John Terry

[Trigger]

I'm going to go out and shoot somebody I don't like, wait for the police and tell them I'm John Terry, then before you know it I'll be at home with my feet up in front of the fire reading Nuts.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Being completely impartial as I have no feelings towards the odious ****, I think it was wrong to rescind the decision. He was the last man between Jo and the goal and he made no effort to make a legitimate tackle. His sole intention was to foul him and prevent a potential goalscoring opportunity.

 

[Icy Gull]

. He was the last man between Jo and the goal . .

Wrong, there were two other Chelsea players more goalside than him

I cannot believe I am defending this Chelsea dick but by the letter of the law the ref f***ed it up completely but because it's John Terry everyone on here is up in arms. If it had been just about any other defender most of you would say the reprieve was correct I reckon

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Wrong, there were two other Chelsea players more goalside than him

They were not between Jo and the goal though. They were parallel to Jo as opposed to obstructing his path.

 

[BensGrandad]

Irrespective of whether or not he was the last man it was a cynical professional foul which to my mind should equal an automatic red card. Would they have let one of our defenders off had it been one of them committing the foul, simple answer No but the premiership fat cats are bigger than the laws of the game.

 

[Common as Mook]

Wrong, there were two other Chelsea players more goalside than him

I cannot believe I am defending this Chelsea dick but by the letter of the law the ref f***ed it up completely but because it's John Terry everyone on here is up in arms. If it had been just about any other defender most of you would say the reprieve was correct I reckon

Nail and head.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Wrong, there were two other Chelsea players more goalside than him

I cannot believe I am defending this Chelsea dick but by the letter of the law the ref f***ed it up completely but because it's John Terry everyone on here is up in arms. If it had been just about any other defender most of you would say the reprieve was correct I reckon

He didn't get it wrong though, did he. He was sent off for serious foul play which means "uses excessive force or brutality against an opponent when challenging for the ball when it is play". Now surely a rugby tackle is excessive force? Doesn't matter if it was Terry or Ferdiand or Elphick, its still serious foul play.

 

[Easy 10]

I hate this phrase "professional foul" - that almost tries to make it sound justified.
Just call it for what it is

CHEATING

John Terry was sent off for CHEATING

 

[Del Boy]

foul now goes TOTALLY unpunished. Surely they should be able to overturn the red but say it's now a yellow!

Think about it... a player is sent off INCORRECTLY, now what happens to that team for the rest of the match?

That team is forced to play with one less player due to a error by an official, which could cost them the match, title, euro cup spot. So the player or team are hardly TOTALLY unpunished. Perhaps the offical should receive "punishment".

 

[Elder for England]

Yes it did look as though Carvalho could of got back and that would obviously mean it was not a goal scoring opportunity, and perhaps he wasn't the last man. However the rules also state it can be given for serious foul play, no it wasn't a reckless challenge, but it was a deliberate attempt to hold him back from getting into a goal scoring opportunity. I don't know if anyone saw MOTD2, they had Hull's manager Phil Brown and he said it he thought it was the right decision.

 

[Knotty]

I hate this phrase "professional foul" - that almost tries to make it sound justified.
Just call it for what it is

CHEATING

John Terry was sent off for CHEATING

Correct. But not according to the FA.

 

[Stevie Boy]

if he wanted to rugby tackle he should take up rugby, though he wouldnt last long, he was cheating and should be banned

 

[REDLAND]

I'm going to go out and shoot somebody I don't like, wait for the police and tell them I'm John Terry, then before you know it I'll be at home with my feet up in front of the fire reading Nuts.

They don't have words in Nuts magazine do they ?

 

[Gully]

if he wanted to rugby tackle he should take up rugby, though he wouldnt last long, he was cheating and should be banned

He wasn't trying to play football, that was a rugby tackle...the FA should press more serious charges that he was trying to impersonate a footballer, regardless of what he was actually sent off for...chelski...cheatski more like!

 

[sten_super]

It's crazy. The rulebook talks about serious foul play as being disproportionate force... I'd say dragging him to the ground using his arms is disproportionate use of his arms. It's at the very least on these grounds a yellow card offence, so the suspension should stand. Whether it's because he's England captain, or merely because he plays for one of the big 4, he's got away with it.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I hate this phrase "professional foul" - that almost tries to make it sound justified.
Just call it for what it is

CHEATING

John Terry was sent off for CHEATING

Surely EVERY foul is cheating then

It wasn't a red card - get over it. How many players know they've been beaten for pace and will gently tug someone back?? It's a common foul, yellow card - end of.

Agree he should now have a yellow card against him however.

 

[Elder for England]

Surely EVERY foul is cheating then

It wasn't a red card - get over it. A How many players know they've been beaten and will gently tug someone back?? It's a common foul, yellow card - end of.

Agree he should now have a yellow card against him however.

It wasn't a gently tug back, it wasn't even a grab of his shirt, he put his whole arm around him to bring him down, almost a rugby tackle (albeit a soft one).

 

[Trigger]

Agree he should now have a yellow card against him however.

Please don't tell me he's got away without even a YELLOW?

 

[vegster]

Its funny how Terry pulls people all over the place in both boxes but its overlooked then ?

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Please don't tell me he's got away without even a YELLOW?

Not 100% sue but I don't believe he now has any punishment. Other than missing the last 10 mins or so of that match.