Rio Ferdinand: Leaving Man United
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- čas přidán 18. 08. 2020
- Rio Ferdinand talks about how he left Manchester United, being told by Ed Woodward on the last day of the season that his time with the club had come to an end.
Rio Gavin Ferdinand OBE (born 7 November 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and is now a television pundit for BT Sport. He played 81 times for the England national team between 1997 and 2011, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time and regarded by many as one of England's greatest ever players.
Ferdinand began his football career playing for various youth teams, finally settling at West Ham United where he progressed through the youth ranks and made his professional Premier League debut in 1996. He became a fan favourite, winning the Hammer of the Year award the following season. He earned his first senior international cap in a match against Cameroon in 1997, setting a record as the youngest defender to play for England at the time. His achievements and footballing potential attracted Leeds United and he transferred to the club for a record-breaking fee of £18 million. He spent two seasons at the club, becoming the team captain in 2001, before he joined Manchester United in July 2002 for around £30 million, breaking the transfer fee record once more.
At Manchester United, he won the Premier League, his first major club honour, in a successful first season at the club. In September 2003, he missed a drugs test and was banned from football for eight months from January until September 2004, causing him to miss half a Premier League season, Manchester United's FA Cup triumph, and the Euro 2004 international competition. Upon his return, he established himself in the Manchester United first team and received plaudits for his performances, featuring in the PFA Team of the Year four times in five years. More club success followed with another Premier League win in the 2006-07 season and a Premier League and UEFA Champions League double the following year. His career at United, in which he won six Premier League titles and 14 trophies, ended when his contract expired in 2014, and he subsequently joined Queens Park Rangers where he played for just one season before being released from the club as a result of their relegation from the Premier League. He announced his retirement from professional football on 30 May 2015.
In September 2017, Ferdinand announced his intention to become a professional boxer, partly to help him cope with the death of his wife. His brother, Anton, also a centre-back, last played for St Mirren. Former England international striker Les Ferdinand and former Dagenham & Redbridge midfielder Kane Ferdinand are his cousins.
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Even as a Liverpool fan Rio deserved better
what a disgrace. reminds me of evra speaking out on how woodward treated him on another podcast. the man is a cancer to the club. seriously i d rather not sign a single player and have him sacked and replaced with an actual proper elite director of football and take 12 months to sign another player.
My thoughts exactly. Not just them even RVP was treated poorly. Rotten, simply rotten the Glazer board is. 🤢
@@Oi-bg9bc that’s why I generally believe we will never challenge for the tittle while Woodward is there
You got your first wish, a month on and we still haven't signed another player. Shambles.
keanooooo we signed Donny in that month since the comment didn’t we? But fucking hell we need them all out of the club, Joel, Avram, Ed all of them need to go! At this stage more players need to speak out publicly like Luke Shaw has, and Ole needs to say something. The only issue is if you have people like Sir Alex who famously supported the glazers publicly can we really expect that Ole would risk losing his dream job? Especially when the glazers stated that they only care about getting champions league football. Once we reach that they don’t see a need to invest, so if anything, Ole coming 3rd instead of 5th fucked our chances of signing Sancho and others.
Rio deserved way better. He was United's best defender for over a decade. Lifted the CL as captain. Didn't even get a testimonial game... 10 years, probably Fergies best central defender. I also think Rio would of been a good character to have around the club as a coach or even director of football. Gives you an insight into how far that club has fallen... If they treat players who make them millions and wins them tittles, imagine how they feel about the fans... United is a business, not a football club
Well said Oliver 👍
100% agree with you but he actually did get a testimonial in the end against Sevilla where we lost.
Glaziers treating it like a slot machine that pays out every spin.
Vidic was better
The only thing I can say on this (playing devils advocate) is that maybe United returned the sentiment for the way he dragged out the protracted contract saga when he signed before. Either way Rio deserved way better. ABSOLUTE LEGEND. Thank you!!
Wow the hear that about a club legend makes me sad. He deserved much much more.
We love and appreciate all you done for MUFC ❤️ legend Rio
Yep. Never heard this side of the story before. Sorry rio
We hate Ed Woodward
Sir Alex Ferguson and David Gill retiring at the same time rocked MUFC too hard.
