Fergie In No Rush With 'The Slave'

'El Slave' Ronaldo has been making pretty rapid progress with his
recovery from surgery on his ankle. So much so that people are
starting to think about a return in maybe two weeks !

Luckily Fergie thinks differently. It would be pretty futile rushing
him back if he was only to break down again one week later. We
would end up with another Balsawood man.

Ferguson has suggested he will be out of action until the beginning
of October.

"If a player is out for a certain period there is no point rushing it.
You may as well wait the extra week or two to make sure they don't
suffer any setbacks.

"Sometimes the age of a player helps with their recovery. Cristiano
may get back quicker. But we are not putting him under any pressure.

"We have to let the physios do their job properly."

"The plan was to give him one month of rehabilitation work, jogging
and aerobic work in the gymnasium. It is difficult to say with young
players and long-term injury but Cristiano is making good progress."

Ronaldo Surgery Successful

Cristiano Ronaldo underwent surgery today
(Monday 7 July) on his right ankle.

The operation was performed by Professor C. Niek
van Dijk at The Academic Medical Centre in Amster-
dam and initial indications are that the procedure was
successful.

Cristiano will begin his convalescence under the
direction of club medical staff and an estimation of his
return to full fitness will be possible following a review
by the specialist in one month.

Ronaldo Set For Ankle Operation

Ronaldo has not returned
to Man Utd since the end
of the season.

Cristiano Ronaldo is now
expected to have surgery on
his ankle early next week
after seeing a specialist on
Friday.

The specialist echoed the
view of medics from United
and the Portuguese FA that
the problem requires surgery.

The Manchester United winger could be sidelined for up
to six weeks, and may miss the start of the new season.

Ronaldo was not going on United's pre-season tour of
South Africa anyway, but surgery could make him a doubt
for the Premier League start on 16 August.

The 23-year-old initially met with United's club doctors
and Portuguese FA staff in Lisbon on Wednesday to assess
the extent of his injury.

Ronaldo revealed after the European Championships that
he had been playing with the problem for weeks, and felt it
required an operation.

United reiterated their stance on Friday that the winger
is "not for sale" amid reports that a move to Real Madrid
is imminent.

"It is utter nonsense and totally laugh-able," said a club
spokesman.

Your thoughts on the on-going Ronaldo saga ... ?

Ronnie's Foot !!!

Cristiano Ronaldo meets with Man Utd doctors to
assess the extent of his ankle injury.

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Personally, I find it odd that he mentioned this 'injury'
about ten days ago. Then he went off for 3 days and
was never seen, until he surfaced on holiday some-
where with his girl.

Seems the 'injury' just appears as and when the Real
Madrid rumours get a bit thin on the ground !!!

I get a distinct feeling of 'deja vous' with all this
Ronaldo malarchy.

It has all the earmarks of a certain Mr Beckham.

Ronnie made the mistake of selling the rights to his
image many years ago when he was a rash young
man and now complains about it !!!

Greed has already cost him a lot of cash already.

I imagine behind the scenes all the legal boys at Old
Trafford are negotiating like mad for Ronnie to be
the sole beneficiary of his image rights.

If you were to add this cash to his current contract
of £120,000 he will be on the same money Madrid
are offering him.

Given his high profile he currently has at United,
to move to Madrid IF this deal happens would be
pure madness.

If I'm honest we got a few problems if Ronnie
bails out ....

SO COME ON FERGIE !!!

GET THOSE IMAGE RIGHTS BACK FOR HIM
EVEN IF IT COSTS £12M !!!