Very interesting listening to him talk about the F.A after he was cleared in court. He had an agreement with the F.A that whatever was said in the court was the final say, but they went back on that and suspended him and took the captaincy from him. Didn't even allow him to defend himself with the evidence used in the court of law. What a disgusting organisation.
He touched on the golden generation failing and that he never really understood why it didn't work out. But if you listen to his words, maybe the problem has always been the F.A rather than the players. He said how playing for England often felt like miserable experience when it should be the best of your career. The wrong coach, appointed by the F.A, made to sit in suits in hot conditions when travelling to and from games for sponsorship reasons, again, because of the F.A. Not feeling free and allowed to enjoy themselves, again, because of the F.A. Other countries players were free to express themselves and enjoy the experience, our lot were constantly put in uncomfortable positions and under constant pressure.
I found it uncomfortable listening to his dad's reaction to choosing Chelsea over United. My mum's a United fan and my dad is a Forest fan, if I ever had the opportunity as a kid to choose from so many clubs, they would have supported me no matter what decision I made. Neither of them would have stepped in and refused to sign the papers because they would prefer me to move to the club of their choice. Maybe that helped Terry grow into the strong personality on the pitch that he was, but I don't think that is the only way to achieve that. His dad comes across terribly in my opinion. I also never knew about his connections with Arsenal and West Ham. Seems like every club knew he was going to be something special. Feels good that despite not being considered an elite club, we had that something special that could attract such a gifted footballer.
It's also finally good to hear it from Terry's mouth that he was never a United fan. I can finally tell my brothers to shut up about that now