http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29916962

 

Rio Ferdinand a role model - Football Association

The Football Association says QPR defender Rio Ferdinand was harshly punished for comments he made on Twitter because he is a "role model".

Ferdinand was banned for three matches and fined £25,000 for using the word "sket" - a promiscuous girl or woman.

"With nearly 6m followers, Mr Ferdinand is clearly an experienced Twitter user and should know better," said the FA.

"He is, without doubt, a role model for many young people. His responsibility is therefore that much greater."

The 35-year-old's previous indiscretions were also taken into account, with the former England captain fined £45,000 in 2012 for endorsing a tweet referring to then Chelsea defender Ashley Cole as a "choc ice".

The FA's regulatory commission, in its written verdict, said it "considered it an aggravating factor that this was Mr Ferdinand's second aggravated breach in less than three years".

The verdict went on to say that "there is no formal or direct admission and there is certainly no sign of remorse".

 

So if he wasn't a role model the punishment would have been less. As we all know, he isn't a role model.

Rio Ferdinand is a brilliant role model for philistines everywhere.

role model? i doubt his kids even look upto him

Surely there isn't a single football fan out there that thinks Rio Ferdinand is a role model. The F.A must think we are all f**king stupid, the guy is a dick.

Will somebody please think of the children

This is nothing more than a greedy organisation of dinosaurs fining players large amounts of money to line their pockets.

Role model? More like Mums saying to their kids 'if you pull faces and the wind blows, you'll end up stuck with a face like Rio's'.

Zola's right re. the FA.

Rio Ferdinand is a brilliant role model for philistines everywhere.

I don't think many people know what a philistine is, or rather the meaning of the word.

I don't think many people know what a philistine is, or rather the meaning of the word.

Someone ignorant, specifically of culture, art, etc?

(Herman Goering springs to mind with his famous quote).

Or those chaps from the Bible?!

Edited November 5, 201411 yr by Spudulike

Role model? Yes I'm Clint Eastwood    

 

Edited November 6, 201411 yr by Jezz

This is nothing more than a greedy organisation of dinosaurs fining players large amounts of money to line their pockets.

 

Remember all the money they take in fines from us? It'll buy a nice solid gold villa in Barbados.

Ethical, was he not given a suspended sentence over the Ash Cole Choc Ice thing? Would that not explain the severity.

he don't like racist comments, but he dosnt mind dishing out the sexist, racist comments! f**king mo the barman c**t!

he don't like racist comments, but he dosnt mind dishing out the sexist, racist comments! f**king mo the barman c**t!

 

Clearly Rio doesn't think comments which are merely racist are offensive enough. 

 

He's either a complete imbecile with no concept of social graces or a brilliant troll. I like to think the former. 

BREAKING: Rio Ferdiand has announced his retirement from football.

Thought he did that a few seasons ago.

BREAKING: Rio Ferdiand has announced his retirement from football.

Understandable for many reasons

Yep, no matter what's happened, it's been a really sad end to his career.

 

 

All the best to him in the future.

Feels strange to be snide to him after the last month or so he's had.

Hope he and his family can somehow move forwards

Feels strange to be snide to him after the last month or so he's had.

Hope he and his family can somehow move forwards

Yes, probably a bit out of order given the circumstances. I wish him all the best bringing up his young family . What happened is in the past and should be consigned to history rather than dwelled on any further.

Edited May 30, 201511 yr by Crem

Yes, probably a bit out of order given the circumstances. I wish him all the best bringing up his young family . What happened is in the past and should be consigned to history rather than dwelled on any further.

Agreed

We're a bunch of miserable sods when we lose, but I like to think all of us on here have a bit of class!

What a camel faced c**t this geezer is.

Vile c**t of a man. And his brother.

Any new reason or just because?

Probably just because.

Bloody Camel.

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