John Terry: Racist slur?

[Milan 17,854]

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck confirms John Terry will continue to be the club's captain. Full story to follow.

[Jase 43,479]

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck confirms John Terry will continue to be the club's captain. Full story to follow.

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1. They will not discuss the full details of the punishment.

2. Terry received a very very very heavy fine according to Gourlay.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

2. Terry received a very very very heavy fine according to Gourlay.

Max fine allowed at Chelsea is 2 weeks wages. It maybe heavy to you and me, but I don;t think John minds too much.

[Jase 43,479]

Max fine allowed at Chelsea is 2 weeks wages. It maybe heavy to you and me, but I don;t think John minds too much.

Yes, only you and me. The footballers and everyone including the members here are super duper rich that they can afford to pay the hefty fine...

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Yes, only you and me. The footballers and everyone including the members here are super duper rich that they can afford to pay the hefty fine...

I don't get what's your point?

My point is that Gourlay is trying to make it sound like the club punished Terry severely to save the club's image. When Terry probably doesn't care so much about his punishment. I mean if you were making something like 10m per year, I don't think 300-350k would set you back too much.

[Jase 43,479]

I don't get what's your point?

My point is that Gourlay is trying to make it sound like the club punished Terry severely to save the club's image. When Terry probably doesn't care so much about his punishment. I mean if you were making something like 10m per year, I don't think 300-350k would set you back too much.

The sarcasm obviously failed to work there. My point was that you were speaking the obvious.

[Milan 17,854]

Buck told Talksport: "John will continue to be captain of the club. We are not going to suspend him for any additional matches that the FA have suspended him for but we have taken firm disciplinary action appropriate to the circumstances."

Gourlay added: "The incident 12 months ago has clouded the most successful period on the club's history."

[Fulham Broadway 16,858]

Captain, Leader. Legend -that is all

[TheCount 146]

Captain, Leader. Legend -that is all

This, this and this.

[AfricanBlue 104]

Rio Ferdinand didn't wear a kick it out t shirt today apparently in protest the the FA not doing enough to punish racial abuse which is ironic since they gave him a slap on the wrist for abusing Ashley Cole, not that anyone in the media will point that out though.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

JT's end game: Chelsea will not offer John Terry a new deal as Blues look to remove old guard

http://www.mirror.co...n-terry-1390566

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

JT has two years left on his contract anyway. so regardless of this whole incident,he would have/will be offered a 1 year deal at most 2 years.

at some point all the knocks he`s taken for the club and England will become too much for him to continue to play with. the broken ribs for example will give him some pain for the rest of his life.

i broke a few of my brother in laws ribs when i was younger. he had to quit his job as a night club bouncer after that and 18 years on i still catch him wincing when he bends over to pick something up off the floor. ribs don`t fully heal as such, they don`t put them in a cast anymore like they used to in the past because that can cause complications.

i`d retire at the end of this deal if i was him. i`d be shocked if he ever played anywhere else.

[The Skipper 20,593]

JT's end game: Chelsea will not offer John Terry a new deal as Blues look to remove old guard

http://www.mirror.co...n-terry-1390566

Poor and stupid article trying to add more flames to the fire.

[Fulham Broadway 16,858]

Headlines and stories everywhere like 'JT is currently banned for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand'

Surely this shouldn't be allowed as its not actually correct, and JT should take all of the cunts to the cleaners? Even the likes of BBC sport, not just the sun etc. Its everywhere.

[dave30 728]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/rio-ferdinand-plans-union-for-black-football-players-in-england/story-e6frfg8x-1226501869996

Ferdinand plans new union for black players

I think someone needs to show the attention seeker this.

[Milan 17,854]

KV, could you delete it please? That was not the picture I wanted to post. I had more of them open and must have misclicked or I don't know.

[zolayes 14,489]

http://www.heraldsun...x-1226501869996

Ferdinand plans new union for black players

I think someone needs to show the attention seeker this.

if anyone wont join will they be called blacklegs....

I suppose since Torres wont strike he must be a blackleg as well :ph34r:

[Chelseapony 76]

You know this has really bothered me (not just because it involves the Chelsea captain) and I've had this thought and I really couldn't find the right words to express it. Then it kinda came to me.

The real issue I see it is not racism or at least it's not the entire picture. It's like saying the United States has a glock 22 problem instead of a gun problem. "Racism" is merely one piece of the problem which is abusive chanting and abusive trash talking in English football.

Why is insults about race especially taboo? Because of the historical baggage of the slave trade, colonialzation, segregation, etc. Take that all way, let's just say we lived in a world where the atlantic slave trade, Nazis or Jim Crow never happened, strip it all away and what is racist abuse? It's merely making fun of someone's physical attributes, also cultural attributes based on what they look like they're from.

So forgetting the historical baggage is calling someone "Hey you black f***!" wrong? Yeah, but so is calling someone a "fat f***" Or for that matter insulting someone's mother etc. Football fans don't make monkey noises because they're "racist" in the extreme sense of the word. It's just another way to get under a person's skin. Like you bring up Wayne Rooney prostitution thing. I'm not saying it's not wrong, but to link that with the real RACIST RACIST stuff that happened in the past is not logical.

The problem is more about inappropriate chanting not just racist chanting. Like I said, racism is merely one weapon, like a glock 22. The real issue is abusive chanting to footballers period and also abusive from one footballer to another. NOT JUST RACIST ONES.

Also I find it kinda laughable how now there is extreme overreaction to "racism". But what I mean is where was this lovely sentiment against racism when it was like ACTUALLY NEEDED. Nobody gave a sh** against racism when England had India as a colony and treated Indians like 2nd class citizens, or when England used African laborers like slaves or when England was bombarding China's coast, addicting them to opium and treating Chinese people like inferior beings.

Oh right everybody was racist back then, now present day we're so vigilant over racism, god forbid some footballer make some racist insult and we've got to stop John Terry before England becomes Nazi Germany/Jim Crow Southern America. Really it's punishing John Terry that's lynchpin to saving the western world from reverting to our racist past.

Really I'm not writing this to defend John Terry, it's the complete disgust at the media and people in general to turn a issue like racism and completley miss the point entirely and turn it into a absolute joke. Cliches and sanctimonious bullsh** rather than a honest look at the issue.