He then started talking about Terry sympathisers. No, re-word that as people who believe in adhering to the law of the land of a man being innocent until proven guilty.
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He could have done what Chris Huhne did last week Otis; have the decency to resign from his position until such time as he cleared his name; or not as the case may be. I have copied and pasted below - as I can't be bothered to type again, or summon further thought on the subject, that which I posted on a rare GMK visit earlier today.....
No one who’s seen the footage and has any semblance of an ability to lip-read has any doubt as to his guilt. If I had used such terminology in any ground, I’d have been rightfully sentenced and banned from every stadium for the next ten years. Which leads me onto….
… point 2. Terry chose his own plea, and the timing of the full hearing after the championships – this being because – allegedly – the Chelsea players would be too distracted to offer witness during a season. His legal stance, and the ‘non-availability’ of his team-mates to bear witness is what moved it back to after the championships and thus gave the FA a decision to grapple with.
Speaking of which, what are they to do? Think about the iconic pictures of ’66 with Moore holding the World Cup. What if – by some biblical happenchance of fortune – we won this tournament only to have Terry lift the trophy; then he potentially be found guilty of a racially-motivated crime a month or so later. How tainted would be the hands upon that trophy? I certainly wouldn’t want my memory of such an auspicious event tarnished by the presence of this vile creature.
This is the second major international tournament we’ve gone into with Terry’s behaviour over-shadowing events, and dividing the camp. Which might be marginally palatable or excusable if he were the next Eusebio; but he’s not. He’s a half-decent Premiership player, constantly and incessantly highlighted as the international dinosaur he is every time he plays in Europe, with an ego that’s been massaged by Chelsea and Sky Sports to the point when he simply believes he’s above the law. He’s not special enough to warrant even a slither of the accommodation he’s afforded.
And his hair looks like it’s been cut by his Mum with a set of blunt carrots to add insult to injury.
Which brings me nicely onto Capello; who’s blindness to the above is abhorrent. Especially Terry’s hair. Again, thinking back to the way we performed at the World Cup – and quite how we were blown out of the water by a half-decent German team; has me wondering why he’s so precious as to be afforded his ‘highest paid national team manager in the world’ exaltation, and all the reverence that goes therewith? Great club manager – sure; passable national coach – still to be established in my mind. But certainly not sufficient a stella-performer to warrant putting up with such preciousness as that exhibited in recent days. If I were the FA, I’d have him in and push his contract right into his ugly Fraggle Rockesque-face and remind his of his behavioural obligations to his employer, and indirectly to us, the footballing fans of every colour
Originally Posted by Mary_Mungo_Midge
