Lets think for a minute about Rio as England Captain.

Is he a drug cheat or is he just so stupid he can't remember what someone told him 2 hours ago?

Couldn't we do any better than this?

Stevie G step forward!

He'd have been inside if he'd been tried anywhere outside of Merseyside!

Why are people saying he's been "sacked" He hasn't lost his job, he's just been removed from the (mostly symbolic) role of captain of a team he plays less than 15 times a year.

That's far too logical a way of thinking and doesn't sell as many newspapers

Why are people saying he's been "sacked" He hasn't lost his job, he's just been removed from the (mostly symbolic) role of captain of a team he plays less than 15 times a year.

I was thinking the same.....

Why are people saying he's been "sacked" He hasn't lost his job, he's just been removed from the (mostly symbolic) role of captain of a team he plays less than 15 times a year.

That's far too logical a way of thinking and doesn't sell as many newspapers

It's not the biggest deal of all time, yet I find it hilarious that a lot of people think that what Terry did was nothing major (I mean it wasn't a one-off kind of thing), even dismissing the 3 or 4 other incidents with selling his box and making a profit from the FA, his family's misdemeanor's etc...
I mean don't get me wrong, it's blown out of proportion, but basically Capello has surely made the correct decision... I'm sure Pilgrim pete that your analysis of it being an absolute disgrace will no doubt concern capello and of course the disgrace is his decision making as opposed to John Terry's??!!??? er I think not.

Jeez - There is No doubt about it, it's not Capello's fault that the options are limited, maybe that sums up this country's mentality..... birds, more birds, wealth, more fit birds, selfishness, affairs, money, cash, fights, birds, greed, fit blokes, fit birds, max clifford, wags, ego's, sturrock, england, best team in the world, cr*p, wingers, rooney, shearer, 1966, gazza, handball-groan, rubbish.

If everyone who had an affair was sacked , half of the population would be un-employed .

Give J T the arm-band back and get off your high horses.

Why should anyone care what he does in his private life - unless his Bentley is parked outside your house .

Will we now see the sponsors "do a Tiger"?

I can forgive Terry most things... not that he'd care about my forgiveness.... but I don't think it's acceptable for any male over the age of 18 to have that spiky, excessively-gelled haircut.

'Sack' him.

I've never cared much for England anyway, in my lifetime they've always been a bunch of over-rated, over-exposed bottlers.

What I find strange is that the meeting lasted only 15 minutes. Why all the big build up, waiting until Friday for something that could have been sorted over the phone in a few minutes, it just seem to play into the newspapers hands.

As for Rio as captain, i'm not sure, does anyone else get the feeling that John Terry will be captain again soon?

What I find strange is that the meeting lasted only 15 minutes. Why all the big build up, waiting until Friday for something that could have been sorted over the phone in a few minutes, it just seem to play into the newspapers hands.

As for Rio as captain, i'm not sure, does anyone else get the feeling that John Terry will be captain again soon?

I'm sure Capello wanted to tell him face to face and there was no selective leaking of what his decision was beforehand. He would also have given Terry the opportunity to plead his case.

Whatever the rights and wrongs of his decision he has, once again, acted decisively and firmly stamped his authority on the whole set up. I really like this man and it will only be with a regime that the likes of him impose that we have any chance of winning something.

Lets think for a minute about Rio as England Captain.

Is he a drug cheat or is he just so stupid he can't remember what someone told him 2 hours ago?

Couldn't we do any better than this?

Don't worry,Ferdinand will have forgotten he's the new England captain in 2 hours time

Mr. Capello sets high standards and is a devout Catholic with a strong moral code. John Terry has been caught out doing something that is morally unacceptable and a team mate is involved. I think this may have something to do with Capello's standards and him feeling let down as well as the fact that Terry staying as the leader could prove divisive, considering he would be willing to stab team mates in the back. Being England captain is not just about being a leader on the pitch but your character off the pitch. Terry appears to have failed this test of character and a new leader must now replace him.

Exactly, it's his decision entirely and as you say he has a strong moral code. Also this is an incident (or incidents) that have happened in Capello's term, so although everyone is right to voice out other people's misdemeanors that happened way back (rio, rooney etc...) this is the latest one and it also involves another england player. If Rio fluffs up big-time in the next 5 months then expect the captaincy to change again. I mean if you had the world's greatest job I think you could probably keep your shorts on for that amount of time without slipping up.

Money can't buy you love...

...but it can buy your silence.