Cristiano Ronaldo’s recovery has taken a lot less time than we’d initially imagined, with the winger set to return on Wednesday for our Champions League match against Villarreal.
This would suggest he is available to play in the weekend match against Chelsea, meaning he will have only missed three league games through injury.
Wednesday will be the first time he is reunited with the fans following his European Cup final goal, as well as a summer rife with speculation of his departure.
So, does Ronaldo recognise that he’s going to have to win us over? That he’s going to have to work extra hard to get us on side again? Apparently not.
“When I put on the shirt, I give it my all,” said Ronaldo. “I’m already in the history of the club. When I play the fans will love me again.”
Of course, there will be fans singing his name from the moment he walks out on the pitch tomorrow, but there is also the potential for boos. That potential has slimmed considerably with the delay Ronaldo’s injury has brought to his return.
For me, I won’t boo him, but he’ll never have the same connection with us again. I can’t imagine how I can sing his name anymore, following an entire year of singing for him every week, only for him to decide it was time to leave us.
Regardless of what Ferguson thinks, Ronaldo will be off at the end of the season, so I see no need it becoming too attached to him again.
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I think the chances of Ron being booed have been greatly reduced by the performance and result at Liverpool. The fact is that we need him back. I think most fans first thoughts at having back on the pitch will be relief.
At the end of the day… he is still a United player… young and naive… but still a United player and prob the best player in the world.
If he shows committment and gets us a goal or two or sets some up then im sure he will be a fans favourite again.
I would prefer if he turned round and publicly said he wants to stay at OT for years to come, lets hope he does, as that is when i feel the fans will truly forgive him.
I blame Jorge Mendez not Ronaldo……… he has been badly misled, as his agent was onto a big payday if united had sold him.
42 goals….with the chance to give us the same sort of results this season…i think i can forgive and forget… can you??
will be interesting on weds. wen that alan keegan guy announces, the returning cristiano ronaldo, wil it be raaaaaaay or silence! i can imagine the kids in the stadium will cheer but the parents wil b silent, we all kno he wants to be in madrid, if it takes our great manager to fly over to portugal to convince him to stay at united, then how can u swing ur scarves and jump around singing his song or chanting his name! id rather sing about a legend like ole gunnar or eric.
Let’s face it, we’ll love him, we’re fans who’s opinion change too often, we always expect loyalty from our players and to an extent we do show loyalty back but we can turn on players in an instant for something that really isn’t their fault, like injuries and stuff, so many fans quickly turned on Saha which was annoying ‘cuz it’s like he was happy about it, the loyalty we show and receive from Giggs, Scholes etc… will be a thing of the past soon.
I know it is different case scenario… but fergie had to fly out to france to talk eric into coming back to us when he got banned.
Fergie is good at takin peeps under his wing… and i hope he has put a bit of sense into Ronaldos grey matter.
I think we gotta give the kid a chance… hes only 23
How can we instantly love him again after we were all saying ‘if he wants to go, let him fuckin go’. Viva Ronaldo was literally an anthem for last season, I can’t imagine it being the same again.
I dont think it will be the same… coz the fans adored him……… but i dont think the fans will turn there backs on him if he turns in a dynamite performance.
Yes he has been a lil shite for the way he publicly went out to get a move to madrid…………but you gotta blame his advisors in all this… i dont know about you lot but i was naive at 23…..and when someone is whispering in your ear £300k a week or whatever it was… your bound to bite a bit… i know at 23 when i was earning about 230 quid a week… if someone would have come to me… and says such and such a firm wants you to work for them and they will give you £460 a week for pretty much the same job… i know what i would have been saying as well…
I aint condoning what he has said… what he failed to say earlier… im staunch united …. and always will be… and agree nobody is bigger than the club..
