Oh no.......

Rio's retired from International football.

How will we ever cope

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22536874

I thought he had retired years ago

No, that was his brain that retired...

Felt sorry for Brian Kidd last night - he did look forlorn. Hope they keep him on in some capacity. He is a nice guy. Not bothered about Platt going.

Wensdi... think you might have drifted off topic a touch there!

Rio Ferdinand. Fails drugs tests, makes racist comments, bitches about not being selected for England and then dicks them around when they do a U turn. And now he's making this gesture like it's his choice. If I was Hodgson, I'd now be saying, "Well, that's very nice Rio, but I wasn't going to pick you anyway because, frankly, you're a bit of a tosser."

I agree with Wensdi,Brian Kidd is Manchester through and through,and he also knows his football,so it would be good if he was given a position in the new squad!!

I just didn't want to start a new thread Leo. Anyway it looks like Cool English Bob agrees with me.

Fair enough, Wensdi. In that case, I agree. Kiddo has had valuable experience in winning stuff over the way, plus he used to play for us as well and he gets us. So keep him on, I'm sure he'd be of more than just token value. Also, he's got a 100% winning record as our manager!