Rio Ferdinand in jan?

[stan_bowles]

clubs not big enough for two twitter kings

Heard we are bidding for Collymore in Jan so it's a 3 way fight.

[TBLOCKRANGER]

Rio even now would be a great purchase but not sure about wisdom of having two brothers in the same team as could cause conflict if gaffer has to drop one or is critical of one. Also I think Anton likes to be his own man and it might put him in the shadow. If Rio does arrive the fixture at stamford bridge will be more exciting than the thrilla in manila.

[Olly]

It's not a good idea to sign older players that start to gather a history of injuries, we've got enough already.

[LoftusRoadLad]

Rio even now would be a great purchase but not sure about wisdom of having two brothers in the same team as could cause conflict if gaffer has to drop one or is critical of one. Also I think Anton likes to be his own man and it might put him in the shadow. If Rio does arrive the fixture at stamford bridge will be more exciting than the thrilla in manila.

We had twins at one time !!

[Mellowhoop]

Some of the comments on this thread have made me wonder if our fans know anything about football.... "ive never rated rio".............stone me. He was the best centre half in the world 3 seasons ago. "hes always relied on pace" he is one of the best footballing centre backs iver ever seen....

Injurys are and issue, on his day hes still a top top defender.

[Stanley]

Ask yourselves - how much difference in class is there between Rio and Scott Parker, whom TF was genuinely trying to sign in the last transfer window?

[2bobrob]

rio would be far better than any CB we have at the moment at could make a great partnership with anton for a couple of years , cant see fergie letting him go just yet while in champs league.

[TBLOCKRANGER]

We had twins at one time !!

Great shout mate but those were gentler times

[QPRDave]

Great shout mate but those were gentler times

Twas all black n white back then, when you scored it was good firm manly handshake, or maybe not..

[Fez]

Init f**king great that the players we are debating over are the likes of, bassong, ferdinand
etc rather than, with no disrespect intended, Gorkks, Jay Simpson, Ched Evans etc

Dave you're mistaken, Ched Evans signed ages ago but got lost on the way to Bath!

[QPRDave]

Fez apologies mate I got confused
Do you think he's still just roaming the wild streets of bath just eeking a living out of the bins

[qpr]

No doubt Ferdinand is a good player but I myself would prefer Bassong as he's only 25 and imo is an unpolished gem.

Also Pete said on Twitter and Facebook AGES ago what about Rio so now Man Utd ITK are saying it. I'm not saying Pete is bang on the money all the time but it's clear he does know some ITK and this is simply 2+2=4 here

[Ginger Ninja]

I know, that's my point. If he was no good they would have sold him.

Also, Why do I have to agree with you and why am I not allowed my own opinion without you nitpicking ?

Eh? Who's nitpicking? You complain that your not allowed your own opinion without me nitpicking, yet you've just accused me of nitpicking for sharing with you my own opinion...
Never said you had to agree with me did i? Put a sock in it.

[qprbrisbanedivision]

i've never ever been a fan of Rio...he's a player that will always give the other team a chance....as for best CB in the world? when? and who said that?..no way
BUT
he would be a good signing and is miles better than anyoine we currently have....personally..if our prem status DIDNT depend on it...i'd go Bassong....BUT..

[Del]

This thread is bordering on comedy.

Some people are effectively saying that as Rio's lost a yard of pace he's now useless.... Well firstly, since when was his game just about pace??? His greatest asset is the ability to read a game and he has 2 yards start in his head on most players. That's why he used to mop up everything in games and often hardly ever needed to make a tackle. Add to that the fact he is a very technically gifted footballer and is so comfortable on the ball in keeping posession, or coming out of defence and starting attackes. He always was, and still is pure class.

Oh, and the fact he isn't a guaranteed starter now for the first time in years, in arguably the 2nd best club side in the world, who are trying to challenge the best side in the world, does not mean he isn't good enough for QPR....

I would take him in a shot, but the only concern would be injuries. If he could stay clear of them, which may well be easier without being needed every mid week for big Champions league games, as he has been for years now, then he would have at least 2 years left in him.

Also some people say they'd prefer Bassong, fine, i thin khe'd also be great and could be argued a better signing as we could get 8 years from him, but at this time i'd never say he's a better player.

And as for Rio being best in the world a few years ago, i can't disagree. At that time him and Vidic were without doubt the best pairing and complimented eachother perfectly.