What we gotta agree now is that he is still at the club… the team will be better with him in it…
im not buying into any of this cr*p.ronaldo would have left to madrid in a heartbeat if fergie let him.you know this all reminds me of the ashley cole saga at arsenal.sure he could still b the no. 1 player but in my eyes he will always be a right and utter shite.all this excuses he’s too young,his agent was behind it etc. its complete bollocks .he was engineering the whole thing from the start..now to have the nerve to say the fans will love him again?? what a prick.
I think he has been a prick as well………..but he aint gone… he is at united… so whats the point of getting on his back… that could only affect his performances… and if thats the case it damages our team, and our results.
We aint gonna gain anything out of it… coz if we get on his back… madrid will come back in for him… and coz united dont want him… his transfer fee will be less.
We cant have it both ways can we,
I aint defending him, and if he really has been a madrid fan all of his life, then you cannot really blame him.
The thing is we all dont know that actual truth of what has gone on… the only thing which i know is, that he was stupid in not ending the saga early… thats what pisses me off about him
i forgot all about it
Jorge Mendez was all the trouble in all this, ronaldo quote: “god only knows where I will go”, upto the euro08 instead of “I’m a manchester united player and wish to fufill the current contract to the end and will discuss this then”, job done, media off your back, how f*cking hard is it, its obvious he’s got all his roadie’s friends and agent who is filling his head with this garbage play in the sun for RM, instead of “your playing the best football at the best club in the world why change”. You have to wonder if when nani and anderson contract is up they come out with “god know where I will play” nonsence as isn’t mendez their agents too.
I won’t boo him but will sing when he scores..
We all follow utd
J
Old news. I think the older supporters will be holding a grudge for longer, like they generally do in life. All I want to see is more goals and more wins for utd. Ronaldo is the man to do that.
As A MAN UNITED FAN just pointed out, I have kind of forgotten about the whole saga in terms of how angry, frustrated and generally bored I was with the whole Ronaldo issue as well as Ronny himself, I think I can thank the Berbatov saga for that.
This is a really weird season so far, the Liverpool game felt like the first game of the season for me… the internationals breaking it all up as well as our defeat at the hands of Zenit had left me in a daze.
I am happy the games are all rolling along nicely now and if Ron scores on Weds I will celebrate, because it’s a goal for Manchester United.
Failsworth and Tom F spot on.
Ok ok…we may not love him the same initially…some staunch supporters may never feel the same for him as once was. Viva ronaldo may not top the sung chants at OT. Some may not adore or worship him.
But one things for sure…we cant boo him. For all what he did and yes it pissed us all off NO END FOR 3 MONTHS. He is the best player in the world…our best player…and we have to pull in the right direction and that is CR7 doing what he does best..winning us games and lifting outr team to trophies.
No time for sentiments and booing and past rubbish and garbage and revenge and resentment. If some people have forgotten we have titles to defend…got to climb up the table…try to win the fa and lge cup…and defend our prem and euro cups.
And the last time i knew.. Ronaldo…will be wearing MANCHESTER RED NUMBER 7. Hence for me he’s playing for OUR club representing OUR team….and that means he’s part of me and my life….and i’ll support all the way when wearing that utd badge. Rest and what went on and off the pitch…..thats for another time and place.
The relationship between him and the fans will be nervy and frosty….but it’ll warm again as time passes. All may not love him as hotly as before…but it’ll warm and grow and mend bit by bit as he does what he does best…spearhead our team
Suhayl couldnt have put it better myself…. Spot on.
If he bags another 42 goals this season then you lot won’t give a flying fuck, and will be hooting your traps off about him all over again.
Jemima… Ronaldo has more chance of scoring that you ya bint…
Jemima… who is your team, coz you spend a lot of time on this website… almost like a closet fan… you dont by any chance have a 2005 Arsenal shirt… a 2006 Liverpool Shirt .. and a 2007 Chelsea shirt… coz you seem very closetfied to me.
I bet Jemima aint female… i bet its a cock in a frock from Hackney !!
Jemima are you still talking?
