"Bring Ronaldo Home"

Xavi6

I've seen some cringeworthy things in my time but this is up there at the top.

https://twitter.com/RonaldoHomeOrg / www.bringronaldohome.org

http://mumbrella.com.au/aussie-duo-launch-campaign-to-bring-ronaldo-back-to-manchester-united-155099

Aussie duo launch campaign to bring Ronaldo back to Manchester United

A pair of media and marketing professionals from Australia have set out to the UK on an unlikely quest to crowd source a bid to raise $80m to bring soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United.

The campaign – which launched this afternoon – is being masterminded by Diageo Australasia’s former director of corporate relations Ron Ainsbury and the founder of digital business Catch Andrew Dent.

The social media campaign – Bring Ronaldo Home – was underway before club manager Alex Ferguson announced his retirement this week.

The campaign asks Manchester United fans globally to pledge to buy a Ronaldo shirt to provide the funds to buy the Portugese player out of his current contract at Real Madrid. He previously played for Manchester United from 2003 to 2009.

The CR7-2013 campaign – referencing Ronaldo’s number seven shirt – links to a Bring Ronaldo Home website where fans can pledge to buy a shirt. The campaign is also being driven via Twitter with the hashtag #BringRonaldoHome and YouTube.

Ainsbury is currently a business strategy consultant and a visiting professor to Rotterdam Business School. He was in the Diageo role from 2001 to 2008.

Dent worked on Reed Business Information’s Catch from 2000 to 2010 and helped build the company into a multi-million dollar operation. Previously he was strategy and development director of digital publisher ScienceDirect and also spent two years working for Nike. He now runs digital agency TribalChoice.

Dent told Mumbrella: “It’s the crowd funding model. We’re involved because we have certain skills in online global business and social media.”

So will anyone be throwing a bit of their hard earned in the direction of the movement?

markc1184

Dent told Mumbrella: “It’s the crowd funding model. We’re involved because we have certain skills in online global business and social media.”

Sounds like they learnt everything they know from the Nigerian Princes.

Lovely Bloke

kippy

Media msrketing professionals....... methinks this is a rynair style stunt just to boost their own public profile. Working as well....

~Rebel~

Raising 80 million for a cause eh? Cancer research perhaps? Providing much needed medicine for those in need maybe? Helping out those who have lost everything over the past few years perchance?

Nope, to give to one of the richest clubs in the world, so they can use it to pay another of the richest clubs in the world, to get one of the richest players in the world to swap sides. Christ.

Kerrigooney

Like Kippy says...marketing stunt. Good one too.

But if it's not....

The_Kew_Tour

What a scam.

In saying that people paid money to Spanish club they knew nothing about who had only themselves to blame and sure twas grand.

Lovely Bloke

What's "Mumbrella"?

Samantha covering a Rhianna song?

Xavi6

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

What's "Mumbrella"?

Samantha covering a Rhianna song?

DARK-KNIGHT

Xavi6 wrote: »

I've seen some cringeworthy things in my time but this is up there at the top.

https://twitter.com/RonaldoHomeOrg / www.bringronaldohome.org

http://mumbrella.com.au/aussie-duo-launch-campaign-to-bring-ronaldo-back-to-manchester-united-155099



So will anyone be throwing a bit of their hard earned in the direction of the movement?

City fans are gonna start a movement to bring Craig Bellamy home.

RayCon

3719 pledges ..... sad fukking world

super_furry

Sweet merciful Jesus. 3721 people muddying up the gene pool and counting.

jester77

Surely bringing him home would be bringing him to Sporting

Irishcrx

Bring Ronaldo home??....Have sporting lisbon entered the race?

Cantona's Collars

jester77 wrote: »

Surely bringing him home would be bringing him to Sporting

Bringing him to Madeira would surely be bringing him home.

Why didn't I think of this scheme? Loads of gullible people willing to pony up cash=profit.

SM01

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Raising 80 million for a cause eh? Cancer research perhaps? Providing much needed medicine for those in need maybe? Helping out those who have lost everything over the past few years perchance?

Nope, to give to one of the richest clubs in the world, so they can use it to pay another of the richest clubs in the world, to get one of the richest players in the world to swap sides. Christ.

While I agree with your post, I couldn't help reading your first paragraph in a Stewie Griffin "How're you coming on the novel you're working on" voice...

Turtyturd

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Raising 80 million for a cause eh? Cancer research perhaps? Providing much needed medicine for those in need maybe? Helping out those who have lost everything over the past few years perchance?

Growth hormones for talented footballers?

FortuneChip

I'm going to speed things up and pledge twice!

smemon

so far they can pay for about a week's wages :pac:

FortuneChip

smemon wrote: »

so far they can pay for about a week's wages :pac:

Bebe's maybe...

Red Crow

Anyone who falls for that shouldn't be allowed outside anymore

Pj!

It's disappointing that this got its own thread.

Kerrigooney

Pj! wrote: »

It's disappointing that this got its own thread.

Why? If you don't like the thread,don't read it. Pretty simple.

