slap £50 mill under The Yanks at 'pools noses for Torres,
be a laugh that would, it would sure as hell put the Spanish waiters nose out of joint

Or how bout 80M for Gerrard and Torres?

Why not? It'd be nice for Benitez to just laugh down the phone at them. Or perhaps accept the offer and get Gerrard and Torres to do it personally. Be worth a giggle.

Aye but Hicks and Gillete may feel they can't "afford" to turn down offers like that!

A lot of this discussion is based upon the assumption that Mr Alex Ferguson has decided to sell Ronaldo. Is it not possible that, given the state of the finances at the Theatre Of Shite, the decision wasn't made by him, but by those in charge?

There's a non-zero chance that MAF will be given none of the Ronaldo money to spend on new players...

[Prufrock]

Sounds to me more like he had a buy out clause inserted last summer. How much of the cash Fergie sees is open to conjecture.

[BWFC_Insane]

With this Ronaldo cash, me, I'd slap £50 mill under The Yanks at 'pools noses for Torres,
be a laugh that would, it would sure as hell put the Spanish waiters nose out of joint

Or how bout 80M for Gerrard and Torres?

Why not? It'd be nice for Benitez to just laugh down the phone at them. Or perhaps accept the offer and get Gerrard and Torres to do it personally. Be worth a giggle.

Aye but Hicks and Gillete may feel they can't "afford" to turn down offers like that!

A lot of this discussion is based upon the assumption that Mr Alex Ferguson has decided to sell Ronaldo. Is it not possible that, given the state of the finances at the Theatre Of Shite, the decision wasn't made by him, but by those in charge?

There's a non-zero chance that MAF will be given none of the Ronaldo money to spend on new players...

Quite Puskas. But it would be funny if allowed to spend the money they took Liverpools best two players!

Its not going to happen I know, but it would make me laugh!

[TANGODANCER]

You really can't see beyond the end of the Albert Dock, can you mate?

Your cryptic response means what, exactly?And it's all about the Newcastle Quayside these days, mi amigo.

As quickly as possible:

It's a "me" world. You just said as much. Loyalty and continuity ran businesses for ages. People learned the job and got promoted throught the ranks and carried on the business and it flourished. Now, everybody chases the personal dream and nobody stays in place. Businesses lose their credibility and when they go bust nobody considers the fact that the same businesses have kept them in work for years. The "me" factor is the root cause of the drastic recession we're now seeing.
That's the cryptic bit.

[Hoboh]

You really can't see beyond the end of the Albert Dock, can you mate?

Your cryptic response means what, exactly?And it's all about the Newcastle Quayside these days, mi amigo.

As quickly as possible:

It's a "me" world. You just said as much. Loyalty and continuity ran businesses for ages. People learned the job and got promoted throught the ranks and carried on the business and it flourished. Now, everybody chases the personal dream and nobody stays in place. Businesses lose their credibility and when they go bust nobody considers the fact that the same businesses have kept them in work for years. The "me" factor is the root cause of the drastic recession we're now seeing.
That's the cryptic bit.

Sigh! all illusions get shattered these days!!!!

Theres me thinking you were quite modern for a worthers man Tango!!

Someone will tell me the moons not made of cheese or Fatso's sold the barcodes next.

[TANGODANCER]

You really can't see beyond the end of the Albert Dock, can you mate?

Your cryptic response means what, exactly?And it's all about the Newcastle Quayside these days, mi amigo.

As quickly as possible:

It's a "me" world. You just said as much. Loyalty and continuity ran businesses for ages. People learned the job and got promoted throught the ranks and carried on the business and it flourished. Now, everybody chases the personal dream and nobody stays in place. Businesses lose their credibility and when they go bust nobody considers the fact that the same businesses have kept them in work for years. The "me" factor is the root cause of the drastic recession we're now seeing.
That's the cryptic bit.

Sigh! all illusions get shattered these days!!!!

Theres me thinking you were quite modern for a worthers man Tango!!

Someone will tell me the moons not made of cheese or Fatso's sold the barcodes next.

Nothng modern about me mate. Strictly flat cap, clogs and a whippet on a string. That's me.

[Tombwfc]

I don't see how it can make them a better side, he's the best player on the planet.

But, if they can strengthen a couple of areas (and for feck* sake, play Rooney up front) they'll still be more than good enough to beat Chelsea to the title.

[thebish]

Anyways, your argument regarding Davo was we couldn't get anyone better so no sale at any price. Well United can't get anyone better at any fecking price since Messi ain't going anywhere, and after that, there IS no-one better, so how is it OK for them to sell?

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will you please stop putting an "s" on the end of the perfectly good word "anyway" - it is not hip, big, cool, clever or down with the kidz - it is simply annoying.

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ok - you can all carry on now...

[Prufrock]

Nos

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I don't see how it can make them a better side, he's the best player on the planet.

But, if they can strengthen a couple of areas (and for feck sake, play Rooney up front) they'll still be more than good enough to beat Chelsea to the title.

Benzema, I reckon. Can play across the front three, is young enough to improve, and after a quieter season should "only" cost about £20m.

[bobo the clown]

I don't see how it can make them a better side, he's the best player on the planet.

But, if they can strengthen a couple of areas (and for feck sake, play Rooney up front) they'll still be more than good enough to beat Chelsea to the title.

He is a fantastic footballer ... but if "team spirit" actually does mean anythingthen his loss may be outweighed by this nasty, sulky, tempremental little shite's character.

Bllx to him. I'll miss seeing his skill, but not him.

[bristol_Wanderer3]

I dislike Real Madrid and Man U in equal measure so I'm neutral at which of these clubs Ronaldo plays for.

However, as Man U are a few minutes down the road, and IMO this will really detract from their team (he is irreplaceable), it is good news. They will still challenge next season, but it is wide open, and then in a couple of years Ferguson will retire, and then they will really have a challenge to maintain any kind of dominance. Then all these plastic supporters will think better of driving up the M6 every other week, profits will fall, debt will increase, and the club will be in serious trouble.

My word that paragraph felt good.

Real have now spent £136m in this TW and bought Huntelaar and Diarra for about £35m combined in January, and can't be generating huge football profits given they were knocked out of the CL in the last 16. So where do Real Madrid get their money from? Historically they are the team of the facist Spanish rulers, and I know they get help from the government eg. selling their training ground for a huge sum about 10 years ago, but are they still getting public money to invest in their team?

Anyway Forza Barca!

[bristol_Wanderer3]

Just seen this on 606:

See ya Ronaldo
See ya Ronaldooo,
running off to Spain, won't be back again,
See ya Ronaldooo.

[Zulus Thousand of em]

I hope some big hairy Basque or Catalan snaps the little shite in two.

[Prufrock]

Or Pepe gets him in training!

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

So where do Real Madrid get their money from?

Interesting read here