When asked, at a Chelsea F.C. press conference yesterday, if Chelsea had effectively lost the plot, De Matteo gave an honest answer but it was lame! He suggested that this was an isolated incident and had been dealt with. The Chelsea press officer had been asked just beforehand, if it was appropriate that Ashley Cole was Tweeting from the training ground derogatory remarks about the FA’s judgement on John Terry and of course, himself. At least the Press officer was able to muster a response which was honest in that he thought the Cole intervention was inappropriate. When will Terry and Cole learn that they are products of the rich spoilt prima donors club called Premier League football and should act like ambassadors? Most players in the PL do not act like Terry and Cole but the high profile nature of their team means they are seen as ‘role models’ whether they like it or not. I wonder if they would teach this type of behavior to their own children. If their kids uttered the words ‘fucking black cunt’ to their class mates would these two think this was acceptable? If you read the full text of the Regulatory Commission it is plain to see that the Commission were not convinced by the flimsy defense of Terry and the ‘supporting’ evidence from Cole. Cole has made himself look like a sycophantic mug who was ‘looking after’ his team mate and buddy offering pathetic comments like, ‘you can’t talk to JT like that’ like JT was the Pope or a Head of State visiting the Country.
Neither of these guys have great reputations within football but their latest escapade will ‘nail them’ in most impartial observers eyes. The Chelsea faithful will embrace them as if they had been members of the conquering Ryder Cup team returning from Chicago. However, the rest us will view this as another example of the egotistic hedonism which is the worst aspect of the amount of money these guys earn.
The BBC Reporter Dan Roan today summed up the case like this. “Terry can insist he’s innocent, he can appeal, he can play on, he can refer to his court acquittal, but, for many, this written judgement ensures his reputation will always be stained beyond repair.”
It can only be imagined, as a result of this fiasco, how many people will be describing Terry and Cole in a similar fashion to that which he subjected Ferdinand to?
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