Chelsea stars playing away from home

[Norbs]

Only problem with this is that Terry would clearly beat the life out of him

I do really hope it kicks off though. Adebayour Vs Terry would be well worth a PPV event.

Get out of it! He's a limp wristed ponce. Bridge would 360 roundhouse him to death in 5 mins

[Craig_H]

Would be funny if Bridge broke Terry's leg on saturday then afterwards declared himself available for England selection

[lickedlollipop]

I see John Terry's using bridge again.

[Shaggy]

Former England team-mates John Terry and Wayne Bridge have both declined an offer of mediation from the Professional Footballers' Association.

Manchester City's Bridge, 29, is retiring from international football following allegations his ex-girlfriend had an affair with Chelsea's Terry.

PFA boss Gordon Taylor said he was "surprised and saddened" by Bridge's decision to forgo a World Cup chance.

Bridge and Terry will come face-to-face on Saturday when City visit Chelsea.

Bridge opted to make himself unavailable for Fabio Capello's England side via a statement issued by the left-back's lawyers on Thursday.

Taylor then stressed he had tried to mend the rift between the former Chelsea team-mates, which has developed after an alleged affair involving former England captain Terry and model Vanessa Perroncel, the mother of Bridge's child.

PFA chief executive Taylor said: "We offered to help and contacted both parties with a view to acting as mediators, but neither came back to us.

"You have to respect Wayne's decision, and his wishes, but it is sad that it has come to this. I would have hoped that things could have been patched up for the sake of the professional careers of both Wayne and John Terry, as well as the England team."

The pair are likely to face each other on the pitch for the first time since the affair allegations hit the news when fifth-placed City visit leaders Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.

City goalkeeper Shay Given insists Bridge is mentally prepared for the clash.

"He is fine, Wayne Bridge is totally fine and he is looking forward to the game on Saturday and hopefully getting a good result for Manchester City - that's the most important thing.

"It's a massive game for everyone at the club, including Wayne," the Republic of Ireland international added.

Asked if he was surprised by his team-mate's decision to quit England, former Newcastle star Given said: "It's a personal thing for Wayne and a private one and I don't really want to comment on that situation."

Meanwhile, former England defender Martin Keown said Bridge had been forced into prematurely ruling himself out of this summer's big tournament in South Africa.

He told BBC Radio 5 live: "It's far too early for him to be jumping away from the World Cup. I feel Bridge is being pressurised into a decision."

Keown sympathised with Bridge's predicament, and called on England manager Fabio Capello to try to broker a truce - especially with England's first-choice left-back Ashley Cole currently injured and Bridge the obvious deputy.

Ex-Arsenal centre-back Keown said Bridge should have been allowed to skip the friendly against Egypt next Wednesday in order to think further about his World Cup intentions.

"They made a sacrifice with John Terry very publicly losing his position and they would have wanted an indication from [Bridge] that he wanted to be part of it," he said.

"Ashley Cole has got a lot of trauma of his own with his injury and will he be fit for the World Cup? All of a sudden Wayne Bridge decides he won't make himself available.

"There's a professional aspect here because Wayne should have an overriding ambition to win the World Cup. To jump away from that is farcical really.

"I think it's the pressure of a culmination of things. He and John Terry meet each other at the weekend [when Chelsea play City], and there's the pressure of being named in the Egypt squad, but for me he's made the decision too soon.

"Capello should have said 'forget this squad [for Egypt] but I'm going to bring you [and Terry] together some time nearer to the World Cup and let's chat it through professionally'.

"We are very exposed defensively. There's no Glen Johnson, Terry is dealing with this scandal, and Rio Ferdinand has a back injury. We're decimated."

Keown added that he felt Bridge was "clearly not getting any counselling" and felt "exposed".

But Keown's former Gunners team-mate Nigel Winterburn said it was hard for an outsider to condemn Bridge's actions and said people should not rush to criticise him.

Winterburn said: "I don't know whether Wayne Bridge feels he doesn't want to be anywhere near John Terry at the moment. That's a very difficult position to be in. There's a good chance he may want to kick his head in.

