The sauces are suggesting that Cristanio Ronaldo is about to move from Juventus to Man City.
This will suck shit.
Man City is easily my most hatiest ((c) Hooroo) team, but I love watching Ronaldo play.
Proper proper mixed emotions on this one.
@sparky said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
The sauces are suggesting that Cristanio Ronaldo is about to move from Juventus to Man City.
Looking forward to the reaction from the red side of Manchester.
The drama would be fantastic. I'd love to see it.
Hopefully they managed to fuck up and not win champions trophy again, plus sell Stirling somewhere so that when Ronaldo retires or moves on is another year or two they have to break open the chequebook again.
The BBC think that Ronaldo is currently in talks to rejoin Man Utd.
People tracking Ronaldo's private jet says it is heading from Turin to Lisbon. Off to see his mum and his agent before heading to Manchester? Or is he rejoining Sporting CP?
Ronaldo to rejoin Manchester United. The thing is though, what they really need is a Right Back.
Too worried about his image than winning something.
Good old football, it keeps on throwing up the story lines. Really not sure if Man U have any strategy as such but this signing is sure to appeal to the fans. Suspect Cavani and Ronaldo won't play together too often but they will try to have one of them on the pitch at all times. And Martial would leave if he wasn't being paid so much.
Their wage bill must be astronomical given it was allegedly 212m pounds per year without Ronaldo. And he was on over 26m pounds per year at Juventus and I would think United will have to match that.
@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Good old football, it keeps on throwing up the story lines. Really not sure if Man U have any strategy as such but this signing is sure to appeal to the fans. Suspect Cavani and Ronaldo won't play together too often but they will try to have one of them on the pitch at all times. And Martial would leave if he wasn't being paid so much.
Their wage bill must be astronomical given it was allegedly 212m pounds per year without Ronaldo. And he was on over 26m pounds per year at Juventus and I would think United will have to match that.
That's a lot of shirts to sell
@kiwipie I read somewhere that Ronaldo has already signed the first part of his contract and he will be Man Utd's top earner. Relations between Juventus and Ronaldo broke down because they wanted him to take a pay cut.
Man Utd's share price went up 8% in the hours after the news broke so the deal will pay for itself.
Sounds like it was a phone call from Sir Alex Ferguson that swung it for United, but it looks like Solskajer was always going to bid for Ronaldo if he became available.
Ronaldo has been an absolutely fantastic player for the last 15 years but there are four question marks about his signing for me. At 36 (37 in February), how many games will Ronaldo play? What about the looming legal case concerning the 2009 Las Vegas incident? All his team mates from 2008 have retired, how will he fit into this United dressing room? What does this mean for United's other Centre Forwards?
I wouldn't be surprised to see Martial and/or Greenwood loaned out now.
@sparky said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@kiwipie I read somewhere that Ronaldo has already signed the first part of his contract and he will be Man Utd's top earner. Relations between Juventus and Ronaldo broke down because they wanted him to take a pay cut.
Didn't help with Allegri returning to Juve after he told the president to get rid of him when he left last time.
One of the mysteries of recent times is how Manchester United have managed to have such a long unbeaten run away from home in the EPL. They seemed to have done it despite the team that is chosen not really functioning and despite being dominated for long spells in the game. Their 1-0 win at Wolves today being a prime example of that.
Nothing in the first 3 games has changed the view that the same top 4 as last season will be the top 4 this season, Spurs, Leicester, West Ham should all be hanging around the fringes of the top 4, Everton should be joining them but will probably fall away and Arsenal will be battling to take 8th or 9th.
@sparky said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
I wouldn't be surprised to see Martial and/or Greenwood loaned out now.
Martial maybe but Greenwood definitely not. He was far and away the most potent attacking threat today - Sancho and James were ineffectual
@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
and Arsenal will be battling to take 8th or 9th.
I really hope you're right!!
@hooroo said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
and Arsenal will be battling to take 8th or 9th.
I really hope you're right!!
I didn't say they will get there - just that they will be battling to do it. Arteta has the haunted look of a manager about to be sacked.
@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@hooroo said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
and Arsenal will be battling to take 8th or 9th.
I really hope you're right!!
I didn't say they will get there - just that they will be battling to do it. Arteta has the haunted look of a manager about to be sacked.
Well nothing like last after 3 or 4 rounds to give you the heebie jeebies. Not that there is anyone I am screaming for at the moment
Arsenal's squad has been pretty dire. They just seem to buy whoever they can without thinking about fit or need. That said, there's plenty of excuses for Arteta so far so I'm still hoping that they can bounce back. I think they really need to try and get leadership all on the same page and unless everyone above Arteta also goes a manager change won't fix that.
