I was very impressed with this lad last night.  Forget all the 
pre-tournamnet guff from the usual media suspects about this being 
Ronaldo's tournament.

hehehe

where is he now then?  Back in Portugal?

LOL!

It just goes to show how worthless Ronaldo's award as player of the 
year really is, and proves yet again that his one and only strength is 
turning on the style against the likes of Derby and Wigan.

Meanwhile players like Fabregas and Arshavin - truly breathtaking 
footballers with the world at their feet - capture the hearts and minds 
of an entire continent with dazzling displays of the sublime and indeed 
at times the miraculous.  There were occasions last night when I 
thought Fabregas was an angel, so lightly - almost divinely - did he 
float on the pitch like the good Lord himself walking on water.I'm 
struggling to remember a display as memorable as that last night.  He 
truly deserves the player of the tournament award whatever the outcome 
on Sunday. Meanwhile Ronaldo can go back to England or wherever he's 
going next year and clutch his "Joint Guardian and BBC Footballer of 
the Year" award closely to his chest.  Hopefully it's the last he ever 
gets.

-- 
+ His Holiness Pope Pompous XVIII

"Public opinion will be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals 
that we dare not present to them directly" -  former French president, 
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, re. the Lisbon Treaty

"Pope Pompous XVIII"  wrote in message 
news:mn.dc8f7d86a463609e.63262@popes.news...
>I was very impressed with this lad last night.  Forget all the 
>pre-tournamnet guff from the usual media suspects about this being 
>Ronaldo's tournament.
>
> hehehe
>
> where is he now then?  Back in Portugal?
>
> LOL!
>
> It just goes to show how worthless Ronaldo's award as player of the year 
> really is, and proves yet again that his one and only strength is turning 
> on the style against the likes of Derby and Wigan.
>
> Meanwhile players like Fabregas and Arshavin - truly breathtaking 
> footballers with the world at their feet - capture the hearts and minds of 
> an entire continent with dazzling displays of the sublime and indeed at 
> times the miraculous.  There were occasions last night when I thought 
> Fabregas was an angel, so lightly - almost divinely - did he float on the 
> pitch like the good Lord himself walking on water.I'm struggling to 
> remember a display as memorable as that last night.  He truly deserves the 
> player of the tournament award whatever the outcome on Sunday. Meanwhile 
> Ronaldo can go back to England or wherever he's going next year and clutch 
> his "Joint Guardian and BBC Footballer of the Year" award closely to his 
> chest.  Hopefully it's the last he ever gets.
>

Monumental bittrerness there from the saddest man on usenet.

Fabregas is good, but is as inconsistent as Ronaldo.  What Ronaldo does 
offer is the ability to score goals, even when not playing well.  When 
Fabregas isn't playing well, he is frequently anonymous.

He [Fabregas] was quite ordinary in the matches he played against United 
last season, the team that is the current true litmus test of a players 
quality.  Double league champions and ECL winners.

"Pope Pompous XVIII"  wrote in message 
news:mn.dc8f7d86a463609e.63262@popes.news...
>I was very impressed with this lad last night.  Forget all the 
>pre-tournamnet guff from the usual media suspects about this being 
>Ronaldo's tournament.
>
> hehehe
>
> where is he now then?  Back in Portugal?
>
> LOL!
>
> It just goes to show how worthless Ronaldo's award as player of the year 
> really is, and proves yet again that his one and only strength is turning 
> on the style against the likes of Derby and Wigan.
>
> Meanwhile players like Fabregas and Arshavin - truly breathtaking 
> footballers with the world at their feet - capture the hearts and minds of 
> an entire continent with dazzling displays of the sublime and indeed at 
> times the miraculous.  There were occasions last night when I thought 
> Fabregas was an angel, so lightly - almost divinely - did he float on the 
> pitch like the good Lord himself walking on water.I'm struggling to 
> remember a display as memorable as that last night.  He truly deserves the 
> player of the tournament award whatever the outcome on Sunday. Meanwhile 
> Ronaldo can go back to England or wherever he's going next year and clutch 
> his "Joint Guardian and BBC Footballer of the Year" award closely to his 
> chest.  Hopefully it's the last he ever gets.
>
> -- 
> + His Holiness Pope Pompous XVIII
>
> "Public opinion will be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals 
> that we dare not present to them directly" -  former French president, 
> Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, re. the Lisbon Treaty
>

spot on

and the cheating diver blamed his team mates for going out, saying he did 
nothing wrong.

