Rio has defiantly got the captinacy and Gerrard vice captain so gerrard will get it if something happens to rio, for me you have to be captain of your club before you can be captain of your country so that rules out rooney, Rio is defiantly the man for the job in my eyes.

Rooney as he’s the only world class player in the squad,

I dont know why but id like to see Rooney as the new captain.

gerard without doubt why put pressure on rooney while his playing so well i thought some of you understood footie even herbie wouldnt put a manc as captain

not gerrard always injured bit like brian robson always was. if not terry and for the life in me i cant see why he was sacked then it has to be rooney. rio has the same problem as gerrard. once again murdock,s media has shot the england team in the foot. christ he humped a tart its 2010 not 1810, who the hell cares exept his family. oh there,s always beckham. i like terry for his football not who he bedded.how many of these purist media types who rule this country would actualy turn her down. sorry most of them there all GAY~sick ~sick ~sick ~sick ~sick ~sick ~sick

Hmm let me think:
Rio Ferdinand. banned after failing to take a drug test. Is taking drugs a good example to the country.

Steven Gerrard. Is GBH a good example to the country

Wayne Rooney. Is cheating on your girlfreind with an old granny prostitue a good example to the country

If you look through the whole team i bet there isant a clean concience amongst them so in my opinion John Terry should stay as captain.
Just my opinion but there all as bad and JT is still a great leader on the pitch and TBH thats all I care about. BTW i dont support Chelsea

@lockie wrote:

Hmm let me think:
Rio Ferdinand. banned after failing to take a drug test. Is taking drugs a good example to the country.

Steven Gerrard. Is GBH a good example to the country

Wayne Rooney. Is cheating on your girlfreind with an old granny prostitue a good example to the country

If you look through the whole team i bet there isant a clean concience amongst them so in my opinion John Terry should stay as captain.
Just my opinion but there all as bad and JT is still a great leader on the pitch and TBH thats all I care about. BTW i dont support Chelsea

~clap ~clap ~clap spot on someones got a short memory LIKE THE F.A
mindyou you would wouldn’t you she’s fit~clap ~clap ~clap ~clap

“Rio Ferdinand. banned after failing to take a drug test. Is taking drugs a good example to the country”

ALSO currently serving a ban for violent conduct.

Im a united supporter….. BUT J.T should be captain.

@proper tidal boy wrote:

gerard without doubt why put pressure on rooney while his playing so well i thought some of you understood footie even herbie wouldnt put a manc as captain

Rio’s not a “manc” he’s from down sarf.

I do agree that JT should’ve stay’d as captain but it’s not the first time he’s cheated on his wife, then theres the selling tours of the chelsea training ground for £10000 also the story thats came out today about him selling his complementry wembley executive box for £4000 a game when it against the rules and his father selling coke to undercover reporter. Theres only so many skeletons you can have in your closet.

so now we have a jun*ie as captain, wrong call IMO,its not as if what JT did interfered with the game, what he does in his private life thats his business,capello i never did like a italian running an england team your the biggest joke of all, bring john terry back,we will reqret it,we were in with a chance of winning next year, but this just seals it.

might has well made beckham up and put james back in goal,rant over.

dissapointed england fan

this is IMO only.

so now we have a jun*ie as captain, wrong call IMO,its not as if what JT did interfered with the game, what he does in his private life thats his business,capello i never did like a italian running an england team your the biggest joke of all, bring john terry back,we will reqret it,we were in with a chance of winning next year, but this just seals it.

might has well made beckham up and put james back in goal,rant over.

dissapointed england fan

this is IMO only.

Lockie,when was stevie g charged with GBH,what criminal convictions(that is guilty)does he have?

Being a bit picky arnt you mate? Think everyone understands what im trying to say.
when was John Terry convicted of a crime unless sleeping with a single women is one?
Anyway my point is that in about 6 months time all will be forgotten just like all that happened to the others before him.
TBH the papers have blown this way out of proportion and would you expect to get demoted at work because you slept with your mates ex bird I doubt it.

David Beckam, give it to him, we all love him, give him one last tournament!

Nigel, great idea…but then again he had an affair????? as has J.T….but i suppose at least it was not across your best mate.

Blooming hell that was my 1000th post. Not bad in nearly 7!!! years,

congratulations ron ditto beckham ~clap ~clap ~clap

Drinks all round.LOL,

You guys really dont understand football at all do you.