It should never have happened that way.. The club couldn't handle it. I'm still not convinced that Sir Alex made the best decision in backing Moyes BUT the fact Moyes had to work with the hapless Ed (in his new roll of power) and Co, must have made his job all the more harder.. They both looked like rabbits caught in the gaze of headlights 🤦♂️ painfully outa their depth.. yet Woodward still keeps his job 7 years later.. Scandalous.
@@Phix75 he had no real choice because pep was going to bayern and mourinho went to chelsea and klopp said no but moyes wasn’t helped by how big of the job was because he needed to rebuild the squad as u saw within 2/3 years the only real starters left were rooney and de gea
As a former UTD doctor for home games , I served in the medical team at old Trafford for 9 years from 2006 till 2015. Sadly Rio’s experience is all too familiar.
I was a UTD childhood fan , born and brought up in Ashton under Lyne . I loved UTD and getting to be part of the medical team as a young doc , was a dream come true . After leaving to move to Qatar , I asked for a letter recognising my service to fans, and the club . I was declined for no good reason! It was a terrible way to treat a professional who loved his club. I don’t watch the games anymore . Live in Sydney , Oz. Sorry Rio , you deserved better !
So sad to see this happen. As utd fan, we should be able have more of a voice… the directors and owners fail to forget, the club runs on the fans, not the other way round
A very passionate and loyal Under appreciated player. Deserves a testimonial at the very least.
Damn stupid of Woodward to do that. No wonder some Man U fans hate him.
Despise is the word.
Pikmii Some? 99% of fans can’t stand him.
@@walterwhite3143 He largely made our club become a mockery.
At the end of the day Rio... want you got to remember is that, we the fans appreciate every second of you when you were at Man utd. You are a legend and will always remain one for us no matter what. We see you and it reminds us of the good old days at Man utd and oh how we wish you were back playing for us. No goodbye no problem we never want to say goodbye to one of our greatest defenders. Woodward and Co dont know left from right so I cant expect any better from them. LEGEND.
That’s disgusting because Rio will always mean everything to us fans #1
❤️
I would like to give Woodwood the benefit of the doubt here by saying that he was new to the job and perhaps he looked at it purely from a business point of view etc. But I can't. No matter what industry you are a part of, if you are a decent human, you know that you should give long-term employees a good send off and give them their due and respect. Always wondered why Rio has never got a testimonial. Shame on Woodwood and United as a whole.
Absolutely horrendous decade for us a united fans. Ed Woodward takes 50 % blame on this. Giving people outrageous salaries
Ed Woodward was the worst thing to happen to Man Utd. He handled everything poorly and created a toxic environment at the club. Everyone was against each other when Ed was there.
Rio, you are one of our legend. Appreciate everything you did.
Rio forever a Man United Legend thanks for all you did for us and continue to support the Team you clearly love and is passionate about 🙏❤️🙏 continue to speak your mind Rio
We appreciate you
Rio my heart go's out to u legend
The fans still love you rio
Terrible treatment of a club legend. One of my favourite players of all time. Thanks Rio
As a city fan I really feel bad for rio cause no player deserves an outing that he got, he’s a legend got respect✊✊✊
Legends like Rio never leave!
The 1 dislike is from Ed Woodward
Listening to Rio talk about it, breaks my heart. Club legend and one of the best CB our league has ever seen. Just disposed of, just like that. Like he was nothing. No gratitude or appreciation. SAF would never have stood for it. Until this club is free from the virus that is Woodward and the Glazers, we’ll never rise and win anything of serious note.
Youl always be seen as a United legend
We love you rio. Legend💟
Rio Ferdinand legendary defender!!!
🔥 #EdOut #GlazersOut 🔥
Thanks Rio, you've made my hatred to Ed Woodward even more.
Tbh, I don't surprise by it. As we all knew, Ed is a banker, that's what bankers do.
Cold & to the point, also use perfect timing, so you can't do anything about it.
Rio
You’re always our hero
My captain!!!
How rio isn't involved at united in some form is beyond me he's the best prem defender there's been
That is an absolute disgrace! Everything that man did for United!
Directors need to give their head a wobble!
All these football clubs make so much money and treat ppl like crap.
Ppl need to start boycotting such clubs. U need to value ur ppl. They matter
What the heck has happened to this club? This is just embarrassing. The scouts, the players, the coaches, the contract negotiators, the transfer negotiators, everything at the club is rotten. So sad
Shit falls down. Ed out
It’s a disposable world we live in nowadays 😞
Legend.
