It's looking like Ronaldo has kicked his last ball for united. So if we end up with the unfortunate scenario of Mitro coming back from the world Cup injured and potentially missing many games would you take Ronaldo for the rest of the season as it will be very difficult to find someone good enough to fill the void.
We couldn't afford him and he wouldn't come, but if he decided he wanted to find the joy back in football and play for a club that appreciated him and that he could build something significant at and he didn't kick the toys out of the pram then I think, weirdly enough, that Fulham would be a good fit for him.
Family values, Portuguese speaking contingent and playing a good style of football under a manager who's doing well at the moment.
That said, it's unlikely unless he stops focusing on wanting to be the world's most decorated and celebrated footballer and just wants to play, which i'm not 100% sure he does.
Would be amazing to sign him, similar to signing Berbatov, but he needs to fit the clubs culture. Would boost clubs coffers and profile no end and also boost players confidence and skill level at all ages of the club I imagine if it went well.
Yes, he pays for himself from a marketing point of view, even a deal to the end of the season, wouldn't happen but players like him, short term would be great for almost any club.
As long as our chef was up to standard then he'd be happy here.
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Nope, Ronaldo has increasingly become a pure luxury player. Works very little for the team, and would not contribute much at all to our pressing game. I would see him as a bad fit. Not that he would lower himself to play for Fulham. The man can't even be bothered to honour his current contract with one of the worlds giants. We are Fulham, not FC Ronaldo. We have been down this path before, and we have maybe finally recovered from it.
No thanks , he would immediately put our great team spirit at risk and the grounds man may have a problem disposing of all those toys he keeps throwing out of his pram.
put our great team spirit at risk
Aside from the fact we'd be able to offer him about a fifth at best of what he currently earns, I think he'd want European football rather than a mid table PL team. Would be a good signing but then you run into the issue of Ronaldo and Mitro both playing in the same position and Mitro is our talisman so he's hardly going to want to be benched for him, and Ronaldo isn't going to want to come here and be on the bench either even if he's getting quite old now. So basically it would never happen but he would obviously be a decent signing
NO
Interesting views, I actually meant take him for just the remainder of the season (5 months) to cover an injured Mitro. I'm sure if he's still playing next season he will want a club in the champions league.
Pie in the sky,wouldn't anyway.
Quote from: hovewhite on November 15, 2022, 12:23:03 PM
Pie in the sky,wouldn't anyway.
Bobby Moore, George Best, Van der sar, Berbatov probably all thought of at the time as pie in the sky.
The guy was the best in the world which most of us took pleasure In watching, but now unfortunately he seems to have this air about him that comes across as being bigger than the club, especially doing an interview with that Morgan person. Personally I believe he would be a disruptive influence within our squad. In saying all that wouldn't it be lovely to see him enter the pitch in a Fulham shirt, the sort of feelings I had when seeing George Best and Bobby Moore in Fulham shirts.
NO
Yes, we seem to be getting the best out of so-called finished players lately
I reckon Mitro for Ronaldo plus £75m would be a good deal. Isn't Ronaldo on a free anyway?
He'd ensure the Riverside would be full every week!
Quote from: alfie on November 15, 2022, 12:34:01 PM
The guy was the best in the world which most of us took pleasure In watching, but now unfortunately he seems to have this air about him that comes across as being bigger than the club, especially doing an interview with that Morgan person. Personally I believe he would be a disruptive influence within our squad. In saying all that wouldn't it be lovely to see him enter the pitch in a Fulham shirt, the sort of feelings I had when seeing George Best and Bobby Moore in Fulham shirts.
I agree he has a huge ego (and would probably be diagnosed as clinically depressed at this time). But, as far as the comparison with an egotistical (and equally depressed) Berbatov (coming to the end of his shelf life), i get the feeling this would be a different; purely because Marco Silva is no Martin Jol. Jol was also coming to the end of his shelf life as a manager and really had no idea what to do with Berbatov.
The problems we had with Berbatov were funnily enough exactly the same as Man U seem to have had with Ronaldo when he came. An ageing superstar (bigger than the club) joining a slightly unsettled club (with owners considering a sale), with a manager who didn't know what he was doing. With Marco Silva i think we are so settled we would get the best out of Ronaldo and it might work (plus i reckon he has another 3 or 4 years left in him at this level). Although i think he is more likely to join a budget champions league side like Copenhagen Or go to the US right? I wouldn't put it past Tony to sign him though. He just signed the biggest female wrestler in the history of the sport!
Quote from: fulhamfever on November 15, 2022, 01:37:40 PM
Yes, we seem to be getting the best out of so-called finished players lately
I think we give ourselves too much credit for curing Willian. I reckon he was decent just before he came to us. We just had a good eye.