He was stripped of his captaincy because of the effect it will have on the dressing room. Are you forgetting its a fellow England players ex wife? Therefore there is going to be alot of tension in the dressing room and some of the players losing a lot of respect for him.

If it was just a random woman im pretty sure he’d still be captain!

whoever stands in goal for England I’d make captain cos he’ll be doing most of the shouting once a few shots find the back of the net.

England will win F**K ALL because they are NOT passionate enough FACT !

All of the above-named players are undoubtedly worthy representatives of the English premier league.

Their attributes & virtues are so evenly matched that it’s almost impossible to choose between them.

C.M I totally agree but with the exception of Rooney and Beckham who give 200% to the cause,

@caster rob wrote:

All of the above-named players are undoubtedly worthy representatives of the English premier league.

Their attributes & virtues are so evenly matched that it’s almost impossible to choose between them.

Not forgetting how low paid each of them are as well ~think

As a scotsman I should say Mannering for Captain.

Seriosuly Cappello is right you can’t have disharmony in the team nor a captain who is regualrly being a fud (bungs etc) and he has to set an expectation. England in certain positions lack the quality (although you also have some World Class players) so they need the team piece to compensate. I would take Beckham as he does play for the jersey and can command respect. Rooney can wait a bit longer.

PS hope you get pumped at the World Cup

The decision will make not one bit of difference on the pitch,Terry will still be the captain bar the armband,he is a leader on the pitch & will still continue to be so.

strange how an aussie newspaper owner can whip up such sanctamounious claptrap amongst grown men. i expect this type of rubbish from women because thats the way they are. here the facts dissapear into oblivion and are replaced by such by pure fiction which because weve all been brainwashed by 40 years of drivell via the TELLY/SUN/NEWS OF THE SCREWS we actualy believe. she was not bridges wife/girlfriend at the time of the crime against humanity. she was his EX. the only people this mess should have anything to do with is john terry,s FAMILY, and not this nation of pureists.if you actualy believe ( and im speaking as one who took the queens shilling and spent 20 years in a factory)that his team mate will care so much it will affect there game then my son you need to get out more. he will have the p!ss rapt out of him by his mates for a pastime. as for wayne bridge why should he care what his EX does unless of course unlike the rest of us he,s pure as the driven snow. yeh right. please forgive any spelling mistakes.~shh

@proper tidal boy wrote:

gerard without doubt why put pressure on rooney while his playing so well i thought some of you understood footie even herbie wouldnt put a manc as ciaptain

is this afishing site brian or a footie site sod terry the chelsea mug~clap ~clap ~clap

Herbie of course its going to cause a bit of trouble between them. Have you ever slept with a mates ex girlfriend? Trust me it doesn’t go down well ha.

Perhaps the exemplary Mr Ferdinand has been chosen for his uncanny ability to distinguish one side of a coin from the other and bellow “come on” when deemed necessary.

Alternatively, it may be his track record in organising Christmas parties that clinched the role.

same old same old England again the press are loving it headlines plus the extras they put in
it really doesn’t bother me all i wanted is for England to lift the world cup in my life time reading between the lines its the proper ENGLAND FANS that are disappointed just before the tournament starts the headlines should be about how well our two strikers are doing 40 goals between them ~clap ~clap
what are the true facts we are assuming the press are right in every detail

from a disappointed ENGLAND FAN

Who gives a flying f**k !!!

150k a week and ego,s to match …… F**k em !

Well done Capelo, one or two of them prima donas need bringing down a peg or two ~clap ~clap

i do dodge i still get the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when they play the national anthem i do want to see ENGLAND win everything and i’l be watching this afternoon going though every kick or try
i couldn’t believe my oldest lad!!! when he said england will go out in the early rounds and spain will win it~sick
there’s enough sh#t going on in this country i hate it when it interferes with sport

Let Rooney concentrating on playing. Ferdinand with Gerrard as vice is perfectly fine. Well done Capello. Irrespective of his playing ability, John Terry seems a fairly scummy individual.

what and ferdinand and gerrard ain’t scummy the managers italian do you think he’d of said no to her its in there blood mate

what and ferdinand and gerrard ain’t scummy the managers italian do you think he’d of said no to her its in there blood mate

@joffmiester wrote:

i do dodge i still get the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when they play the national anthem i do want to see ENGLAND win everything and i’l be watching this afternoon going though every kick or try
i couldn’t believe my oldest lad!!! when he said england will go out in the early rounds and spain will win it~sick
there’s enough sh#t going on in this country i hate it when it interferes with sport

Totally agree Joff….

