Re: The Suarez/Evra Racism Row (continued)
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Basically it's fucking bollocks, because had it been an English player such as Rooney, Beckham or Lampard then fuck all would have been made of it, and the fact that they've tried to downplay Terry calling Anton Ferdinand a black cunt, which is far less ambiguous and leaves virtually nothing to debate just goes to prove that.
It's fucking bollocks and the FA have essentially undermined the whole anti-racism campaign by demonstrating that if you're English and a media darling then you'll be looked after.
Suarez, because of who he is and his previous (and because he's not English) has been hung out to dry.
It's a load of shite
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They haven't made a ruling on Terry yet. I'd wait and see what happens before ranting and raving about it.
I cannot see how they can impose a lesser ban on Terry.
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You would think so, and yet they've already revealed their hand purely through the quotes that have come out about it - the guy from Kick It Out lashing Suarez and yet saying he was disappointed about the fuss made over Terry.
If they do hit Terry with an equal ban (which I'm doubtful of, and which if anything should be worse) then it'll be because they know they've set a precedent they cannot go back on, but the very fact that Terry has been publicly defended whereas Suarez has been publicly vilified makes an utter mockery of the entire process.
Perhaps it may have been remotely understandable had Terry been an upstanding clean cut kind of guy, because then it's 'nice guy Terry' vs 'ear chewing, handballing Suarez' - but he's not even that, he's a wife-fucking twat that has been caught on camera calling someone a black cunt, and yet somehow the club should be ashamed of coming out in support of Suarez when there have been people lining up to come out in support of "I've known you a long time, you're not a racist, are you John?" Terry.
Like I said - it's fucking bollocks
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I have to point out that that is wrong. The guy from kickitout said it was a sad day for football that Chelsea were backing Terry.