"Also the media scrum that is going to happen on Saturday would then come again on 3 March against Egypt and maybe that's too much. I am absolutely amazed and shocked that he isn't going to the World Cup."

Meanwhile, Aston Villa's Stephen Warnock, a possible starter against Egypt as Capello shapes a makeshift back four for Egypt, has spotted an opportunity. The 28-year-old plays in the same left-back position that is temporarily vacant with both Cole and Bridge becoming unavailable.

Warnock said: "I thought I was pushing hard anyway but with what has happened maybe it has opened a door. Ideally it would be great to win the Carling Cup [in Sunday's final against Manchester United] and get called up for the Egypt game but let's wait and see."

Warnock made his England debut against Trinidad & Tobago on 1 June 2008, coming on as a substitute for Bridge in the 84th minute. It remains his only international appearance.

[javier_monsterano]

Daily sport:

did cheryl mum's muff flash play a part in split?


THE CRACKS WERE SHOWING.


text beaver to 89560 if you want to see for yourself.

let us know what you get back.

[johnly]

Daily sport:

did cheryl mum's muff flash play a part in split?


THE CRACKS WERE SHOWING.


text beaver to 89560 if you want to see for yourself.

let us know what you get back.

God bless the Sport. People get paid for writing that ****e. Amazing

[javier_monsterano]

I had to read the story,just couldn't stop myself.
They claim that his mother in law flashing her bits to the world
brought a great deal of embarrasment to him,his team mates were taking the piss.
And marriage problems began when she moved into their home.

[joyno]

Only problem with this is that Terry would clearly beat the life out of him

I do really hope it kicks off though. Adebayour Vs Terry would be well worth a PPV event.

not a chance bridge would **** him easily believe me.

[Shaggy]

It's war!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/feb/25/wayne-bridge-john-terry-england1

Exit Wayne Bridge but the war has just begun

• John Terry camp labels former team-mate a 'bottler'
• Fabio Capello fails to change left-back's mind

Wayne Bridge's dramatic international retirement has caused the simmering tension between the Manchester City left‑back and his former best friend John Terry to erupt into open warfare.

As Bridge effectively confirmed he could not bear the thought of playing alongside his England team-mate, friends of Terry responded by suggesting Bridge had long been considered a "bottler" in the dressing room.

The pair are expected to meet on Saturday with Chelsea playing City at Stamford Bridge, when all eyes will be on what is normally the formality of a pre-match handshake between the players.

Bridge, enraged at Terry's affair with his former girlfriend, Vanessa Perroncel, the mother of Bridge's son, had seemed in line to start for England at the World Cup finals in South Africa because of a serious ankle break suffered by the first-choice left-back, Ashley Cole. That would have led to him taking his place alongside the central defender Terry but, despite pleas from the England manager, Fabio Capello, and his assistant, Franco Baldini, Bridge has declared himself unavailable, saying that his position in the squad had become "untenable and potentially divisive".

Bridge telephoned Baldini to inform him of his decision, which was reached after weeks of soul-searching. Terry's apparent failure to apologise is believed to have been a factor in Bridge's thinking. The pair are understood to have had a brief telephone exchange, ended abruptly by Bridge, who wants nothing more to do with the former England captain.

Capello retains hope that Bridge might yet reverse his decision and the England manager last night said that the door remains open for the defender to return to the squad. "I was flying back from Milan when Wayne Bridge announced that he would not be with us for the Egypt match and also in South Africa for the World Cup," said Capello. "It surprised me but I respect the decision of all the players. But the door is always open for him.

"We have time, there is still three months until I will decide my final squad for South Africa. I hope that Wayne Bridge will be with us at the World Cup but I respect his decision."

Capello will now name Aston Villa's Stephen Warnock and Everton's Leighton Baines in his squad for next Wednesday's World Cup warm-up game against Egypt at Wembley. Baines is expected to start. Kieran Gibbs, the Arsenal left-back and another England contender, is out for the season with a fractured metatarsal.