I am England through and through when they are playing , you know that mate ….. It was only a matter of time imo before Terry became too big in footballing circles ….. rumour has it he rules the roost at Chelsea aswell ~think ~think again well done to Capelo for taking a firm hand imo ~clap ~clap

@Simon P wrote:

“Rio Ferdinand. banned after failing to take a drug test. Is taking drugs a good example to the country”

ALSO currently serving a ban for violent conduct.

Im a united supporter….. BUT J.T should be captain.

BANG ON ferdinand was caught failing to take drug test and still getting paid truck loads of money, and whilst getting paid was holding out for even more money in contract talks i,m not a united fan but a lot of my mates are and at the time they lost all respect for him,
He as said has also been caught bang to rights elbowing a fellow profesional in the chops caught on camera and still appealed,This man should not represent ENGLAND as captain in what could be a very defining year for the country.
i,m not a united hater or a chelsea supporter but J.T should of remained captain what goes on off the pitch stays of the pitch.~clap

~clap ~clap the trouble is we are only the PAYING supporters we don’t have a say
that dressing room won’t be any different you see as both player involved will be sat there whether he’s captain or not
and lets just see who’s story comes out tomorrow

seems to me the media are now running our national football team.
as well as the country in general.
imo we really arent good enough to be leaving anyone whos even remotely talented at home,
i sense another quarter final tragedy looming large.
maybe terrys seen the iceberg and bummed wayne bridges ex as an enjoyable get out clause~think

@joffmiester wrote:

what and ferdinand and gerrard ain’t scummy the managers italian do you think he’d of said no to her its in there blood mate

A

As someone who has an Italian father in law and a half Italian wife I can tell you, you are talking through your backside.

In no way does Ferdinand or Gerrard have the off field form of Terry and neither did anything so scummy whilst holding the position of England captain.

@joffmiester wrote:

what and ferdinand and gerrard ain’t scummy the managers italian do you think he’d of said no to her its in there blood mate

So what your saying is if it was an English manager he would’ve of stayed captain? rubbish Capello’s done this because it’s best for the TEAM, he spoke to players who play for England before he made his decession and it’s obivious certain players aren’t going to be happy him being there captain never mind want to play with him.

@Mikey .J. wrote:

Herbie of course its going to cause a bit of trouble between them. Have you ever slept with a mates ex girlfriend? Trust me it doesn’t go down well ha.

ive tried enough times ~shh ~shh ~shh

it dosent matter at your age herbie mate.you are only firing blanks now.lol

I love the way when some morally inept moron accidentally sticks his d*ick into some slapper, while wearing his Daddies Sauce Daddy of the Year t-shirt probably, it’s the media who get blamed.

lets be a little bit honest here fordy. if only media types who had NEVER done anything wrong were allowed to comment on terry then the silence would be deafening. sanctomonous claptrap as usual from our beloved red tops. you know the ones if they print it you know its a lie~shh ~shh

@herbie wrote:

lets be a little bit honest here fordy. if only media types who had NEVER done anything wrong were allowed to comment on terry then the silence would be deafening. sanctomonous claptrap as usual from our beloved red tops. you know the ones if they print it you know its a lie~shh ~shh

No let’s be honest Herbie, had Terry not been a fool then the media would not have had a story to publicise. Hence, Fordy is correct. Blaming the media is nonsensical and the only person Terry has to blame is himself. The incident raises questions about Terry not the media.

rubbish. its a storm in a teacup. totaly meaningless in todays society. you,ve now got a drug test cheater as captain~think ~think ~think if wer sending out messages for our young delinquents to follow thats a cracker. the media love to blow these stories up so you girls will have something to gossip about. sad~sick

@herbie wrote:

rubbish. its a storm in a teacup. totaly meaningless in todays society. you,ve now got a drug test cheater as captain~think ~think ~think if wer sending out messages for our young delinquents to follow thats a cracker. the media love to blow these stories up so you girls will have something to gossip about. sad~sick

Tell you what Herbie let’s all leave our doors open and make our children walk around with rape / bugger me signs tatooed on their head. Whilst it might make you happy I personally want a far far better country with decent moral standards and I have no time for people who commit adultery. John Terry is a scumbag and so is anybody else who does likewise.

