Source: Daily_Mail
Rio Ferdinand: Manchester United won't wear snoods
Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand is leading the backlash against snoods. [LNB]Several Barclays Premier League stars - including Manchester City's Carlos Tevez and Arsenal's Samir Nasri - have worn the circular neck warmers during the recent big freeze. [LNB] Cover up: Manchester City's Carlos Tevez (left) and Liverpool's Pepe Reina wearing snoods[LNB]Millionaire stars Yaya Toure, Mario Balotelli, Maroune Chamakh and Pepe Reina have also been pulling on the farcical item that has plunged football fashion to new depths.[LNB] But United captain Ferdinand used his Twitter site to rule out any of the Red Devils following the craze. [LNB]He wrote: 'You won't see a Man Utd player wearing a snood.'[LNB] It's not that cold! Marouane Chamakh (left) and Tottenham's players try to keep the icy breeze out[LNB]After a backlash from followers over his tweet, Ferdinand later added: 'A lot of hostility from other teams' fans... I don't care if your players do or don't wear snoods. I just said WE won't be, so pipe down!' [LNB]The snoods - that Man City have even started selling in their club shop - have attracted ridicule from fans and former players. [LNB]Leeds United's legendary hardman Norman Hunter, 67, said: 'Sir Alex Ferguson's of the old guard that wouldn't want players running out in that. [LNB] Big freeze: Samir Nasri (left) hit top form wearing a snood, while Martin Petrov oddly wore short sleeves too [LNB]'They just look uncomfortable. If anybody grabbed you from behind, they could almost throttle you.[LNB] 'We didn't even wear gloves. We played in a lot worse conditions than they play in now - ice, snow, mud, everything. [LNB]'Nowadays players go out with body and leg warmers and this thing on their neck. We used to rub Algipan oil all over. That kept us warm.'[LNB] Snood watch: Ferdinand's cold war with the top-flight softies in glovesSnood-wearing 'tarts' would not have survived in our day, insists Brazil[LNB] Explore more:People: Alex Ferguson, Pepe Reina, Carlos Tevez, Rio Ferdinand, Marouane Chamakh, Martin Petrov Places: Liverpool