How about "you were shite in yet another big game" - the step overs don't 
cut it against quality opposition.

Remember, it relied on someone else fucking up (Terry), for Ronaldo not to 
have cost his team the ECL with his pathetic stutter penalty.

"Official UEFA best club side in Europe 2008/09 (18 & 5)"  
wrote in message news:g43g0j$e21$1@energise.enta.net...
>
> "Pope Pompous XVIII"  wrote in message 
> news:mn.dc8f7d86a463609e.63262@popes.news...
>>I was very impressed with this lad last night.  Forget all the 
>>pre-tournamnet guff from the usual media suspects about this being 
>>Ronaldo's tournament.
>>
>> hehehe
>>
>> where is he now then?  Back in Portugal?
>>
>> LOL!
>>
>> It just goes to show how worthless Ronaldo's award as player of the year 
>> really is, and proves yet again that his one and only strength is turning 
>> on the style against the likes of Derby and Wigan.
>>
>> Meanwhile players like Fabregas and Arshavin - truly breathtaking 
>> footballers with the world at their feet - capture the hearts and minds 
>> of an entire continent with dazzling displays of the sublime and indeed 
>> at times the miraculous.  There were occasions last night when I thought 
>> Fabregas was an angel, so lightly - almost divinely - did he float on the 
>> pitch like the good Lord himself walking on water.I'm struggling to 
>> remember a display as memorable as that last night.  He truly deserves 
>> the player of the tournament award whatever the outcome on Sunday. 
>> Meanwhile Ronaldo can go back to England or wherever he's going next year 
>> and clutch his "Joint Guardian and BBC Footballer of the Year" award 
>> closely to his chest.  Hopefully it's the last he ever gets.
>>
>> -- 
>> + His Holiness Pope Pompous XVIII
>>
>> "Public opinion will be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals 
>> that we dare not present to them directly" -  former French president, 
>> Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, re. the Lisbon Treaty
>>
>
> spot on
>
> and the cheating diver blamed his team mates for going out, saying he did 
> nothing wrong.
>
> How about "you were shite in yet another big game" - the step overs don't 
> cut it against quality opposition.

He scored against every team in the top 7 last season, including against 
Chelsea in the ECL final.

Top score in both his domestic league and in Europe.

>
> Remember, it relied on someone else fucking up (Terry), for Ronaldo not to 
> have cost his team the ECL with his pathetic stutter penalty.
>

And Anelka, Chelsea missed more than one penalty.

It is hardly suprising that someone as dim as you would fall for Pope's 
flowery prose.

Those of us with a bit more intelligence prefer to stick to the facts.

Greatness is always subjective, but people who know far more about football 
than Tedious and the Terminally delusional Pope rate Ronaldo as the best.  I 
tend to take their opinion over a know liar, welcher and his god bothering 
bum chum.

Ronaldo will undoubtedly win the world player of the year award *and* the 
Ballon d'Or - and on top of that, he plays for the European Champions *and* 
the Champions of England.

FFS, let the people who know what they're talking about do the voting, eh? 
If Fabregas was all that, he would win all the above. He hasn't - and what 
is more, as good as he is, he has some way to go before he will.

Case closed.
-- 
Slitheen.
Manchester United - Back to Back Champions 2006/07, 2007/08 & Champions of 
Europe 2008.

Swerve wrote:

> "Pope Pompous XVIII"  wrote in message 
> news:mn.dc8f7d86a463609e.63262@popes.news...
> 
>>I was very impressed with this lad last night.  Forget all the 
>>pre-tournamnet guff from the usual media suspects about this being 
>>Ronaldo's tournament.
>>
>>hehehe
>>
>>where is he now then?  Back in Portugal?
>>
>>LOL!
>>
>>It just goes to show how worthless Ronaldo's award as player of the year 
>>really is, and proves yet again that his one and only strength is turning 
>>on the style against the likes of Derby and Wigan.
>>
>>Meanwhile players like Fabregas and Arshavin - truly breathtaking 
>>footballers with the world at their feet - capture the hearts and minds of 
>>an entire continent with dazzling displays of the sublime and indeed at 
>>times the miraculous.  There were occasions last night when I thought 
>>Fabregas was an angel, so lightly - almost divinely - did he float on the 
>>pitch like the good Lord himself walking on water.I'm struggling to 
>>remember a display as memorable as that last night.  He truly deserves the 
>>player of the tournament award whatever the outcome on Sunday. Meanwhile 
>>Ronaldo can go back to England or wherever he's going next year and clutch 
>>his "Joint Guardian and BBC Footballer of the Year" award closely to his 
>>chest.  Hopefully it's the last he ever gets.
>>
> 
> 
> Monumental bittrerness there from the saddest man on usenet.
> 

LOL!

