80 million pound player gets knocked out of champions league.

[Capt Pat]

You know who I mean. Mr Greasy from Madeira. Bringing a great club down with his overratednes not greatness. They have 2 of the worlds 4 best players, Messi, Ronaldinho, being the best 2 Kaka and Ronaldo like to pretend that they are. Look at how good Man Utd were tonight with a proper footballer Rooney leading the way. Ronaldo held them back.

[Minder]

The same Ronaldo is averaging almost a goal a game for Madrid the last I looked. United fans must really be glad to see the back of Ronaldo after the poor few years they had when he was there.

[full back]

You know who I mean. Mr Greasy from Madeira. Bringing a great club down with his overratednes not greatness. They have 2 of the worlds 4 best players, Messi, Ronaldinho, being the best 2 Kaka and Ronaldo like to pretend that they are. Look at how good Man Utd were tonight with a proper footballer Rooney leading the way. Ronaldo held them back.

Is this the biggest load of sh1te ever posted on the board??

Ronaldhino - one of the worlds 4 best players
Ronaldo bringing a great club down
Ronaldo held Utd back

I hope the fcuk this is a WUM

[RealSpiritof98]

Capt is obviously on the wind up, but it still has to be up there in the category for most useless posts of the year, Ronaldo was simple awesome for United, and even though he has had the pressure of the 80million price tag and struggled with a few injuries he has banged them in for Madrid as well.

PS, i have a funny feeling we could see Ronaldo in a Red shirt within the next 5 years,

[Hardy]

Greasy? If this appeared in a British tabloid we'd be hearing all about it.

[Billys Boots]

The important part of the story is that the French League is now producing decent sides capable of competing with those in the English and Spanish Leagues - Lyon aren't even the best side in France.

[thebigfella]

The important part of the story is that the French League is now producing decent sides capable of competing with those in the English and Spanish Leagues - Lyon aren't even the best side in France.

Hmmmmm big statement there, they were very lucky in the first half to not be more than 1 down and they rode their luck in the first leg. Leeds beat Man Utd in the FA cup but no one would say they are capable of competing with the Premier League clubs consistently.

As for the initial post by Capt Pat. I cannot be even bothered to bite or personally abuse him over clearly a wind up. Where did the top 2 player Ronaldinho go last night though 

[RealSpiritof98]

The important part of the story is that the French League is now producing decent sides capable of competing with those in the English and Spanish Leagues - Lyon aren't even the best side in France.

Hmmmmm big statement there, they were very lucky in the first half to not be more than 1 down and they rode their luck in the first leg. Leeds beat Man Utd in the FA cup but no one would say they are capable of competing with the Premier League clubs consistently.

As for the initial post by Capt Pat. I cannot be even bothered to bite or personally abuse him over clearly a wind up. Where did the top 2 player Ronaldinho go last night though 

Initial reports from Greater Manchester police is that Darren Fletcher has been arrested, he was seen leaving old trafford with a huge bulge in his ass pocket.

[ross4life]

Can't see why Ronny would get the blame for this?

watching back the highlights Higuain  was the Reason why Madrid didn't get through

Sure Madrid have spent loads of Cash on a new team but Lyon spent a fair bit themselves

[Billys Boots]

Hmmmmm big statement there, they were very lucky in the first half to not be more than 1 down and they rode their luck in the first leg. Leeds beat Man Utd in the FA cup but no one would say they are capable of competing with the Premier League clubs consistently.

The point I'm trying to make is that there's no quick fix (as Real Madrid seem to think) to making a successful club - Lyon have been steadily building that club up for the last 10-15 years; they're spending money now, as they've acquired it through spending 10 years as a feeder club, developing talent and selling it quickly.  Now (in the last year or two) the French League seems to be able to keep its talent.  The other factor, in my view, is the amount of time and effort that has been put into the game's development at grass roots in France, over many, many years - they now seem to think that their clubs can do the business, and players appear to be staying in France, rather than 'moving' to the bigger leagues for success.

[AFS]

Hmmmmm big statement there, they were very lucky in the first half to not be more than 1 down and they rode their luck in the first leg. Leeds beat Man Utd in the FA cup but no one would say they are capable of competing with the Premier League clubs consistently.

The point I'm trying to make is that there's no quick fix (as Real Madrid seem to think) to making a successful club - Lyon have been steadily building that club up for the last 10-15 years; they're spending money now, as they've acquired it through spending 10 years as a feeder club, developing talent and selling it quickly.  Now (in the last year or two) the French League seems to be able to keep its talent.  The other factor, in my view, is the amount of time and effort that has been put into the game's development at grass roots in France, over many, many years - they now seem to think that their clubs can do the business, and players appear to be staying in France, rather than 'moving' to the bigger leagues for success.

Benzema?

[bingobus]

Xavi Alonso was the key buy they made and he was missing last night.

[thebigfella]

Xavi Alonso was the key buy they made and he was missing last night.

Seriously 

[bingobus]

Xavi Alonso was the key buy they made and he was missing last night.

Seriously 

I thought it was in keeping with the general tone of the thread   

[Shrewdness]

You often hear about small teams being worth more than the sum of their parts, but surely Madrid as a team are worth less than the sum of their parts.