If your standards are the gutter Herbie then so be it. Might are somewhat higher.

@herbie wrote:

rubbish. its a storm in a teacup. totaly meaningless in todays society. you,ve now got a drug test cheater as captain~think ~think ~think if wer sending out messages for our young delinquents to follow thats a cracker. the media love to blow these stories up so you girls will have something to gossip about. sad~sick

The drug testing incident was 7 years ago and Rio wasn’t CAPTAIN of England at the time, if you want to go back to previous incidents Terry’s not whiter than white is he. This is just one of many of things he’s done to digrace himself his club and his family, he was one of three premiership footballers that vomited and drunkly heckled/harassed amercian tourists grieving from the 9/11 attacks, aressted for affrey and assault, countless drunken incidents and many affairs the list goes on.

As Trav states he commited adultery whilst England captain with the GF / Partner of an England team mate. It honestly is a no brainer.

@trav849 wrote:

@joffmiester wrote:

what and ferdinand and gerrard ain’t scummy the managers italian do you think he’d of said no to her its in there blood mate

So what your saying is if it was an English manager he would’ve of stayed captain? rubbish Capello’s done this because it’s best for the TEAM, he spoke to players who play for England before he made his decession and it’s obivious certain players aren’t going to be happy him being there captain never mind want to play with him.

fare play mate but she was wayne bridges EX girlfriend at the time
still enough said who gives a sh#t now the writings on the wall for england and i’m sorry to say that as i’d love to see them lift the world cup in my life time

I was gutted when I heard that Terry had been sacked, but, on reflection, I am not really bothered. Here is why, and some other musings on the topic:

1) The role of captain in football is not very important. Just because JT is not wearing the armband, it does not mean that he cannot be a “leader” on the pitch.

2) JT was sacked because of the media reaction. FACT. If the media had not made such a big deal out of this, Capello would not have had a decision to make. This was all about whether Terry was “fit to be England captain”, because the media have decided that the England football captain is an important role and carries some moral responsibility. This is why his position as Chelsea captain is not untenable. The captain is only a significant figure-head in so far as he has to sit in press conferences and answer stupid questions from pathetic hacks looking for a story to sell some more papers.

3) Most of the England team are morons. I am 100% behind the team and will support and cheer them all of the way to Cape Town and beyond, but most of them have behaved at some point over the last 10 years in a way that would have made their mothers cringe (except JT, as his mother is arguably worse than him). I respect them as footballers, but not as human beings. Not that I blame them; they simply do not have the intellect to cope with the wealth and fame that their sporting ability has brought them.

4) ALLEGEDLY Wayne Bridge is not an innocent passenger in this story.

The whole situation is a joke in my opinion. Terry is a bad man, and you cannot condone his behaviour, but should I really having to write so much on this topic?!

You obviously think little of Capello Gary to say the media have made the decision. I would say to the contrary and the fact remain the England captain has commited adultery whilst holding the position of captain. He had to go.

I don’t think Capello had any choice, did he? This is not about Capello in any way, shape or form and does reflect on him positively or negatively, in my opinion.

Of course, once again, the newspapers tried to turn this into another story, with different papers taking a different angle. Some of them said that it was weak management, some said it was strong. My point is that it was neither!

What I will say is that at least Capello was smart enough to give the papers what they wanted and know that he could still get the best out of Terry on the pitch (ref. my point 1 above: that the captaincy is pretty irrelevant).

People, just be careful with any liable or slanderous comments in this lot.

Paddy, you have a PM. Definitely a fair comment to be careful in terms of what can and cannot be said. Good moderating.

Not wishing to be pedantic, but FYI, “slander” pertains to the spoken word and “libel” relates to the written word. As such, you cannot slander someone on an internet discussion board!

I personally think the papers would have been a storm in a tea cup for Capello Gary. Given his record on such things he would have been furious at the actions of Terry and papers or no papers would have acted.

Before Capello we had countless spineless managers who would’ve just brushed stuff like this under the table and make a mockery of it all, but Capello has now shown everyone thats he’s boss and there going to be no messing around and thats what we need.