On 27 Jun, 19:27, Pope Pompous XVIII  wrote:
> I was very impressed with this lad last night.  Forget all the
> pre-tournamnet guff from the usual media suspects about this being
> Ronaldo's tournament.
>
> hehehe
>
> where is he now then?  Back in Portugal?
>
> LOL!
>
> It just goes to show how worthless Ronaldo's award as player of the
> year really is, and proves yet again that his one and only strength is
> turning on the style against the likes of Derby and Wigan.
>
> Meanwhile players like Fabregas and Arshavin - truly breathtaking
> footballers with the world at their feet - capture the hearts and minds
> of an entire continent with dazzling displays of the sublime and indeed
> at times the miraculous.  There were occasions last night when I
> thought Fabregas was an angel, so lightly - almost divinely - did he
> float on the pitch like the good Lord himself walking on water.I'm
> struggling to remember a display as memorable as that last night.  He
> truly deserves the player of the tournament award whatever the outcome
> on Sunday. Meanwhile Ronaldo can go back to England or wherever he's
> going next year and clutch his "Joint Guardian and BBC Footballer of
> the Year" award closely to his chest.  Hopefully it's the last he ever
> gets.
>
> --
>  His Holiness Pope Pompous XVIII
>
> "Public opinion will be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals
> that we dare not present to them directly" -  former French president,
> Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, re. the Lisbon Treaty

I'm struggling to remember a post as unmemorable as the one that I
think I've just read.

Having seen photos of where Ronaldo is suposed to be right now, your
'where is Ronaldo now then' question has similarities to the, 'Where
did it all go wrong' question, famously put to George Best.

Swerve submitted this idea :
> "Pope Pompous XVIII"  wrote in message 
> news:mn.dc8f7d86a463609e.63262@popes.news...
>>I was very impressed with this lad last night.  Forget all the 
>> pre-tournamnet guff from the usual media suspects about this being 
>> Ronaldo's tournament.
>>
>> hehehe
>>
>> where is he now then?  Back in Portugal?
>>
>> LOL!
>>
>> It just goes to show how worthless Ronaldo's award as player of the year 
>> really is, and proves yet again that his one and only strength is turning 
>> on the style against the likes of Derby and Wigan.
>>
>> Meanwhile players like Fabregas and Arshavin - truly breathtaking 
>> footballers with the world at their feet - capture the hearts and minds of 
>> an entire continent with dazzling displays of the sublime and indeed at 
>> times the miraculous.  There were occasions last night when I thought 
>> Fabregas was an angel, so lightly - almost divinely - did he float on the 
>> pitch like the good Lord himself walking on water.I'm struggling to 
>> remember a display as memorable as that last night.  He truly deserves the 
>> player of the tournament award whatever the outcome on Sunday. Meanwhile 
>> Ronaldo can go back to England or wherever he's going next year and clutch 
>> his "Joint Guardian and BBC Footballer of the Year" award closely to his 
>> chest.  Hopefully it's the last he ever gets.
>>
>
> Monumental bittrerness there from the saddest man on usenet.
>
> Fabregas is good, but is as inconsistent as Ronaldo.  What Ronaldo does offer 
> is the ability to score goals, even when not playing well.  When Fabregas 
> isn't playing well, he is frequently anonymous.
>
> He [Fabregas] was quite ordinary in the matches he played against United last 
> season, the team that is the current true litmus test of a players quality.  
> Double league champions and ECL winners.