Rio seems a really top guy.Its a shame he was treated so badly by the club.He gives us a quick insight as to why mufc are in the predicament they're in with the likes of Ed Woodward and the greedy glazers at the helm.
Damn right you are RIO
Absolutely disgraceful from Woodward, but his lack of respect not at all surprising given he treated Evra similarly. It saddens me that the club is being run by people interested in only business and have the audacity to bin club legends in such disrespectful fashion. And then reward players like Jones (no disrespect) a 5 year contract just to get a transfer fee, when nobody is going to sign him because of the wages/injury record! 🤦🏽♂️ Respect to you Rioferdy5! 👊🏽 🏆
Baffles me that Woodward is still at that club
Legend of united treated like trash absolutely shocking.
Rio wasn't loved by ManU fans the same way Vidic was. Sad, but true.
Woodhead is an ineffectual t**t. I've been a Man Utd fan for 42 years, but I'm afraid the team are never going to regain the status befitting of them until he and the Glazers leave the club, which very sadly doesn't seem anytime soon.
Rio every Man Utd fan loves you and appreciates what you did for Man Utd.
Nah we honestly need to fucking get a new board and ceo because we would see old Manchester United players back enjoying coaching they wont do anything for man u with those fools leading us
It's always brutal at the end thousands of players would had a similar story
Not new Dennis Irwin, Steve Bruce great servants for the club all left under similar circumstances
If you don't get a contract extension with 3 months left in your contract, that basically means you're not getting a new deal. I don't know why Rio felt blindsided by this when he's been around the game for long and has an agent. I'm sure there were negotiations with his agent.
Look at the Madrid Fans, zero loyalty when D day comes. Quite surprised the way they addressed Rio. Lousy way to break such news. What a defender.
6 Premier Leagues, 4 FA Community Shields, 1 Champions League, 1 FIFA Club World Cup and 6 appearances in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year. I stopped supporting MU years ago and I was right.
We have to remember his personal life was affected with his wife illness and death so there has to be compassion. Also Rio wasn’t the same player as he was older. It’s a fact
What has that got to do with letting a player know in advance that his services will no longer be required? Disgraceful behavior from United.
Normally when you are leaving a job you have to give 2 weeks notice. Imagine you worked all week and Friday is your last shift of the week, and on thay Friday they tell you dont bother comming in on Monday
As Arsenal fan we literally should've signed 2012 Rio Ferdinand... Per Mertesacker was not legit enough
That's why the Glazers and Ed Woodward should be publically shamed at united. There should be public walk of shame in there hon our in Manchester somewhere
He was probably slagging off the board in his last season saying how crap it is compared to AF time etc...
He had to be taken out the back door. Imagine Rio and his confident leadership group chats that weren't in line with the board and coaches. Staff have money and there own careers to think of and could see Rio was wanting a spot if not there's. That's why managers bring in there own.
ed woodward would normally come and tell you your not getting a new deal
ed woodward tells him hes not getting a new deal
whats the prob
CEOs Was starting to do the same thing with Ronaldo when his kid died and other one got bronchitis during pre season
Woodward is a joke! No wonder we’re where we are now with that skid mark running the club! We need you now can you go back 20 years and play again Rio! Legend!
As a Leeds fan I thought Rio was a fantastic player for us BUT I’ve never understood 2 things. 1. Thought O’Leary was great for his career-he kind of forgets that. 2. Very hypocritical the fact he singled out phil jones for taking money while taking a youth team players chance while doing exactly the same at QPR🤷🏼♂️fine player though
Love Rio, he was fantastic for united but come on…. A week or two before the last game of the season you or your agent must surely walk in to Ed Woodward and say, are you giving us a deal? And if he said, hmmm we are not sure yet etc then just make the call for him and say, Southampton will be my last game then! A little naive I think that is and certainly very poor on his agents part of he had one
Nice
Real sad! We see how Messi is being treated at Barca too.. things the fans don’t know about happening behind the scenes
I thought he played for chelsea
Just goes to show how classless this club has been for a long time. Good riddance to the current owners
LVG was a disgrace in handling our legends
I actually share the same birthday as rio. But in all honesty he was seriously in decline.
Wow what a disgrace. Rio deserves better than that.
Ed Woodward is the worse person to ever walk into the club.
Woodwood was an absolute cancer at the club.
