[Angus]

Originally Posted by bananarama

I agree with that too.. Although I don't agree with your view point on Katia from CBBB but that's another debate in which agreeing to disagree can be the only outcome.....

People go on about him being a role model...I doubt that title and requirement is in his contract so should have no bearing at all.........It's up to parents to talk to their kids about moral behavour and famouse people......The famouse as long as they do their job should be judged only on what they do not on their private life....... Even though I have to call him everything that women usually get called.......

That is a disingenuous view since, like it or not, footballers and other sportsmen ARE role models that children look up to and want to emulate, and who inspire others. Responsibiity for one's own behaviour comes with the job, and Terry's statements about how when he accepted the armband made it clear he was well aware of this. A lot of the people supporting Terry seem to have missed the salient point that he betrayed a team mate - ex girlfriend or not she is the mother of Bridge's child and was a good friend of Terry's wife. Team harmony and cohesion are a big part of Terry's job, and he didn't think about that when he was shagging the ex gf. She is just as bad but then she wasn't captain was she? And now we have the prospect of further revelations in the papers tomorrow - with photos for those of you still protesting "its all lies". If you don't think what he has done is reprehensibe it just goes to show how low football has sunk in the past two decades - no honour, no decency, no sportsmanship at all.

The requirement to be a captain who leads by example and sets high standards IS a requirement of the job, and Terry was well aware of that.

He is now desperate to get the captaincy back (THAT ain't going to happen) but probably only because he's lost a load of sponsorship money for being Captain! It''s certainly NOT because he gives a stuff about the honour and prestige of the captaincy that was conferred on him and the status of which he has dragged through the mud.

There now appears to be some doubt he will even go to South Africa, once the red tops hit the mat tomorrow morning. Can you imagine the chants etc everywhere he goes now, it is so unfair to the other players. If our chances are now screwed up in the WC because of this mess - the blame lies squarely at the feet of a dishonourable and cowardly man, John Terry.