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I agree with the "innocent until proven guilty" principle, which is a pillar upon which justice is based. I understand Fabio Capello's anger at being over ruled, and frankly admire the man for walking to defend his principles. Despite having little time for football, I get all of that...
In so many walks of life, it is not be unusual for employees to face suspension from certain posts when facing a period of distraction while having to defend a criminal charge. Just last week, Chris Huhne resigned from the government as he is facing a court case.
I do think though that John Terry should have done the decent thing first though and spoken with the FA and offered to step aside while the case is being pursued. Would have saved a load of grief.
I was surprised he got his job back after his last indiscretion though... but as I said earlier, I know little of the game and don't claim to understand it.
Quote: If they had, then we would have won the world cup under the management of Brian Clough
Ha! I guess some Leeds fans would take issue with that. But I read his auto-biography last year. Picked it up in a charity shop for 50p. It changed my view of the man and made me understand him better. He may well have made a better job of it than Revie but as some have suggested above, the FA moves in mysterious and sometimes incomprehensible ways.
Quote: I do think though that John Terry should have done the decent thing first
I agree. He has increassingly come over as an arrogant *** who thinks he can do almost anything with impunity
Quote: I was surprised he got his job back after his last indiscretion though
What indiscretion? Goig out with someone's ex-girlfriend (as in they are no longer in a relationship)? I never understood what the hell people (correction: the press) were whinging on about - I honestly believe if they had not made such a big thing about it, colleagues would not have been forced into opposing camps and the thing would have blown over in a matter of days.
Are footballers the new royalty? Just like the Queen, they can do no wrong in law!
In response to your earlier comment Mike, how many times during a post match interview, do you hear a manager or player saying
I could say more, but then the FA will be on my back
Why?
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but obviously not where the FA is involved
Oh, come on. You are deliberately conflating two completely different issues.
You tied the talk of censoring/gagging to the Capello resignation and how the FA would stop any criticism of them. The post match interview rules are an attempt to maintain some sort of respect for match officials by stopping self-serving team officials throwing random accusation to cover up why they lost a match through their own incompetence.
But then again you seem to just hate the FA and are willing to take any issue out of context to add to that.
If you can tell me of any instance where someone has been sanctioned for criticising the FA as a body I would be interested to hear - in fact even today, Mancini said the FA made a mistake in letting him go - let's see if he is fined shall we?
Quote: You tied the talk of censoring/gagging to the Capello resignation and how the FA would stop any criticism of them
Isn't that why he resigned, because they, as usual, interfered in his role as the manager and decided who his captain should not be.
It will be interesting to see how they react to the shenanigans that occurred today at Old Trafford -oops Trafford Park - Old Trafford is a cricket ground
One of the players who very conveniently refused to shake hands, had previously served a ban from the FA for "forgetting" a blood/drug test
...and he was made captain of our national team
Lost in the annals of time - but not by me
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