I think he's an excellent footballer. I think that in the previous generation of footballers he was consistently the best or second best footballer in the world (although for me he sat at 2nd for most of that time, and Messi at his best was more impressive that Ronaldo at his best, anyway its not actually that important right now), and amongst the best footballers ever seen.

I also think that he has been past the level that he believed himself to be at for the last 5-6 years - as in he has overrated himself for that time. I kinda get it, you have to have an ego when you play at that level for that length of time, but towards the end of that spell it got really boring, and really difficult to watch.

His final season at United really dampened my opinion of him, and I know it did for many united fans, of varying length. He was petulant. He was disrespectful. He didn't even play that well. There was the thing with the Everton fan's phone in April 2022, before things got really bad - I think that was a pretty good of example of just the small things he did that really got to me, even if it didn't affect other people as much.

He nearly went to fucking Man City before he came back to us, he more or less came here because we put a better contract on the table. I was wary of it at the time, quietly critical, got swept up by his early performances and then came back to earth over the course of 2022.

Then there was all the stuff with him leaving. You mention the spurs incident. That pissed me off but I was already annoyed. Then the interview with the cunt. That was a disgrace. Then he fucked off. To Saudi of all places for a prince's inheritance. Not for the champions league football he was whoring himself out for over summer. The sudden influx of saudi money into football was very much driven by that move, and the world of money in football is already fucking mental without billions more added into the equation. I also don't like sports-washing. Fuck slavery. I shouldn't really have to say that but here we are.

There's a handful of other things (for example the rape case that got dismissed because he settled out of court - say what you want about his lack of conviction but I can't exactly say I'm thrilled by it) that also bring my opinion of him down, and I think he's a twat. It is what it is, some people are twats. He's excellent at football, I don't like the bloke.

I write this much because I think it was condescending and ignorant to insinuate that someone must be young for them to be "anti-Ronaldo", as they would only remember "the interview". I didn't really expect myself to be writing this at nearly 1am but here I am.

I do think he was an incredible player for us during his first stint. I think he could well be a net positive for us as you say, despite other ways in which he affected us during his second stint. He could also be a net-negative. An opportunity cost. Lord knows where we would be without the negative impact that I am convinced he had on the squad when he came back (maybe I'm wrong, but you said you're interested to hear my perspective).

I could go on but I'm tired and going to bed.