Thread: Fabio Resigns

Lmao fair play to him telling them old farts at the FA where they can stick their job,he was the manager so telling him who's playing cannot be good.

Harry gets the all clear, and then hours later Capello quits.

Hmmmmmmm

too right.doddery old twwats

Does that mean he's back to Greendale to do the deliveries?

Originally Posted by StateOfPlay

Harry gets the all clear, and then hours later Capello quits.

Hmmmmmmm

Harry won't get the job though I don't think, he's smack bang in the middle of a season!
God knows what they are going to do, with Euro 2012 approaching rapidly!

Stuart Pearce till after the euros then Harry. He won't quit spurs now while they're flying high mid season. Fair play to Capello for standing up for himself. Now please make sure we get an English manager!

Harry FTW

Anyone who tells the pompous dicks on the board of a cosy 'boys club' organisation to shove it up their arse gets my vote.

Maybe he's quit for the lucrative Leeds job lol!

Thing is this, England captain is accused of racism, like where I work you can be suspended whilst awaiting the outcome of an investigation. That is what happened to Terry, and in the scheme of things it was better for the team, as it meant that in the summer they could concentrate on the game. So I think the "old farts" took the right decision.

Capello got the hump about it, not because of Terry himself, but because they took the decision without consulting him. And on that point, I think he was right to resign, and well done to him for being so bold. They should have involved him.

Anyway, racism needs to be stamped out, it is worrying how much it has reared it's head again. So I think it is right that Terry should step aside till the matter is cleared up. It is too serious to ignore. If he is cleared of all charges, then he should take back the role if he still wants it.

I said earlier this morning that Capello would resign and Harry would be the new boss, so lets see if I am 100% right, or just 50%

I do wonder why everyone is so excited about his resignation? Fabio Capello has been England's BEST manager, and that's a FACT!

Look below!

Yeah, his results look great, but we flunked out in the World Cup.


It's just that we want an Englishman to manage the English team. Is that too much to ask?

Call me old fashioned,,, but I believe the England manager should be English........!!

Having said that, I think he's got more backbone and principle that the rest of the, politically correct FA, put together... Am I the only one who thinks that, with the record levels of violent crime currently engulfing this Country, that saying a few, maybe not very nice, words to someone,,, is not something the Police should be wasting time and money persecuting people for....??

If you want our society to be free of violent crime, a good place to start would to have equality.

A good captain would have stepped aside whilst this court case was pending. I blame Terry for all of this

What sort of 'equality' do you mean........? Should we all be millionaires and live in Country houses..........??

Doesn't seem very 'equitable' to me that someone can be punished for a 'crime' they have not yet been convicted of...!!

Originally Posted by StateOfPlay

A good captain would have stepped aside whilst this court case was pending. I blame Terry for all of this

Bobby Moore 1970 ?

the FA ban luis Suarez for 8 matches, on hearsay, for racism, which there were no criminal charges brought against, yet let terry, still play for his club and country, whilst being on criminal charges of racism!

God knows what we gonna do for the euros, always happens at pivotal moments in the national side!

Originally Posted by jojo

I do wonder why everyone is so excited about his resignation? Fabio Capello has been England's BEST manager, and that's a FACT!

Look below!

Thing is, Jojo, it's not just about how many games you win, it's about which ones you win. Sir Alf won the ones that mattered the most, and I am old enough to remember it.

Originally Posted by StateOfPlay

Thing is this, England captain is accused of racism, like where I work you can be suspended whilst awaiting the outcome of an investigation. That is what happened to Terry, and in the scheme of things it was better for the team, as it meant that in the summer they could concentrate on the game. So I think the "old farts" took the right decision.

Capello got the hump about it, not because of Terry himself, but because they took the decision without consulting him. And on that point, I think he was right to resign, and well done to him for being so bold. They should have involved him.

Anyway, racism needs to be stamped out, it is worrying how much it has reared it's head again. So I think it is right that Terry should step aside till the matter is cleared up. It is too serious to ignore. If he is cleared of all charges, then he should take back the role if he still wants it.

I said earlier this morning that Capello would resign and Harry would be the new boss, so lets see if I am 100% right, or just 50%

I agree to a point. But Capello made a massive mistake when he re-appointed Terry as captain last year. John Terry was, is, and always will be, a toxic presence. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but it's not enough to be a good player. You need to know how to behave. John Terry does not, never has, and never will do. Bobby Moore knew how to behave, and he won the World Cup.

Originally Posted by voorhees

Bobby Moore 1970 ?

Bobby Moore was set up. The whole world knew it from the moment it happened.

I don't know a great deal about football politics or football o be honest but it seems its not the first time an Italian has deserted a sinking ship. Also not the first time Capello has been in a scandal either? He's had a great career though and £6million a year when your 65 years old isn't bad in my book.

