£32m.

You're saying "the law is the law". I'm saying that different laws apply for different crimes.

The FA will say that they judge each case on its merits. Clearly having a blanket ban on anyone with a court case against them is ridiculous, but it's what you seem to be arguing for.

And why are you only arguing for it now? What about all the other players who have been in the courts since then?

It is strange that they felt they wanted to strip the captaincy off him but still allowed him to play. This seemed to be a strange act.

For me it probably should have been captain and playing or not captain and not playing. All or nothing.

The FA opted for some middle ground which somehow implied some form of guilt, but not too much.

I think JT being stripped of the captaincy because he supposedly screwed Wayne Bridge's ex girlfriend was ridiculous.

But I think the FA had no option to strip him of the captaincy this time. He's just got too many enemies, he's been involved in too much nonsense to be able to be captain.

Like I said, if he's found guilty by the courts, then he'll be done by the FA after. Going by the Suarez ruling he'll get a 3 match ban. Nobody is going to be booted out of the England team for an offence that carries a 3 match ban, so it would have been ridiculous for the FA to suspend him from playing when that would carry a harsher punishment than he'd even get after being found guilty.

One was a case with no evidence, decided on who the panel 'preferred' to believe, using probability rather than any actual fact. The other is a video of a man shouting "ingblack,nobhead" at an opposing player, where it will probably end up being Terry's excuse/version versus the clear video/probable evidence from players.

Forget the whole Suarez affair, Terry is clearly a 'problem'. If you're the FA and you have a problem player on your hands (not forgetting the problem is racism, at an international tournament), and the player is causing possible problems in the squad, you rid the squad of the problem before anything else. The FA stripped him of his captaincy, so he's clearly upset them, but then they've preferred to stand by his side rather than take Ferdinand. Those trying to say Ferdinand hasn't been picked due to footballing reasons are hugely ignorant and dim. He's clearly not been picked because of the ongoing case involving his brother, Anton. The FA should have stood by Ferdinand immediately if there was a choice between the two. Ferdinand shouldn't have to say he'll play alongside Terry to get picked, if Rio has a problem with somebody who's widely believed to have racially abused his brother, he should have the FA's backing completely. If it was a foreign player abusing Ferdinand for England, they'd be condemning the foreigner, asking for bans and publicly supporting their player. But when it's Terry causing the issues, the FA turn a blind eye to it and hide it behind the 'innocent until proven guilty' drivel.

As other players have not been suspended pending the outcome of court cases in recent times (notably Gerrard) I don't see how the FA could suddenly decide to suspend Terry without it prejudicing the case against him.

What the FA probably should have is a solid rule that any player charged with a criminal offence is suspended from duty pending the outcome.

I think the offense that Terry is alleged to have committed, racism during the course of a football match, falls into a different category than some of the off the field, non football related incidents that have been in the courts. Its much closer to home for the FA, something for which they have a direct responsibility. If it hadn't been for the police investigation the FA would have had to act. In those circumstances I think the FA should have the discretion to suspend a player from England (not club) matches until the incident is dealt with by the courts.

For other, non football related, allegations I think they should have a rule, but not for all criminal offenses. Just those potentially carrying prison sentences longer than 6 months, cases to be heard in the Crown Court.

Rio has won 15. Classic.

Did Huddersfield have any dodgy players when you supported them?

5 PL's, 1 FA Cup, 2 FL Cups, 1 CL, 1 FIFA WCC.

Where are you getting the other 5? He's won 4 Charity Shields, but they aren't worth **** and I didn't count them.

Becuase that would favour Rio. Rio has won more. FACT. Now toddle on Huddersfield boy.

Rio 14 Terry 12. Fact.

Shaun Edwards tonnes of league winners medals.
Garry Schofield none.

Terry shouldn't have gone because he's not one of the top four centre backs in the country. Simple as that. He's the poor man's Tony Adams.

Anybody counting the Charity/Community Shield as a honour of some type is getting a tad desperate....Its a glorified pre-season friendly isn't it?...

not fit to lick Adams' boots - and that's from a THFC fan !

Terry is a low life scum, like most of his family & inlaws - decent player but nowt special in the whole scheme of things...

Plus he supports Man Utd because they win everything...

Apart from this season, whoops.