Why are you standing behind Terry?

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Is it because he is a Chelsea player? Or you just think these are all lies?

He has been accused of sleep with a teammates girl, and saying something racist. These accusations if true are things that make one think little of a person.

If they are true. Of course everyone knows Terry's a bit of a twat, but he's a top professional when it comes to playing the sport we want to see. Until those allegations affect his performance on the pitch, then we'll have a problem. However, he's got a long, proven, track record of being a top performer despite dealing with such issues. Hell he even grabs a goal or two during this media hype.

It's annoying the FA have reacted before the trial's even begun.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Because he is the heartbeat of Chelsea Football Club... but I agree with most of the other posts up on here... innocent until proven guilty... we will all know after the Euros!

[Ollie 4,400]

Black is hardly racist tho is it. It's like calling Scholes a ginger cunt or SWP i midget cunt or Rooney a fat cunt. I'm standing behind Terry because these things go on all the time, it's just overheated banter. Just a shame he did say it and got caught out.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

He is the Chelsea captain and Id back him no matter what.

That being said, if he is found guilty then yes, a punishment is deserved and warranted, racism is a very serious issue and should not be encouraged. However I absolutely don't agree with stripping him of the England captaincy. He hasn't been put to trial yet, he hasn't had a chance to defend himself and, in my books, until he is proven guilty then I will consider him innocent.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Like said innocent until proven guilty...just sadly with the media and everyone else aint the case

[Amblève. 4,995]

Like many times said before, innocent until proven.

I don't know if this statement of J. Cole is true, but it sums it up pretty well...

Joe Cole: '' I've played with John Terry many years and he's the best Captain i've ever played with,He's also the perfect Captain for the national team, Chelsea are the english club with the biggest number of Black players in it, So there no ways he's a racist. Just look to his partnership with Ashley,even to his relationship with Didier and all the players, John is a racist? That's the funniest joke i could ever hear."

[Wilson 358]

Who cares what he does in his personal life. He's a great player and has gave everything for Chelsea. Who is anyone to judge him.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

100% no matter what the outcome of his case. CAPTAIN LEADER LEGEND

[Kez 2,727]

Why are you allowing yourself to be influenced by the media?

[gary gordon 1,777]

All is fair in love and WAR.. We are at war every time we step on the pitch. We have a saying over in the NRL, What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch. Ferdinand is a fucking prick either way. If Terry is found innocent it won't make a difference because hes already been hung out to dry. But what will happen to Ferdinand for making a false report?? My guess would be nothing..

[cujo101 75]

Innocent until proven guilty, thread closed.

It's as simple as that.

[DH1988 1,346]

I love the club.

I do not love John Terry outside the club. I fully back him within 90 minutes (and extra time, barring some slippery surfaces) however I do not back him outside of the pitch as he is a terrible person, contract rebel, court cases, affairs, everything.. however such is the modern day footballer.

As above, I back him as a club captain and on the field of play, shouldn't bring outside matters into it so lets just deal with the facts about the matters that occurred on it.. however! We do not have the facts so we cannot, as such everyone should just wait until the verdict.. And by everyone thats the FA included.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I love the club.

I do not love John Terry outside the club. I fully back him within 90 minutes (and extra time, barring some slippery surfaces) however I do not back him outside of the pitch as he is a terrible person, contract rebel, court cases, affairs, everything.. however such is the modern day footballer.

As above, I back him as a club captain and on the field of play, shouldn't bring outside matters into it so lets just deal with the facts about the matters that occurred on it.. however! We do not have the facts so we cannot, as such everyone should just wait until the verdict.. And by everyone thats the FA included.

Sometimes, the media propaganda can mess up the truth. Have a look at the oposite side:

[capriccioso 2,545]

I don't think telling someone you did not call them a black cunt falls under the category of racism. I also think he's been vilified in the media, and has been unfairly stripped of captaincy. For these reasons I stand behind him.

[capriccioso 2,545]

All this is going to achieve is another tournament with discord within the England camp, a humiliating early exit, with the FA to blame it on the "dirty forriners" in the Premiership.