It's never, ever going to happen because of money and ego, but he'd enjoy playing for us I think.
Still, given Mitro, that we're not really much worse than Man Utd at the moment, that we're only going to play 1 up front, and that he's no longer a winger, we'd only see him on the bench.
Impact sub!
That'd be worse then Berbatov for the dressing room
Wouldn't touch him with a barge poll
I'd quite like him to go to Chelsea :dft011:
Good Lord, NO! His ego wouldn't fit in the CC changing rooms. As others have said, I'd expect him to fracture our squad spirit. In terms of footballing talent and ability he's great but he's not for us thanks.
Yes, he'd be a great portuguese addition. And a good striker.
I can't believe people are saying no lol.
Of course we would take him. The amount of exposure for the club would be huge and the amount of commercial/shirt sales would give the club enormous funds- even after taking into account his wages.
Not to mention the fact that he would score you over 20 goals a season
Yes - down to the end of Southend Pier
No.
His ego is just too big... He is a great player and a great athlete but his sense of self gets in the way. I admire what he has done in his career and how fit he has kept himself but he is not a team player and don't forget his has his eye on claiming a Champions League record. He won't get that with us.
There are nowhere near enough mirrors in Fulhams dressing room for Ronaldo.
Fulham would have to treble the mount of mirrors in every room just to
get him interested, assuming he has even heard of us in the first place.
No he was a good player and possibly still is but ha plays for himself. He is not a team player
Quote from: LC on November 15, 2022, 03:57:53 PM
I can't believe people are saying no lol.
Of course we would take him. The amount of exposure for the club would be huge and the amount of commercial/shirt sales would give the club enormous funds- even after taking into account his wages.
Not to mention the fact that he would score you over 20 goals a season
Not to mention the lifelong club association with one of the greatest players ever seen - that would last multiple lifetimes. Fulham are still milking Johnny Haynes, Rodney Marsh and George best amongst others as well as Pele having played at the cottage once.
Having Ronaldo at the club for half a season or more would be huge for the club in that context let alone current profile.
I love the club, people know about fulham the world over and a club is bigger than any player, but Ronaldos reputation reaches far far further than anything we've built.
The amount of young players who have grown up idolising him and mimicking his goal celebrations are ridiculous. One of the most revered players in history in the most played sport globally.
You'd be mad to not give it a go.
fcuk no!!! We have a great thing going, why ruin it with a washed out ego who thinks he's better than us
Still a top player, though - can still come on and create a goal out of nothing.
Can't see him coming to Fulham though. Well, I think he'd have to have a different attitude for Silva to play him.
I remember Berbatov coming, and many were critical of him, and his effect on the team, although his brilliant goals helped keep us up in his first season with us, and he often did incredible things. But in his second season he lost interest, and soon left, and did we go down that season?
Highly unlikely that Ronaldo will come here anyway.
nope ... no way ... never
Enjoyed reading the feedback but was very surprised so many think for 5 months he would be a disruptive influence. Before this season and his break down in the relationship with people at utd I thought he had been the perfect professional at all his clubs. Yes he has a big ego but he already is a team mate with Palhinha and possibly knows perriera from man utd days and all the Portuguese staff we have. Regarding the rest of the players, to be offered to play with a world class player knowing it would only be for 5 months gives them the opportunity to learn from one of the greatest and it would benefit all of them if he helps keep us up, I would think they would be excited about the prospect. As already stated by other posters it would enhance the profile of the club and inturn the rest of our players profiles. So if we lost Mitro for the rest of the season through injury do you think we would have a better chance of staying up with Ronaldo or without.
Quote from: _Putney_ on November 15, 2022, 03:49:29 PM
Yes, he'd be a great portuguese addition. And a good striker.
I'd sooner take a tin of Portuguese sardines.
Interesting discussion, something that likely won't happen, got a chuckle from one of the posters here saying he probably doesn't even know who we (FFC) are. That said, the only downside I could see, if he did figure out who we are and agreed to play here, is team cohesion and unity. Keeping a proper and happy locker room. That is largely the job of MS. And hopefully the players as well, acting in a 'professional' manner.
Quote from: WindyCity on November 17, 2022, 05:13:50 PM
Interesting discussion, something that likely won't happen, got a chuckle from one of the posters here saying he probably doesn't even know who we (FFC) are. That said, the only downside I could see, if he did figure out who we are and agreed to play here, is team cohesion and unity. Keeping a proper and happy locker room. That is largely the job of MS. And hopefully the players as well, acting in a 'professional' manner.
As almost any professional footballer would tell you, that cohesion and togetherness is worth 10-15 points per season, why would anyone risk it?
No way.
