Ronaldo refused arsenal before he move to utd

[liam2me]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7222616.stm

interesting

[STEVIEG]

Yup, mentioned before

Wenger could have signed him for 4 million or something




























But he didn't

[keanos dog]

Yup, mentioned before

Wenger could have signed him for 4 million or something

liverpool also tried to sign him. haggling over a million or so cost them the deal. allegedly.

[liam2me]

Yup, mentioned before

Wenger could have signed him for 4 million or something











But he didn't

ahhh, didn't know that, oh well tis deserving of its own thread

[STEVIEG]

ahhh, didn't know that, oh well tis deserving of its own thread

I've never seen too much confimation of it till now

[liam2me]

I've never seen too much confimation of it till now
its always nice to see arsenal miss a trick :D

[Edmund Blackwater]

Hmmm, it's amazing that two people(or more) can read an article and come away believing different thibgs.
Wenger didn't say he could have signed him.
he said he couldn't have signed him because of manyoo's rlationship with Sporting lisbon.

can you people read?

[STEVIEG]

Hmmm, it's amazing that two people(or more) can read an article and come away believing different thibgs.
Wenger didn't say he could have signed him.
he said he couldn't have signed him because of manyoo's rlationship with Sporting lisbon.

can you people read?

I've mentioned this years ago here, well before the article above
Maybe Wenger is trying to cover up the fact that he missed out


It's curious that all this comes out while Ronaldo is suddenly the main man, not a few years ago

One thing is for certain, he is 3 times the player he was since he joined

[STEVIEG]

its always nice to see arsenal miss a trick :D

Maybe Wenger "didn't see" him

[POL]

One thing is for certain, he is 3 times the player he was since he joined
how did you calculate that exactly please? I want figures to back up that statement

[liam2me]

Maybe Wenger "didn't see" him
yes that must have been it, "there was a fly on my shoe lace, i did not see him"

:lol!: :lol!: :lol!: :lol!:

[gooner]

where in the article did it say arsenal tryed to sign him,,

some people like to try and stir shite but maybe if ye would read before posting then it wouldnt be so bad,, or is it ye just want to believe that mean old arsenal wouldnt spend any money

[STEVIEG]

It's pretty obvious Arsenal could have signed him if they really wished

I doubt he was there on holidays

[STEVIEG]

how did you calculate that exactly please? I want figures to back up that statement

I went back and read a few threads from last year, by the self-proclaimed sports forum experts, who said he was shit

Some of them now feel he good

I then multipled 2 x 6 and divided by 4, giving me 3

[KolaKubes]

All the major clubs (and Arsenal) know about these sort of kids from a very early stage these days.

Around the same time, Arsenal beat us to the signing of Senderos and they haven't looked back since.

[VzN]

He's good but he is a dirty cheating scumbag. Rant over. For now.

[ho chi feen]

Old news.

Can remember when it broke on the forum, some of the ABUs (c) were slamming the Bumslappers (tm) for having paid double what Arsenal (apparently) could have had him for.

Wenger instead went and spunked a moderately higher amount of José Antonio Reyes, who went on to break Henry's scoring record, and hasn't looked back since.

[STEVIEG]

Old news.

Can remember when it broke on the forum, some of the ABUs (c) were slamming the Bumslappers (tm) for having paid double what Arsenal (apparently) could have had him for.



heh heh heh

It's all coming back to me:)

[Mr.Mister]

We wouldn't want the cunt anyway

[ho chi feen]

We wouldn't want the cunt anyway

You just keep telling yourself that chuckles, one day you might even convince yourself! :)

[Philby]

I believe Liverpool had a provisional deal in place to sign Ronaldo but were gazumped by United (by a lot more than 1m pounds). At the time Phil Thompson was shocked to see reports of Utd buying him because he was under the impression that a deal to bring him to Anfield was nearly done.

[keanos dog]

We wouldn't want the cunt anyway

why?

[STEVIEG]

If he had gone to the Pool, he would possibly be sitting on the bench watching Harry Kewell huff and puff his way through 90 minutes!

[KolaKubes]

If he had gone to the Pool, he would possibly be sitting on the bench watching Harry Kewell huff and puff his way through 90 minutes!

If he had gone to Pool, his development would have been curtailed just as every other top talent that club has had in its possession over the past 15 years has failed to maximise his potential.

[Mr.Mister]

why?

We've better players and i personally wouldn't want a egotisticle prick in my team

[xvis]

We've better players and i personally wouldn't want a egotisticle prick in my team

That's why they shunted Titi

[STEVIEG]

Bendtner is reality

[xvis]

If he had gone to Pool, his development would have been curtailed just as every other top talent that club has had in its possession over the past 15 years has failed to maximise his potential.

Except Carragher.

[Edmund Blackwater]

If he had gone to Pool, his development would have been curtailed just as every other top talent that club has had in its possession over the past 15 years has failed to maximise his potential.
I'd say McManaman did alright.

[STEVIEG]

Except Carragher.

heh heh heh

[KolaKubes]

I'd say McManaman did alright.

After he left Liverpool?

Sure.

Their coaching system leaves a lot to be desired despite sitting on one of the few remaining good seams of English talent.

[ho chi feen]

After he left Liverpool?

Sure.

Their coaching system leaves a lot to be desired despite sitting on one of the few remaining good seams of English talent.

Hmmm.... he started off as a pretty talented wideman. He finished up as the archetypal neat-and-tidy midfielder who rarely left the centre circle. Not saying he can't be happy with his career, but wasn't he supposed to be a bit more than that?

[STEVIEG]

That punditry job at Setanta must have been èverything his boyhood dreams asked for

[daithi81]

I think its fair to say Ronaldo may not have turned out the player he is without the guidance of Ferguson.

