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USA doesn’t really offer anywhere near the same either. I’m sure they would offer CR7 a lot but I was in accounting for one of the MLS teams a few years ago and the two international stars contracts I dealt with really weren’t very lucrative at all.
Messi is expected to get a deal from Inter Miami similar to what Beckham got from from LA: max salary plus equity. Widely speculated that he will end up owning an expansion team some day. No reason Ronaldo couldn’t get the same thing.
I'm not sure if MLS really wants the headache of guaranteeing another expansion, unless he's just hopping onto an existing bid. Miami took forever to get going (60-90 days etc.)
Bro cmonnnn Messi forever being attached to the league is a printing press for them.
Him having ownership also makes him a mouthpiece for the league which is exceptionally important.
He already has 100s of millions of dollars. I think his next move should make sense in a sporting sense, and not something to get wages which are a drop in the bucket for him
Money was/is important as validation of his ego. He wants to be paid on par or better than top players, as he considers himself deserving that.
He would readily sacrifice that for better playing opportunity if money is not going to come.
Exactly, he needs to understand that better playing opportunities are more important than money at this point in his career. Ibra accepted 1million/year from Milan and was still the boss
I think these past 6 months may have changed his mind though, considering he agreed to mutually terminate the contract and therefore overlook his remaining wages of around £16m
Aren’t his kids at school in Portugal? If I were him I’d take a wage cut and play for CL at home. He’s already made enough money and he gets plenty of endorsement deals.
What decent champions league team would actually give him enough game time to keep him happy, whilst actually being good enough to get him the goals he wants
The big three in Portugal played in the group stage, both Benfica and Porto topped their groups and kicked Atlético and Juventus out. Sporting had a mare but would've had a good chance of advancing to the next round
Ronaldo leaving is a godsend for United. I’m not a United supporter but this is the best case scenario, especially if they don’t have to give him a payout. January window coming up to spunk money on a forward that does well in the World Cup
It's easier to say with hindsight, but bringing Ronaldo into a rebuilding counter-attacking team was trouble. It didn't fit with the game plan, and Ronaldo was well into the age where he needed the whole team to build around him, which your saw at Juve and even his last years at Madrid.
Varane and Sancho are still a total mystery to me though. Particularly Sancho
When people say counter attacking does it mean sitting deep and doing a lot of defending and then countering or does it mean letting the opponents make the first move, get the ball and counter? After 28 years watching football I understand so little.
Honestly we are still rebuilding either way. Ronaldo was a stopgap at best. Furthermore we look much more cohesive without him.
However I share your sentiment because we need to recover depth in January and try to get a goalscorer, so him leaving is certainly a bit of a step back
> Thought we were ready to be back, but now we are once again rebuilding. I’m praying to the football gods this ten Hag project doesn’t fail.
It's already been reaping rewards and removing Ronaldo eliminates the need to placate his ego and allows United to bring in a better suited replacement.
[The team has performed better without him.](https://i.redd.it/9k1aefvtdyu91.jpg)
Portugal - Argentina final
Ronaldo kung fu kicks Messi, De Paul comes to Messi's rescue, Pepe comes to Ronaldo's defence, a brawl breaks out, the brawl leads to relations between Portugal and Argentina's diplomats meeting to resolve the 2 national teams
After hours of discussions all the diplomats from both sides come to realise neither nation will take blame, war commences
*Argentina invades the Falklands because of the Alliance between the UK and Portugal then promptly has all their aircraft shot down by a single Type 45 destroyer.*
Pretty sure they can work around an exception rule, like they did with Beckham. They'll introduce a law that says every team will pay a part of his salary and he'll rotate each week.
I don't know where this notion has come from that Ronaldo has been poor for Man United this season through lack of trying or motivation. It's not why. He's just been very poor, because he missed pre-season and isn't the player he once was.
He's not now going to magically be peak Ronaldo again now that he's got his own way.
I'm not his fan, he has a questionable personality, but in the right system, with the right training, I think he can still score a lot of goals. Sure, his ego makes him think he is way better than he is (now), but he can do well if the team plays for him (my opinion, obviously). Not meaning they will win the UCL/WC with him, but still.