Bridge, capped 36 times, released a statement that pointed towards the turmoil he has suffered. "I have thought long and hard about my position in the England football team in the light of reporting and events over the last few weeks," he said. "It has always been an honour to play for England. However, after careful thought, I believe my position in the squad is now untenable and potentially divisive.

"Sadly, therefore, I feel for the sake of the team and in order to avoid what will be inevitable distractions, I have decided not to put myself forward for selection. I have today informed the management of this decision. I wish the team all the very best in South Africa."

Bridge, essentially a shy character, has felt uncomfortable in the eye of the media storm, which he felt would not abate leading up to and during the World Cup finals. Bridge realised the attention might have undermined the harmony and the best efforts of the England squad and, in one respect, he has stood down for what he perceives to be the collective good. Yet the bitterness lingers. Bridge sorely wanted to play at the finals and, with Cole facing a race against time to be fit, he had begun to imagine himself in Capello's starting line-up. That he will not be, Bridge believes, is down to him being placed in an impossible situation by the actions of others, Terry in particular.

The Manchester City player has not forgiven Terry, the Chelsea captain and his one-time Stamford Bridge team-mate, and all eyes will be on the pair at lunchtime on Saturday, when their clubs meet in the Premier League. The reaction of the Stamford Bridge crowd to Bridge, always a popular player in their eyes, will be interesting, as will the issue of whether Bridge chooses to shake Terry's hand.

Terry, for his part, is angry at the timing of Bridge's statement ahead of such a high-profile game. Those close to him have suggested that he feels Bridge has long been considered a "bottler" in the dressing room and, also, that Bridge has been guilty of an attempt to curry public sympathy. Terry has already been stripped of the England captaincy by Capello for his part in the affair with Perroncel.

Members of the Chelsea dressing room have insisted that Bridge and Terry will, in time, be able to patch up their differences. "It's between Terry and Bridgey," said the midfielder Mikel John Obi. "They are adults and they will sort themselves out. They have been best friends for a long time and it's unfortunate something like this has happened. But they will go into the game as professionals and just play the game. Whatever happens, happens."

The striker Salomon Kalou said: "We are going to play a football game and the other problems should be on the side. They are good professionals and they are going to try and fight for their teams. Maybe it is a big story but, for us, it's just about getting on the pitch and playing against Manchester City. The talking should be on the game and as players, we are more focused on the game. What happened before is in the past."

The Professional Footballers' Association's chief executive, Gordon Taylor, revealed that efforts to broker a peace foundered. "The PFA contacted both parties to act as mediators but neither came back to us," Taylor said. "I am surprised and saddened that this matter could not be resolved."

[Shaggy]

I really can't wait for Chelsea v City on Saturday

[Reece]

Is this the lunchtime kick off? If so could be a great hangover cure

[Shaggy]

Yep

[Shaggy]

I can't believe Terry is allegedly refusing to apologise and getting his mates to tell everyone Bridge is a bottler. The bloke is scum. I am not a violent man in the slightest but I would glean untold pleasure from breaking his face.

[javier_monsterano]

Talking about open warfare.

Last night i had some fun killing someone called mista_jt_30
on modern warfare 2
how old is JT????


i sent him a message saying JOHN TERRY YA CUNT.

he replied with haha its jt my name U CUNT.

me:you aint the real deal holyfield?

him: haha x 15 thats good

me: john terry's mum got banged by carras bruv haha x 5

him: oh i get it ur 1 of those filthy sti trampy on the doll(i think he meant dole)
i **** my family liverpool fans erm enjoy channel five and thursday nights oh and bye bye to torres
soooooooooo i feel pretty good about jt how u feel u sad little cunt.
im not gonna reply now so see ya
ps. ur mums...............
( i wont post what he said )


me: (just a part of what i said,i dont want to piss people off on here by posting the full reply from me )
i said my mum aint no shoplifting slutty bitch like your mum haha and then something about a football team gangbangin his mum.

me:TORRES AINT LEAVING LOL MR CHELSEA.he loves liverpool not money,mr i almost went to man city for the money.




does he own a ps3?

[Reece]

Cheers for that.