Racism in Football

[Kenneth]

Why now? He's faced the charge for weeks. Has he been tipped off?

[Chazza]

That seems to be the feeling of a few journo's on twitter.

[RichC]

aye, seems like he's either putting pressure on the FA to come to a "not guilty" verdict or knows he's going to be banged to rights and therefore making out it's a sham of a case against him

[dom9]

aye, seems like he's either putting pressure on the FA to come to a "not guilty" verdict or knows he's going to be banged to rights and therefore making out it's a sham of a case against him

There's no such thing as a not guilty verdict at the FA.

[RichC]

There's no such thing as a not guilty verdict at the FA.

they've had 2 or 3 haven't they

[dom9]

they've had 2 or 3 haven't they

One in five years I believe.

[ChesterDave]

And that was only due to an administrative error

[BootRoom]

aye, seems like he's either putting pressure on the FA to come to a "not guilty" verdict or knows he's going to be banged to rights and therefore making out it's a sham of a case against him

Now that he's just another pro and not "England's Brave JT", the pressure on the FA, if there ever was any, I think has lessened.

[Exiled_red]

Why now? He's faced the charge for weeks. Has he been tipped off?

That's what I was thinking, maybe he's so think it's taken this long to figure it out

[Exiled_red]

aye, seems like he's either putting pressure on the FA to come to a "not guilty" verdict or knows he's going to be banged to rights and therefore making out it's a sham of a case against him

I don't see how quitting England puts pressure on the FA, surely if he wanted to put pressure on the FA he should have done a Shearer and just threatened to quit.

[Kenneth]

The radio coverage this morning is pretty much entirely in support of Terry. The amount of ignorance and hypocrisy being spewed is quite staggering.

[RichC]

I don't see how quitting England puts pressure on the FA, surely if he wanted to put pressure on the FA he should have done a Shearer and just threatened to quit.

It's in the wording, he didn't just retire he made it clear he was only retiring due to the case being brought against him by the FA which the courts of law had already thrown out

[Captain Stu]

It's in the wording, he didn't just retire he made it clear he was only retiring due to the case being brought against him by the FA which the courts of law had already thrown out

Further proving that he and everyone who supports him has NO idea of the difference between a criminal case and what the FA are going to do. Burden of proof, etc... ****ing idiots.

His statement is so whiny, I imagine he wrote it while cry-wanking on a pile of money in his mansion.

They had plenty of chances to drop him - they didn't - they took him to a major tournament when most sensible people would have dropped him. He's had nothing but support by the FA and now he's leaving on his own terms as his solicitor has clearly told him that he's in deep ****.

I expect a minimum 8 game ban for him.

[Kenneth]

It still doesn't put pressure on the Fa though. It might have done if he'd done it before he was charged. Its not going to change anything now.

[Kenneth]

Further proving that he and everyone who supports him has NO idea of the difference between a criminal case and what the FA are going to do. Burden of proof, etc... ****ing idiots.

His statement is so whiny, I imagine he wrote it while cry-wanking on a pile of money in his mansion.

They had plenty of chances to drop him - they didn't - they took him to a major tournament when most sensible people would have dropped him. He's had nothing but support by the FA and now he's leaving on his own terms as his solicitor has clearly told him that he's in deep ****.

I expect a minimum 8 game ban for him.

I'm guessing 5.