Its official.Here's the link http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...nces-decision-to-leave-Manchester-United.aspx
Rio and Vida both together is sad in a way but right time for both to go. Great player though had some shenanigans.
i like that we're classy about not renewing deals. letting the players make proactive statements about "new challenges" and all.
I think the payday could be bigger in the middle East. But I genuinely believe he could still offer something to a top club if used appropriately.
Gary Neville ✔ @GNev2 Follow So it looks like Rio and Vida allowed to leave at once!!! A conveyor belt has become a cliff!
Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_ 27m Chris Wheeler reports Ed Woodward confirmed to Rio in dressing room on Sunday that his contract would not be renewed http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2626517/Rio-Ferdinand-leave-Manchester-United-not-offered-new-contract-Old-Trafford.html… Wtf ? This can't be true surely ?
I don't doubt that story at all. Woodward has no tact, I think we've already established that along time ago.
Fully agree. It's truly disgraceful - 12 years at this club and you get told in the locker room? I have to wonder if something drastically changed in the last week - for Giggs to not even select him in the OT game really made me think that he was going to get another year. Regardless, this is truly not how one of the best defenders this club has ever seen should be leaving. After 12 years of service.
Sad to see Vidic and Rio go. They were far and away the best CB pairing in the world in their prime. I have a feeling there is more to this than him deciding to "move on" and seeing as Rio is a tad outspoken, I think we'll know the truth soon enough. On another note, surely we need at least one CB in this summer and maybe even two unless they decide to promote Keane to 5th choice. Stop wasting time United and get a manager signed to sort this shit out.
sad to see another one go. loved watching him shut down top attackers with such ease. a shame he didn't get a chance to address the crowd but as terrible as it is we need this. it's not even refreshing the squad since we need a rebirth. said we needed 2 CBs before any of this was announced. wouldn't be against 3 good ones if we can get at a good price and no i don't trust Smalling or Jones beside Evans or fitness wise currently. hopefully Evans heals completely over the summer
Seems quite possible to me that we are going to treat Rio shabbily. If he wasn't going to stay, why did we not say goodbye to him properly as we did with Vida. Vida getting the royal treatment and Rio getting the shaft sticks in my craw. Stupid if so, because its not good for our rep, and Rio may well tell all which will be even worse for our rep (although, if so, woohoo, I would read that book!). Still hopefully its all just rumor and we give him a testimonial and he leaves the club on good terms. He deserves it. He is a bit of a cheeky devil at times, but that suits our club quite well. Also an amazing CB, without a doubt.
The rumor being that woodward gave him the sack in the dressing room. Cant understand why this wasnt announced weeks ago. There should have been a joint goodbye to Rio and Vida at OT. Would have been fitting given their partnership was really one of sum being greater than the parts. Do we think Rio will get a second testamonial?
well yes very sad but at the same time this is the ruthlessness some fans were calling for. it got rid of Moyes and now Rio and possibly Evra who would then be the 3rd captain of recent years to go (and also without a speech etc) but this is no surprise given how Moyes went. the first few post Ferguson years were never going to be pretty anyway
Rio won't get another testimonial. He got Sevilla. However, for him to not be even in the OT squad for his last game at Old Trafford is truly obscene. We didn't even have to focus on winning our matches this last few months - at the very least we could have given some appropriate goodbyes. I don't want to play favorites between Vida and Rio - but if Vida got all that, how the hell is Rio just allowed to walk away in silence.