As I mentioned earlier there are a lot of Arsenal players that need to be moved on, who unfortunately are on big contracts, as they arrived on a free transfer (e.g. Willian, Kolašinac). Therefore no one wants them in the current covid financial world. Sending those players somewhere on loan (e.g. Torreira, Guendouzi at the moment) doesn't help the situation either unless there is an obligation to buy clause. Others like Bellerin want to leave and Arteta/Edu are happy to sell him but at the right price.
Arteta having his best players available to play would also help to be more competitive. More pain to come I'm afraid.
@hooroo said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
and Arsenal will be battling to take 8th or 9th.
I really hope you're right!!
Ronaldo scored two late goals to pip the Irish and with those becomes the world record holder for international goals.
110 CRISTIANO RONALDO
109 Ali Daei
89 Mokhtar Dahari
84 Ferenc Puskas
79 Godfrey Chitalu
78 Hussein Saeed
77 Pele
76 Lionel Messi
Absolute scenes in the Brazil-Argentina game. The Brazilian police have run onto the pitch to try to arrest the four EPL-based Argentine for breaking Covid procedures.
Big day today! But it's not televised!
Bit annoying but I fully support the 3pm Blackout. Thin it's a great initiative to get people out to game - either playing or watching.
Who knew Man Yoo vs the Geordies would arguably be the most anticipated game of the year!!
@majorrage said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Who knew Man Yoo vs the Geordies would arguably be the most anticipated game of the year!!
Kevin Keegan??
@majorrage said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Big day today! But it's not televised!
Bit annoying but I fully support the 3pm Blackout. Thin it's a great initiative to get people out to game - either playing or watching.
Who knew Man Yoo vs the Geordies would arguably be the most anticipated game of the year!!
Here in NZ, all games can be watched live - at 2am.
Sorry Fulham I may have to reconsider my support.
I have just learned White Hart Lane has its own on site craft brewery. Talk about value add. Can produce 1 million pints per annum and sell 20,000 on a match day
Now that’s what I call a stadium.
Mind you it’s a long way from Auckland
C’mon FULHAM
(Plus they pour Fullers)
@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@majorrage said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Big day today! But it's not televised!
Bit annoying but I fully support the 3pm Blackout. Thin it's a great initiative to get people out to game - either playing or watching.
Who knew Man Yoo vs the Geordies would arguably be the most anticipated game of the year!!
Here in NZ, all games can be watched live - at 2am.
Yeah, in Hong Kong it was the same & a mate of mine in New York is forever going on about it.
I watched my son play football at 3:30pm on Saturday instead. He's not quite the same level as Ronaldo (hell, he's not quite the same level as most of his team mates), but thats the system working exactly as it should IMHO.
@majorrage said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@majorrage said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Big day today! But it's not televised!
Bit annoying but I fully support the 3pm Blackout. Thin it's a great initiative to get people out to game - either playing or watching.
Who knew Man Yoo vs the Geordies would arguably be the most anticipated game of the year!!
Here in NZ, all games can be watched live - at 2am.
Yeah, in Hong Kong it was the same & a mate of mine in New York is forever going on about it.
I watched my son play football at 3:30pm on Saturday instead. He's not quite the same level as Ronaldo (hell, he's not quite the same level as most of his team mates), but thats the system working exactly as it should IMHO.
I agree, but lockdown with all the games being shown and there rarely being 2 on at the same time spoilt the armchair viewer a little. But it has restored Match of the Day to its rightful place showing a ruck of games on a Saturday night.
Nothing in the EPL so far has disturbed the expectation that the big 4 will pull well clear of the rest, the likes of Spurs, Leicester and maybe a couple of others will be distant for fighting for 5th and that the promoted clubs will all nestle near the foot of the table with quite a few others.
@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@dogmeat Unlikely but not impossible! I can see Brentford being in the relegation battle as the season progresses - no idea if QPR are good but they do have a guy called Chair. Wikipedia has him as 1.58m tall and weighing 53kg - surely some mistake!
I think he was hoping it would be Fulham...
@canefan Saturday's result notwithstanding I would bet the house on Fulham and West Brom yo-yoing back up. Standrad in the Championship seems to have fallen away and in a Covid environment parachute payments are even more 'helpful' than usual.
QPR have every chance of making the play-offs then who knows.
Brentford will be up against it. Promoted clubs always are - since FFP anyway, but they will be battling it out with half a dozen other clubs so they can hope. Squad depth might be an issue but they seem well run and have a good ethos so I hope they stay up.