He's a shit, Risdale. The whole 'front' he has put on throughout this saga is ridiculous. He's trying to save himself from the fans, when in fact, he's doing a good job of cocking it all up.
Rio Ferdinand Saga. (RIO ASKS FOR TRANSFER)
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As has been said: "It's all about the money at the end of the day"
Pigsdale has been a good one for spouting off full stop hasn't he? So was O'Leary. Couple of mouthy bastards getting their cumuppence (how the feck do you spell that?) if you ask me. And then there's the mouthy flock too. Good little story if you ask me, very enjoyable.
There is no way Leeds can offload Bowyer and Dacourt, replace them with players of comparable quality AND net 15mil to appease the bankers. If they get 20mil for the two players, how will they replace them for 5mil? They can't and they won't. The only solution, when all of the posturing and arse covering is done, is to sell Rio.
Ridsdale would absolutely shit himself if United walked away from this deal.
Ridsdale would absolutely shit himself if United walked away from this deal.
<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
The Saga continues....Slowly but surely Ridsale is having to face facts, Rio wants to play for Man Utd and there is nothing much Ridsale can d.
Ridsale: "If we receive any reasonable offers for any of our players, including Rio, we will consider it and debate it but that is not the position at the moment.
Fergie Latest: Speaking on MUTV - "Leeds are saying a lot of things which we have to take on board. We're running out of time so we have to do something quickly. Maybe we will have to move on somewhere."
I love fergies little games of words.... <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" /> <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" /> <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" />
Ridsale: "If we receive any reasonable offers for any of our players, including Rio, we will consider it and debate it but that is not the position at the moment.
Fergie Latest: Speaking on MUTV - "Leeds are saying a lot of things which we have to take on board. We're running out of time so we have to do something quickly. Maybe we will have to move on somewhere."
I love fergies little games of words.... <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" /> <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" /> <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" />
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he will soon be forced to turn his attentions elsewhere if he cannot prise Rio Ferdinand away from Elland Road.
Manchester United have already failed with a £20 million bid for the Leeds captain, althogh the Yorkshire club maintain the 23-year-old is not for sale after rejecting the England defender's written transfer request on Wednesday.
The Manchester United manager said on MUTV: "It's ongoing. Nothing seems to be happening.
"Leeds are saying a lot of things which we have to take on board. We're running out of time so we have to do something quickly. Maybe we will have to move on somewhere."
However Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale would appear to have left the door open for a fresh United offer when he said as a plc, the Elland Road board would be duty-bound to consider a substantial bid for Ferdinand.
Ridsdale said: "We are a public company, I am merely an employee and I have a duty to shareholders to maximise the value of our assets.
"If we receive any reasonable offers for any of our players, including Rio, we will consider it and debate it but that is not the position at the moment.
United have not been in contact with Leeds since Ridsdale rejected Reds chief executive Peter Kenyon's offer - believed to be around the £20m mark - some weeks ago.
The Leeds chairman is cutting short a holiday and heading back to Yorkshire for showdown talks with Ferdinand on Thursday.
Alessandro Nesta, Roberto Ayala and Lilian Thuram are just three of the names that have been linked with a move to Old Trafford over the summer - and who may be receiving a follow-up call if there is no breakthrough in trans-Pennine negotiations.
Fergie is man, The king of using the media
Mister Ridsdale will realise that he will not get £35 million and we will get him for 27M
Manchester United have already failed with a £20 million bid for the Leeds captain, althogh the Yorkshire club maintain the 23-year-old is not for sale after rejecting the England defender's written transfer request on Wednesday.
The Manchester United manager said on MUTV: "It's ongoing. Nothing seems to be happening.
"Leeds are saying a lot of things which we have to take on board. We're running out of time so we have to do something quickly. Maybe we will have to move on somewhere."
However Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale would appear to have left the door open for a fresh United offer when he said as a plc, the Elland Road board would be duty-bound to consider a substantial bid for Ferdinand.
Ridsdale said: "We are a public company, I am merely an employee and I have a duty to shareholders to maximise the value of our assets.
"If we receive any reasonable offers for any of our players, including Rio, we will consider it and debate it but that is not the position at the moment.
United have not been in contact with Leeds since Ridsdale rejected Reds chief executive Peter Kenyon's offer - believed to be around the £20m mark - some weeks ago.