Should have just bought the club then you could say bye
Ed Woodward was the worst thing ever to have happened to Manchester United awful CEO
Shows how pathetic Woodward was. Poor man management and social skills. Woodward was a tumour at the club.
Too late for a testimonial?
Probably racist.
It's these little subtleties you need to look out for, not bananas being thrown onto a pitch.
Just discarded the guy like a used wrapper after 10 years of service at the club.
Others at the club weren't really treated like that.
If you see no other rationale for the treatment, I can't see it any other way other than they have a certain attitude towards people of a certain colour.
The whole stuff with Terry and his brother may have played a part too I'm willing to bet.
@G M His words were caught on live broadcast, it was clear what he said with just a basic ability to lip read, but the defence used an angle that clearly tried to take everyone for idiots, but was clever enough to still work due to the technical circumstances of how the footage was captured.
By letter of the law you are right on the evidence, seeing lip reading is still ultimately down to interpretation, nobody can technically claim 100% accuracy with no audio.
However, it was clear to me and most people that Terry threw a racist remark at Anton Ferdinand, hence why the case even made it to trial in the first place.
The getting off of a legal case is a separate issue entirely, but I for one was not fooled by Terry or his team.
@G M If you can prove the same treatment had been dished out to other non black Man Utd players who gave similar servitude to the club, I would gladly give the benefit of the doubt for simple incompetence.
Utter nonsense, claims like this really undermine the fight against real racism.
@G M Why are you dragging this nonsense into the issue? It's irrelevant to this comment.
@@SPM1966SPM Not really, this is actually what real racism is.
People focus on the abuse and name calling, but that's not what real racism is all about, it's on an institutional level, like your Stephen Lawrence murder case, for example and the concerted effort to block the investigation from above and tip off the suspects, for no conceivable reason.
In footballing terms, black players are not celebrated as much as their non black counterparts. There's been so many top black players in the game and yet there's a disproportionate number of black managers and senior board positions within the game, why is that?
It's difficult to draw any other conclusion other than they are being shunned for some reason.
Two cases I think clearly highlighted a problem:-
Ruud Gullitt getting sacked for giving Chelsea their best season in years.
Chris Houghton getting dumped for Pardew having taking Newcastle from the abyss back to a competitive team in the PL, for seemingly no good reason.
Where there's no clear rationale for these unjust actions, it leaves very little other conclusions to be drawn when the common denominator is the fact these cases are happening to blacks.
Glazers out
arsenal gave cech a better send-off
Dry your eyes m8.
Woodward is a clown
Why insult Clowns like that ??? Why ? I mean why ? .....y? Y?
Bwahahaha 😭😭😭
WOW now it’s clear how much of a clown Woodward truely is.
Woodward has ruined United. All about the bottom line and has no football in him at all. In it for the shirt and ticket sales.
WOODWARD OUT
They are a big club but they are classless. Look how they treated Roy Keane!
Woodward is a disgrace of a professional.
What a disgrace!!
Ed Woodward is a disgrace
What goes around comes around, treat team mates the way he did then expects better for himself 🙄
this bloke absolutely never stops whingeing. all that success and money and career fulfilment that only 1% of people ever get to enjoy yet he still can't be thankful🙄
And that's the mindset that sets people apart from the norm and those high achievers. It's that mindset that keeps wanting more and pushing. He is internally thankful but of course he wants more like everyone at the top. That's the way their gears work.
@@TheReflectiveCoachPodcast there is no way to tell he is 'internally thankfuk'--at best, we can gauge from body language and syntactical/lexical markers, and the ones he's subconsciously using all imply that he isn't one bit grateful, in fact is entitled. But this is mere conjecture on our part. How you can claim the reverse is absolutely true with any surety is frankly ridiculous.
Rio you forgot your roots at West Ham we don’t exist to you anymore
Because you want good enough
ed woodward would normally come and tell you your not getting a new deal
ed woodward tells him hes not getting a new deal
whats the prob
It's how it was done. At the end of the game, in the changing room, with everyone else around, whilst the last game had been played. Rio could have waved off to the fans if he was told beforehand, he would have had the right mindset. As he said he was expecting something more as it wasn't said, so he was in the changing room ready to stay, but it was done in such a poor way and following a game, he would have had high intensity and adrenaline still. There was much more of a better way to have done this especially as a club deemed as the "best" at the time and for someone who served the club for so long.