Different type of players as Cesc plays more deep and inside whearas 
Ronaldo plays on the wing or attacking wide player.  Cesc controls the 
tempo of the game and makes the through balls for the strikers and wide 
players to run onto

-- 
Count Baldoni

"Baldoni"  wrote in message 
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> Swerve submitted this idea :
>> "Pope Pompous XVIII"  wrote in message 
>> news:mn.dc8f7d86a463609e.63262@popes.news...
>>>I was very impressed with this lad last night.  Forget all the 
>>>pre-tournamnet guff from the usual media suspects about this being 
>>>Ronaldo's tournament.
>>>
>>> hehehe
>>>
>>> where is he now then?  Back in Portugal?
>>>
>>> LOL!
>>>
>>> It just goes to show how worthless Ronaldo's award as player of the year 
>>> really is, and proves yet again that his one and only strength is 
>>> turning on the style against the likes of Derby and Wigan.
>>>
>>> Meanwhile players like Fabregas and Arshavin - truly breathtaking 
>>> footballers with the world at their feet - capture the hearts and minds 
>>> of an entire continent with dazzling displays of the sublime and indeed 
>>> at times the miraculous.  There were occasions last night when I thought 
>>> Fabregas was an angel, so lightly - almost divinely - did he float on 
>>> the pitch like the good Lord himself walking on water.I'm struggling to 
>>> remember a display as memorable as that last night.  He truly deserves 
>>> the player of the tournament award whatever the outcome on Sunday. 
>>> Meanwhile Ronaldo can go back to England or wherever he's going next 
>>> year and clutch his "Joint Guardian and BBC Footballer of the Year" 
>>> award closely to his chest.  Hopefully it's the last he ever gets.
>>>
>>
>> Monumental bittrerness there from the saddest man on usenet.
>>
>> Fabregas is good, but is as inconsistent as Ronaldo.  What Ronaldo does 
>> offer is the ability to score goals, even when not playing well.  When 
>> Fabregas isn't playing well, he is frequently anonymous.
>>
>> He [Fabregas] was quite ordinary in the matches he played against United 
>> last season, the team that is the current true litmus test of a players 
>> quality.  Double league champions and ECL winners.
>
> Different type of players as Cesc plays more deep and inside whearas 
> Ronaldo plays on the wing or attacking wide player.  Cesc controls the 
> tempo of the game and makes the through balls for the strikers and wide > 
> players to run onto
>

Cesc has a couple of things to his credit that it is becoming increasingly 
clear Ronaldo lacks.....humility and respect. One could teach the other a 
few things about football, the other has a lot to learn about being a decent 
human being. As a United fan it pains me to write that......but I'll be 
fucked if I'm sticking my head in the sand any longer....Ronaldo is a Grade 
A brat. There, I've said it.
-- 
Slitheen.
Manchester United - Back to Back Champions 2006/07, 2007/08 & Champions of 
Europe 2008.

"Slitheen"  wrote in message 
news:g4bm0d$a3c$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> "Baldoni"  wrote in message 
> news:6crimcF3hk9r0U1@mid.individual.net...
>> Swerve submitted this idea :
>>> "Pope Pompous XVIII"  wrote in message 
>>> news:mn.dc8f7d86a463609e.63262@popes.news...
>>>>I was very impressed with this lad last night.  Forget all the 
>>>>pre-tournamnet guff from the usual media suspects about this being 
>>>>Ronaldo's tournament.
>>>>
>>>> hehehe
>>>>
>>>> where is he now then?  Back in Portugal?
>>>>
>>>> LOL!
>>>>
>>>> It just goes to show how worthless Ronaldo's award as player of the 
>>>> year really is, and proves yet again that his one and only strength is 
>>>> turning on the style against the likes of Derby and Wigan.
>>>>
>>>> Meanwhile players like Fabregas and Arshavin - truly breathtaking 
>>>> footballers with the world at their feet - capture the hearts and minds 
>>>> of an entire continent with dazzling displays of the sublime and indeed 
>>>> at times the miraculous.  There were occasions last night when I 
>>>> thought Fabregas was an angel, so lightly - almost divinely - did he 
>>>> float on the pitch like the good Lord himself walking on water.I'm 
>>>> struggling to remember a display as memorable as that last night.  He 
>>>> truly deserves the player of the tournament award whatever the outcome 
>>>> on Sunday. Meanwhile Ronaldo can go back to England or wherever he's 
>>>> going next year and clutch his "Joint Guardian and BBC Footballer of 
>>>> the Year" award closely to his chest.  Hopefully it's the last he ever 
>>>> gets.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Monumental bittrerness there from the saddest man on usenet.
>>>
>>> Fabregas is good, but is as inconsistent as Ronaldo.  What Ronaldo does 
>>> offer is the ability to score goals, even when not playing well.  When 
>>> Fabregas isn't playing well, he is frequently anonymous.
>>>
>>> He [Fabregas] was quite ordinary in the matches he played against United 
>>> last season, the team that is the current true litmus test of a players 
>>> quality.  Double league champions and ECL winners.
>>
>> Different type of players as Cesc plays more deep and inside whearas 
>> Ronaldo plays on the wing or attacking wide player.  Cesc controls the 
>> tempo of the game and makes the through balls for the strikers and wide > 
>> players to run onto
>>
>
> Cesc has a couple of things to his credit that it is becoming increasingly 
> clear Ronaldo lacks.....humility and respect. One could teach the other a 
> few things about football, the other has a lot to learn about being a 
> decent human being. As a United fan it pains me to write that......but 
> I'll be fucked if I'm sticking my head in the sand any longer....Ronaldo 
> is a Grade A brat. There, I've said it.
> -- 