The Leeds chairman is cutting short a holiday and heading back to Yorkshire for showdown talks with Ferdinand on Thursday.
Alessandro Nesta, Roberto Ayala and Lilian Thuram are just three of the names that have been linked with a move to Old Trafford over the summer - and who may be receiving a follow-up call if there is no breakthrough in trans-Pennine negotiations.
Fergie is man, The king of using the media
Mister Ridsdale will realise that he will not get £35 million and we will get him for 27M
Thats my 100 posts up !!!!!
I am a bit of a lurker and not much of a poster but getting in to it...
I am a bit of a lurker and not much of a poster but getting in to it...
Originally posted by True Treble Reds:
<strong>Nice one Fergie. <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
innit...
fergie knows leeds need the cash and he ain't gonna get shafted by them
The hypocrisy of Risdale saying we're playing this through the media is unbelievable.
Pigsdale is really making himself look like the ultimate clueless, flustered, yellow ponce.
30 mil is quite a bit though.
Originally posted by rz99:
<strong>30 mil is quite a bit though.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Indeed it is but we can afford it. Rather Rio than a new stand or summat eh?
<a href="http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=99949&clid=&cpid=&Title=Fergie%3A+We+won%60t+wait+on+Rio" target="_blank">http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=99949&clid=&cpid=&Title=Fergie%3A+We+won%60t+wait+on+Rio</a>
true.
<a href="http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=99915&clid=1&cpid=8&title=Zahavi+reveals+United+contact" target="_blank">http://www.planetfootball.com/article.asp?id=99915&clid=1&cpid=8&title=Zahavi+reveals+United+contact</a>
Yes, he's squeezing our bollocks for every penny he can get.
Rio Ferdinand will be a United player before the week is out IMO. <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" />
Rio Ferdinand will be a United player before the week is out IMO. <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" />
Why shouldn't Leeds squeeze any club that wants Rio as he's an aquisition they paid highly for at the time and made their captain?
I can understand Rio wanting t move on but I thought being the captain of a club meant something to players. Rio is the first instance of a player that is captain asking for a transfer that I can remember...and that's really made him look an asshole any way you look at it.
The bigger problem is that the Leeds fan are lied to the whole way through. They've been lied to about the new stadium (the ballot was defintely fixed by Ridsdale..the fans don't want a new stadium), they were lied to by Ridsdale about Bowyer staying when it was obvious that they knew of Liverpool's interest and they knew Bowyer would reject a new contract, and they were lied to by Ridsdale about not wanting to sell Rio. OK, Rio's done the dirty and asked for the transfer but PR seems quite happy to sell him now.
Leeds can't keep Rio as no fan wants to see a player who's agent has said he wants to play for better club turning out for them every week. Especially not as captain.
I would think t hillarious though if Rio does get caught in limbo with making the transfer request but Leeds stuff him up that much that Man Utd buy someone else. Everyone says Leeds need the money but they were quite happy to hold onto Rio and sell elsewhere. The squad is top heavy in strikers and that needs to be adressed whether Rio goes or not. Leeds do not HAVE to sell to Man Utd so Rio just mind find that Leeds hold on to him longer and sell him abroad. Now that, that would be very funny. Can't see it happening but it might.
I can understand Rio wanting t move on but I thought being the captain of a club meant something to players. Rio is the first instance of a player that is captain asking for a transfer that I can remember...and that's really made him look an asshole any way you look at it.
The bigger problem is that the Leeds fan are lied to the whole way through. They've been lied to about the new stadium (the ballot was defintely fixed by Ridsdale..the fans don't want a new stadium), they were lied to by Ridsdale about Bowyer staying when it was obvious that they knew of Liverpool's interest and they knew Bowyer would reject a new contract, and they were lied to by Ridsdale about not wanting to sell Rio. OK, Rio's done the dirty and asked for the transfer but PR seems quite happy to sell him now.
Leeds can't keep Rio as no fan wants to see a player who's agent has said he wants to play for better club turning out for them every week. Especially not as captain.
