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Friday, 31 January, 2003, 12:21 GMT
Is the truth out there?
![]() Read my lips: "Rio is not for sale. It's total rubbish"
Peter Ridsdale has put his hands on one prestigious trophy during his life and times as Leeds United chairman. Sadly for him, it was not the Premiership, FA Cup or Champions League. He was elected Communicator of the Year by the Institute of Public Relations Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Group in December 2000. Sadly, he is unlikely to reclaim his coveted crown after an array of mixed messages that have created first confusion, then fury, as he presides over one of the most spectacular clear-outs ever staged at a major football club. The truth is out there. And bitter and enraged Leeds United fans are determined to unearth it. So what did the man branded "Publicity Pete" say - and what actually happened?
Rio Ferdinand
What Ridsdale said "This just shows that the silly season is upon us again. It's a total load of rubbish."
What Leeds did Jonathan Woodgate
What Ridsdale said "People say we have sold our best player in Rio, but you have to take a view on whether that is actually the case or not."
What Leeds did Terry Venables
What Ridsdale said "If we can bring in three or four in the next few days we should not be disappointed."
What Leeds did They snatched misfit Nick Barmby from Liverpool and paid nothing for Middlesbrough's Paul Okon and Sweden defender Teddy Lucic. Leeds as a club
What Ridsdale said
What Leeds did The squad
What Ridsdale said
What Leeds did How many to be sold?
What Ridsdale said
What Leeds did
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