by 3rdforum Mon 11 Jun 2012 - 12:19
Yeah, it was because of Terry and the racism affair that Ferdinand wasn't picked. A blind man could see that. Hodgson ( and more importantly the FA) should have come straight out and admitted as much, instead of these "footballing reasons". Now you have a player "Kelly", through no fault of his own, right in the firing line. If he doesn't play, why was he picked above Ferdinand and if he does play, and makes a balls of things, again, the question will be asked, Why not Ferdinand? An awful lot of pressure on a young man's shoulders ( very inexperienced shoulders I might add)