Yes, it has been a slow summer for us at Manchester United. The only thing that is actually going on is Cristiano Ronaldo's proposed transfer to Real Madrid. Will he go? Will he stay? Does he want to go? Does he want to stay? I don't know the answer to those questions, i bet neither does anybody in the world except himself. Reports have claimed it could go either way, as for me, i'm not concerned about him leaving if he really does leave.
Reason being Manchester United has always been a team, not a one man show. You may argue that Ronaldo weighed in with the majority of our goals last season. That is an undeniable fact, but i'm very sure if Ronaldo isn't there to bang them in, the rest of the squad is more than capable to ship in goals as well. Not to forget last season was a slow season by Wayne Rooney's standards. Tevez will surely play a bigger role, which i'm sure he would relish in the absence of Ronaldo. If Real Madrid is willing to fork out 80 million pounds for him, i'm sure Ferguson would do wonders in strengthening the squad and making Ronaldo's absence a distant memory. Then there is the second scenario in which Ronaldo stays, no problem with that too.
Sepp Blatter claiming Manchester United should let Ronaldo leave if he wants to leave is utter rubbish. He continues to say that players these days are being forced in slavery of sort by clubs. Come on, oh mighty president of world football, surely you of all people know who pays the players their HUGE salary. A little bit of loyalty on the player's part towards the club that has provided them the launching pad to stardom, would be nice. I'm all for players playing for their country for the Olympics, and i think the clubs shouldn't stop them from representing their country. This is a matter of nationality and national pride. That's a whole different thing from club to club transfer.
Having a hard time thinking Sepp? No suprise there.
As for our rivals Liverpool, Rafa Benitez is really starting to resemble a second hand car dealer, offering his current players plus cash, as an exchange deal for new players. Our Americans are richer than yours.
Looking out for newer 'cars' from the corner of his eye; old 'cars' beware!
