Comments on: Is Ronaldinho’s Career at Barcelona Over?

By: areallaticfromthesouth

areallaticfromthesouth — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:33:45 +0000

29mins

Barca 0-0 Getafe

By: areallaticfromthesouth

areallaticfromthesouth — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:16:55 +0000

12mins at the Nou Camp

Barca 0-0 Getafe

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:01:09 +0000

Yeah, I don’t think he will sign for United, it was a just a thought. I’d just like to see him in the EPL really, anwhere. But then, i said the same about Shevchenko once.

By: Ak

Ak — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:02:59 +0000

The problem is that he’s 28: it will take him at least a season to get his fitness and confidence up to level; so, at best, he’ll only start to make an impact by the latter half of his second season (if things go reasonably well). Realistically, he’s probably only got 5/6 years left in him; and, of course, there’s also the factor of his wages, and, at the other end, his marketability and possible performance. I’d say it’s about borderline good/bad deal for the suitor club in question, and I’d be surprised if he went for more than £20m (~ €25M, right?). But, then again, you take a gamble and sometimes it pays off.
Rob, I’d have loved the old ronaldinho at utd, but fergie/queiroz won’t take the gamble unless there’s something we don’t know; plus, I don’t think he’d be able to hack it in the prem, and then there’s the fact that he turned us down for barca…

By: finnegan

finnegan — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:15:38 +0000

what we have to remember is that ronaldinho is a magician – sure, he may seem down and out at the moment but we’d be dead wrong to say he can’t reproduce his phenomenal form of two years ago. I think he’s still got it up his sleeve, he just needs a little motivation.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:45:41 +0000

If I am to be serious for a sec – the Article 17 factor is massively interesting. He would be the first huge name to do it, and it is looking a real possibility. Either that or there is going to be a fantastically interesting bidding war over the summer.

I can’t be the only person hoping he ends up as Ryan Giggs replacement on the Man United Left wing. A frontline of The Dhino, Rooney, Tevez, Ronaldo. Sublime. No no, I’ve not heeded any Barca lessons. At all

By: Inara

Inara — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:29:17 +0000

Yeah, but how much affect would Ronaldinho have? His form isn’t going to magically improve, especially against a team like Schalke.

Barca’s big worry right now is getting a good price for Ronaldinho. His brother/agent is threatening to invoke Article 17, which would allow him to buy out the remaining two years on his contract. Ronaldinho is refusing to consider an extension, so if he waits another year, he’ll be a free agent anyway.

That’s a pretty big blow if a club loses a player like Ronaldinho for nothing.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:11:06 +0000

I don’t know if this is true, but I saw in an Argentine paper tonight that Milan have offered 20 million for him. Kind of hard to believe, but given their love for Brazilians, who knows?

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:53:26 +0000

Aye, they are all going to be on the bench, and then bought on after 3 minutes to shock the opposition. A risky tactic, but I think it might work.

I did a big post over at the Champions League about this very subject before I saw this on the front page, it is an interesting enough story to warrent it though I reckon

By: Sam Hiser

Sam Hiser — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:29:49 +0000

Messi, The Dhino, and Deco are all faking to surprise Schalke when they take the pitch at Camp Nou