article_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand has made 700 professional club appearances and won 81 caps for England, six Premier League titles, the FA Cup and Premier League.
article_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand's started the first seven matches of QPR's Premier League campaign before being dropped .
article_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand's also won 81 caps for England during Rio Ferdinand's glittering career .
article_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand's had picked up a slight knock and was ruled out.
article_snippet.sent: By contrast, Rio Ferdinand's had started QPR's first seven games of the campaign, lasting the full 90 minutes in all of the campaign.
article_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand's was demoted to the bench, Richard Dunne and Nedum Onuoha were introduced and the dye was cast for the season.
article_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand's suspension for using the word 'sket' in a tweet didn't help and by the time that was served, Rio Ferdinand's was down the pecking order.
article_snippet.sent: Chris Ramsey has played Rio Ferdinand's on three occasions since taking over from Harry Redknapp .
highlights_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand missed 3-3 thriller with Aston Villa through injury .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand has featured in just five QPR matches since the start of October .
  