Jul 31
So How Does One Define Tapping Up?
This comes fresh off the Madrid press. Well not fresh exactly but outrageous nonetheless. Ramon Calderon has again, not surprisingly, opened his mouth. Consider this from the Telegraph:
“[United and Ronaldo] will talk next week and if, after this conversation, United decide to sell him, then of course Madrid will be there. This is a problem that wasn’t created by Real Madrid. Madrid are just spectators in this soap opera. At the moment Manchester United and the player are in an argument and Madrid are waiting. Obviously, it’s clear that we want Cristiano with the quality that he has, but there is a contractual problem that United and the player have to resolve, not us.”
First of all Calderon seems to be able to tell whether United and Ronaldo will have another talk about his future despite Ferguson confirming a few weeks ago that he’s had a chat with Ronaldo. Another statement that he throws around as if it were fact is that United and Ronaldo are ‘having an argument’. Argument? I don’t know how that would go but I can take a shot.
Ronaldo: I would like to make my decision in a few weeks.
David Gill and Ferguson: Son, you are going nowhere.
Ronaldo: But I am yet to make a decision. Tomorrow you never know.
David Gill: Wrong. We know what will happen tomorrow. If you are alive tomorrow, you are a Manchester United player. If not, then well, you are dead and hence, a free agent. Your ghost would then blend well with the whites of Madrid.
Ronaldo: But er… God… my future… up to Him?
SAF: Save the God card for your player of the year awards, son. I am God here. And I say you’re staying. We are not having this discussion anymore. You can leave the hair dryer with the secretary on your way out and collect your hair gel from there — you could use some right now. [Slams door on way out of the room]
So I don’t see where the argument part comes from.
But all that is the least of what we should be concerned about. What we really need to ask is why, despite all the shenanigans, haven’t Real Madrid launched any bid and yet feel the need — like it was their divine right — to talk about Ronaldo all season?
And they compare this two faced twat to Alex Ferguson. The nerve!
But that’s not all, Mr. Two-Face goes on with this gem:
“Will he [Ronaldo] persuade the club to let him go? I can’t say that. That question is for the player, who has publicly said his dream is to play for Madrid. We hear those words with pride and satisfaction but his departure doesn’t only depend on Cristiano. United are the ones that have to sort it out and it will either happen or not.“
Well, thank you sir for giving us this privilege. Thanks for allowing us to have a say in sorting this out with Ronaldo. We shall be ever so grateful. As a mark of our gratitude, we’ll offer you Louis Saha for a cut-price £3m deal. Take it, he’s worth it. Every single balsa fragment.
Of course, all this will be done before you, sir, answer our simple question: How do you define tapping up? [Please answer without looking it up in your dictionary]
Meanwhile, the physio, who’s been giving the apple of everyone’s eye a nice gentle foot massage, has just managed to get his 15 seconds of fame, when he said Ronaldo is working real hard on his fitness to be back in two months.
Well, we can live with that.
And basically I can feel satisfied and end my rant for the day. I will keep you posted if something interesting shows up worth talking about. Till then, I shall leave the stage to you. Don’t forget that the fantasy league is still open for people interested to join. Details and prizes, click here.
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@Liam: I can’t fault Berbatov for that. Fact is Fergie wasn’t aggressive enough and Berbatov went where he felt he was most welcome as well as most needed. It’s like taking that job where they really sell you on the potential of the company and the benefits, only for you to find that they were selling you a snow job instead and the job just sucked. I can forgive him for that. At least he knows his priorities now and he has never said anything negative about United unlike Henry.
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@Stephen: So does Fergie. Do you want the list? Lets just say it starts with Djemba Djemba.
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@Grognard:
Arsenal will be odds on to finish trophyless this coming season, and with good reason. They may play good football, and I have respect for Wenger for his philosophy, but they must have one of the most inefficient football styles in world football.
If I was comparing Arsenal to a bird I would compare them to a peacock. A peacock uses up so much of its energy creating a pretty tail to win admirers. As a peacock devotes so much time and energy to its pretty tail, everything else is a little neglected. The worst thing is, the tail is completely useless other than as a cue of attractiveness, in fact it only serves as a hindrance to the bird. This is rather like Arsenal and their devotion to pretty football. It may win some admirers, but ultimately it hinders them.
Manchester United are a bit more like the eagle. They don’t obsess with pretty football, but have a natural grace and elegance about what they do. They attack with devastating power and precision and sit proudly at the top of the food chain.
Eagle vs. Peacock. No contest.
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Lets hope we all wake up tomorrow to the signing of berbatov
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@Traverse: I wouldn’t bet my last pennies on it.
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@Grognard: funny thing about this berba deal, the more time passes by, the more doubts I have over his suitability in regards to our teams’ requirements. I’m tipping towards the younger boys, like huntelaar and benzema. Don’t know why, but I think Fergie’s got a trick up his sleeve, and he’s waiting for the right time to unveil it!!!
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@RedAddict: amazing analogy it really put it into perspective but similar noise was made about Arsenal last season and they came very close in the league and if it wasn’t for some dodgy refereeing could have come close in the CL. Nasri will be an amazing signing and I wouldn’t bet against Wenger filling the CM void either with a young player or with a new signing. Write them off at your peril.
@Stephen: I honestly couldn’t give a shit about a player’s personality as long as he produced on the pitch. All of the best players in the world (bar Kaka maybe) have big egos and its something people are going to have to learn to accept.
