I hope you're right and don't necessarily disagree. My point is more that Ronaldo is already there and would have been a big shortcut. For all the talk of how we build over time to a plan, sometimes in life you have to be opportunistic too. It would have been a great move but I don't hold it against anyone at the club because clearly when United came in for him it was always going to be game over.
Ronaldo appeals to the 38-48 year olds who idolised him when he was at his peak.
Grealish appeals to those who want & buy shirts
It wasn’t over because rags came in for him - they came in for him because we’d pulled out.