That was Jo's rant. My gripe isn't with Rio, I just don't understand why anyone over the age of 12 would be interested in his every move. 'Look, Rio's been watching Gay Factor!!' 'OMG he smashed his TV!!'. I think it's intrinsically linked to the cult of the celeb. I find it utterly cringeworthy. As for Rio, you have no idea if he's self obsessed or not....but it matters not. What he does on the pitch does.
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To come to the conclusion that people are finding his twitter messages childish just because he uses text speak is hardly intelligent in my opinion.
Seems like other footballers are getting in on the action.
Jack Wilshere, Jermain Jenas, Jermain Defoe, David Bentley and Aaron Lennon now have twitter accounts.
Jack Wilshere, Jermain Jenas, Jermain Defoe, David Bentley and Aaron Lennon now have twitter accounts.
Do you have a link, I can't recall having seen Fergie talk about Twitter.
According to the Football Weekly podcast, Kevin Davies' is the best of the lot.
EDIT: Just googled it. He doesn't use text speak. Make of that what you will.
That seems to be what people are saying though? Along with the content of his messages, granted.
I'm guessing you don't use Twitter? His tweets might not be ground breaking but then thats not what Twitter is used for in my experience. I don't think there's anything in Rio's tweets that suggests he's not intelligent.
I personally don't care about text messaging as I use plenty of it in different languages whenever necessary on the internet.It's just the content of Rio's twitter that I find really stupid but then again what was I fecking expecting ?
He's a footballer
He's a footballer
Nah, like I said it's a rumour, can't remember who told me but IIRC it came up in conversation about Morrison having a facebook account despite them supposedly being banned at united. I think he said he'd heard it on talksport or something. But yeah, rumours and all that.
rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
@piersmorgan yo how u doing fella??? I'm just in Rosso getting some carbs in! Did u watch the game???
@piersmorgan yo how u doing fella??? I'm just in Rosso getting some carbs in! Did u watch the game???
rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
Anyone see the #silks get a mention in the interview after the game?!
Anyone see the #silks get a mention in the interview after the game?!
Morgan's taking it surprisingly well.
piersmorgan Piers Morgan
@rioferdy5 Yes, but rather like our strikers I've now gone missing. Congratulations on a well-deserved win - damn you.
piersmorgan Piers Morgan
@rioferdy5 Yes, but rather like our strikers I've now gone missing. Congratulations on a well-deserved win - damn you.
RioWell, it's a twitter page, and I'm not sure what to expect of it really. It's like a live feed ticker dedicated to Ferdinand and I guess he's doing well at the moment instead of tweeting, 'alright tweeps 6.45 am, just had my shit, getting ready for training', '7.43 am, parked my car next to wazza, break's good'.
I think Rio might class some of that as 'slagging off' actually.
He's already said that he decided to use Twitter in order to connect with people (ie young people) and correct the negative image of footballers the tabloid press try to create (hence his tweets about how he takes the train from Manchester to London rather than a helicopter etc). I'm sure he could tweet with near-perfect grammar on more intellectual topics than the X-Factor if he wanted to or felt the need...
If he sat there creating haiku poems and fine prose it'd be a waste of time - Twitter is still a young person's medium. It makes sense to communicate on it in the same way as everyone else does.
This? Still? Most of the people that are criticising him, don't use Twitter, and have no interest in it.... It's not your thing, so why would you expect to get it?
Some comedian was on G Norton last night making a point of people complaining about what's on TV, when they have a remote in hand and don't have to sit there watching it...
Rio is speaking to his Twitter audience in a way that they can relate to, he clearly enjoys doing it, his followers enjoy it, and it's harmless.
Some comedian was on G Norton last night making a point of people complaining about what's on TV, when they have a remote in hand and don't have to sit there watching it...
Rio is speaking to his Twitter audience in a way that they can relate to, he clearly enjoys doing it, his followers enjoy it, and it's harmless.
rioferdy5 Rio Ferdinand
@redcafe fcuk off tards, lolz!!1
@redcafe fcuk off tards, lolz!!1
Talking of twitter, Arsenal's Benik afobe played in a reserve or youth game or something and scored two and set up two. He got taken off when they were winning 6-1 and he's tweeting while the match is on 
Benik > rio
Benik > rio
Rio spends so much time on twitter there is simply no way he hasn't heard of redcafe. I'm actually convinced he visits us here and there
hi there rio de janeiro!
hi there rio de janeiro!
What the fecks Jack Wilshere doing on twitter at his age, achieve something first lad then broadcast yourself cockchops.
What else is a youngster going to do with his free time? A lot of 18 year olds use twitter. Just because he is a professional player it doesn't mean he can't live a normal life..
I bet the lad even has one of those mobile phone thingys!
I was looking for a video of that apparent 'foul' yesterday, but I've just realised him saying 'silks' in last nights interview It was obviously forced though, I think he said it just to post it about it on Twitter!
It was obviously forced though, I think he said it just to post it about it on Twitter!Alan Green's a fan
kevin davies sounds a decent, rational person on twitter
Rio has posted this on twitter of him and John O'Shea visiting a sick boy in hospital 
Hargreaves started trending on twitter after that pic was posted, with pretty much every tweet making the same joke.
Rioferdy5: 3points tweeps...nice way 2 start new year! Ugly win but 3points are on the board! Dissapointed 2 give away a pen but we drove on from there.
We have another United player on Twitter - Tom Cleverley, it´s deffo him according to Steve Bartram.
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Not had a great deal to say for himself yet has he.
Rio conceded a foul today as well. Was shocked 
From Liverpool forward Ryan Babel on Twitter: "And they call him one of the best referees. That's a joke smh [shaking my head].
From Liverpool forward Ryan Babel on Twitter: "And they call him one of the best referees. That's a joke smh [shaking my head].
Ryan Babel's photos - #hey | Plixi
He posted that up on his twitter too. Can see him getting laid into for this.
He posted that up on his twitter too. Can see him getting laid into for this.
What an anus. He'll probably get some kind of fine for that shite. He could do with learning the rules of football too.
Ok, who is jonah griffin? His comment - has a nasty utd fan hacked this account to get babybel in trouble??!!
I need twitter help
I was subscribed to the MUFS_Updates list but the same twits would show up few times which was irritating given the bollocks and rummors we are connected to. How can I eliminate the double posts? Any other good way to keep up with United news?
I was subscribed to the MUFS_Updates list but the same twits would show up few times which was irritating given the bollocks and rummors we are connected to. How can I eliminate the double posts? Any other good way to keep up with United news?
Twitter is the perfect tool to give stupid people enough rope to hang themselves.
Conversational humour and tongue in cheek remarks DO NOT work on Twitter. You are not talking to your mates down the pub.
Conversational humour and tongue in cheek remarks DO NOT work on Twitter. You are not talking to your mates down the pub.
I'd guessed Anderson so I'm feeling semi-smug now. Smug I knew it, lessened by the fact I follow footballers on twitter.