Simon Jordan jokingly admits to Neil ‘Hurrah’ Ruddock’s dramatic weight loss as the former Liverpool defender shed seven stone.

Former Crystal Palace boss Simon Jordan has praised Neil ‘Urazor’ Ruddock for his incredible weight loss, but joked that he deserves to be congratulated.

The former Tottenham, West Ham, Southampton, Liverpool and Palace player has been hit hard by his health and has seen his weight drop by almost seven stone.

She underwent gastric sleeve surgery after being inspired by reality TV star James ‘Arg’ Argent, who lost 13 stone in the operation.

Ruddock took to Instagram to show how far he is on his weight loss journey, calling it a “fresh start” after weighing in at 27 stone during lockdown.

Jordan, who owned the Palace during Ruddock’s brief stint at the Premier League club, was on hand to send his best wishes and joked that he was involved in such an impressive effort.

Jordan tweeted: “Got to say it’s great to see Neil with that moniker. No matter where you sat in the room, there was a time when Neil was sitting next to you.

“It’s good to see that all the money I spent on the palace nutritionist paid off. Thanks for putting this person together.

Ruddock signed for Palace in 2000, the first year Jordan owned the south London side.

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Jordan previously told TalkSPORT he told Ruddock he was no longer needed at the club because we could no longer carry the broken scales he was on.

The former centre-back spent just one season at the club before signing for then-Second Division side Swindon Town.

Joining talkSPORT on Wednesday morning, he said it was great to have his energy levels back and he was feeling great.

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