The captain should be the person most capable of doing the job. It's down to the conscience of Capello if he still thinks Terry harbours enough respect to do the job. I think he's past it and shouldn't go anyway, but if he does go, I couldn't care less whether he's captain or not.
If Terry was a teacher or a police officer facing the same accusation he would be suspended and forbidden to go near his place of work until the matter was resolved. As he is a footballer and the FA has no understanding of morality or social responsibility he is allowed to continue as if nothing has happened. This is as an even bigger insult to Ferdinand than the original claimed rascist outburst. The whole sordid business reflects badly on the FA who have stuck a finger up at Ferdinad and all the other black players as well as black fans.
No. The whole thing stinks. As Godders stated it would not happen in the real world. Im sure he uses the same teflon based spray tan the T.Venables / H.Redknapp uses cos nuthing sticks to them.
Absolutely no way should he be England captain. When he was demoted after the Wayne Bridge incident it was the right decision. It was the wrong decision to reinstate him, and the latest allegations prove that. The FA should be distancing itself from anyone likely to bring the game into disrepute, whether it be Terry or Redknapp.
Terry wouldn't even be in my starting 11, let alone Captain and it's got nothing to do with the court case. At top international level, he gets pulled all over the place and looks like a sunday league CB. In the premier league he can look great, filled with bull dog spirit and everything, but against the best he looks poor. I still think he was to blame for three, maybe all four of Germany's goals in the world cup. If you look at those goals, his positioning is appalling.
I wouldn't even want him representing the country, let alone leading them out to battle. Hopefully, this wont even be an issue because he simply isn't good enough anymore! Much better options available.
NO!!!!!!!! and if the next question is should he be allowed to play for England again my answer will be NO!!!!!!!
The guy should never play for England and not because of the whole racist thing he is just a rubbish centre half. He was made to look good at Chelsea by Gallas, Desially and Carvahlo and by Rio and Sol for England. All of sudden he is not playing alongside them and his chronic lack of pace and his awful positioning is very much there for all to see. He is nothing but a throwback to a 70s clogger like chopper harris and lets face even Harris in his prime wouldnt have stood a chance in todays game.
Only in football can the normal rules of decency, and employment law be suspended. Suarez uses racist abuse, and the whole Liverpool squad, including the manager wear T shirts supporting him, and Evra is booed. The victim of a racist abuse is booed! In what other environment could that happen? John Terry behaves badly by peeing in the corner of a night club/bar, tonking his mates ex, and allegedly racially abusing a fellow pro. What does he need to do before the FA grow the balls and at least suspend him whilst the prosecution takes place. But this is the same FA which suspend their own respect programme to save face, because the whole QPR team decide to snub John Terry on worldwide TV during the pre match pleasanteries because they are so incenced by JT actions. How can Terry command the respect of the dressing room? He is only still there because the FA and that idiot capello are so removed from the real world they think the world revolves around them. If Terry had anything about him he would stand down from captain, and announce his international retirement. the fact he won't tells you all you need to know about him.
I'm sure it will work with Terry and Rio in the England team. Rio and Terry will be best mates and even share the same room. They will even have breakfast together sharing each others crumpets. If Terry and Rio don't go then we have no chance they are amazing
Regardless of whether he is guilty of this, and I think he is, for a few reasons, he should never play for England again, let alone be captain. He's crossed the line so many times before that we all know what kind of character he is. He's not fit to represent the country. Even leaving aside his character, his form as a footballer in the last year or so has been so poor he wouldn't get anywhere near the team if it weren't for his big reputation.
The fact that he will be not only allowed to represent the country, but also captain them, is precisely the reason (psychologically) that England will come up dismally short again at the championships.....
Would people say that Gerrard and Rooney following their misdemeanors are suitable captains either, I am not sure who is captain material these days (consider the incidents with King etc but no-one talks about that). I just wonder if this kind of situation would be perceived differently in other countries, consider Maradona or Luis Aragones comments about Henry. In the end prob Capello should decide, however the media will be calling for his head and I suspect they will get their way with an FA intervention.
OROW, noone expects footballers to be pure as the driven snow as they rflect society as a whole. sexual misdemeanours are unpleasant to hear about, but this accusation of racism, with the video evidence for all to see is in a whole different league, and will impact on his ability to carry the dressing room. The FA have a respect campaign, and an anti racism campaign as they see these as important issues in football. To my knowledge there is no " don't sleep with granny slappers" campaign. For Terry, this is just another in a whole list of poor decision making, and poor behaviour, and should be the point of no return for his captaincy. I do understand the views of some that his personal life should not affect his work as a footballer. I come from the Ramsey/Charlton/Moore era where it was unimaginable for this sort of behaviour to occur, or be tolerated if it did, and this did occur on the pitch!
Definition of granny slappers: grannies who happen to be slappers or people who slap grannies. If the latter I demand a protest group
Very true. As I have mentioned before, the FA have a long history of protecting internationals prior to major tournaments and, as they say in Glasgow, it sucks bawz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss_7WGYa9nQ