Good for Capello.

You couldn’t imagine Steve Mclaren standing up to senior players, and as for Sven, blimey, he’s got worse form than Terry.

@NW Cut Angler wrote:

@herbie wrote:

rubbish. its a storm in a teacup. totaly meaningless in todays society. you,ve now got a drug test cheater as captain~think ~think ~think if wer sending out messages for our young delinquents to follow thats a cracker. the media love to blow these stories up so you girls will have something to gossip about. sad~sick

Tell you what Herbie let’s all leave our doors open and make our children walk around with rape / bugger me signs tatooed on their head. Whilst it might make you happy I personally want a far far better country with decent moral standards and I have no time for people who commit adultery. John Terry is a scumbag and so is anybody else who does likewise.

If your standards are the gutter Herbie then so be it. Might are somewhat higher.

usual crap wot the hell has children got to do with it. why do you constantly loose the plot son. is it a girly thing. my standards are my buisness. why are you unable to hold a proper discussion without insults. sad.
the red tops sacked tery. capello just took the easy way out. do you think for one minute taggert would have sacked him. no he has balls . terry screwed someone,s EX girlfriend mabye thats your problem you judge without actualy getting the facts correct. EX means former in case your a little confused

@herbie wrote:

@NW Cut Angler wrote:

@herbie wrote:

rubbish. its a storm in a teacup. totaly meaningless in todays society. you,ve now got a drug test cheater as captain~think ~think ~think if wer sending out messages for our young delinquents to follow thats a cracker. the media love to blow these stories up so you girls will have something to gossip about. sad~sick

Tell you what Herbie let’s all leave our doors open and make our children walk around with rape / bugger me signs tatooed on their head. Whilst it might make you happy I personally want a far far better country with decent moral standards and I have no time for people who commit adultery. John Terry is a scumbag and so is anybody else who does likewise.

If your standards are the gutter Herbie then so be it. Might are somewhat higher.

usual crap wot the hell has children got to do with it. why do you constantly loose the plot son. is it a girly thing. my standards are my buisness. why are you unable to hold a proper discussion without insults. sad.
the red tops sacked tery. capello just took the easy way out. do you think for one minute taggert would have sacked him. no he has balls . terry screwed someone,s EX girlfriend mabye thats your problem you judge without actualy getting the facts correct. EX means former in case your a little confused

Very simple Herbie your standards are in the gutter and it is people like you who create problems for decent membetrs of society.

The England captain commited adultery. Such actions are not acceptable in society nor in a position of responsibility. He rightly got sacked but then we get people like you defending him. As I said you seem quite happy to have people act like scum, so where does it stop. Hence my previous post.

Do you want a decent country

Gary, Thank you for the law lesson. I do not set out to A- Mod stuff that dont need it, so that is why i left your stuff alone, and B- to know lots about legal stuff. It is easy to see when a thread starts to take a dangerous path though sometimes, and this one was getting close to the edge in some respects.
Just a pitty that the people having a pop at each other could not use the pm service to argue there own personal slanging match points.

NWCA, given that Terry “commited adultery”, do you think it is acceptable for him still to be in the England team, given that “…such actions are not acceptable in society nor in a position of responsibility”? Further, is it acceptable for him to still be Chelsea captain, or in the Chelsea team?

I think everyone agrees that what he did is bad (at least I hope they do). My issue is with the suggestion that he is not fit to hold the title of “England captain”, but it is somehow acceptable for him to otherwise carry on regardless.

at least terry is still in the team behind the scenes i bet he’ll still put his stamp on the running of the defence and Rio will let him he’ll just miss the arm band another cover up you see
if most of you think he’s been that bad he should of been expelled from playing for his country full stop

come on ENGLAND

I deffo agree that herbie,s standards have dropped considerably since his teams 93rd minute winner at Old Trafford 2 weeks ago ! ~hand ~hand ~naughty ~naughty

I think he is very close to being banned from another forum ….. pmsl !

Gary, it is a very hard call. A knee jerk reaction would say no place for England but is that fair? I think the captaincy is very different to just being selected to play. However, if it happened then so be it.

I think the John Terry saga has 2 issues; 1. He commited adultery whilst England captain and 2. He tried to hide / bribe people that he had done so.