John Terry - Gone

[eamonn]

Nooo! Let Wazza get it.

[Toronto Villa]

Not surprising. He was criticized by some for how we defended last year. It wasn’t all about him but just as much as the manager wanted us to play. They clearly had a complete change of heart at the break and since we have for the most part been brilliant. Terry will naturally get job offers. Good luck to him if he takes this. I think he will do well.

[Toronto Villa]

I actually think though that they will give it to Rooney

[paul_e]

I assumed it was promised to him as part of the deal to take him there.

[N'ZMAV]

Depends on if the Derby owners and board believe they need a change; Rooney may be like when Wolves appointed Terry Connor to replace Mick McCarthy.

I'd prefer them to give it to Rooney.

[darren woolley]

With Derby being taken over by the cousin of the Man City owner I would have thought they would go for a big name manager.

[mr underhill]

but they can't spend their way out of the pit can they? If so,why would anyone really want it.

[eamonn]

They've already done the one big "trick" that we also did  selling the ground and leasing it back. Not sure what other spend lots on players but look solvent quick schemes are open to them.

[kippaxvilla2]

New owners means they can spend though I think.  Ours happily spent when they took over.

[Lastfootstamper]

Unless I'm overlooking something, we didn't buy anyone until after we'd got promoted.

[ChicagoLion]

New owners means they can spend though I think.  Ours happily spent when they took over.

Don’t think so.

[paul_e]

New owners means they can spend though I think.  Ours happily spent when they took over.

They didn't really, we made very few signings in the championship under them. They had to do the stadium flip thing just to fix the mess from the previous 2 seasons. It was once we were promoted that they opened the cheque book.

[Sexual Ealing]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/20/anton-ferdinand-i-have-kicked-myself-for-years-for-not-speaking-out-john-terry

[Axl Rose]

Well done, Anton. That's an emotional piece. Thanks for posting, mate. It's Saturday morning and I have a discussion class that I haven't prepared anything for. Am going to use this article.

[Footy-Vill]

Anton Ferdinand has a moving documentary on bbc one t 9pm tonight that explores his experience of racism in football, in which he talks for the first time about the infamous incident with John Terry.

The match is on of course but this will be essential viewing so to be recording. Anything other than Villa football match as would watch the programme at transmission.