Denied the England captaincy he surely deserved ahead of Shearer on account of his colour.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26383249
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Sol Campbell's racism nightmare was even worse than we thought
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Fuck, really?
You know Sol, if it's not made from glass then people can see it rendering the metaphor fucking useless.
Maybe it's because you've got a Scottish surname. They wouldn't want a person with a Scottish name being England captain. That's fucking outrageous.
The poor bloke also had to 'date' this hooterendous woman:
Ray Parlour is a woman!?
I'd like to say, as a person of colour, that I believe he's right.
Hang on a minute. The actual intention of the FA is entirely irrelevant and besides the point.
The facts are he was overlooked for the captaincy which is an insult to such a good defender. That insult is aggrevated by the further fact he is black, and the captaincy was given to a white player.
Upon those facts, the FA are racist cunts.
The facts are he was overlooked for the captaincy which is an insult to such a good defender. That insult is aggrevated by the further fact he is black, and the captaincy was given to a white player.
Upon those facts, the FA are racist cunts.
Based on balance of probability...anything is possible..
Cashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand have also worn the armband for England. Under other circs.Ferdinand might have worn it for far longer than he did.
Sol Campbell was and is so far up his own fundament, it's amazing there was ever room for anyone else.
Green? I don't know, what colour is capitalism?
Ince - 7 games
Ferdinand - 7 games
Campbell - 3 games
Cashley - 1? I can't find evidence anywhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_England_national_football_team_captains
I don't think there is any evidence based on caps won to dismiss what Campbell is alleging. Especially when you considered Michael Owen played as captain for 9 games.
Owen as a Captain ahead of Ince/Ferdinand or Campbell.....i don't think any sane person would be able to arrive at that decision if meritocracy was followed.
Ferdinand - 7 games
Campbell - 3 games
Cashley - 1? I can't find evidence anywhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_England_national_football_team_captains
I don't think there is any evidence based on caps won to dismiss what Campbell is alleging. Especially when you considered Michael Owen played as captain for 9 games.
Owen as a Captain ahead of Ince/Ferdinand or Campbell.....i don't think any sane person would be able to arrive at that decision if meritocracy was followed.
There's never been a 'meritocracy'. Star strikers often get the captaincy. Look at Lineker - was he a captain? Shearer - a captain? But no, it's all a slight against poor Sol. If there'd been a star striker who was black he would have had a good chance of getting it.
Cole was given the armband on his 100th appearance, wasn't he?
Agree about Owen, but that's bugger all evidence for Campbell's allegation.
His biography was probably boring and so his editors/publishers probably told him to play the race card to get publicity and more sales.
@gkmacca...May be....I'm not saying there is evidence that racism is at play here, but there is at least nothing to dismiss Sol's statements as a joke.
Midfielders and defenders dominate the captains list in that Wiki (It's the case in most countries). So i'm not readily convinced with that argument.
Scott Parker ( a dour midfielder) was a Captain but Ian Wright ( Star striker..but yes, he didn't have the kind of success Owen had with England), has none....I'm not saying this is proof of racism, but at least I can see why someone like Sol who has played almost the same number of games as Terry and was part of the starting eleven in three world cups, and also respected as a leader, could feel there was something else at play....
Midfielders and defenders dominate the captains list in that Wiki (It's the case in most countries). So i'm not readily convinced with that argument.
Scott Parker ( a dour midfielder) was a Captain but Ian Wright ( Star striker..but yes, he didn't have the kind of success Owen had with England), has none....I'm not saying this is proof of racism, but at least I can see why someone like Sol who has played almost the same number of games as Terry and was part of the starting eleven in three world cups, and also respected as a leader, could feel there was something else at play....
Parker captained how many times? That's a really forced example. 'Wright has none' - I'm not sure what that even means. Campbell NEVER looked like the kind of captain at the back that England prefer post-Moore. They've gone for shouty, aggressive, visibly bossy types when it comes to defenders - in other words, Terry. It's either been that or star midfielders - Robson, Gerry Francis, Ince, Gerrard - or the top striker - Keegan, Lineker, Owen, Shearer. Campbell's problem was that he was always a quiet, enigmatic, insular loner, on and off the pitch. I've always been strongly against discrimination but Campbell is talking absolute bollocks here. When you compare Campbell's gripes to what Barnes went through, which was genuinely appalling, then really Campbell's whines sound even more 'pathetic' than his view of his own England captains.
John Terry is a quality defender and much like carra would die on the pitch for his club. For England too he bossed his back line and performed like a leader.
Sol and Ian wright never performed like that. For me a captain shouldn't be picked solely on their level of ability
Sol and Ian wright never performed like that. For me a captain shouldn't be picked solely on their level of ability
Gerrard should have been centre midfield and captain about five years earlier than the reality. Did he whine? Did he slag off Terry? (Was it coz he wasn't southern?) No, he always showed the dignity and decency that was never evident in Campbell. If someone spent so much time resenting someone else for being captain when he thought he should be, and resenting the FA for not getting the brass band and bunting out when he got fifty caps (christ, we'd have to do that every other month the number of games England play), then thank god the nasty little egomaniac didn't get made captain.
The job of England captain is very different these days to that of a club captain. The England team is full of players who don't need much leadership most of the time on the pitch. The England captain is more of a corporate PR gig - loads of meets and greets, photo sessions, media interviews, charity functions, etc etc. Not even Campbell's fans would surely claim he was ever cut out for that - I can't actually think of a prominent England player more sullen, aloof and withdrawn than him. It's like the quiet school swot at the back of the class secretly thinking he should be head prefect.
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