Spot on.

Swerve laid this down on his screen :
> "Slitheen"  wrote in message 
> news:g4bm0d$a3c$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>> "Baldoni"  wrote in message 
>> news:6crimcF3hk9r0U1@mid.individual.net...
>>> Swerve submitted this idea :
>>>> "Pope Pompous XVIII"  wrote in message 
>>>> news:mn.dc8f7d86a463609e.63262@popes.news...
>>>>>I was very impressed with this lad last night.  Forget all the 
>>>>> pre-tournamnet guff from the usual media suspects about this being 
>>>>> Ronaldo's tournament.
>>>>>
>>>>> hehehe
>>>>>
>>>>> where is he now then?  Back in Portugal?
>>>>>
>>>>> LOL!
>>>>>
>>>>> It just goes to show how worthless Ronaldo's award as player of the year 
>>>>> really is, and proves yet again that his one and only strength is 
>>>>> turning on the style against the likes of Derby and Wigan.
>>>>>
>>>>> Meanwhile players like Fabregas and Arshavin - truly breathtaking 
>>>>> footballers with the world at their feet - capture the hearts and minds 
>>>>> of an entire continent with dazzling displays of the sublime and indeed 
>>>>> at times the miraculous.  There were occasions last night when I thought 
>>>>> Fabregas was an angel, so lightly - almost divinely - did he float on 
>>>>> the pitch like the good Lord himself walking on water.I'm struggling to 
>>>>> remember a display as memorable as that last night.  He truly deserves 
>>>>> the player of the tournament award whatever the outcome on Sunday. 
>>>>> Meanwhile Ronaldo can go back to England or wherever he's going next 
>>>>> year and clutch his "Joint Guardian and BBC Footballer of the Year" 
>>>>> award closely to his chest.  Hopefully it's the last he ever gets.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Monumental bittrerness there from the saddest man on usenet.
>>>>
>>>> Fabregas is good, but is as inconsistent as Ronaldo.  What Ronaldo does 
>>>> offer is the ability to score goals, even when not playing well.  When 
>>>> Fabregas isn't playing well, he is frequently anonymous.
>>>>
>>>> He [Fabregas] was quite ordinary in the matches he played against United 
>>>> last season, the team that is the current true litmus test of a players 
>>>> quality.  Double league champions and ECL winners.
>>>
>>> Different type of players as Cesc plays more deep and inside whearas 
>>> Ronaldo plays on the wing or attacking wide player.  Cesc controls the 
>>> tempo of the game and makes the through balls for the strikers and wide > 
>>> players to run onto
>>>
>>
>> Cesc has a couple of things to his credit that it is becoming increasingly 
>> clear Ronaldo lacks.....humility and respect. One could teach the other a 
>> few things about football, the other has a lot to learn about being a 
>> decent human being. As a United fan it pains me to write that......but I'll 
>> be fucked if I'm sticking my head in the sand any longer....Ronaldo is a 
>> Grade A brat. There, I've said it.
>> --
>
> Spot on.

Is it imperative that he face SAF face to face or would he just have to 
send his agent in his place.  Or is it likely that he will meet with 
SAF with his agent alongside him.

-- 
Count Baldoni