Welcome Rio

[growler]

Earned his own topic. And how!

[usualsuspect]

Great composed finish under the bright lights. Couldn’t have gone better for his bow.

Edited August 25, 2025 by usualsuspect

[Hassony]

Feels illegal to get this excited by a 16 years old 

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

Hey you get ready get on your feet

He’s just a kid, his right foot’s sweet

It’s Rio on the wing

He’s wearing 73

[Gethin]

Our youngest ever goalscorer - first 16yo to ever score for us 

https://www.lfchistory.net/Stats/DebutGoalAges

[dyl]

The only Rio to really ever matter.

Fck Ferdinand and fck de Janeiro.

[Florist Cinema Pond Goal]

Chelsea must be screwing 

[dyl]

1 minute ago, Florist Cinema Pond Goal said:

Chelsea must be screwing 

Yeah. Think of the profit they've missed out on

[smithdown]

His name is Rio and he dances on the Tyne 

and when he scores the Koppites lose their f***ing minds 

And when he takes you on he goes from side to side 

Oh, Rio, Rio, youngest winner of all time 

Edited August 25, 2025 by smithdown

[Ombudsam]

Needs to keep playing for as long as possible as looks the sort who’ll get really fat when he retires.

[Conrad]

Sublime finish 

brilliant to have him up our sleeve 

[Swipe]

Cannot believe how cool that finish was. Keeper didn’t even move. 

[Hassony]

6 hours ago, Swipe said:

Cannot believe how cool that finish was. Keeper didn’t even move. 

Had a lot of time to think about it as well, so could have easily overthunk it and messed it up 

[épieur]

He knew what to do and did it. 

I feel like that basic composure and technical ability is how loads of goals were scored by Mane/Firmino/Salah.

[goodrobotusses]

He's so young that I'm worried he could actually be named after Rio Ferdinand.

[Bailo]

6 hours ago, Swipe said:

Cannot believe how cool that finish was. Keeper didn’t even move. 

Astonishing wasn't it? Struck it absolutely perfectly, perfect curl and placement and first time to boot! 

[Hassony]

I mean he's still a boy.....but a boyhood red nevertheless 

 

 

[smithdown]

Great pic, like that Mane one at Goodison with them all with their heads in their hands

 

 

[psl]

Absolutely sensational finish and moment.

Chelsea would have enjoyed it no doubt.

Get him a new deal. Real Madrid will be looking up his agent's number.

Edited August 26, 2025 by psl

[Cam]

8 hours ago, Conrad said:

Sublime finish 

brilliant to have him up our sleeve 

Slot said afterwards "someone in the changing room, I won't say who, told Rio I would have controlled it first with a touch and then scored".

Definitely Salah innit?

[psl]

2 minutes ago, Cam said:

Slot said afterwards "someone in the changing room, I won't say who, told Rio I would have controlled it first with a touch and then scored".

Definitely Salah innit?

Kerkez.

[Gethin]

46 minutes ago, psl said:

Get him a new deal.

He’s not even old enough to sign one until the end of the week

Edited August 26, 2025 by Gethin
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[Case]

9 hours ago, smithdown said:

His name is Rio and he dances on the Tyne 

and when he scores the Koppites lose their f***ing minds 

And when he takes you on he goes from side to side 

Oh, Rio, Rio, youngest winner of all time 

Sauce?

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

Hey remember when we signed Robbie Keane?

Rio doesn’t coz he wasn’t born.

[psl]

6 minutes ago, Gethin said:

He’s not even close old enough to sign one until the end of the week

Exactly.