For God's Sake - It's Only A Handshake!

Last updated : 13 September 2012 By Footy Mad - Editor

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So what is the big issue?

Will John Terry and Rio Ferdinand shake hands?

Does anyone give a flying f***?

QPR and Chelsea are in talks about how to handle the pre-match handshake at this weekend's west London derby. 
 
It is the first meeting between the clubs since John Terry was found not guilty of using a racial slur against the Hoops' Anton Ferdinand in the corresponding fixture last October.

There has been speculation as to whether Ferdinand would shake some of his Chelsea counterparts' hands - a tradition that was abandoned in advance of the previous two encounters between the clubs.

The Hoops are liaising with Chelsea on how to approach Saturday's fixture and plan to make an announcement on the matter before Mark Hughes' pre-match press conference on Friday.