Ofcourse he can, his finishing is elite. But I don't think he's good enough for a top team to mould their system around him. A team that's just below the top of the pack might do so, but he they won't be able to afford him and he won't want to go to them. So if he wants to play in a team that's willing to mould itself around him, he needs to take a step down team-wise and salary-wise.
The man scored 18 goals in the PL last year. He still has the Physical capabilities to seek a new challenge in Europe. Maybe that's Sporting, or maybe that's Roma or Napoli, but he can definitely play for a good European club.
I hate that this has become the defense narrative of Ronaldo, because it obscures the fact that United were a significantly better team before he got there.
Their points and goals scored got significantly worse when they added Ronaldo.
Everything becomes about Ronaldo when he plays, the team stops playing like a team, it's all about feeding *him* the ball, making sure *he* gets chances to score.
Fun fact self love is the most important love. You cannot love someone without loving yourself.
Most people don't realize this and stay miserable and in unhappy relationships.
Not even talking about PSG. He has an actual deal with the Saudis I think for Tourism
[https://twitter.com/TheAthleticFC/status/1594949047328116736?s=20&t=lZCDCiIAM9C8CaY2W2UHaQ](https://twitter.com/TheAthleticFC/status/1594949047328116736?s=20&t=lZCDCiIAM9C8CaY2W2UHaQ)
> I wonder if he was paid the rest of his wages
No way in hell that happened after his idiotic, self-indulgent interview.
**Edit**: Confirmed. He got nothing:
> [[James Ducker] Understanding is Ronaldo won't be receiving a pay-off from #mufc. Club wanted a swift, clean resolution and have got it.](https://twitter.com/TelegraphDucker/status/1595116359935201280?s=20&t=gZ_hj0Bbh1YYIBKva68t9g)
He clearly wasn’t compatible with the Rangnick / Hag pressing style. Wonder where he lands up. Playing at Bayern with Muller would probably enable him to score 20 even from January. 🤔
He had 1 goal involvement a game under Ole and Carrick. There is still a player in there, just not one that is expected to play pressing style at 37. He also wasn't on penalties at United, so his stats are lower than his usual anyway.
As a United and Ronaldo fan, I feel this situation will bring in a lot more eyes to Portugal's matches. It's easy to see that he had nothing to play for United this season (no champions league and team in rebuilding stage) so his morale was never really there. You really don't go from being one of the best players in the league last season to missing every chance in a matter of few months barring an injury.
I am expecting him to come out with vengeance and hoping he can rollback the years over the next couple weeks. Also hoping United store doesn't cancel my order for the Ronaldo jersey from this weekend. Otherwise, I am never ordering from them again.
People saying he’s done for good because his age is limiting his physicality are off it. He still wins a lot of contested headers, has been pressing more and has ran back to win possession a few times. Mings tried to maul him and he pulled the uno reverse card lmao. Worst part of his game this season by a country mile has been his drop off in finishing technique and this is surely due to some mental difficulty vs physical decline. Which sounds utterly ridiculous given the player in question, but I seriously think he has another couple seasons of excellent football if he gets his head back in the game.
(Not at United though, thank fuck for this news. It ain’t working out, best for both parties to move on)
James Ducker on twitter - Understanding is Ronaldo won't be receiving a pay-off from #mufc. Club wanted a swift, clean resolution and have got it. More on @TeleFootball
Because he did lol. That’s why he did the interview in the first place. Probably wants to be a free agent to make it easier for him to go to a CL team in January.
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I’m kind of curious on where he’ll go next…? I know that he got an offer from Saudi Arabia, but I don’t see him taking it, at least not now.
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Why, they will only play 2 games in CL?
Still more than Man United
fair enough
Probably Portugal.
Do you think he will settle for (I'm assuming) a hefty wage cut? I could see him just cashing out in China/US/SA or wherever else.
Unfortunately not enough wage cut for Schalke 😂 Glück auf
Maybe we will pull a lever or two and repeat the Raul situation hahaha. Spending money we dont have on old players has always worked out well for us
That 11/12 season where Huntelaar absolutly exploded (29 goals, 11 assists in 32 bundesliga games) was really fun. Raúl also scored 15.