Jemima is like a woman with a dose…. (aka an irritating cunt)
He’ll get a lukewarm reception on Wednesday, he’ll prob cum on as a sub n we’ll be a bit frosty……but come SUNDAY! He’ll wallop Chelski and to see him wipe that smug smile from K***yon’s face! ooh yeah! We’ll love him after that….and then to top it up in our next home he’ll score and run to the stretford end take off his shirt to reveal the new RoM shirt…………….United > Real
Yeah I know i’m dreaming!
Jemima, you’re exactly right dude. If he scores another 42 goals and wins us the double again, I will sing his praises from the rooftops. Who the fuck wouldn’t?
Its pretty clear SAF has bought himself a year to find a replacement for CR.It would have been impossible to replace him this season with the euros going on and everything.Maybe our scouts are working full time behind the scenes.
But its a very strange situation to be in,how can we root for someone with our heart when we know he wants to leave ?Maybe we shudnt sing the VIVA RONALDO thing anymore….wats the point?
on the positive side he looks tto be the only silver lining…I know it shouldnt be all gloomy right now for all the reddevils but if we lose at Chelski then we would be 9 points off the top….and with some serious catching up to do.
The Ronaldo saga made the headlines throughout the summer and the 23-year-old has added fuel to the fire with a fresh declaration.
“I’m happy at Manchester [United] but sometimes you need new challenges, fresh things for your mental [state] and for your career,” Ronaldo told A Bola.
this is from the setanta sports website….Now if he is till going about the whole “new challenge” thing maybe we ought to remind him that we arent going to love him anymore which he arrogantly expects us to.
Booing him seems wrong, not cheering sounds better.
Will i love him again?? HELL NO!!!!!, but will i cheer for him, so that he scores goals which makes the TEAM look good? HELL YEAH!!!
@Jemima: whatever club you root for, must have a forum right? Why don’t you scurry on over there if you’ve got nothing constructive to add instead of being a WUM.
Once a player pulls on a red shirt he should never be boo’d. You don’t have to sing his name but we will all cheer his goals.
BTW. I wonder if John Terry got sent off on purpose at the council house because he couldn’t stand the thought of the travelling Reds cheering his every touch of the ball at the Bridge next weekend? If I’d got a ticket for the Rent boys game, I’d be sick that JT isn’t playing. It would have been one of the all-time great wind-ups! Viva John Terry…..
Jemima, it is clear to see that you are not a supporter of MUFC.
So, can I ask the question, who exactly do you support and why do you keep returning to a Manchester United Blog to post your unwanted and useless garbage.
You know, I am totally up for some banter with rival fans and it can be a laugh, but when the topics are solely to do with United, I cannot understand why you actually want to come back again and again (lately) to throw in your views when I am sure there’s a Chelsea Blog (or whatever other team you may support) out there crying for you attention.
If you gave the time to actually talk about something useful, we’d all probably care.
While I don’t like him and don’t like the fact he is still a United player after his ridiculous conduct this summer I don’t think he will be booed nor should he. Regardless if I like him or not he is a United player for another season and if he helps us win I could careless if he wants to play for Madrid. He is in our history for some amazing play but also some ridiculous behavior and comments during the summer and for me he will never go down as a legend in my mind. He will never be held at the same heights as Cantona, Giggs, Keane, Busby, or Fergie for me.
This is a new age for sports where players demand to have what they want and while some may hate it a good argument for the players does exist. I believe Ronaldo is a perfect example of how sports have changed so much since I was a kid but the bottom line is he is our guy now and we need him this season to be as successful as we were last year. We shouldn’t boo if he helps us win, if he is not doing that for some reason, have at him!
Terry’s ban was overturned! I am just shocked the FA over turned the call and it gives Chelsea a big boost for the weekend. It will be another tough game for United, we need to play well tomorrow (gain some confidence), and go in with guns blazing and defend better. It will be tough without Vidic and we will see how deep we are at the back but I will be watching how are attack gels at the Bridge. We could be scary good going forward with the stars we have and if anyone can handle those stars it is Fergie.