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Quote from: WindyCity on November 17, 2022, 05:13:50 PM
Interesting discussion, something that likely won't happen, got a chuckle from one of the posters here saying he probably doesn't even know who we (FFC) are. That said, the only downside I could see, if he did figure out who we are and agreed to play here, is team cohesion and unity. Keeping a proper and happy locker room. That is largely the job of MS. And hopefully the players as well, acting in a 'professional' manner.
As almost any professional footballer would tell you, that cohesion and togetherness is worth 10-15 points per season, why would anyone risk it?
I wouldn't risk it, BUT, you're assuming the worst. How do we know that MS couldn't (or could) keep a happy locker room?
I think Ronaldo has a bit of a messiah complex. I reckon that is the reason he chose Man U over Man City. He believed he could single handedly influence the team to get back to winning the league. I think it is the reason he will probably still pick a place where he can be more of a messiah, than a club like ours (doing well) that might be able to afford to bench him for any indiscretions (even without Mitrovic). A perhaps bigger, yet struggling club, that will allow his massive ego the space it needs in the changing rooms (out of desperation for his help), will be what he goes for. Which will have the same effect as at Man U. It's a shame, because if he could be a bit more humble, he would love it in London.
Extraordinarily unlikely, but if by some chance the money was in principle handled (by United essentially paying most of his wages one way or the other) it would be worthwhile our manager having a serious conversation with him.
If Marco was satisfied that he genuinely wanted to enjoy playing football his (Marco's) way and would be a team player, he would be by far the best player we've ever had, including JH. Berbatov was a good player but in my view not in the same class as Ronaldo.
No from me he's too far up his own backside . He'd want it all about him just as he has all through his career .
Not denying his talent just NO.
The comedy value of sticking him on our bench should not be completely overlooked. A way to cement our everybody's-favourite-second-team status for years to come.
Those of us in the real world work out sooner or later (and well before 37) that if you wish to be an appetising prospect to a potential employer, publicly denouncing a current employer is unwise. Feeling cheesed off with an employer is not unusual. It's work and if it was all a Mardi Gras, employers wouldn't need to pay people.
So on balance I'd rather watch Mitro thanks. Or Stansfield. Or the Brazilian lad we sent to Middlesbrough. Heck, I'd even prefer to watch Vinicius.
United are exploring options to get rid....Can't say I blame them after his latest comments and glad to see them backing the manager. Where will he go next? He is currently on £500,000 a week at United....Wouldn't it be great if everyone decided to give him a miss? As I said in an earlier post a very talented player but he now thinks he is bigger than any club, and no player is that...
He'll be off to play for his mate Becks at Miami.
Quote from: Somerset Fulham on November 18, 2022, 05:20:59 PM
He'll be off to play for his mate Becks at Miami.
Won't get Champions League there though will he? I sincerely hope he has talked himself out of any further clubs tbh. As I said earlier he is a legend in his own mind, talented but flawed at the end of the day.....
On that reported weekly pay, I suspect any club he goes to United would be picking up a bulk of that paycheck?
"Would you take Ronaldo?"
In a heart beat.
I thought Willian was a very good idea, as well. As I seem to remember, many on here were not too keen on him, either.
Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:16:48 AM
"Would you take Ronaldo?"
In a heart beat.
I thought Willian was a very good idea, as well. As I seem to remember, many on here were not too keen on him, either.
I don't think they are in any way comparable, apart from the fact that they are reasonably close in age...
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Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:16:48 AM
"Would you take Ronaldo?"
In a heart beat.
I thought Willian was a very good idea, as well. As I seem to remember, many on here were not too keen on him, either.
I don't think they are in any way comparable, apart from the fact that they are reasonably close in age...
Other than being incredibly talented footballers? And speaking Portuguese, of course, which works well with Marco.
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Quote from: Fulham 442 on November 19, 2022, 11:52:34 AM
Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:16:48 AM
"Would you take Ronaldo?"
In a heart beat.
I thought Willian was a very good idea, as well. As I seem to remember, many on here were not too keen on him, either.
I don't think they are in any way comparable, apart from the fact that they are reasonably close in age...
Other than being incredibly talented footballers? And speaking Portuguese, of course, which works well with Marco.
I think we will have to just agree to disagree on this tbh!
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Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:53:56 PM
Quote from: Fulham 442 on November 19, 2022, 11:52:34 AM
Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:16:48 AM
"Would you take Ronaldo?"
In a heart beat.
I thought Willian was a very good idea, as well. As I seem to remember, many on here were not too keen on him, either.
I don't think they are in any way comparable, apart from the fact that they are reasonably close in age...
Other than being incredibly talented footballers? And speaking Portuguese, of course, which works well with Marco.
