@shotgun,the issue is not that Man Utd haven't lost a good player who has given good service,especially 2007/2008 despite his diving and whining,it's that Man Utd will not collapse without his services,much like Assnole didn't collapse (at least immediately) after Henry left.

smano

SAF okeyed the £80m bid when he was told by the Man U board of Real's bid,gave it a thumbs up. why did he? why didnt he fly out to LA to talk to Ronnie,just like he did last year when he went to Lisbon? me thinks he was fed up with an ego-maniac guy,always throwing tantrums and nearly costing the team crucial points (like the goal against Villa). Why hold on to a player whose heart is somewhere else? why refuse a deal that will give you £68m in profits? why hold on to a player that could be cancerous in the dressing room? why? why? why?

i think for Fergie to agree to this sale,he must have been tired of Ronaldo's antics. if Fergie had refused the deal,it wouldn't have materialised. in all honesty,Ron is a superb player,only 2nd to Messi. but if the coming season he will be a pain,why not sell him at a ridiculous price? and as a writer at dailymail asked,who is to say that United did not get a better deal?


From a Little Spark may burst a Mighty Flame...

@Juz Blazing: All that may be true and we have no way of confirming it as SAF will surely not say anything like that. But one thing everyone seems to be missing is that Ronaldo actually requested (as in put in a written transfer request) to be allowed to leave this time unlike last summer when he was quoted in the press saying he 'dreams of Madrid'. So SAF felt it not necessary to pursue him wherever he was as he had made an official transfer request!

Like everyone has said, United will continue winning titles without him. Sure they will miss him and may have to buy at least 2 players (a winger and a striker) to replace him, but they have both the money and the pull to get the players they want! Wouldn't be surprised if SAF buys a winger and promotes Kiko as his target man.


Immorality: The morality of those who are having a better time!

The world's greatest player is gone,but there are few tears being shed. Narcissistic,petulant,attention-seeking,selfish,a baby,a diver,a faker,a mummy's boy - these are the prevalent comments this morning after Manchester United agreed a world record offer of £80m from Real Madrid for their Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo.

As Paul Hayward of the Guardian puts it,the only prize not claimed by Ronaldo during his six years in England was the adoration of the wider public,who loved his skills but not his ways.

No one is denying those skills: the cut-back inside from the wing,the dipping free kick obtained by striking the valve of the ball and,of course,the step-over: these looked like mere tricks when he brought them to Manchester. But,coupled with his extraordinary pace,they turned out to be genuine skills.

His 42-goal season in 2007-08 will go down as one of the greatest individual performances in the history of English football.

But will he be missed in the way that other iconic Manchester United players have been missed - George Best,Eric Cantona,and David Beckham even? If Sir Alex Ferguson's team can keep winning without him - and he now has £80m to blow on new talent - then the answer is probably No.

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