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I just read the stupid ronaldo story on Goal.com about him going to Manchester and announcing he will be leaving to Real Madrid next week. Does he or anyone else in the media fail to realize that he’s under contract and simply annoucing his departure means shite. He can say all he wants but he’s not going anywhere. Being an American and a United fan I find it frustrating that footballers dont honor their contract as they do in US sports.
In Major League Baseball for example…a player is under contract for 5 years and that means 5 years. Contracts are not tools used by players to earn a bigger weekly check. If Ronaldo or any player signs a contract that means they are with that club for that amount of time. It seems like the contracts that players sign are not very solid in keeping that player at the club. If he signed a 5 year deal then it really adds up to only 3 years with the way modern football is going. I’d like to see the clubs crack down on the players trying to opt out of their contracts early because its just rediculous. How can any football club expect players to follow through on the entire contract when there’s nothing really holding that player back from demanding a transfer half-way through?
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@Grognard: I’m uncertain on these Russians. They looked great in the Euros, and despite everyone going crazy over Arshavin, I actually thought, Pavlyuchenko’s tournament was better. It’s just that going from one of the best partnerships in the EPL (Berba and Keane) and to an uncertainty of these two guys… well, I guess, I’d pick the B + K version.
However, I’m sure, the Russians can be a hit.
But I think it speaks volumes of Berba’s talents that he’s made a little more than ordinary striker like Keane be one of the best in the league… hopefully he can elevate Rooney to another level as well. Keane won’t have the same conditions to work with in Liverpool, so I don’t think, he’s what they are looking for. I’d be a tad worried if I was a fan of the scouse scum, if I read that Rafa (among other things) like Keane’s workrate and his versatility (centre and on the right aso).
Btw. Thanks for your reply in the previous post. I knew, what it’d be, but sometimes I think it’s good to let people evaluate their own responses
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2 cups already in the bag, hopefully a third after today. A treble by august 1. Not a bad way to start.
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@Gabriel: I would prefer the younger lads too. Still, Berbatov is a great player and his style will fit in nicely with United’s. I just don’t understand why there are no takers for Huntelaar? Benzema I understand. He’s way over priced.
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@Grognard: and over rated in my honest opinion.
on a totally unrelated subject:
yesterday i watched the Dark knight, about 13 days after its release, the cinema was packed(the third time this has happend to me) and people where actually sitting in the front row(in england, the best seats are in the back, the front seats are the worst) but onto the movie. Now that, hands down, is one of, if not the best movie i have ever seen, it was just so perfectly written, i loved it though but i dont know if it was a thriller or a comedy because that joker just made laugh throughout the film.
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@Gabriel: Agree mate, for the past few days I’ve been wondering if SAF is gonna reveal a surprise signing rather than Berba. If it means it would be Huntelaar, I would be very happy.
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@Grognard: Join the Club mate!
But i think that we can get Ribery when the time comes! 
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@dan(u-ol): That Movie is THE BOMB!
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I suggest you all go and read the interview with Gary Neville on manutd.com – it’s absolutely brilliant.
Btw. I’m going to the movies tonight – Batman’s up
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Guys Ribery seriously would be No.1 target after the slave finally goes! and i think he would be spurred by King Cantona’s history at the club!
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@Grognard: Life is chance! and the only thing unbiased is chance! a fifty fifty! That was spoken by harvey two face!
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@Red Ranter: Evidence???
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@Red Diablo: You really don’t want to be challenging me for evidence with stuff that goes on in this site. I actually do have evidence and wouldn’t want to embarrass you.
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@Red Ranter: Really? Ok OK! Have a drink! But still i would not prefer to call it stealing! I would rather call it BORROWING!
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@Red Diablo: Fair enough. You do realise all this came up because you brought it up first
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Folks, new post up.
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@Red Ranter: Yeah? Well people get misconceptions! Anyway actually i kinada like my avatar! So dont start a fight with me!
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@dan(u-ol): Yes the Dark Knight sure is a classic. I’m happy you enjoyed as much as I and RR did. Theaters are still full here during the evenings and weekends but they are OK during weekday matinées. It’s already made near 400 million dollars in North America alone and it’s only been two weeks. I feel sorry for the third film to come out in two to three years time as it may also be very good but how how do you compare with this one and especially Heath Ledger’s epic performance? No other villain in the Batman mythos even compares to the Joker.
By the way, did you see the movie in an IMAX theater? If not, you really missed something. IMAX makes it quite the experience.
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@Grognard: Hey! I saw it in IMAX!
and it ROCKED!!!!!!
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@Red Diablo: What I would give for a mini IMAX in my sitting room. WOW! We can dream can’t we. Actually the best thing I have ever seen on IMAX was only 40 minutes long and in 3D. It was Tom Hanks brilliant walk on the moon simulation called Magnificent Desolation. I honestly felt I had walked on the moon when I finished seeing that. It was truly a wonder to the senses. Unfortunately it didn’t have the same effect on my 56 inch tv with no 3D.
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@Grognard: HAHA! Showing off? 52 inch TV! Also say that it is an LCD!
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@Red Diablo: It’s 56 inches and size matters.
Actually no, it’s not LCD, it’s rear projection but I still am quite happy with it. Until the cable tv providers here in Vancouver offer a High Definition package that is worthy and that offers all analog channels in digital I won’t by an LCD. They are beautiful, especially for HD DVD’s but I’ quite happy with mine in it’s HD settings. Also, I couldn’t afford 56 inched in LCD. I’d halve to go down to 42 inches for it to fall in my price range. That’s shrinkage. God forbid! 
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@Grognard: HAHA! I have a 40 inch rear projection! But LCD still rules!
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