Guest JamesD Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Just saw it happen. So sad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Bobby's reaction at the end of that Compostela goal was class. ah yes, the ole "1.21 Gigawatts!?!?" reaction made famous by doc brown. classic. that season at barca, and the first at inter, it's arguable that at that point in time, ronaldo was the best player ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 He was nothing without Sir Bobby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 He was nothing without Sir Bobby. Shut tha fuck up. You're nothing in life to say something like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Could be 9 months according to teletext! But if it was just 9 months he would need to be really commited and work hard to make any kind of comeback after the injury! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JamesD Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 prime time to come to New York methinks... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Watched the game. Sad to see the injury was so severe. Even before I became a fan of the sport, I still had an appreciation for the man's talent. Regret that I never really got to see him in his prime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 He's the last great player of a generation still around and when Ronaldo goes, most of what drew me to football in the first place will have went with him. I know people say things such as we look back on the past with fond memories far too often and romantacise it a bit. But I grew up watching Ronaldo, Laudrup, Baggio, Zidane, Hagi, Stoitchkov, Weah all of those. To me now there just doesn't seem to be that level of flair and creativity breading itself at top level football anymore. Totally agree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest criminalz Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 off to dubai he goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 The season at Barcelona he was just unplayable, an unbelievable mixture of pace and power meant he bummed every team if the face whether good or bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 do you think his season at Barca was his best? or his 1st season at Inter against top class defenders? He was phonmenal that season as i recall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest assyriantoon Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I have to put my balls on the line here and say that he is definantly the best of the last generation and I think, without those terrible injuries, would have gone on to become the greatest of all time. It is a shame that one of the last great heroes of football is done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 At the top of his game a truly World Class striker, that had a bit of everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest assyriantoon Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 He was more then just a striker. He dominated games in ways that other players in history, barring maradonna, could never do. He could be an entire teams offence in one player. Sure, after his injuries he became a striker (a world class striker who scores 8 goals in a world cup), but pre-1999 ronaldo was more then just a striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeeToon Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Shame. He'd been on the decline but was really working to bring himself back. One of the best in the world, in his day. Hope he can bounce back and keep it going a little while longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Shame, terrific player in his prime. Hopefully he'll be remembered from when he was his best, and not during his "fat-years" (when he was still a great player, mind). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 So he's going to sign for us next season? Shame really. one of the best players of my lifetime, the best striker i ever saw by far in his Barcelona and Inter days, injuries destroyed his career and i guess its time to retire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 his first couple of seasons at barcelona he was the best footballer in the world He was only there for 1 sesaon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarkSchneider Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 In his prime he was like "Oh that's just 11 of you. Not enough..." Best player I've seen. Was hoping that he would recover and play again for some years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 In his prime, I think he was second to no one that has ever been regarded the best player in the world. Best player I've ever seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpinho Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 He was nothing without Sir Bobby. That comment and one on the first page about Sir Bobby "discovering him" are total bollocks! He was already playing for PSV and Barca had to pay a fairly hefty transfer fee for him. Paying lots of money for a player already brought over here from south america where he took the piss is not "discovering" him!. He was a fantastic player. A lot of people on here are talking about goals where he has run from the halfway line etc. What always impressed me more about him was his lethal finishing. When he burst through on goal there was only ever one result. To say there are no players left these days for kids to idolise or with the same flair etc is nonsense though. Messi, Cronaldo Kaka all have the potential to be talked about like Ronaldo in 10-15 years time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggybread Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 easily my favorite player off all time, deffo should be up there with Best,Pele,zidane, maradonna etc.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Pretty much 'won' the league for Inter that season they were robbed by Juve. Amazing in the Uefa Cup Final against Lazio too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 He was nothing without Sir Bobby. That comment and one on the first page about Sir Bobby "discovering him" are total bollocks! He was already playing for PSV and Barca had to pay a fairly hefty transfer fee for him. Paying lots of money for a player already brought over here from south america where he took the piss is not "discovering" him!. He was a fantastic player. A lot of people on here are talking about goals where he has run from the halfway line etc. What always impressed me more about him was his lethal finishing. When he burst through on goal there was only ever one result. To say there are no players left these days for kids to idolise or with the same flair etc is nonsense though. Messi, Cronaldo Kaka all have the potential to be talked about like Ronaldo in 10-15 years time. Despite how good they all are and have the potential to be, none of them are as good as Ronaldo was from 96-99 or will be, that's not taking anything away from them, it just shows how good he was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Pretty much 'won' the league for Inter that season they were robbed by Juve. Amazing in the Uefa Cup Final against Lazio too. Remember that actual game against Juve when he was fouled for a blatant penalty for it not to be given? Then Juve to go up the other end and one of there players to basically fall over and for it to be given. First and only time I'd ever wanted Inter to win something, just because of Ronaldo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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