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"Rio at Leeds Today"

I hope the Leeds fans who were waving banners of *Rio Ferdinand is scum* and *Death to Rio* have some brains today and don't do anything stupid to Rio Ferdinand when United play Leeds. Oh no he betrayed your little club and decided to do what was best for him and joined United. So what? get over it and move on, what's the point in sending death threats to the guy?
I wonder what these people would do if they were given an offer to increase their salary by 100% and move to a bigger more successful company. That is of course if these brainless thugs have jobs. Of course they'd take it only a fool wouldn't. Rio was doing what was best for him and in the future his future. He now has more money for the future and also get to play in the most prestigious European Championship.
And anyway football is only a sport it's not a matter of life or death your not going to die if your best player leaves it's meant to be some fun away from your normal life. Why can't people take it as that?

Rio may not have done well against Leeds, but he didn't look like himself in the European game against Leverkusen last night either.

He's just not used to the pressures of the European Champions' League, or having to face his former Club Fans at his old ground. Those are thing he can't handle, and that's why I think he is not ready to be named as United's Captain yet - even if he can cope in the World Cup, European Football is just something else!

oh well least you have a good reason ............

> Scum? Exactly why is he scum? Because he went and took a 100% pay
> increase? He went to a more successful club? Wow i can see they're
> very good reasons for calling him scum. *sighs*

Scum Because He Play for Man U

Tribute wrote:

> I take it you're a Manchester United fan. He left a club where any
> trophies would have been appreciated to one where they are expected.
> Let him burn in hell with the rest of the scum


Scum? Exactly why is he scum? Because he went and took a 100% pay increase? He went to a more successful club? Wow i can see they're very good reasons for calling him scum. *sighs*

lalakersrule wrote:
> ah well i'm not surprised but there were a couple of idiots in the
> crowd with *Rio is scum and he knows he is* T-shirts. These morons
> need to get a brain and share it amongst themselves and realise being
> a footballer is just like any other job. If you get the chance to
> boost your salary your going to take it aren't you? Why hate Rio for
> something anyone would do. Put yourself in his shoes and you'd realise
> why he left. There's no point in crying about it and moaning all the
> time. Get over it.

I take it you're a Manchester United fan. He left a club where any trophies would have been appreciated to one where they are expected. Let him burn in hell with the rest of the scum

you don't get many games each season where you've got morons threatening your life though. Anybody is going to be nervous with all that going on, even though Rio's worth £30 million he is still human.

I noticed that Rio seemed unable to cope as well as he could've in the Leeds game, leading to those mistakes and a lack of comunication between him and Barthez as he tried to show the Leeds Fans that he could stand-up against them and play better than ever.

But he didn't really.

And if he cannot survive under that kind-of pressure then how would he be able to cope under the pressures as Captain today - for club or for country? But by all means, he could be ready in a few years...

ah well i'm not surprised but there were a couple of idiots in the crowd with *Rio is scum and he knows he is* T-shirts. These morons need to get a brain and share it amongst themselves and realise being a footballer is just like any other job. If you get the chance to boost your salary your going to take it aren't you? Why hate Rio for something anyone would do. Put yourself in his shoes and you'd realise why he left. There's no point in crying about it and moaning all the time. Get over it.

Or†ega wrote:

> Not for the club it isnt. Spurs could have got quite a lot of money
> for a Cambell still under contract.

Exactly!

He said he would stay and then left once his contract had gone so he could pocket the signing money for himself...

It's a game of greed!

WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> Erm... surely it's better to walk away when a contract has expired,
> than to break an agreement of X years and leave early?


Not for the club it isnt. Spurs could have got quite a lot of money for a Cambell still under contract.