It speaks volumes about how wise Man United were not to offer Ryan Giggs the manager's position on a full-time basis, considering it has been documented that one of the first decrees he would have made would have been to offer Rio Ferdinand a new deal. While the 35 year old has been a fine stalwart and servant for the club, he will be turning 36 in a few weeks' time, and has looked nothing short of average for QPR. Anyway, according to the man himself, he was unceremoniously dumped by the club after 12 years of service.
''When Giggs took over, he made it clear I would have stayed and been part of his plans. But in football things change quickly and the new manager came in and things went a different way. At the end of the season, they told me I was leaving the club and that happens in football.'' - Rio Ferdinand, July 2014.
With van Gaal obviously having noted Ferdinand's glaring lack of pace, and frequent errors creeping into his game, he was one of the first out the door, and so far, with a hapless QPR having conceded nine goals in the first four league games of the 14/15 season.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
