Comments on: Anyone With Knowledge of Spanish, Kindly Translate

By: Pedro

Pedro — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:12:46 +0000

Well.Spanish is my main lenguage and it´s accurate the reports on the media.The last bit is the more creepy one.Exact translation:

Fernando Palomo…Will you use that experience to return to United and win back the love of those who think you´re betraying them?

CR7: You have asked me forty questions about United and what do you want me to tell you,that I´m staying,leaving? Only God knows,I do not know anything more.

By: Maik

Maik — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:33:15 +0000

I say just cut the guy some slack… I AM an United supporter, and a big one, but I have been a Boca Juniors supporter since I was born (I was born in Argentina), and if I were playing for ManU and Boca came knocking (and offering that kind of money, plus a place closer to my home) I’d probably want to go there… Yeah, I’m kind of pissed of at the idea of him leaving, and at him for doing that, but if we can keep him and have him play more of that beautiful soccer with us, then GREAT! If not I’ll huff and puff about it (cause, let’s face it, is there anything more we can do about it?) but I’d understand (probably a couple of months later, but I would anyways)

By: Ishaq(South Africa)

Ishaq(South Africa) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:25:33 +0000

Lol ok having an Real Madrid fan support United is wierd.Oh I hate Madrid more than I hate the scousers

By: colver

colver — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:45:45 +0000

On another topic if you believe the tabloids Ronaldo is now dating an Italian tv presenter who coincidentally works in Spain. As you would imagine she is drop dead gorgeous. Whatever happened to karma?

Having said that his evasiveness must come in handy during relationships.

The morning after:

Girl: CR will I see you again?
CR: I would like, but I never promise anything, the future I do not know, only God knows, it does not depeend on me. I will not discuss our future. Don’t ask me any more questions, I will not answer.

By: saudi red devil

saudi red devil — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:07:28 +0000

Fan vs. Supporter isnt an argument I want to be a part of, I have all of Man United Shirts, Shorts, Socks, Training kits, hats, Scarves, Jackets and even water bottles, so how dare you questions my loyalty to United, you dont know me Benjd and I dont know you.

And as Grognard may understand somehow the situation I am in right now, a person might love or like more then 1 team and since Real and United not playing in the same league its not a hard thing to do and when was the last time they played each other anyway.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:25:22 +0000

I watch United 30 ish games a season, and more the fans the better, thats why we are the club that we are. We have a large digressed fanbase thats why the likes of Chelsea are jelous of us, our history is something to be proud of and thats why we have the support we do. So more the merrier thats why we are all UNITED.

By: Grognard

Grognard — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:11:17 +0000

@benjd: Sorry mate that doesn't wash. I might buy that argument to a point if you support a team because you live or come from that region but football is a world game with hundreds if not thousands of international leagues. To limit yourself to one team is fine but it's also very narrow minded don't you think? I for one live and die for two teams. Man Utd and Bayern Munich. And I'd take it as a great offense if you called me fickle in regards to that. You cannot imagine the torture I was going through in the 1999 CL final when both my teams fought against each others. Supporters for a given team, like yourself come from all over the world and therefore that's a large list of countries and teams to sift through. When one has that kind of a selection and his or hers interest goes back as far as mine 40 years, then the possibility of more than one team is very large. And supporting a team does not mean just buying tickets to a game or wearing a jersey. There are dozens of criteria that one can use to describe a supporter and it doesn't always have to do with spending money on that team. For me a fan is a person who likes the sport, a team a player. A supporter is one who LOVES the previously mentioned. And as we know from life where a man is certainly capable of loving more than one woman and in some societies he is capable and allowed to have more than one wife, we must then allow the notion that people can support more than one team. Where I am in agreement with you is having two or three favorite teams that play in the same league. Now that's very strange indeed. Can you imagine someone out there who is a Man Utd and Liverpool fan as well?

By: Jezta

Jezta — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:13:34 +0000

@benjd: Was wondering, am I less of a supporter if I don’t go to the club’s games although I do buy the jerseys and I support them through thick and thin? It’s from what I’ve seen about some people that expects supporters/fans to watch the match at OT, if you haven’t, then you’re not a supporter. Sorry if this sounds like an attack to ya dude, just wanna get some things cleared up.

By: nawaf

nawaf — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:04:27 +0000

I just watched SAF’s press conference and his reaction to the latest comments from CR. Was it just me? or was SAF feeling a bit anxious about them. Don’t get me wrong, SAF was laughing at the start of the question from the media, but when he seriously wanted to reply, I really felt that he was a bit jittery sort of. I thought his facial expressions and body language were not his usual. Maybe he thinks that his meeting with CR did not reach its objectives as clearly intended. I mean he did not sound as definite as he was in the press conference before this one. Or maybe he is really fed up of CR’s continuous whinning.

Oh and for the record, I really think CR should not go. Not because of him, but the PRIDE of MUFC.

By: benjd

benjd — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:54:26 +0000

@Red Ranter: Ah, fair enough. I see what you are getting at now. Saudi: Apologies!