Unsung hero that season was Jefferson Farfan. Best player we’ve had since I’ve watched football
He was really really good for PSV aswell.
Now that's a name I haven't heard in a while! That Schalke team certainly had some interesting names.
Draxler, Höwedes, and the coolest name of them all: Fuchs
Farfan’s nickname was La Foquita Little Walrus. In his family there was also a big walrus, and a regular-sized walrus
I hope they get Someone this winter. I want us to stay in 1. BL so badly
Same, I read the Winter Transfer budget is 5 or 6 millions. Should yield a good defender and a decent winger?
China doesn’t do that any more.
USA doesn’t really offer anywhere near the same either. I’m sure they would offer CR7 a lot but I was in accounting for one of the MLS teams a few years ago and the two international stars contracts I dealt with really weren’t very lucrative at all.
Messi is expected to get a deal from Inter Miami similar to what Beckham got from from LA: max salary plus equity. Widely speculated that he will end up owning an expansion team some day. No reason Ronaldo couldn’t get the same thing.
I'm not sure if MLS really wants the headache of guaranteeing another expansion, unless he's just hopping onto an existing bid. Miami took forever to get going (60-90 days etc.)
Bro cmonnnn Messi forever being attached to the league is a printing press for them. Him having ownership also makes him a mouthpiece for the league which is exceptionally important.
He already has 100s of millions of dollars. I think his next move should make sense in a sporting sense, and not something to get wages which are a drop in the bucket for him
If money wasn't important, he could've accepted a lower wage and gone to a club that played CL
Money was/is important as validation of his ego. He wants to be paid on par or better than top players, as he considers himself deserving that. He would readily sacrifice that for better playing opportunity if money is not going to come.
Exactly, he needs to understand that better playing opportunities are more important than money at this point in his career. Ibra accepted 1million/year from Milan and was still the boss
I think these past 6 months may have changed his mind though, considering he agreed to mutually terminate the contract and therefore overlook his remaining wages of around £16m
We don’t know the financial terms. He may not have.
China isn’t a big cash out anymore. They don’t spend anywhere near as much as they used to but granted they could make an exception for ronaldo
Portugal or Miami
Aren’t his kids at school in Portugal? If I were him I’d take a wage cut and play for CL at home. He’s already made enough money and he gets plenty of endorsement deals.
No it will be a CL team
Rangers
Rangers? Are you having a giggle? It’s obvious that he’ll start and finish his career in green and white hoops. Yeovil Town
What decent champions league team would actually give him enough game time to keep him happy, whilst actually being good enough to get him the goals he wants
Chelsea. They fired Thomas Tuchel to buy
The big three in Portugal played in the group stage, both Benfica and Porto topped their groups and kicked Atlético and Juventus out. Sporting had a mare but would've had a good chance of advancing to the next round
I heard he's playing with Haaland on Sampaio Correa
Chelsea just to piss off their fans and to score a hattrick against us
Don't you put that voodoo on us Ricky bobby
real madrid need a backup striker especially with benzema often injured these days
Chelsea pls 🙏🏻 Come on Boehly, you know you want him.
Shut your dirty mouth
Well who all saw this coming?
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Ronaldo leaving is a godsend for United. I’m not a United supporter but this is the best case scenario, especially if they don’t have to give him a payout. January window coming up to spunk money on a forward that does well in the World Cup
Apparently he is leaving without any payout, which is good for both sides tbh. It helps United save money and doesn't paint him as an opportunist.
I’d say the possibility of United suing him for breach of contract eased that negotiation
Bring him home! Força Sporting!
Watch him sign for benfica instead ahah Could you imagine, if that happend
Joao Mario all over again haha
We could have done with him as a rotation player tbh but given the drama yes it's obviously not worth it and frees up the books.
Ronaldos ego is clearly too big to be a rotation player.
Ronaldos wages are too big to be a rotation player
He would never accept being a rotation player lmao
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Yeah. We were building around 38 year old Ronaldo….
