John Terry Retires From International Football

Who's the FA's unnaccountable QC in this case? If it's Goulding again expect Terry to be found additionally guilty of running a secret slave plantation, poisoning Nelson Mandela and being an accessory to Anders Breivek.

Probably.

 

If he is so sure of his innocence, why retire from International football? He's so innocent, he'll be exonerated at the hearing, and he'll be free to captain his country again, won't he?

Unless, of course, he isn't as innocent as you think he is...

 

How about shaking hands?

 

Or because he knows what a joke the FA's system is with its 'lower burden of proof.'

Terry (like we all do) knows the decision has already been made and chose to get his digs in early.

 

Why should he captain a team run by the FA, who are clearly witch hunting after him?
He has been proven innocent in a court of law, there is no higher authority than that, the FA can stick their mickey mouse hearings up their ass, whether he is found innocent or not, the FA's charges should never have gone ahead once he had been cleared in court.

 

How about respect? It's clear that throughout this, Anton Ferdinand has become aware of what was said and has himself been the victim of some unbelievable hate mail - no doubt coming pretty much entirely from two camps - the JT Appreciation Society, and the EDL. Had you been subjected to such abuse for doing nothing, How can he be expected to retain any respect for the man at the centre of it all? He clearly feels strongly about it, and as such he's entitled to deal with it in his own way.

The handshake saga is just one small element of the process - and if they HAD shaken hands, you can bet Terry's lawyers would have jumped on that as evidence that everything is OK, so no need to go any further.

 

You clearly don't understand the differences between a civil case brought under the law of the land, and an industry tribunal brought under the regulations of the industry governing body.

 

No.....more like I dont give ****.
The FA Chose to charge him, even given the evidence that was made apparant in the Court case.
When the court case was thrown out, the FA Hearing should have been cancelled.
It wasnt, purely because they know that they can still get him under their ridiculous criteria of what constitutes "guilt".
There is no other reason for them to pursue this.

 

Sounds like you are the racist one: fantasising about this scenario

 

Fortunately for the game as a whole, it doesn't matter that you don't care. What matters is the FA rules and regulations, as this is what he is being charged under.

 

You are really enjoying this, aren't you

 

You couldn't be more wrong.

I grew up in London in the late sixties and early seventies. Because of where I lived, the music I preferred, and the places I hung out, I ended up with far more black friends than white. Unusual for white kids back then. when the abuse came, you got caught up in it, and so I saw far more abuse and violence directed at my friends - and at me by association - than I care to remember.

I hate this whole episode, and wish it had never raised its head. It disgusts me that a handshake, a few words spoken behind a raised hand, the tomne and intent behnd those words, becomes more important than the game of football.

However, I'm well aware that the only way this will end is for the process to run it's course. Once the FA decide on a verdict (and any associated punishment depending on the verdict) this should be accepted by all parties without question, and all of the fans and commentators should then leave it. Whetehr it's that simple for John Terry and Anton Ferdinand remains to be seen, but I don't want to still be discussing this in a week, or a month - I want to get on wth supporting my team and enjoying being part of the world's greatest game.

ALL true football fans should want exactly the same.

 

That's fine, atleast we have gained an International-less JT out of it.
Save himself for real games, instead of International gayness.

 

Just want to add, I am not biased at all.
I happen to think JT is a prized bell end.
But I just really hate International football, all it does is interfere with Club football.

 

JT, Captain, Leader, Legend. The haters can go and f**k themselves. W*****s.

 

No he hasn't he has been found 'Not Guilty'. Just to illustrate the difference this makes - what if a woman thought she had been raped but because of lack of corroborating evidence the accused was found not guilty. Would you advocate that the woman offer to shake the man's hand as 'he had been proved innocent'. So why is anyone calling for Anton Ferdinand to do the same to someone who admits calling him a ****ing black ****.

 

If all you've said above is true, it's even more pathetic that you are fidling with you old boy at the enjoyment of all this.

 

And the FA have always showered themselves in glory haven't they

Funny how the FA didn't bother with any investigation at all when they stripped Terry of the captaincy which led to Capello resigning mere weeks before a major tournament. Now Terry has been proven not guilty by a Court of Law, they now want their pound of flesh. Let's call this what it is, a high profile witch hunt to aid their laughable respect campaign.

 

Did you not read Terry's statement? The reason he retired is there and it has nothing to do with being guilty. And the FA doesn't care whether he is innocent or not, the FA judges things on the balance of probability and requires no proof or even strong evidence. Their own rules show them up as a joke organisation and their kangaroo court only further helps to prove this.

 

Two completely different scenarios and yet once again a misconstruction of the facts. The woman would know whether or not she had been raped. Anton on the other hand never heard Terry call him anything racist, nor did anyone else. And how many fucking times...how many fucking times before people get it into their logic deprived skulls - Terry has not admitted to calling Ferdinand anything racist.