John Terry Retires from International Football

[Sussex Nomad]

good riddance. I really don't want my son to grow up with Terry as some kind of role model. Regardless of what he did for England, his off the field behaviour cannot be ignored.

And wasn't he also married when he shagged Bridge's girlfriend?

Would you prefer Rooney as a role model?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Hang on, no we could have Rooney, Gerrard (punch ups a plenty) and Cole as England role models... we could remind ourselves of Bobby Moore and his endless affairs... Gazza, well enough said there, Hoddle and his obsession with fortune tellers, where do we stop exactly?

 

[drew]

That is a shame, he has always given his all for england which is more than can be said for rio ferdinand, typical of the f.a to mishandle an awkward situation, at the end of the day he was cleared in court and that should have been the end of it.

Technically, he wasn't cleared of the incident, it was that the jury were not convinced beyond reasonable doubt that he had said it. The FA don't have such a high burden of proof, much like the civil courts and as others have said, the criminal court takes precedence over the FA so the FA couldn't have done something sooner without possible accusations of sub judice and if they had found him guilty and punished him they could have been held in contempt, I believe.

Now ex-, his ex when the news came out. But when the alleged affair happened, she and bridge were in a relationship.

Wasn't the point that JT was supposedly a friend of WB and knew that he was devastated by the breakup which was probably due to him moving to Man City and she wanted to stay near London. He then abused that friendship (and his marriage) and then concealed it with super injunctions and the like with possible rumours of abortions etc.

You always seem to pop up in these John Terry threads and always post the same stuff. You know people don't like, in fact the vast majority of people don't like him, why let it wind you up so much or even come onto these threads at all?

You seem incapable of understanding why people might not like the guy. It could be for any of the following, take your pick:

• He is the front man for a highly unlikeable club surrounded by unlikable characters (Cole, Drogba, Lampard etc) what exactly has Lampard done. Seems to keep himself to himself and doesn't make the front pages?
• He's the first player in a ref's face when something happens
• That he got fined by Chelsea for mocking American tourists after 9/11
• That he was involved in a nightclub brawl which he amazingly got off
• That he feels he can do whatever he likes that he parked his Bentley in a disabled bay
• That he was videoed accepting money for private tours
• That he had a affair with the girlfriend of a team mate.
• That he sarcastically racially abused Anton Ferdinand

For me the football stuff doesn't matter,which ever way you dice it up he's an extremely unpleasant character. I don't care whether he is very good at kicking a ball I don't like the bloke. It's not a trade-off "Oh because he throws himself into tackles I can forgive him for X" it doesn't work that way.

And yes I would feel the same way if he was a Brighton player. The fact he's a footballer is immaterial, he's appears to be a total arse of a person.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

This.

Having traveled to see most of the int'l competitions of the last 20 years he has stood out from the crowd as giving 100% every time I have seen him play. Always grateful for the support, win or lose. Couldn't give a crap about his personal life, he was/is a very good player and I for one will miss him in an England shirt.

He didn't give 100% all of the time though. The Bridge issue was divisive, as was his outburst in South Africa. These both affected the well being of the team. Had he really wanted to give England the best possible chance he would not only have played well but also have made efforts to reign himself in with the other stuff. But he couldn't be bothered; his needs were clearly greater than England's.

 

[drew]

Have the rules changed. Didn't think you can retire from International football. If you are fit to play for your club then you have to be available for international duty otherwise you can face sanctions from Fifa. Obviously this doesn't take into account 'gentlemen's agreements' between player and national manager.

In this particular case, can't say I'm disappointed as the guy, and possibly his family are trash.

 

[beorhthelm]

Wasn't the point that JT was supposedly ...

isnt it funny how the rest of this is pure conjecture and inference based on nothing but heresay regurgitated through media and internet grapevines.

 

[portslade seagull]

No loss he's too old now anyway

 

[8ace]

And wasn't he also married when he shagged Bridge's girlfriend?

JT's wife knew all about it as they were having a threesome.
#truelad

 

[Southwick_Seagull]

[MENTION=5208]drew[/MENTION] I didn't say he had done anything wrong I just think that he's regarded as a fairly unlikable character. One of those things that go with being in a successful team whilst at the same time being in a underachieving England team. It just doesn't make you very popular and you come across as smug and arrogant. Look at Gary Neville.

The point was that Chelsea aren't liked for a number of reasons (perceived buying success, supporters, style of football, players at the club etc) and John Terry is seen as the figurehead and leader of that team. If you want a reason why people don't like him, that's one straight away. Granted it's by default, almost guilt by association in fact but added to other incidents it builds up to make him extremely unpopular, hence not an outpouring of sadness that he'll no longer play for England.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

He didn't give 100% all of the time though. The Bridge issue was divisive, as was his outburst in South Africa. These both affected the well being of the team. Had he really wanted to give England the best possible chance he would not only have played well but also have made efforts to reign himself in with the other stuff. But he couldn't be bothered; his needs were clearly greater than England's.

Like Gazza you mean? Who enjoyed getting pissed the night before games?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

isnt it funny how the rest of this is pure conjecture and inference based on nothing but heresay regurgitated through media and internet grapevines.

Yep, and a few meatheads on here like to go with the Daily Star type sensationalism.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Ok - so everyone on here who agrees Terry is good riddance is a meathead who reads the Daily Star?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Ok - so everyone on here who agrees Terry is good riddance is a meathead who reads the Daily Star?

Didn't accuse anyone of anything fella, my take on this rather sorry thread... can you show me where I accused anyone of that? I'm being sensationalist like the meatheads on this thread (I think).

 

[Gullys Cats]

Now who's going to shag the players wife's?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Now who's going to shag the players wife's?

Seriously? Are you that thick? I really want to know.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Good!

 

[catfish]

I reckon he knows he will be found guilty by the FA and is jumping before he is pushed.

But this is good news as it is embarrassing to have such a odious person representing my country.

I agree. I'm glad he's saved Hodgson from having to make an awkward decision.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

John Terry signs for Brighton
Remarks on NSC: Great signing, best we ever bought, misunderstood... etc, etc, etc... I do wonder how we have 22,000+ season ticket holders.

 

[Albumen]

Made my Sunday night. Thankfully I now don't have to watch the c-unt, and hopefully a nice long ban follows. No room for his type in the game today.

 

[Pavilionaire]

John Terry seems to divide opinion whatever he does or says. England's problem is that they don't have the quality to replace him adequately. Caulker and Jones may be ready in 2014 but will we qualify?