Tag Archives: John Terry

England and Rio Ferdinand, again.

If only Rio had done what he was perfectly within his rights to do and turn his back on England, for good. He had no reason to feel he owed his country anything, not after the ‘footballing reasons’ snub of … Continue reading

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Racism: a rant

This isn’t going to be an attempt to show my deep understanding of racism, nor some pseudo intellectual lecture about how we need to understand Serbia. It’s just a rant setting out how I feel about racism in this country, … Continue reading

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Rio Ferdinand: England cast aside the finest of a generation

It seems highly likely that Rio Ferdinand’s England career is now over. The decision to exclude him from the England squad for the European Championships is obviously clouded by the circumstances surrounding John Terry’s impending court appearance. And, the reaction from … Continue reading

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The lesser of 400 evils (or, why I want everyone to lose)

This post first appeared on The FCF If we were all really good fans then we’d only be concerned for the fortunes of our own club and that of our immediate rival. There’d be no more moaning to Alan Green … Continue reading

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