Ronaldo is staying!
It's the news every United fan has been
praying for, and every non-United fan
has been dreading.
It always
strikes me as puzzling the number of
players who switch clubs in August just
as the season is about to start having
endured an entire pre-season with an
outfit they evidently couldn't wait
to get away from. It's not as if clubs
and agents haven't had the entirety
of the summer during which to lay some
cards on the table.
The Gary Barry saga is now about as
entertaining as an hour-long special
of Eastenders involving some part of
Dot's past that we neither know nor
care about, but while we accept that
the Villa playmaker will obviously end
up in a penthouse overlooking the Mersey,
it seems that twinkle-toes Ron really
is destined for at least one more season
at Old Trafford.
We've seen many sides of the Portuguese
flyer - the Riverdance fan, Gazza impersonator,
Olympic diving runner-up (to Didier
Drogba), and undoubtedly an incredible
winker of the highest order.
But we've never really witnessed him
in full 'sulk mode', something I for
one would be interested to witness,
particularly with Ronaldo confined to
bench-warming duties following some
sub-standard and disinterested early-season
performances, shunned by his teammates
and with little else for company but
a Madrid tourist guide and the latest
Los Lobos LP on his iPod.
Stranger things Rodders, stranger
things...