I like the sound of Rednap being manager but I don't think he's upto it at the moment, he's doing well and everyone who goes near the England job seems to go down hill in one way or another so probably better where he is?

Would Alan Shearer or even David Beckham be any good for the team short term whilst a replacement is found? and is there even anyone worthy of the role? Or what about Jimmy Greaves?

politics is the prime reason why England will never again win a world cup.
Terry was an idiot though, but, for one terry, there are plenty more hungry,
better players with more potentials in the UK that can outwit, out play,
and replace him.
EVERYONE GOES ON LIKE HE IS SOME CLARK KENT when he clearly is not.
it takes men of distiction and honour with humbleness such as the ones
that won us the 1966 world cup to get us to the promise land and Terry
is clearly not.

Originally Posted by shady-ninja

EVERYONE GOES ON LIKE HE IS SOME CLARK KENT when he clearly is not.
it takes men of distiction and honour with humbleness such as the ones
that won us the 1966 world cup to get us to the promise land and Terry
is clearly not.

I sometimes wonder if the issue is less with the players and more with the people/fans who put them on these pedestals.

I have huge respect for doctors / nurses / firemen / service men and women etc. who put themselves at risk for the safety and well being of others. They save lives and that is priceless. But in society they are taken largely for granted as people only worship people on TV, and if they can kick a bag of air then that's the icing on the cake.

Some people make a choice to follow football almost like it were a religion, irrespective of the associated costs or the openly displayed unethical behaviours of it's board members or players. Yes it's a beautiful game, but it is just that, a game. It's not life or death. Nobody dies (other than through hooliganism) if your team doesn't scoop the full fat 3 points on a Saturday afternoon.

It's easy to judge some of these overpaid idiots, but the money they get paid eclipses anything the bankers get paid, so you'd largely expect it to go to their heads in the same way. People with excessive wealth can often believe they are above the law, or beyond reproach, and this is what will always set aside the teams of today from those of yesteryear. Get too much too young and where's the incentive. Can they even cope with the expectation set upon their own shoulders.

The media fuel the obsession by sensationalising every story that ever surfaces because it makes great / easy headlines. They are showing us almost daily how corrupt and unpleasant big money sport has become, yet fans will choose to overlook all of this and largely ignore it as 1966 was all to long ago for the average Brit to stomach, and the soundbite is hollow to anyone who doesn't wear a shirt with 3 lions on it.

Originally Posted by Just Plain Old

Call me old fashioned,,, but I believe the England manager should be English........!!

Having said that, I think he's got more backbone and principle that the rest of the, politically correct FA, put together... Am I the only one who thinks that, with the record levels of violent crime currently engulfing this Country, that saying a few, maybe not very nice, words to someone,,, is not something the Police should be wasting time and money persecuting people for....??

Personally I don't think terry is rascist, but I do think he made rascist comments. On the street this would probably be a fine at most cos the police would consider it a minor offence, but terry is in the public eye so they'll take an aggressive stance. As for his rascist comment, if you were arguing with a fat man you might call him a fat c#^t , and I reckon in essence that's what he's done. It's wrong but I wouldn't say it's rascist, and besides he supposedly slept with a friend of mines ex fiancé, and she's Indian!

Going back to Fabio resigning.... I think its a good thing. The England manager should be English, simple as that really.
International football is to show which country can produce the best football team. And a big part of how a team performs is down to the tactics employed by the manager. So IMO the manager should also be from the same country.

If FIFA aren't careful international football is going to be a thing of the past soon, apart from the team name.
It's ridiculous that, for example, a Spanish player who has played in this country for a few years can then play for the English national side.

Fabio going is a blessing if you ask me.

^+1 on that. English team should mean English throughout the whole set up. It seems to be one view that everyone shares.

+2 on that. Any by English, I really do mean English, not British, so the FS needn't even think of trying to prise Sir Martin O'Neill away from the Stadium of Light.

Originally Posted by Just Plain Old

What sort of 'equality' do you mean........? Should we all be millionaires and live in Country houses..........??

Doesn't seem very 'equitable' to me that someone can be punished for a 'crime' they have not yet been convicted of...!!

Racial equality would be a good start. We all bleed red. Having well paid sportsmen using racist language on TV sets a bad example. Young people watch football on TV. He needs to be punished. He should plead guilty, apologise, take a slap and spend the rest of his career trying to stamp out racism. Wearing an armband that says stamp out racism isn't enough.

Suspension is a punishment, but it is also vital to protect the individual and to enable a fair investigation and hearing to take place when it is of such importance. If you are a national "hero", you are important.

Thing is, Terry is a footballer, not a Doctor, so please save your tears for this numpty. He is a numpty because he thinks he can get away with racism. We all need to accept when we have done wrong and apologise. No way will this guy apologise.

I have to say, my national football team is a higher priority than John Terry.

This is about football so don't drag it into a row about race

Wasn't the reason he resigned something to do with race..............??

Never mind....