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Under Sol I believe he had something like 18 goals, which was only a couple off the top scorers of the league, in a very lacklustre United team. So, I don't think his performances have justified the treatment he has received. Although, I do think it benefited the team him being dropped, and I do recall a discussion in this thread about whether or not they should do it. The thing is, there's a right way to do it, and a wrong way. He probably shouldn't have been alienated like he was, and definitely had a role to play in the team even if that meant not as a first team player every game.

I imagine he could find a move elsewhere, he'd just have to drop his wage for that to happen.

Terminating him would cost Manchester United a fortune, but the two weeks' salary penalty (the FA's maximum punishment for a player) plus him sitting on the bench until he finds a new club would suffice. No serious club would want him in their dressing room after what has happened with him, his performance has diminished, he would only be valuable to clubs who want him for business interests.

You simply can't talk such things when you're still part of club, it's just not professional. And what he said about Garry Neville and especially Rooney just because they criticize him looked so bad. They can't criticize you just because they were your teammates?
I don't believe that MU can terminate contract after this interview. I read that Ronaldo may get £1 million penalty from club, it's something like 2 weeks wage for him.
And I'm sure that there is still plenty of clubs who still would like to have Ronaldo, they just don't have that much money. What isn't allowed for other players is OK for Ronaldo.

You have good point, player with such big ego like Ronaldo won't sit happy on bench without getting much time to play. I haven't followed story about Ronaldo wanted to leave club in summer transfer window, but as hilarious said, it's not that easy to sell 37 years old player with huge contract and who alread aren't playing like in his prime.

I don't mind, but personally, I'm not going to visit this topic during World Cup often, it's more than enough all these threads dedicated to World Cup

Easier said than done. I'm sure both Ronaldo and United wanted him gone but you can't just quickly offload one of the worlds most expensive players on a whim especially when pretty much all of the clubs that can afford him will have already blown their budgets on other players. It looked like they were trying to sort out a transfer right up until the season started but United wouldn't have let him go for free and likely wouldn't have wanted to lose much money on him either so that will have complicated things. Most clubs can't even afford to pay his wages either. Ronaldo also isn't going to go to another team unless it's a top club so I don't think there was many if any options. I'm sure his main criteria was the team had to be in the Champions League so that narrows it down even more. It's going to be interesting seeing what happens to him now. Can United really keep him after what he's said? Will they fully bench him for the rest of the season or could they even just terminate his contract? This situation is pretty much unprecedented. How will this effect his World Cup? If he plays shit I'm sure a lot of clubs won't be interested in signing him and after this debacle are they going to want to take on such a risk with all the drama that comes along with it? What happens if he has a great world cup or Portugal even win it? Will teams be clamouring to sign him or will he manage to make amends with United during the tournament? I think this incident is certainly going to overshadow the event.

It is not the way to do it but it is what it is. What baffles me most is that he wanted to go away during summer transfer window, why the hell didn't United get rid of him? I don't think anybody is that naive to think Ronaldo will sit on bench and be grateful for opportunity to play last 15 minutes. You know what you get with him, a world class striker a bit of his prime and enormous ego. Either use him or get rid of him, there isn't anything option for compromise here.

I don't mind it for sure. And we will probably mention England and premier league players at least couple of times per page So not complete of topic.

Ronaldo probably went about it the wrong way, but it's not like he's making it up. There's a lot of truth to what he says, which is easily verifiable. However, he would've known a lot of these things before joining, so there's that too. Ultimately, if he was playing, he wouldn't have gone about it this way. Now, I do find it a little bit odd he's been completely dropped, but a lot of us were saying he was an individual, and thought he was bigger than the team, and ever since they've been playing a little better. Doesn't mean it was the right decision, as it might just be by chance they're playing better now.

Anyway, World Cup time I suppose. Probably, the least excited I've been for a World Cup. I think with all the politics surrounding it, and the fact that it's in the middle of the season has put a lot of people off of it. I'm sure I'll tune in to certain games, but I'm not following it like I usually do. I remember years ago when I had a 1 Bitcoin bet riding on Germany to win, and it went to extra time. Fun times . I can't remember the return, but it was a few Bitcoin at the very least. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be.

To be honest, can't wait until the Premier League returns, and the World Cup is done. Weird that considering the World Cup is usually quite a big deal, and the fact that a certain team actually qualified this time...

What a shame that he opened his mouth to say he does not respect his manager and that the formal manager is not qualified to be a coach. He did not stop there; he went up to body shame his ex-teammate and the club legend Wayne Rooney. His interview was completely REDline; those are the interviews ex players give, not someone who is still playing. If his contract is not terminated after or before the world cup, then the club would become a laughingstock where anyone could say whatever they wanted without facing consequences. his being a good comedian that an actual professional football for the past 3 years. no player is bigger than his employer (club)

he cant try this with Mourinho or Conte. Lukaku must be proud. no serious club in Europe would want to add such character to their team, we saw what happened last summer.


PSG would prefer not to further complicate their already significant situation (Mpabbe).  

^  He should've just gotten his agent to get him a spot at PSG with Messi.  That at least would be the most entertaining outcome for all fans from all countries. 

