I'd give most everything I own to see him play again in the red and black. Most everything. Some members believe he's done. There is still a 1% chance, and as much as I like to live on that 1%, it's getting more difficult by the minute. Members like you, me, arivanjj, gal kenny and to an extent R7 would love the day when Ronaldo comes back.

But I guess it depends a lot on Ronaldo and whether he wants to get back to the top. If God forbid, he doesn't, then that's that. But being the champion he is, I'm sure there are a couple of more years left in him. Particularly now that he's recovering fast. A CL win maybe? Please, oh please.

In all respects, I liked Ronaldo and his abilities, but what he has done to himself is shocking and all the weight he gained certainly did not make management happy. I also fear that if he does come back to us, his injury could come back or at least he would be unfit for many matches.

I don't really like to say this, but I think he's past his best.

Considerably. He was out of this world, back in his days. Never saw anyone like him.

So he hasn't signed for Flamenco then??

He is still free agent

Would be nice to get him back. But the thing is, he'll sign up, and then we'll spend eternity bringing him back to fitness et al, it would be next season before he started contributing.

So then, this complicates stuff needlessly. I would still keep him. It's always a nice record, 10 years down the line to say the great Ronaldo played for you before he retired. Also it helps to have a striker like him, who's not too fit to play every match, but who if rested can be quite a potent weapon. Like Solskjaer for Man United. I don't think Ronaldo has disappeared as a player of quality as Rivaldo did. He's just fragile.

I want him back

Then we will have a striker who only get money and getting injured!

so be it.

Yeah, so be it. If we can afford Inzaghi then we can always afford Ronaldo. He brings so much to the attack, it's almost like having a Maldini in your defense. Theoretically speaking of course. Deep down inside I still wish he could stay fit for longer periods of time.

Plus we can always cut down on his money. I'm sure CL victory is of more importance to him than a couple of millions. He already has over 120 million stacked up in the bank.

Sky Sports say he is "Seriously considering an offer from Man City at the moment and thinks it would be interesting linking up with Robinho as he believes they can score 50 goals". No Ronnie, Robinho doesn't have the ability to score 40 goals this season.

Ronaldo to City... interesting to see if he succeeds in Engand as well. I'm sure he will if he stays away from injuries. Elano-Robinho-Ronaldo would be interesting btw.

Apparently he failed a medical so City aren't going through with it.. what the hell did they expect, he's out until November! Having lots of money isn't going to change that.

A 100% Roanaldo that never gets injured can score 40 goals in a season. Robinho can take care of the remaining 10. Having said that, I'd love to see him in Milan once again - not gonna happen, I know - but that never stopped a man from dreaming, has it?

He dragged us from double figure rankings to a comfortable 4th last season. More so, when every player in the team was concentrating on the Athens final. It's the injrues are the cause of concern, however. It's not like he's old or something, the same age as Sheva and Totti. Please Galliani bring him back.

I'd gladly have him back, but only if he were to accept a performance based pay package.


You play x number of minutes you get y euros in a week.

Fine by me. As long as it includes extra rations of pasta every for every goal scored.

Things just don't seem to get better in Ronaldo-land! What crime did he commit to deserve this. He's slightly over 30 for crying out loud, not 85 as people like to think.

People don't trust his legs. And who can blame them?

Regardless...I don't want to see Ronaldo at Siena!

And I want to see him in Milan again! One final time. For free if it all matters.

I sure wouldn't be against it either buddy, but I'll hate to say - that I just don't see.............

Ah - forget it, you've been through enoguh!

Dreaming Never Hurts! (After all sometimes they come through right...?! )

Realistically speaking, I don't think this one's coming true anytime. I have more of a chance seeing that camel face Moratti playing form Milan than Ronaldo at this point in time.

