JT

[In_The_Rough]

Another waste of money all for a maximum fine of £2500 which is small change to JT. Should have locked him and Ferdinand in a room together and let them sort out their differences without all this namby pamby snitching and reporting.

 

[full_throttle]

money talks, enough said

 

[Imurg]

Open Season for Racists now...?

 

[One Planer]

Open Season for Racists now...?

Pretty much what I said when I heard.

 

[bluewolf]

Open Season for Racists now...?

Only the ones who can afford good representation though. Your average working class racist is still in trouble.

 

[Dellboy]

Right outcome but what a waste of money getting there, should have never gone to court in the first place, what next, a heavy tackle going to court as GBH !!!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

He said ..he said............ in the middle of a football park...nobody else heard.
I take it the prosecution officer was an Arsenal fan. Should never have been brought to court.
The saving grace is that most of the world now knows that Terry really is a ...................

 

[Andy808]

So the outcome of this is if your in football you can do whatever you want in the eyes of the law.
Case closed and let anarchy rule the pitches.

 

[In_The_Rough]

Hardly anarchy, something that was said in the heat of the moment and JT was provoked by ribbing about him bonking a team mates missus he was bound to respond in an agressive manner. Sould never have gone to court at all and a waste of time and money. Glad he got off anyway. Everybody knew JT was a bit of a rabble rouser anyway and this trial and verdict will do nothing to sway people either way CFC fans will still love him and the rest wont.

 

[TonyN]

On a side note, it turns out that it was Ferdinand that started it all and he didn't actually hear the alleged racist slur at the time.
So with nobody actually hearing it, how on earth has this got to court?

It was heard and reported by an off duty Police Officer ( presumably in the stand).

Surely he would have put it in his pocket notebook and completed a statement. What's annoying is, even though he was cleared of racially abusing AT, he's still guilty of section 5 public order at least and this was ignored.

The legislation states anyone who uses threatening abusive or insulting words or Behaviour or any visible sign or representation that are LIKELY to cause harassment alarm or distress is guilty of section 5.

No body actually has to be aggrieved. The fact he was in a stadium full of thousands of people suggests to me that was most definitely likely.

 

[Grumps]

Suarez?

What's the difference between the Suarez/Evra episode and this?

Is there one?

Suarez isn't English and his country's captain so the press weren't Gonna hound JT in the same way

 

[znuffzz]

some of the commens in this thread are gloriously ignorant.

the fact that someone, irrespective of the personal weath of an individual, can publicly call a peer what JT called AF and walk out scott free is anabsolute disgrace and a national embrrasment...

 

[Fish]

Rio, who has driven this behind Anton and has a huge chip on his shoulder regarding JT has as always put his big foot in it now also by endorsing a comment calling Ashley Cole a "Choc-Ice" which apparently is a huge insult in the black community.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...d-accused-row-Twitter-attack-Ashley-Cole.html