Anyway since we're all watching the World Cup, can we talk about bets and other stuff about it here itt?  It's less spammy and quality of info is better.  And we been together for what...  5 years or so?  Time flies...  :/

Guys, while we are waiting for World Cup and there won't be EPL action until Christmas, what do you think about Ronaldo interview? It's shocking that ppayer talk such things about club when he is still part of it. IMO, player can't be bigger than club and it's no matter who he is. Even Ronaldo. What he does expect, to play 38 games from start until final whistle? And it doesn't matter how he is playing.
Though, he said some right things, like that MU is a mess. It will be interesting to see full version of interview. Main question now - where he will go this winter?

Arsenal did not have a title expectation for this year and it happened that they are playing good football,they are already 5 points ahead of City which is a good overall difference and based on their game play they are the ones who can lose the title if they lose this stability.This year most probably is going to be different as they will be playing on 26 December the next game so there is enough time for the team to focus their efforts,mostly psychologically to perform very well even for the remaining part of the season.

As for City they barely won in the 98th minute against Fulham at home and lost against Brentford away,these two are big red flags for me for a team like City.

it is ok to not trust them, they have a record of five times in a row losing title, when on top for Christmas day, so it is to expect a slide for them
although, I would prefer to see Arsenal getting the title compared to City or even Newcastle

we tanked three pieces against Bournemouth, new low for Everton

Luckily I have been doing quite consistently in the pool results and although this last round started really bad for me,a two close results of Newcastle and Arsenal and a correct score from Manchester United made it look like a good round again.

It is a shame that we are stopping right now when the top 20 are divided by less than 20 points showing that the competition in a pool with a lot of participants is fiercer than ever.Anyway most of us will be playing the World Cup pool starting this weekend so we will be busy almost every day until Christmas.

Arsenal have already met many of the big teams actually and beat Chelsea, beat Liverpool (who beat city), and beat Spurs, of course lost to Manchester United but that's for me proof enough they are as strong as they seem on the table. I definitely don't mind to see them do even better but it has to be said that other teams playing badly are really helping them, remember Leicester also won not so much by being the best but by everyone else doing so so badly.

Anyway see you all in christmas, as that is how long it is until the next Premier League game!!

I bet some LTC yesterday on Arsenal win as I had them left without doing nothing and yesterday I won a good amount,the problem is that I am an avid gambler slot player and lost everything in slots soon after.Arsenal is leading the table and I think this is not going to change until the end of the season because they have been so consistent that it is more than a minimum of 10-15 years they have got not this much points up to this level.

For today games Manchester United has a very delicate game away and if they lose it (which I don't think they will) they will be in a very difficult position.

They are really playing great football this season and we have to consider them as legit title challengers. Now they even have a small cushion to loose away at Etihad. Nobody can win all the games in Premier League so there will be more points lost by both teams.

Newcastle and Arsenal are two positive surprises this season. I expected them to do well, but not really as well as they are playing at the moment. Of course it helps that Liverpool & Chelsea had quite bad starts to the season.

Newcastle was well worth their win, weren't they? Another Almiron masterpiece really, even if the first half didn't show any shots on goal, it was breathless nevertheless.

Was going to put a small bet on Fulham today but only 4/1? Have United fallen so low?


Most def did. Anything above 10/1 from a team not in the Big 6 is auto bet for me. Best thing is I took an early bet at 16/1 and then another when it rose to 19/1.


Haha yeah, Nunez taken off early too, and I noticed Robertson has been racking up the assists, while TAA is being protected a LOT, Elliott is almost rushing back every counter to help him out. Salah should have had TWO goals too, Nunez should have had a couple of assists too if not for Salah and Bobby's shots getting saved. Great win, nevertheless, and we don't look so bad now before the break.


17 wins from 19 games in all competitions, but I still don't trust them. I'd wait for 25 game mark and after they've met City to make a judgment call.

Haha most? 100% of the pool picked City to win, not even a single person predicted goal. Haaland not scoring, at Etihad. City lost their 16 win streak, everything is for breaking and they have yet to receive some of the strong teams at Etihad this season.

Anyway, I don't think anyone ever guessed Arsenal leading the table by FIVE points this soon in the season. Amazing!

Brentford really made a nice surprise today. When i saw that Brentford score one goal i was really hoping they would win or draw. In the end Toney scored another goal and took the win for them. Haaland now slowly dropping in form and it isnt really possible to play the entire season at elite level

What a win for Brentford against Macnhester City, i see the first half and it was very funny how so much times the left back of Brentford altmost make a penalty, were 3/4 times in 15 minutes and he was involved in all the plays.

The more important new?. Haaland doesnt score, and it was a game for him against a little team.

Manchester City was the biggest surprise of the week and now Arsenal has the golden opportunity if they win against Wolves and I see no difficulties winning against Wolves while they suffer just like Everton to score goals.

Everton was another big surprise for me as I thought they would have been able to at least get a draw but a 3-0 defeat from Bournemouth just further more emphasizes the Everton really bad form.I did pretty bad so far at the pool but so did the majority of the pool participants,we will go in the big pause with very little points difference between first place and 20th place.