Blog: Ronaldo - Channel4 Italia

Good article, but I still don't think Enrico Chiesa can be compared with Ronaldo. Sad, but true. He's a very good forward even at this age, but R99 is a different beast altogether. I'd rather have him retire than play in any other club in Serie A, beside Milan. Reason, they'd kill him again, those defenders. And if he doesn't has a chance to win the CL (no other club beside Milan can promise him that), there's no incentive to go and play in the toughest league in the world. Ronaldo honors:

Cruzeiro

* Brazilian Cup: 1993
* Campeonato Mineiro: 1994

PSV Eindhoven

* Dutch Cup: 1996

Barcelona

* Spanish Super Cup: 1996
* Cup Winners' Cup: 1997
* Spanish Cup: 1997

Internazionale

* UEFA Cup: 1998

Real Madrid

* La Liga: 2003, 2007
* Intercontinental Cup: 2002
* Spanish Super Cup: 2003

Milan

* FIFA Club World Cup: 2007
* UEFA Super Cup: 2007

International

* FIFA World Cup: 1994, 2002
* Copa America: 1997, 1999
* FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997
* 1996 Summer Olympics: Bronze medal

Individual

* Supercopa Libertadores Top Scorer: 1993-94
* Campeonato Mineiro Top Scorer: 1993-94
* Campeonato Mineiro Team of The Year: 1994
* Eredivisie Top Scorer: 1994-95
* La Liga Top Scorer: 1996-97
* European Golden Boot: 1996-97
* La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 1996-97
* Copa América Final Most Valuable Player: 1997
* Copa América Most Valuable Player: 1997
* Confederations Cup All-Star Team: 1997
* Cup Winners Cup Final Most Valuable Player: 1997
* IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year: 1997
* UEFA Most Valuable Player: 1997-98
* Serie A Player of the Year: 1997-98
* Serie A Foreign Player of the Year: 1997-98
* UEFA Best Forward: 1997-98
* Bravo Award : 1997, 1998
* FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1998
* UEFA Cup Final Most Valuable Player: 1998
* Copa América Top Scorer: 1999
* Copa América All-Star Team: 1997, 1999
* FIFA World Player of the Year: 1996, 1997, 2002
* Ballon D'or: 1997, 2002
* Onze d'Or: 1997, 2002
* FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 2002
* FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1998, 2002
* FIFA World Cup Final Most Valuable Player: 2002
* FIFA World Cup Top Scorer: 2002
* Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player: 2002
* UEFA Team of The Year: 2002
* BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality: 2002
* La Liga South American Player of the Year: 1996-97, 2002-03
* La Liga Top Scorer: 2003-04
* Golden Foot: 2006
* FIFA World Cup all-time scoring leader

Wonder what's missing in that list. I couldn't find any titles for our friend Enrico Chiesa, which doesn't necessarily mean he's not a good player, but just that Ronaldo and him are poles apart. Thanks for the share though, Trini, been a while since I've heard or read anything about R99.

I agree Ronaldo is in a class of his own!
I've also said it before that my first choice for Ronaldo won't be to see him in a Siena shirt.
But with that said - if his desire for football is still there but big teams aren't willing to take a risk, then he just might have to start some where. (Hope this doesn't turn out to be the case though, hope he does regain a acceptable level of fitness so that a Big Club would take a chance with him once more)
I'd love to see him entertaining fans (including myself) once again.
And I would also like if he could get the CL title he so deserves before his career ends.
Anywayz, lets take small steps first.

I don't know Trini, I'm usually a very optimistic person, but when it comes to R99 I just can't help shake of depressing thoughts. Things just haven't gone his way. It's scary to imagine what he could have accomplished were he not so constantly injured. We had to of the absolute best attacker and defender of all time playing in the same team (Paolo and Ronaldo) and they couldn't even manage on CL game together?! As things stand, there's a 99% chance of not seeing him play for Milan again (pun not intended, this time).

Life's so Unfair - that's unfair with a big fat 'U'.

It was good to see Ronaldo on the pitch again for the first time in months, admitidly he didn't look in great shape but I am still hopeful that he can still make a come back as long as his desire is still there, anyway in the light of all this here is another article I came across at Goal.com today hilighting his future plans:


GOAL - Ronaldo to decide future

I'm no Ronaldo fanatic, but it seems like ever since he signed on the dotted line for Milan he's been snakebitten since, and it's impossible not to take some kind of pity on him. The apex was his shredding his knee back in February (has it been that long?). Then the unflattering photos of him in his BVDs, constant speculation about his weight..argh! I must admit it was nice seeing him smiling during interviews and playing again, even though it was essentially a cameo.

Speaking of pitiful, Dida was the only Serie A player who showed up for the charity match. That's pretty embarrassing for Italy, and I think the UN even called them out on it. For the Yanks in the house, the match will be re-aired this Friday at 8pm on FSC if any of you haven't seen it yet.