I think we will have to just agree to disagree on this tbh!
Which part? Incredibly talented footballers or speaking Portuguese? :003:
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Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:53:56 PM
Quote from: Fulham 442 on November 19, 2022, 11:52:34 AM
Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:16:48 AM
"Would you take Ronaldo?"
In a heart beat.
I thought Willian was a very good idea, as well. As I seem to remember, many on here were not too keen on him, either.
I don't think they are in any way comparable, apart from the fact that they are reasonably close in age...
Other than being incredibly talented footballers? And speaking Portuguese, of course, which works well with Marco.
I think we will have to just agree to disagree on this tbh!
Which part? Incredibly talented footballers or speaking Portuguese? :003:
I thought agree to disagree said it all tbh!
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Quote from: Fulham 442 on November 19, 2022, 11:52:34 AM
Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:16:48 AM
"Would you take Ronaldo?"
In a heart beat.
I thought Willian was a very good idea, as well. As I seem to remember, many on here were not too keen on him, either.
I don't think they are in any way comparable, apart from the fact that they are reasonably close in age...
Other than being incredibly talented footballers? And speaking Portuguese, of course, which works well with Marco.
I think we will have to just agree to disagree on this tbh!
Which part? Incredibly talented footballers or speaking Portuguese? :003:
I thought agree to disagree said it all tbh!
Forgive me, Fulham 442. I was just winding you up.
There is little doubt that he is one of the best there has ever been.
But would you really want someone as detestable as that representing Fulham? Not for me.
Mitro is top dog,can you imagine what would happen if that ego maniac starts giving it large.The mind boggles.
Ronaldo would be too much of a distraction and that would not be beneficial for Fulham as he would not play within the framework of the team, plus he invented simulation.
The cottage isn't big enough for his ego
He wouldn't be happy with the changing room and would probably want one on his own.
hows this 3 pages? - No
Quote from: fulhamfan on November 24, 2022, 03:51:22 PM
hows this 3 pages? - No
Like you I am surprised as well that it is not longer than 3 pages. .
Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:53:56 PM
Quote from: Fulham 442 on November 19, 2022, 11:52:34 AM
Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:16:48 AM
"Would you take Ronaldo?"
In a heart beat.
I thought Willian was a very good idea, as well. As I seem to remember, many on here were not too keen on him, either.
I don't think they are in any way comparable, apart from the fact that they are reasonably close in age...
Other than being incredibly talented footballers? And speaking Portuguese, of course, which works well with Marco.
Ronaldo's wage demands would be massively different from Willian's. Even with no transfer fee our FFP situation would be royally rogered with his wages!
Quote from: fulhamfan on November 24, 2022, 03:51:22 PM
hows this 3 pages? - No
probably because he splits opinions, mainly between his ability and his arrogance
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Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:53:56 PM
Quote from: Fulham 442 on November 19, 2022, 11:52:34 AM
Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:16:48 AM
"Would you take Ronaldo?"
In a heart beat.
I thought Willian was a very good idea, as well. As I seem to remember, many on here were not too keen on him, either.
I don't think they are in any way comparable, apart from the fact that they are reasonably close in age...
Other than being incredibly talented footballers? And speaking Portuguese, of course, which works well with Marco.
Ronaldo's wage demands would be massively different from Willian's. Even with no transfer fee our FFP situation would be royally rogered with his wages!
His revenue generating ability would also be massively different from Willian's, as someone in this thread has already pointed out.
Ticket sales, merchandise, and general publicity and exposure for FFC would be through the roof.
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Quote from: cwindsor on November 19, 2022, 05:16:48 AM
"Would you take Ronaldo?"
In a heart beat.
I thought Willian was a very good idea, as well. As I seem to remember, many on here were not too keen on him, either.
I don't think they are in any way comparable, apart from the fact that they are reasonably close in age...
Other than being incredibly talented footballers? And speaking Portuguese, of course, which works well with Marco.
Ronaldo's wage demands would be massively different from Willian's. Even with no transfer fee our FFP situation would be royally rogered with his wages!
His revenue generating ability would also be massively different from Willian's, as someone in this thread has already pointed out.
Ticket sales, merchandise, and general publicity and exposure for FFC would be through the roof.
I agree but the club would have to build another dressing room for him alone and widen the doors and main gate to accommodate his inflated ego.
Having said all that although his initial impact on the field of play may have a positive effect.
His constant diving, cheating, simulating and pretending he is injured would be too embarrassing and detrimental to Fulhams reputation and encourage teams to want to and be more determined to beat us, as his image will be engrained in the Fulham ethos which would be also detrimental to Fulham in the middle to long run.
No. Would be worse for team spirit than Berbatov was.