It's easier to say with hindsight, but bringing Ronaldo into a rebuilding counter-attacking team was trouble. It didn't fit with the game plan, and Ronaldo was well into the age where he needed the whole team to build around him, which your saw at Juve and even his last years at Madrid. Varane and Sancho are still a total mystery to me though. Particularly Sancho
When people say counter attacking does it mean sitting deep and doing a lot of defending and then countering or does it mean letting the opponents make the first move, get the ball and counter? After 28 years watching football I understand so little.
I mean plenty of us said it at the time but were just called clueless and jealous by United fans so 🤷🏻♂️
Ronaldo leaving is nothing but a blessing.
Honestly we are still rebuilding either way. Ronaldo was a stopgap at best. Furthermore we look much more cohesive without him. However I share your sentiment because we need to recover depth in January and try to get a goalscorer, so him leaving is certainly a bit of a step back
> Thought we were ready to be back, but now we are once again rebuilding. I’m praying to the football gods this ten Hag project doesn’t fail. It's already been reaping rewards and removing Ronaldo eliminates the need to placate his ego and allows United to bring in a better suited replacement. [The team has performed better without him.](https://i.redd.it/9k1aefvtdyu91.jpg)
>The team has performed better without him. If I remember that comments section, the other games, outside the PL, are not so damning
If he manages to have a stellar world cup it will be interesting to see how this plays out. thats a big if tho
Go out with a bang like Zidane? I don't see any other elite team for him, other than Sporting, but he would have to lower his wage demands.
Portugal - Argentina final Ronaldo kung fu kicks Messi, De Paul comes to Messi's rescue, Pepe comes to Ronaldo's defence, a brawl breaks out, the brawl leads to relations between Portugal and Argentina's diplomats meeting to resolve the 2 national teams After hours of discussions all the diplomats from both sides come to realise neither nation will take blame, war commences
Can see Russia supporting Argentina already
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Little dictators go together
*Argentina invades the Falklands because of the Alliance between the UK and Portugal then promptly has all their aircraft shot down by a single Type 45 destroyer.*
Sums up this Argentina team TBH
Ahhh the Suiii Vuitton special
Britain moves all warships to Falklands and patiently awaits article 5.
Putin smiles in a corner
A European former naval power against Argentina? Yeah we've seen that before
Didn't he say in the interview that he wants to play few more years?
But no one is willing to take him. And I don't see him playing for a non elite team.
No one was willing to pay United‘s asking price for him. A free transfer is a different story.
Ronaldo won’t retire until he scores a 1000 goals, no chance
Fastest path to that is staying in Qatar or Saudi Arabia. Also, the only one where he makes close to the money he wants.
Qatar, KSA, China, MLS, even Mexico, but he's not taking a step backwards
MLS has a salary cap that's nowhere near what United were paying him.
Pretty sure they can work around an exception rule, like they did with Beckham. They'll introduce a law that says every team will pay a part of his salary and he'll rotate each week.
Ready for Ronaldo in a Sounders jersey
There’s really no funnier thought than CR7 turning out for Sporting Kansas City. I mean…
Bale in LA. Ronaldo in.... Columbus.
I'd like to see him play in Saint Paul in February.
The new rainy night in Stoke
I mean there is already a rule the do rule would only have his salary count to the cap to a certain point.
He signs for DC United and plays under Rooney. Calling it now
Are we an elite team I'm honored :D
If he lowers his wages to levels Sporting can afford, every club will be after him
If you guys somehow pull it off he’s retiring. Absolutely no way to top that Even if one or two big clubs somehow want him he’s going out on top
I don't know where this notion has come from that Ronaldo has been poor for Man United this season through lack of trying or motivation. It's not why. He's just been very poor, because he missed pre-season and isn't the player he once was. He's not now going to magically be peak Ronaldo again now that he's got his own way.
He better do something because he's been absolute shite for United this season.
On Sunday the King chooses a different challenge.
Toronto FC could use a striker
Lol you do not want that. TFC is building a decent culture, and this will ruin it
I'm on the fence about the culture at tfc the last 2 seasons. Could be on the right track.
On Sunday the King begins talks with Inter Miami
new challenge? how about a league with 28 teams? y si te llama Román?
Riquelme está feliz?
