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The John Terry Appreciation Thread

ForeverCarefree said:
Michael Hann, QPR Fan and Guardian football journalist had a mini melt down on the match report yesterday. 

A Chelsea fan in so many words said "I don't know why QPR fans booed JT for the whole game, it's not like it's going to put him off, why don't they sing about their own team?" 

To which he replied:

"QPR fans boo John Terry because he racially abused one of QPR's players. And they boo Chelsea because they're the local rivals. And they boo them even more now because they closed ranks behind their captain, who racially abused one of QPR's players. Among the things QPR fans haven't done … pushed a black man off a train in Paris, from a carriage in which Chelsea players were singing racist songs in praise of their racist captain, sung offensive songs en masse all the way though a minute's silence for the victims of Hillsborough before an FA Cup semi-final …"

Now ignoring the tarring all us Chelsea fans with the same brush the bit that gets me is that they say the main issue they take is being JT abused a QPR player.

But can QPR fans honestly say they have a particular bond with Anton Ferdinand? I mean where is he now? In January 2013 they shipped him off on loan to Turkey and then he was released from his contract. 

He then signed for Turkish side Antalyaspor and made only 3 appearances all season. He's now at Reading (apparently) where he's only made 2 appearances. 

Point being, considering the noise they were making yesterday you could be forgiven for thinking JT had attacked a club legend... He didn't. In fact if you asked most of those booing fans yesterday why they were booing so much I'm sure they couldn't give you an answer much beyond "Terry's a racist". 
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Ivanovic has never been accused of racially abusing anyone, so what was the excuse for having a lighter thrown at his head? Or the hard case trying to pick a fight with Oscar, all 8 stone of him. Why don't the likes of Hann just be honest instead of trying to justify their abuse of JT with a load of sanctimonious drivel.

Presumably, Hann has forgotten the QPR chant of "Drogba's got AIDS" in a match a few years back and also missed the irony of them yesterday cheering on a player who once beat the living daylights out of a black team mate.

 
He finished it off nicely, but his hatred of Terry is strong.

 
end of the day terry has been the best defender in the prem/europe this season at 34 bloomin years old and on/off for over 10yrs.

in 5 years time we and any footy fan worth his salt will remember that and his talent, just like the numerous other PL legends.

 
'The fans couldn't give an answer' because they are not capable of stringing a sentence together, load of Jeremy Kyle watching, sh*t c**t scum that would get the sh*t kicked out of them by your average 16 year old. 

 
I'm not sure I've ever seen a player who uses his 'weak' foot as often as Terry does. If I'd only just started watching him, I imagine I genuinely wouldn't know which was his natural foot.

 
Those who voted for the Uruguay forward would be hypocritical to cite Terry’s equally repugnant transgressions to deprive him of consideration for the award.
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From the Times article posted above.

Evans makes some very good points, but does he really think what Terry (allegedly) did was on the same scale as Suarez? Not even the tossers at the FA thought that.

 
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Backbiter said:
From the Times article posted above.

Evans makes some very good points, but does he really think what Terry (allegedly) did was on the same scale as Suarez? Not even the tossers at the FA thought that.
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i had the exact same thought man, tweed style journo, suppose its the times after all!

indeed a frikin ridiculous statement

must of spilt some cous cous on his tweed at lunch!

 
Backbiter said:
From the Times article posted above.

Evans makes some very good points, but does he really think what Terry (allegedly) did was on the same scale as Suarez? Not even the tossers at the FA thought that.
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If anything that makes the point he is arguing even more valid. 

Suarez was charged and banned for racially abusing an opponent and biting an opponent (for what was then the 2nd time in his career) during his short spell in English football and yet for a considerably more tame rap sheet Terry is unlikely to even be considered for PotY let alone voted for despite being the leading player by some margin in his position this season. In fact it isn't even debatable, he HAS been the best centre back in the league this season and by extension should be a contender for all Player of the Year awards. 

Sadly it's become too fashionable to hate Terry but I'm sure he'll look back on this season, two more winners medals in hand and care little what personal awards and plaudits he receives.

 
Capello says Terry is "one of the best":

“He is one of the best. They [England] haven’t got a lot of defenders but they sometimes have problems. It’s better to have a player like John Terry than not have him. But I don’t think he has the chances to play with the national team any more.

“They [the FA] decided he could not play with the national team and I didn’t understand because he was not guilty,” Capello said. “When it happened I said to the president [then FA chairman David Bernstein], ‘You decided he’s guilty? No, he’s not guilty’. “I fought for this and they said, ‘No, you can’t decide about the player, you need to wait for the court decision and everything’. I said, ‘Why have you decided before I’ve asked you?’”
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http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/16/fabio-capello-john-terry-england-anton-ferdinand-sack-chelsea-qpr

 
JMaher94 said:
Water is wet, Fabio.
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In fairness to Capello he has always been one of JT's biggest defenders. 

The fact that he effectively told the FA to f**k off over the whole stripping of the captaincy etc I think speaks volumes about the level of meddling and bending to public/media pressure they had when taking action. 

 
PloKoon13 said:
Capello says Terry is "one of the best":

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/16/fabio-capello-john-terry-england-anton-ferdinand-sack-chelsea-qpr
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That article implies the court case was brought because Ferdinand alleged he had been abused, which wasn't the case, the court case came about because of the CPS.

They also edit Terry's apology at the end of that article, making it look like an admission of guilt to the charge, which it certainly was not.

 
Davey Baby said:
That article implies the court case was brought because Ferdinand alleged he had been abused, which wasn't the case, the court case came about because of the CPS.

They also edit Terry's apology at the end of that article, making it look like an admission of guilt to the charge, which it certainly was not.
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Yes, that is a good point. To be honest I didn't really read it properly; I initially saw the story on BBC and used the Guardian's version because it featured the full quote from Capello.

 
ForeverCarefree said:
In fairness to Capello he has always been one of JT's biggest defenders. 

The fact that he effectively told the FA to f**k off over the whole stripping of the captaincy etc I think speaks volumes about the level of meddling and bending to public/media pressure they had when taking action. 
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And Hodgson too. Both backed JT when it would have been a lot easier for them to turf him out and make Ferdinand or Gerrard captain.

 
PloKoon13 said:
I'm not sure I've ever seen a player who uses his 'weak' foot as often as Terry does. If I'd only just started watching him, I imagine I genuinely wouldn't know which was his natural foot.
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JT put a video up on his instagram playing golf and he plays left handed. I think he must be ambidextrous.

Or super human.

Maybe both.

 
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