Pj!

Kerrigooney wrote: »

Why? If you don't like the thread,don't read it. Pretty simple.

Just disappointing that the publicity stunt is working from this scam. It was mentioned in the Utd thread yesterday. Surprised to see a dedicated thread today.
But hey, the scammers will be delighted.

Mikeyt086

Utterly embarrassing for the lads involved. How did they think this would be a good idea? Ronaldo won't be coming back to United because 2 muppets made a youtube video asking for money.

Jesus.

GavRedKing

Fools and their money, easily parted, even now a days.

Jeeeeeez.

Augmerson

What happens to the money if they don't get C. Ronaldo to United?

I imagine this will all end with "the money was just resting in our account" or something.

Xavi6

Augmerson wrote: »

What happens to the money if they don't get C. Ronaldo to United?

I imagine this will all end with "the money was just resting in our account" or something.

If you donate £10 you get £7 back if he doesn't sign, the rest is kept as an 'admin fee' so no matter what happens they make a few quid.

Pj!

Augmerson wrote: »

What happens to the money if they don't get C. Ronaldo to United?

I imagine this will all end with "the money was just resting in our account" or something.

You send them £10. If United don't get Ronaldo they send you back £7.


I'm not messing.

super_furry

Be better off sending that tenner to Happy Dude.

The_Kew_Tour

Might set one of these up.

Handy few quid.

Pj!

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Might set one of these up.

Handy few quid.

'Bring Fergie Back'

Roll it out everytime Utd lose next season...

The_Kew_Tour

Pj! wrote: »

'Bring Fergie Back'

Roll it out everytime Utd lose next season...

Throw in Cantona for ****s and giggles

Augmerson

Xavi6 wrote: »

If you donate £10 you get £7 back if he doesn't sign, the rest is kept as an 'admin fee' so no matter what happens they make a few quid.

Pj! wrote: »

You send them £10. If United don't get Ronaldo they send you back £7.


I'm not messing.

Jesus H Christ.

super_furry

**** me! So they've already cleared £11,220 in 'admin fees' already.

Wonder if anyone has registered bringrafahome.com yet.

Kylo Ren

super_furry wrote: »

**** me! So they've already cleared £11,220 in 'admin fees' already.

Wonder if anyone has registered bringrafahome.com yet.

They did, but it's currently sitting near the middle of Google's search results so not a lot of people click it.

Xavi6

One of the clowns from One Direction is endorsing it and has apparently donated.

Definite idiot filter.

Kerrigooney

Pj! wrote: »

Just disappointing that the publicity stunt is working from this scam. It was mentioned in the Utd thread yesterday. Surprised to see a dedicated thread today.
But hey, the scammers will be delighted.

Ah right. I misunderstood you. Sorry.

wandatowell

Somebody should tell the Aussie lads that Bendtner is available for a cool 5m

Richard Hillman

If United themselves did it rather than a couple of randomers, I would donate a couple of quid and I ain't even a United fan.

DoctorGonzo08

Utd should come out and remind people it has nothing to do with the club. Will avoid them having to apologise to the idiots later who handed over their money.

adox

Wait..........I`m potentially 3 quid out of pocket?

Richard Hillman

Add 2 quid to every ticket sold at Old Trafford for next season on the premise that Ronaldo signs.

Average home attendance last year was 75529. Multiplied by 19=1435051 multiplied by the 2 quid = €2,870,102.

Make an appeal for 10 million Man Utd or non affiliated EPL fans to donate €1 (or more) for Ronaldo = €10,000,000

Sell Rooney = €30,000,000

Sell Nani = €20

Ask Nike (Ronaldo's and Uniteds Sponsor) to pay €5,000,000
Raise another €5,000,000 from sponsors

That leaves United with €52,870,122 without putting their hands in their pockets

Rooney and Nani leaving can fund his wages

astrofool

Xavi6 wrote: »

I've seen some cringeworthy things in my time but this is up there at the top.

https://twitter.com/RonaldoHomeOrg / www.bringronaldohome.org

http://mumbrella.com.au/aussie-duo-launch-campaign-to-bring-ronaldo-back-to-manchester-united-155099



So will anyone be throwing a bit of their hard earned in the direction of the movement?

Almost as bad as that Save Our Sven movement a few years back

Pj!

adox wrote: »

Wait..........I`m potentially 3 quid out of pocket?

You didn't give them your tenner did you?


Actually I have magic beans on special offer this week. I think you're the very man!!

dan1895

Anyone who gives money to this bs is a fool of the highest order.

Rayne Wooney

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Sell Rooney = €30,000,000

Sell Nani = €20

Surely he's worth more than a score!

Fratton Fred

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Surely he's worth more than a score!

A donkey isn't worth a pony is it?

Richard Hillman

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Surely he's worth more than a score!

True, I say you might get 20 quid and some second hand corner flags

Xavi6

That went well!

http://www.bringronaldohome.org/ (click link, text can't be copied)

Pj!

Ridiculous from the start. Good to see that fools people will get their money back.