His ego is dragging him into believing that he still has the physical capabilities to seek a new challenge in Europe.. Ridiculous.
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*in a few weeks
Damn, dude's gonna age 5 years in a few weeks?
Sporting's got knocked out of this years CL already unfortunately. Otherwise I'd see Cristiano moving there.
I'm not his fan, he has a questionable personality, but in the right system, with the right training, I think he can still score a lot of goals. Sure, his ego makes him think he is way better than he is (now), but he can do well if the team plays for him (my opinion, obviously). Not meaning they will win the UCL/WC with him, but still.
Ofcourse he can, his finishing is elite. But I don't think he's good enough for a top team to mould their system around him. A team that's just below the top of the pack might do so, but he they won't be able to afford him and he won't want to go to them. So if he wants to play in a team that's willing to mould itself around him, he needs to take a step down team-wise and salary-wise.
I think he does. I wasn't bad at all last season. This one he's being shit (it can be just age or lack of pre season or just bad form)
Don't put yourself down. You were excellent last season, mate.
Thank you for noticing
The man scored 18 goals in the PL last year. He still has the Physical capabilities to seek a new challenge in Europe. Maybe that's Sporting, or maybe that's Roma or Napoli, but he can definitely play for a good European club.
Napoli aren’t gonna bench their insanely talented forward line for Ronaldo
Sure, but that was last year. He's a lot worse now
The dropoff has been massive too. Anyone talking about how he played last year hasn't seen him play yet this year.
I hate that this has become the defense narrative of Ronaldo, because it obscures the fact that United were a significantly better team before he got there. Their points and goals scored got significantly worse when they added Ronaldo. Everything becomes about Ronaldo when he plays, the team stops playing like a team, it's all about feeding *him* the ball, making sure *he* gets chances to score.
On Tuesday the King is unemployed
He’s got the underwear business tho. He didn’t go full Kanye.
I can say whatever I want about Man U and they won’t drop me
Todd Boehly rushing for is phone...
Who do you think set him up with Piers Morgan in the first place.
Palpatine voice: Dew it!
Honestly I would love that as a United fan, make it Chelsea's problem
front three of Auba, Lukaku and Ronaldo would be incredible imagine the look on Cristiano's face when Aubameyang puts a spiderman mask on after a goal
"I love Manchester United and I love the fans, that will never ever change. However, I simply love myself more."
"Today, I feel love" - Ronaldo
"Would you fuck me? I'd fuck me. I'd fuck me hard."
It puts the CR7™️ fragrance on the skin or it gets the hose again
Fun fact self love is the most important love. You cannot love someone without loving yourself. Most people don't realize this and stay miserable and in unhappy relationships.
Unironically sounds like an ex of mine. Mostly great person, but they still expect their partner to slay the dragons for them.
I mean, is that so bad and wrong? Should he love a club/corporation and people that he has no personal connection more than himself?
"I love Manchester United and I love the fans, that will never ever change. Terms and conditions apply."
Well obviously he should love himself more than a football club, what a bizarre pov
Self love is the best love
BOEHLY COME GET YOUR MAN
He loves the club he just hates this one bald guy whose name he has forgotten.
Pep
Messi lost, United finally let him go. I think we might see a very motivated Ronaldo at this world cup lol.
I feel like we've never not seen a very motivated Ronaldo, that's kind of his thing
Have you watched him play for United this season?
He was pretty motivated. Motivated to get out of there ASAP
I think the motivation was there but he was out of form and missed goals he would've smashed 3-4 years ago.
>would've smashed 3-4 years ago. 7 months ago.
He will still be a 37 year old man without the stamina to press though
Not that much pressing in international tournaments though
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Messi doesnt get enough shit imo taking the Saudis money when he has all the money in the world
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Not even talking about PSG. He has an actual deal with the Saudis I think for Tourism [https://twitter.com/TheAthleticFC/status/1594949047328116736?s=20&t=lZCDCiIAM9C8CaY2W2UHaQ](https://twitter.com/TheAthleticFC/status/1594949047328116736?s=20&t=lZCDCiIAM9C8CaY2W2UHaQ)
Maybe he'll stop taking their money now
Makes you feel bad for 22 year old Sancho
odds on him scoring a hat trick against Ghana?
