Naughty Captains: Ryan Giggs v. John Terry

Oh Captain My Captain. The immortal words
of Natasha Giggs.

With my last piece on international football being so popular <still hearing the crickets now>, I thought I’d take another brief stab at some insight into it. And if writing about the national teams isn’t bad enough - it’s going to be about captaincy. I’m not saying this is like beating a dead horse, but I’m either really repetitive or have seriously wrong someone in the Corleone family.

With Psycho pulling one out and choosing Ryan Giggs to lead TeamGB, his timing couldn’t be better. Why? We are now less than twenty four hours from a deposed England captain’s much anticipated trial for saying something offensive on a football pitch.

The irony of choice is all a bit much. The FA deem it appropriate to strip John Terry of captaincy for fraternizing with a former teammate’s former flame. And yet, in a gleefully sardonic moment only men in charge of our national game could muster, Ryan Giggs has been deemed worthy of captaincy. You remember Ryan Giggs from superinjunction fame? The one who stuck is P in his brother’s missus’ V for actual years. Excellent representation to the world for London 2012. 

I’m of the belief that a player and even a captain of any team should be picked for FOOTBALLING REASONS. (With the absolute overuse of that term over the last six weeks it was worthy of shouting it - in text speak). However, if you’re going to come out strong and take a stand, you need to be consistent if you have a hope in hell of being taken seriously. And we all know just how seriously all governing bodies of football are taken...

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After being a stalwart of Chelsea (and England’s) defence, what John Terry has taken away from this is - the best defence is a good offence. The legal minds ensuring John Terry won’t have to fork over an hour’s wages if found guilty have submitted an application to question Anton Ferdinand’s character. It is unconfirmed whether the fact that he is related to Rio will come into play. However telling tales of his sick nan could top Anton’s list of offences. Along with having a little dust up in a nightclub...

Although highly anticipated by just about every one in the league, hoping that Terry will be fined the £2500 and possibly face a ban by Chelsea’s stewards into the stands. Because no one with a ban from the stadium gets by them. No one. And of course, I mean, just about everyone. Of course the FA may weigh in and give Terry the ‘Suarez’ but we all have a sneaking suspicion that he’ll get off (and not in the fashion he’s typically accustomed to). Phwoar.