Grognard: I’ve no doubt that SAF is intolerant of such things but if it was a one off I would expect nothing more than a severe dressing down for the players (apologies for the pun). Maybe they thought the women from an agency would be more discrete than some women they pulled in a club, but that’s assuming a very high moral code in the escort industry!

Grognard: I doubt there will be any long term consequences from this, although Ronaldo wouldn’t want to make a habit of it. Still I wouldn’t have fancied being in SAF’s office for that particular chat. I think his problem with Beckham was 4/5 years of continuous media whoring rather than any single incident. As role models though they have taught everyone a valuable lesson, if you don’t tip there may be consequences!

I agree with you on your views about the Ronaldo Orgy Affair as these actions should be nobody’s business but the players involved in the sexual festivities. However, these were not CEO’s of a large corporation having fun during a business trip. They are professional footballers who’s every move and breath is closely scrutinized by the not so adoring and highly intrusive media. Not only should they have known better, but they have a moral and ethical standard that they need to stick to for the sake of their careers at OT. As well they should not forget that they are very significant high profile role models for young people, whether they like it or not.

I for one would have loved to have been invited to the pool party so perhaps I’m just a bit bitter, but my first concern is United. Fergie is an old fogie when it comes to these kinds of things and his tolerance level for this kind of behavior is ZERO. I’m honestly afraid that Ronaldo may have booked his ticket out of Old Trafford with this incident. Perhaps I am overly dramatic but David Beckham was in Fergie’s doghouse because of a lifestyle and marriage that was less than acceptable to SAF. And hell, the man was married with children. I’m sure the man doesn’t expect players to live like saints, but he is not going to condone behavior that is detrimental to the image of the club and to his standing as manager.

This little mess will probably just go away with time but the media of late, has a very hard time forgetting about stories that can damage celebrities. So what this negative attention does to Ronaldo and to a lesser extent, Anderson and Nani concerns me. Most of all, I hope SAF doesn’t lose too much respect for Ronny. He is still a young lad who made a mistake (only because he got caught). I will absolutely die if I start reading rumors of a possible transfer of Ronny to Real Madrid in the upcoming months. Stranger things have happened. I suppose we should be thankful that this event happened far enough away for Ronny to avoid the boot being kicked at his head.