I would think t hillarious though if Rio does get caught in limbo with making the transfer request but Leeds stuff him up that much that Man Utd buy someone else. Everyone says Leeds need the money but they were quite happy to hold onto Rio and sell elsewhere. The squad is top heavy in strikers and that needs to be adressed whether Rio goes or not. Leeds do not HAVE to sell to Man Utd so Rio just mind find that Leeds hold on to him longer and sell him abroad. Now that, that would be very funny. Can't see it happening but it might.
Originally posted by elmo:
<strong>Why shouldn't Leeds squeeze any club that wants Rio as he's an aquisition they paid highly for at the time and made their captain?
I can understand Rio wanting t move on but I thought being the captain of a club meant something to players. Rio is the first instance of a player that is captain asking for a transfer that I can remember...and that's really made him look an asshole any way you look at it.
The bigger problem is that the Leeds fan are lied to the whole way through. They've been lied to about the new stadium (the ballot was defintely fixed by Ridsdale..the fans don't want a new stadium), they were lied to by Ridsdale about Bowyer staying when it was obvious that they knew of Liverpool's interest and they knew Bowyer would reject a new contract, and they were lied to by Ridsdale about not wanting to sell Rio. OK, Rio's done the dirty and asked for the transfer but PR seems quite happy to sell him now.
Leeds can't keep Rio as no fan wants to see a player who's agent has said he wants to play for better club turning out for them every week. Especially not as captain.
I would think t hillarious though if Rio does get caught in limbo with making the transfer request but Leeds stuff him up that much that Man Utd buy someone else. Everyone says Leeds need the money but they were quite happy to hold onto Rio and sell elsewhere. The squad is top heavy in strikers and that needs to be adressed whether Rio goes or not. Leeds do not HAVE to sell to Man Utd so Rio just mind find that Leeds hold on to him longer and sell him abroad. Now that, that would be very funny. Can't see it happening but it might.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I must laugh at everyone having a go at Ridsdale though - he was the only one to take a chance on Rio and spend a massive ammount on him and now he has the chance, if he wishes, to make a bundle of profit. Yes, we will lose one of the best CB's but no way in hell is Rio worth £25m+ - if we get that much for him and replace him with another CB for say £12m I think it will be good business.
Just picking up on your point elmo about the new ground - I have been a fan for 30+ years and can't wait to get a new ground. The ballot may have been rigged but if only in commercial terms we must have it...nothing will take my ER memories away from me...but we have to move to improve - On your next trip to Leeds I will give you a guided tour
As I have told you before elmo..we support Leeds United Football Club not Rio Ferdinand or Lee Bowyer or even Peter Ridsdale.
Christ, I remember a chairman called Manny Cousins....least said the better
Marching, we're laughing at Pigsdale because he's made himself look an arse. Simple. I read some hilarious posts (hilarious to me) by sheep on tehir own site slating Pigsdale for turning your club into a laughing stock. 7m profit is nice, but it's not all that when your team is falling apart and your supporters turning against you.
Originally posted by Davo:
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Ferdinand is just covering his arse in case no move occurs..
Risdale has repeatedly stated that Ferdinand is going nowhere...ever since the WC speculation started..
Now he's gone down the "at the end of the day its not just up to me" road
So why was he so "confident" in his earlier words of denial..
He's a media loving twat and I'm thankful I haven't got such an embarrassment at the head of my club</strong><hr></blockquote>
PR obviously wasn't going to come out and say "Rio can go if a big offer comes in" he was going to play hardball to show that if anyone wanted the player they would have to pay a hefty price.
He has always said "if it was up to him Rio was going nowhere" - it is common knowledge that a board of directors make the decision in the end.
I agree about the media loving bit.....overall I am pleased he is there though as the twats before him were worse
Real got no money we are the only club that seems to afford to buy a star for 30 million..
I'm sorry Marching..I still support Leeds as a club but it might have been easier if I'd just decided to put red hot pokers through my eyes...more or less I'm left with that feeling.
We can sell Rio to Man Utd but what does it say about our club?
More importantly what does it say about our club when the captain has no hesitation in wanting out as soon as possible. Rio can't be that vacuous and mean hearted can he? OK, yes...but there has to be more to it than that.
We can sell Rio to Man Utd but what does it say about our club?
More importantly what does it say about our club when the captain has no hesitation in wanting out as soon as possible. Rio can't be that vacuous and mean hearted can he? OK, yes...but there has to be more to it than that.
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