John Terrys Court Case

[bobo the clown]

But they should now investigate Rio F for his "choc-ice2 tweet regarding Cole.

... & on & on it will run

[Bruce Rioja]

But they should now investigate Rio F for his "choc-ice2 tweet regarding Cole.

... & on & on it will run

They are - and it will.

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand charged by FA

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged by the Football Association with improper conduct in relation to comments posted on Twitter.

[boltonboris]

Good

[Prufrock]

I keep coming across rubbish like this,

...John Terry's trial shows football has come a long way and is now taking racism seriously... "Yet the fact that Terry was found 'not guilty' shows it hasn't gone far enough said Natasha Henry in the Observer".

How does it? All it shows is there wasn't enough to convict him for a criminal offence (which, IMO, was evident from the very beginning). Does she want the fundamentals of criminal law to be re-written so we can pat ourselves on the back for convicting someone, anyone of racism? I also fail to see the how the decision of a court sheds any light at all on the attitudes of 'football'.

[Lord Kangana]

Its even better in The Mail. Patrick Collins referred to it as "Terry and Ferdinand trading vile insults". A wonderful interpretation of the event.

[steviewander]

The whole thing has been a massive waste of time and a big fuss. Like the phone hacking as well. Went on for so long, nobody cared towards the end and just waste of our tax money.

[clapton is god]

There was a shed load of these doing the rounds a while ago but I can't find the right thread so it'll have to go here:

[Wandering Willy]

[Bruce Rioja]

I've started to get bored of this John Terry stuff, but that's an absolute belter

[Annoyed Grunt]

Can't be arsed starting a new thread for it..........he's retired from international football. Says the FA have made his position "untenable".

[bobo the clown]

Can't be arsed starting a new thread for it..........he's retired from international football. Says the FA have made his position "untenable".

Does that mean the manager can start chosing the team now, instead of him & his mates ?

[boltonboris]

A loss for the national team. Outstanding defender. Also an outstanding c*nt. I sincerely hope Rio Ferdinand gets excited about a recall only to continue getting the finger. Even bigger c*nt.

[bobo the clown]

I recall, maybe 3 or 4 years ago Terry, in discussions about a Chelsea contract extention, wanting a guarantee that when retired he would be fast tracked to manager.

A great "braveheart" defender, no question. But a dick of the very first order.

I also recall 12m ago, during the racism complaints, Ian Wooldridge saying he had it all, except for self awareness.

[Salford Trotter]

good riddance, a truly horrible man. Time to step up Gary C

[Prufrock]

I don't know where to be on this. Terry is a cnut, but the way the FA behaved was properly twattish too. I suppose eventually you can only judge them on how good they are, and he is by far and away our best centre half atm.

[malcd1]

Reading between the lines, does this mean he will be found guilty?

[BWFC_Insane]

I don't know where to be on this. Terry is a cnut, but the way the FA behaved was properly twattish too. I suppose eventually you can only judge them on how good they are, and he is by far and away our best centre half atm.

This. When it suited them the FA would have hid behind a "criminal investigation" and said they couldn't take any further action.

Personally it seems to me that Terry was a problem they wanted removing. Not a nice bloke by all accounts.

However, as Pru says one of the best centre backs we've ever produced.

And this is as a knock-on effect really, really bad news for Gary Cahill's England career!

[Salford Trotter]

The burden of proof is less with the FA than with a criminal case so if it is considered that on the balance of the evidence put before the panel that he has uttered racist slurs then he will be found guilty. His defence is that a criminal court has found in his favour.

[BWFC_Insane]

The burden of proof is less with the FA than with a criminal case so if it is considered that on the balance of the evidence put before the panel that he has uttered racist slurs then he will be found guilty. His defence is that a criminal court has found in his favour.

Yeah I get all that, I'll remind you of it the next time the FA hide behind a criminal investigation rather than take their own action!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

The FA are bound to find Terry guilty, because the FA do not need for intent to have been demonstrated, only that offence could be caused by the words used... and Terry admits he used them.

Watch the nice people find him not guilty now.