Big brave racist lionheart John Terry

[Torvald Utne]

Starts on the 24th

[Anubis]

The FA are busy performing mental gymnastics as to how they can differentiate it from how they dealt with Suarez. The FA aren't very good at mental gymnastics.

[gumps]

Uh Oh, looks like brushes and carpets at the ready!

 

Loop hole: Terry racism charge could be dismissed because it breaches FA rules

 

 

 

"John Terry's racism charge could be thrown out of the FA "court" next week - because of the Wembley rulebook.

 

Chelsea skipper Terry faces a likely four-match ban - and significant threat to his future England career - if he is found to have racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand last October when the delayed case starts on Monday.

 

While Terry was cleared of racial abuse at Westminster Magistrates Court in July, he conceded in evidence that he had used the words "f****** black c***" in response to Ferdinand, although insisting he was angrily dismissing the suggestion that he had used such words as an insult.

 

And it is that court case which looks likely to be used by Terry's legal team in a bid to have the entire case thrown out before any evidence is heard by the three-man Regulatory Commission.

 

Paragraph 6.8 of the FA "Rules and Regulations", specifically cites of cases "where the subject matter of a complaint or matter before the Regulatory Commission has been the subject of previous civil or criminal proceedings".

 

It adds that in such circumstances: "The result of such proceedings and the facts and matters upon which such result is based shall be presumed to be correct and the facts presumed to be true unless it is shown, by clear and convincing evidence, that this is not the case."

 

Delivering his verdict in July, Senior District Judge Howard Riddle stated: "It is therefore possible that what he (Terry) said was not intended as an insult, but rather as a challenge to what he believed had been said to him.

 

"In those circumstances, there being a doubt, the only verdict the court can record is one of not guilty."

 

Terry's legal team, headed by George Carter-Stephenson QC, have been poring over the fine print of the FA regulations since the decision to formally charge the Chelsea captain was made on July 27, a fortnight after his acquittal.

 

While Terry has remained vehement in his protestations of innocence, a position bolstered by the outcome of the Court case, it seems that even before the evidence is presented, the Chelsea skipper and his representatives will urge the Commission to dismiss the case on the grounds of a direct breach of the FA's own regulations.

 

The FA counter-argument is likely to be that there is a strict liability rule in place for allegations of racially-aggravated misconduct and that Terry's prior statements, both in the court and his interviews with Wembley investigators, represent an admission of guilt.

 

Ferdinand - and QPR captain Ji-Sung Park - both snubbed Terry before Saturday's goalless draw between the two clubs on Saturday, with the Rangers man also refusing to shake the hand of Ashley Cole, a defence witness in Court.

 

Disciplinary beaks believe they can still charge Terry and that the rules do not stop them from moving forward on that basis.

 

But it seems the case could be dismissed before it even begins, an outcome which would cause anger and indignation from Ferdinand, his family and friends, as well as campaign groups and QPR, while also igniting dormant passions on Merseyside still simmering over Luiz Suarez' contentious ban last season."

 

 

 

Lets hope that even the FA realise that they can't just conveniently make this go away on a technicality

[Lario]

That doesn't clear him.

 

Suarez wasn't found guilty of anything racist. In fact they specifically stated that he wasn't racist.

But he made reference to Evra's colour and was found guilty.

Terry did the same an even though the court found him not guilty of racism, he still mentioned Ferdinand's colour so is guilty too.

 

Should be interesting when himself and older Ferdinand come face to face.

[John McClane]

Must be 8 game ban, that is the standard they set for using language mentioning shade of skin. Fuck this 4 game shite right off never mind technicality shite.

[Teflon Don]

Has apparently just announced his retirement from international football.

[Rush 346]

He has just announced he is retiring from international football

[Teflon Don]

There an echo in here?

[zigackly]

Jumped before he was pushed.

[fowler9]

initial thought was he must be about to get done by the FA then come on here and read his hearing is tomorrow, no surprise there then making it look like his own choice

[FrenchEyeGlass]

He said that the FA pursuing action against him made his position untenable.

 

Couldnt make it up. Bellend.

[The Golden Eel]

Roy will be devastated, my thoughts are with him

[Newport]

Always been a cry baby ...

[Baltar]

Fuck off Terry.

[manwiththestick]

Mark Halsey will be made up with the timing. Gets him off the back pages.

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

England players react to John Terry's retirement, in mind that they will be traveling whilst he & their wives are home

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

He said that the FA pursuing action against him made his position untenable.

 

Couldnt make it up. Bellend.

And just when I thought I couldn't have any more contempt for the obnoxious shit.

[thompsonsnose]

Good riddance.

Please don't let Roy change your mind.

[Redder Lurtz]

Mongo get free buss pass now?

[Redder Lurtz]

Haha. This is a quality dig at the giant foreheaded twat:

 

FA general secretary Alex Horne insisted the player's disciplinary hearing was entirely separate to his England prospects.

 

"It's a personal decision. I don't see how we've made it untenable - they're two very separate processes. It's something that happened in a match. It shouldn't be taking a year to resolve but we feel we're reaching a conclusion on that.

 

"That's a very different process from our England procedures. They sit in different compartments and I could separate the two in my mind, but it doesn't look like he could."

[Ranxerox]

Haha. This is a quality dig at the giant foreheaded twat:

 

FA general secretary Alex Horne insisted the player's disciplinary hearing was entirely separate to his England prospects.

 

"It's a personal decision. I don't see how we've made it untenable - they're two very separate processes. It's something that happened in a match. It shouldn't be taking a year to resolve but we feel we're reaching a conclusion on that.

 

"That's a very different process from our England procedures. They sit in different compartments and I could separate the two in my mind, but it doesn't look like he could."

 

thats actually quite good

[KMD7]

Haha. This is a quality dig at the giant foreheaded twat:

 

FA general secretary Alex Horne insisted the player's disciplinary hearing was entirely separate to his England prospects.

 

"It's a personal decision. I don't see how we've made it untenable - they're two very separate processes. It's something that happened in a match. It shouldn't be taking a year to resolve but we feel we're reaching a conclusion on that.

 

"That's a very different process from our England procedures. They sit in different compartments and I could separate the two in my mind, but it doesn't look like he could."

 

ha ha!!

[gumps]

Just leaves the way open for his heroic return following a clearing by the "independent" panel.

 

His ego knows no bounds really. He gets the headlines and sympathy for appearing to be hounded out of England, whilst if he is cleared(still not 100% convinced he won't get off) he can answer Woy's call to return, so looking the big hero.

 

Cunt.

[Torvald Utne]

PR genius this, instead of the media talking about his racism case starting they're talking about his long and illustrious magnificent England career.

[TheHitman]

Ray Wilkins is devastated, saying they may not make it to the Euros without the brave and courageous John Terry. I doubt Roy will miss an opportunity to use it as an excuse if they fail.