John Terry - Gone

[SoccerHQ]

I think it was pretty clear by Paulie's posting record that he was taking the piss.

I obviously missed the joke .... I mean no ill feeling to Paulie, its just that racism is one thing I am really passionate about, having witnessed it first hand growing up in Brum and more recently when visiting  Memphis and Muscle Shoals
Lets hope Mr Terry can win over the majority of our fans on and off the pitch .......I will get off my moral high horse now ! - Cheers Paulie - no hard feelings eh? UTV

How's Merseyside treating you these days?

[Dave]

I'm not that bothered either way. I'd lean more to the side of being righteous about not signing dicks, but not to the extent of taking up arms about it. If it were the difference between first and second in the Premier League maybe I'd feel more anguished about it, but second, sixth or eighth in the Championship or 17th in the Premier League, are any of them that much more thrilling than the others?

I'm pretty sure that the football side will be fine. As someone alluded to earlier, Chris Wood scored thirty-odd goals last season. A sixty year old John Terry would probably stop Chris Wood from scoring. There will probably be about four goals next year which will result from him not being able to keep up with a quick striker, and that will be WHY WE SHOULDN'T HAVE SIGNED HIM. But there will probably be five headers from corners which will be WHY IT'S GREAT THAT WE SIGNED HIM.

He's still a dick. And someone I'd never want to ever meet. But hey, there are lots of people like that.

It'll make me less likely to go to games next season than more likely, but not to the extent that I'm not going on principle. Hold your nose and in you go.

[Chris Jameson]

Curtis Davies moved to Derby for £500,000, he would have been a better signing. As would Windsor and Sharon. Or even Helen Terry, Church of the Poison Mind is a brilliant song.

[olaftab]

I'd imagine Kodjia will just get number 10, as Ayew has left.

That would be good.

[olaftab]

*Sigh*
You're here now. Please don't be shit.

This ^^^^^

Yes and don't take the piss.

[peter w]

He might be a massive racist, but he's our massive racist now.

So that's alright then ?

It was only a joke.

yeh right ...racism is hilarious

I hear you're a racist now Villa.

[adrenachrome]

There is little doubt that it will boost the morale of the extreme right wing of our supporter base, which is larger than most posters on this site think.

We've all daubed racist slogans around Aston Expressway. Man up. 

JT is just the man to drag this club kicking and screaming into the 19th century. And if the Corbynista peaceniks don't like it, they can jolly well go and live in Russia.

For many years I used to have a few pints in The Vine to avoid the ridiculous queues at Aston Station. More often than not there would be a section of fans giving it the full gun on the train back; all the classics. I think they were Redditch bound.

 In thehe league cup semi final at home to Leicester we got tickets in the upper section of the Lower Hollte and they seemed quite surprised when a few people objected to the comments about Pakis. We have the Anti Nazi League in tonight was one comment.

Maybe these people have changed their ways or stopped going, but  I doubt it.

[tomd2103]

He might be a massive racist, but he's our massive racist now.

So that's alright then ?

It was only a joke.

yeh right ...racism is hilarious

I hear you're a racist now Villa.

I have been going to Villa Park for over 30 years and can honestly only ever recall being in earshot of two racist incidents involving our fans.  The first was when one of our own supporters shouted "come on you black bastard" at Dion Dublin and the other was when.someone went into a rant at Swansea fans and included "f*cking pakis and blacks " in it for some reason.  Both times they were individuals who came out with it and both times our own fans around them confronted them about it.   The latter situation turned a bit nasty and the club got involved after some complaints. 

So to suggest there is a large extreme right wing element is a little wide if the mark in my experience.

[ciggiesnbeer]

He might be a massive racist, but he's our massive racist now.

So that's alright then ?

It was only a joke.

yeh right ...racism is hilarious

I hear you're a racist now Villa.

Those greeks coming over here stealing our women!

[adrenachrome]

He might be a massive racist, but he's our massive racist now.

So that's alright then ?

It was only a joke.

yeh right ...racism is hilarious

I hear you're a racist now Villa.

Those greeks coming over here stealing our women!

Not to mention their Trojan Horse Virus Payloads.

[VancouverLion]

He won't go into hiding when things get tough which is more than you can say for the majority of our squad, special mention to Gabby the Messiah there too. If ever there's a player that should never wear our colours again, this moron should top the list.

Say what you want about Terry, he's a winner, a born leader and a brilliant defender.

Welcome to Aston Villa FC, JT. The biggest club you'll ever play for.

Ps please lead us back to where we belong.

[sid1964]

I had to smile at some of the text messages that Bruce sent to Terry, it seems to me as though Bruce wants to date him, rather than sign for our club!

I hope that all works out and he leads us back to the promised land, but I do have my doubts, and if all does not go well (injury, team is struggling etc..), I would not be surprised if during the season Terry suddenly announce his retirement from the playing side of the game.

[VillaAlways]

https://t.co/RraAJt50Nb?ssr=true

This did make me laugh. Especially as Warman clearly had no clue as to what he was about to read out.

[villabear]

I watched the press conference yesterday. His media training has clearly payed off as I thought he spoke really well.

He's here now. I can't say I like him as a person but as footballer I'd rather have him in my team rather than against.

'puts tin hat on'

[Mortimer's Bear]

Welcome to the club JT.