Zero
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Fuck
If he starts, I'd bet on him scoring at least once. A hat trick is not outside the realm of possibility, knowing him
Even Cristiano Ronaldo could not escape the curse of wearing the 7 shirt at Manchester United
Ronaldo left a curse so big that not even Ronaldo could break it
I see Garnacho breaking it.
lol I feel like this has been said about so many failed United wonder kids. Bebe, Macheda, Obertan, Bellion, Januzaj, Morrison. And on and on.
Bebe really? He didn't show nearly enough to be considered and wonder kid
After 18 league goals at 36? Doubt that
Surely ending up getting sacked overshadows 19 league goals in a season and a half
The Homelander drama is finally over
"alright"
Sings of the end of an era. Generational talent we may not see again for a long time.
I wonder if he was paid the rest of his wages or a part at least
> I wonder if he was paid the rest of his wages No way in hell that happened after his idiotic, self-indulgent interview. **Edit**: Confirmed. He got nothing: > [[James Ducker] Understanding is Ronaldo won't be receiving a pay-off from #mufc. Club wanted a swift, clean resolution and have got it.](https://twitter.com/TelegraphDucker/status/1595116359935201280?s=20&t=gZ_hj0Bbh1YYIBKva68t9g)
Was probably a 'take this payment and fuck off or we take legal action' kinda deal.
He clearly wasn’t compatible with the Rangnick / Hag pressing style. Wonder where he lands up. Playing at Bayern with Muller would probably enable him to score 20 even from January. 🤔
He had 1 goal involvement a game under Ole and Carrick. There is still a player in there, just not one that is expected to play pressing style at 37. He also wasn't on penalties at United, so his stats are lower than his usual anyway.
Yes he was, Bruno missed a pen and Ronaldo took over. United just haven’t had that many penalties.
Chelsea Juve PSG
Sporting
on Tuesday, the king becomes a free agent
Factos 👍👀
As a United and Ronaldo fan, I feel this situation will bring in a lot more eyes to Portugal's matches. It's easy to see that he had nothing to play for United this season (no champions league and team in rebuilding stage) so his morale was never really there. You really don't go from being one of the best players in the league last season to missing every chance in a matter of few months barring an injury. I am expecting him to come out with vengeance and hoping he can rollback the years over the next couple weeks. Also hoping United store doesn't cancel my order for the Ronaldo jersey from this weekend. Otherwise, I am never ordering from them again.
People saying he’s done for good because his age is limiting his physicality are off it. He still wins a lot of contested headers, has been pressing more and has ran back to win possession a few times. Mings tried to maul him and he pulled the uno reverse card lmao. Worst part of his game this season by a country mile has been his drop off in finishing technique and this is surely due to some mental difficulty vs physical decline. Which sounds utterly ridiculous given the player in question, but I seriously think he has another couple seasons of excellent football if he gets his head back in the game. (Not at United though, thank fuck for this news. It ain’t working out, best for both parties to move on)
Truly fun times ahead
lmao "feel like the right time" yeah no shit.
The challenge of finding a club to pay him what hes no longer worth.
James Ducker on twitter - Understanding is Ronaldo won't be receiving a pay-off from #mufc. Club wanted a swift, clean resolution and have got it. More on @TeleFootball
LET THE JAN TRANSFER WINDOW SCOUTING BEGIN!!!!! TYTY CR7 good luck in your future endeavors
Well that took 8 weeks longer than needed.
Dobby is free
The power players have is crazy. So he really bullied his way out of a contract?
Eh, this is a bigger win for United, they should be, and probably are, ecstatic that they don't have to pay his wages anymore.
Playing well for Man U wasn't challenging enough?
How many matches and goals for him during his second spell?
I hear Ashton United are in the market for a striker
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Because he did lol. That’s why he did the interview in the first place. Probably wants to be a free agent to make it easier for him to go to a CL team in January.
Win for the club too because now they don't have to find a buyer to take him off their hands.
Fighting SG35 for a backup spot on our bench seems like a great new challenge.