[marco 2005]

I think its fair to say Ronaldo may not have turned out the player he is without the guidance of Ferguson.

imagine what he'd be now had he had Wenger as a coach! :)

[daithi81]

You never know, it might not have worked out. Sure Reyes didn't turn out to be the world-beater he thought.

[ho chi feen]

I think its fair to say Ronaldo may not have turned out the player he is without the guidance of Ferguson.

He's no Jamie Carragher though.

[Lee Bushwacker]

I believe Liverpool had a provisional deal in place to sign Ronaldo but were gazumped by United (by a lot more than 1m pounds). At the time Phil Thompson was shocked to see reports of Utd buying him because he was under the impression that a deal to bring him to Anfield was nearly done.

:lol:
Under the impression or under the "influence" of alcohol? :lol:

[Lee Bushwacker]

I'd say McManaman did alright.

Agreed - he won a CL with REAL MADRID not Liverpool (year 2000). :rolleyes:

[Lee Bushwacker]

imagine what he'd be now had he had Wenger as a coach! :)

:vamp:
How many arsefaces have scored as many as CR this season??? :rolleyes:

[STEVIEG]

Funny if true

"Thompson also revealed Liverpool were close to signing Cristiano Ronaldo before he joined Manchester United.

"One star who got away in surprising fashion was Cristiano Ronaldo, who shocked us when he signed for Manchester United in 2003, for an astonishing £12m. I say astonishing because we had been offered the player for £4m.

"I was invited to watch Sporting Lisbon play Porto in the last game of the season. Ronaldo was playing for Sporting. Tony Henry, the former Manchester City player and agent, was on the phone on a regular basis to see if he could take us to watch him.

"I met Tony at the airport and travelled to Porto. I met the player's Portuguese agent before watching the game. Ronaldo was quite good, but not as impressive as the first time I saw him. Tony was pushing the boy and saying he was a talent. He was saying: 'He will only cost £4m.'

"He added: 'It can be paid over the course of his contract, £1m a year.'

"He also said that the player wanted £1m tax free. I said: 'The boy is only 18. That is a massive problem,' but Tony suggested it was negotiable.

"I returned back the following day impressed with what I had seen and mentioned it to Gerard. He said: 'I will ask Rick.'

"We had just signed Florent Sinama-Pongolle and Anthony Le Tallec, both on far less than Ronaldo's aspirations. And we would have had anarchy if the other players had found out how much we were considering paying for an 18-year-old kid.

"We looked for a compromise. Ten days later I was sitting in a lounge at Anfield having some lunch and looking at the big TV screen. Up came the news United had signed Ronaldo from Lisbon for £12.2m. Gerard and myself nearly choked on our food.

"Gerard said: 'Contact Tony Henry,' and I went straight out and rang him. I said: 'what happened? More importantly, what happened with the price?' He said: 'After you had been with me, I got a phone call the following week and was told to drop everything on the deal. Hand on heart, I really don't know what happened.'

"I went back and told Gerard the story. What happened, God only knows. For the fee to jump from £4m to £12m, especially as they seemed so desperate, was surprising to say the least."

[xvis]

I think its fair to say Ronaldo may not have turned out the player he is without the guidance of Ferguson.


The problem with Ronaldo is that there's end product but nothing else.


..the Arsenal game is the perfect example, ..pops in a goal and an assist but does fuck all for the rest of the match. ..ditto Porsmouth, ..a couple of goals and fuck all else.


Drop this cunt now!

[POL]

Ronaldo wouldn't fit into a proper traditional footballing Establishment like Arsenal or Liverpool, these are clubs with proper philosophy and sporting ethos, ManYoo is his level, turning in on against Shite teams and thereby causing Bumslapper to cream themselves, He'll end up at Madrid no doubt, another truly disgusting vile soccer club

[ho chi feen]

Ronaldo wouldn't fit into a proper traditional footballing Establishment like Arsenal or Liverpool, these are clubs with proper philosophy and sporting ethos, ManYoo is his level, turning in on against Shite teams and thereby causing Bumslapper to cream themselves, He'll end up at Madrid no doubt, another truly disgusting vile soccer club

Why don't you tell us what you really think?

[STEVIEG]

Ronaldo wouldn't fit into a proper traditional footballing Establishment like Arsenal or Liverpool, these are clubs with proper philosophy and sporting ethos, ManYoo is his level, turning in on against Shite teams and thereby causing Bumslapper to cream themselves, He'll end up at Madrid no doubt, another truly disgusting vile soccer club

You're not wrong

[Aphex]

reminds me of this classic:

In 1995 Zinedine Zidane may have become another high profile signing for Blackburn Rovers during the Jack Walker era. Kenny Dalglish had wanted to sign both Zidane and Christophe Dugarry who were playing in France for FC Girondins de Bordeaux, however Walker reportedly said to Dalglish: “Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood?”

[daithi81]

The problem with Ronaldo is that there's end product but nothing else.


..the Arsenal game is the perfect example, ..pops in a goal and an assist but does fuck all for the rest of the match. ..ditto Porsmouth, ..a couple of goals and fuck all else.


Drop this cunt now!

lol!

[KolaKubes]

Hmmm.... he started off as a pretty talented wideman. He finished up as the archetypal neat-and-tidy midfielder who rarely left the centre circle. Not saying he can't be happy with his career, but wasn't he supposed to be a bit more than that?

Better than Giggs Ho Chi, better than Giggs. :lol:

Don't be getting on my case just because I was being charitable anyway, bumslapper. ;)

[ho chi feen]

Better than Giggs Ho Chi, better than Giggs. :lol:

Don't be getting on my case just because I was being charitable anyway, bumslapper. ;)

Giggs? Poor man's Don Hutchison.