I’ve read so much about John Terry over the past number of days.
I’ve listened to just about everyone who claims to be a pundit on something pontificating about him.
I watched Football Focus and was shocked to hear a few very knowledgeable former footballers judge John Terry instead of leaving the subject alone.
If you notice, I’ve inserted this post under Business because that is exactly what John Terry is involved in, one of the biggest and most enjoyable businesses in the world for both players and fans.
John Terry won his way into a top football team because he excelled as a footballer and later became Captain because he was an excellent leader.
He was appointed as Captain of England because he was considered to be the most suitable player for the job and proved them right.
He subsequently lost his Captaincy because of his behaviour off the pitch.
If he was a Captain of Industry or a movie star and behaved as he did would he have been sacked by his Board of Directors or failed to get any further star roles?
Damned right he wouldn’t if he was delivering a high dividend to his shareholders and attracting a large viewing audience.
Nor would his life style have been a bad role model to any young people who were aspiring CEO’s or movie stars.
Look, John Terry is a professional footballer and is the ultimate role model on the pitch for every young person who aspires to football greatness.
So what if he has cheated on his Wife or got drunk and scrapped or wee’d in a pint pot. Have you never act like a prat when you’ve been pissed out of your head?
Like any other successful person he’s simply media fodder because he sells newspapers, magazines and entices everyone to watch News Channels.
His life style off the pitch will not discourage one single young person from aspiring to be another John Terry the footballer.
Fabio Capello was wrong to relieve John Terry of his duties as Manager because he judged him on his life style off the pitch, that is, frankly in my opinion, none of his business providing his life style doesn’t adversely affect his game on the pitch.
Mr Capello has proven himself to be either a hypocritical bigot or a coward if he took instructions from the FA who don’t, incidentally have a sufficiently clean moral track record to judge anyone elses moral standards.
Premier League Football is a Business based on sport, played by super rich young men who have a very short career.
If the success of the England team is to be reliant on players morals I fear a future England Squad will be regularly beaten rotten by most Blue Square teams!
You’ve been professionally bent over the table, Mr Terry by the FA, aided and abetted by a weak Manager who was recently singing your praises.
I sincerely hope you score so many goals for England that they beg you to resume your Captaincy again.
I’d strongly advise you to tell them to stuff it where the sun don’t shine.
Of course you’ve wronged your Wife and children but that’s entirely a personal thing between you and your family, so take a little private time, fix your personal life and choose your future friends wisely.
Incidentally although I don’t support Chelsea, I get a lot of pleasure watching them play – they’re a cracking team!