Those rat bastards at FSC changed the schedule so that Lazio v. Roma is on right now instead of the Ronaldo/Zidane match. Damn it.

I hate FSC. And all their cheese and cheeky ads they have running during half-time breaks in matches. I only watch it if no other stream is available. Plus, it seems that they really have a liking to dorks: More than half of their commentary team is made up of them.

Ronaldo - Milan Return An Option -- Goal.com

it could turn out to be a good move we can get a shorterm solution for atttack if he is fit

**heart stopped**

hahaha

Just a heart stop, Ari? I literally died after hearing this rumor. I for the life of me hope it's true. He scored goals when he played for us, made inroads into opponent teams, and in general helped to give our attack a completely new dimension. Had he been fit all season, we'd never have finished below 3rd.

All said and done, I hope he comes back. If Inzaghi can stay, so can he. I don't care if it's on a reduced pay scale contract, all I ask for is another chance. And maybe come January, he might get one?!

Well I love Ronaldo but he and Inzaghi shouldn't have the same status at Milan. Pippo is after all a Milan legend and therefor we can tolerate his injuries and up-down forms.

Ronaldo is a football legend, I know. But just wanted to give a Milan-universum viewpoint.

i have a feeling we mite go for him

Understandably.

Hey English language savior, how did you literally die and yet you're still here to tell us about it? I'll tell you what this is, bad use of the word is what it is! Haha gotcha!!!

By the way, it's quite often that I see the word used this way (in Greek too)... I mean... what the **** does "it literally blew my head off" mean? Your head is right there idiot!

PS Like Stewie said any person who uses the words "irregardless", "a whole nother" and "all of the sudden" will be sent to a work camps! Add the word literally to that list, just to avoid bad usage.

Gallani doesn't rule out Ronaldo (R9) return - GOAL.Com

Well it means 'Literal and figurative language, taken in a non-figurative sense.' Meaning, even though a particular event happened, it happening in words only, not in reality. Meaning, even though I died, I didn't. The good thing is that it isn't used like such in Urdu (Pakistani language), but I get where you're coming from.

Oh, and thanks for acknowledging my language saving skills.

Music to my ears! Please make it happen, oh please, oh please, oh please!

Well guess we can all close the book on Ronaldo making a return to Serie A with us or any other team.....

Ronaldo signs for Corinthians Tuesday 9 December, 2008

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Former Milan striker has confirmed that Brazilian side Flamengo will be his next club.

El Fenomeno snapped a tendon in his knee while playing for Milan against Livorno last February.

After a painstaking road to recovery that has taken nearly 10 months, Ronaldo is back in training trying to recover fitness and has chosen his next challenge.

There had been far-fetched rumours that Ronnie would return to Milan and he had been targeted by Tuscan minnows Siena.

Flamengo then emerged as the favourites for the 32-year-old's signature, but Corinthians have pipped them at the post.

“It's all true, the contract has been signed,” Corinthians sporting director Antonio Carlos declared. “The President met him last week and did the deal.”

“It's all true, the contract has been signed,” Corinthians sporting director Antonio Carlos declared. “The President met him last week and did the deal.”


Channel 4 News

Link: http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/dec9k.html

Somewhere, someplace, a friendly little guy named acid911 died on December 9, 2008.

Ohh, c'mmon, it's not the end of the world. Cheer up!

Actually it is. As a protest, I'm gonna change my signature to a Manchester United one (a club I hate big time) till the end of the year. At least, there's a Ronaldo there. Nothing comes between me and the Fantastic 4s (Paolo, Ronaldo, Rui Costa, Dida). With Baggio rounding off the top five. All are going, going, gone. I'm not sure you can understand my feelings. The only real four, five players I ever felt something for are fading. Such is the way, I guess.

The only silver lining I have is to live seeing R99 kick the ball once more. It's been a long, long time.

Oh, buck up, acid.

If I were in your shoes, I'd be more disappointed if he announced he was retiring. Besides, he could've done a lot worse than Corinthians; just be thankful he didn't go to Anorthosis or the like.

Noooooooooooooooooo...nooooooooo...not Manchester United! Not does... Take Leeds, Villa, the Spurs, heh even Arsenal, but not them...I'm still dizzy about Becks in red-black, now this the whole season long..