“I don’t care about Rio, Rio don’t care about me, all I care about, is watching FC!” is sung at FC United games. Whilst most United fans have forgiven Rio Ferdinand for the fuss over his contract a few years ago, it is something that won’t be forgotten. Whilst players like Paul Scholes don’t even have an agent, our fans were furious to learn Rio was stalling on contract worth hundreds of thousands of quid a month, not along after returning from an eight month ban for failing to show up for a drugs’ test. We’d been paying his wages all that time whilst he wasn’t playing, then almost as soon as he returned, he was demanding more money.
Fortunately, Rio has grown up somewhat since then and his dedicated performances for our club have won the majority of fans over. However, Ferdinand has today admitted he didn’t like our club long before our fans turned on him!
“I couldn’t stand United when I was 21 or 22 because they used to win everything,” said Ferdinand. “A United fan came up to me once and said “I bet you’d love to come to United”. ‘I said “I’ll never go there”. But I have to admit I was so excited when I arrived.”
Class player, but I have to say i still dont actually like him he’s a loud mouth cockney making a film with cashly cole and 50 cent. Says it all really
Vidic > Rio
Rio really has a big mouth but last couple of seasons he’s showing respect towards the club, and I think he’s honest.
Anyway, Vidic > almost everybody below 30 years old in the team.
Brup brup!
rio is class . end of . captain in the making!
Fuck me leave him alone, he is the best centre back in the world and he wears the shirt with pride.
I love Rio, I was angry when he stalled on a contract but he’s good and he knows it, I prefer him to Vidic, Rio is far more talented, he’s faster too which is useful. Carvalho and Terry are the poor mans Rio and Vidic.
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ronaldo should learn from rio on how to treat the club and fans with respect to get the fans respect back
Come on, thats not fair.
Ronaldo was not running of for money.
And the only way to win us over is to give atleast 1/10 Rooney % on the pitch.:-)
personally i have forgotton all about his contract issues, for one plain simple fact… the guy loves playing for united, while it may have taken him a while to realise hes done just that and i would be proud to call him uniteds captain – in fact i do even tho giggs sometimes has the armband!
people may say “but you should realise what a big club you are playing for when you get here!” but i ask you if you were a quality player playing for barca and you were always a united fan wouldnt you need a little time to realise what a grand old club you are already at?
the abu reaction is quite funny, who actually did “god” robbie fowler support as a child and jamie carragher
And Super Captain Steven Gerrard! setting the example by submitting a transfer request.
Have to laugh at the fans saying Vida > Rio. What a load of bollocks!
I don’t prefer Vida or Rio over the other, I think they’re both really talented, and they have a wonderful partnership. I didn’t like Rio at the beginning (I thought he was WAY overpriced) but he’s been playing with his heart for the past few seasons, and now I wouldn’t resent him as captain one bit.
“Rio, Rio, sign the deal” was the chant. He’s come along way since then, for the life of me i dont know why he isn’t captain. FFS Fergie make Rio captain now, Garys’ reign is well and truly over. We need a captain on the pitch and Rio is that man