Liverpool players release a statement in defence of Suarez and rumours abound that he will captain the side tonight! We shall see...

I feel like rising to this bait but cant as you haven't defended the odious Terry. Fair play.

How is Keano still the Blackburn manager after yesterday ?

and why is it Wolves always wake up at home around the 70 -85 minute mark, and have a duboious refereeing decision go against them in injury time ?

Wolves v Newcastle in October and v Norwich yesterday identical pattern

as for relegation odds - its certain that one of the NW teams (Wigan, Blackburn or Bolton) will go down - likely 2 teams - even though Bolton won yesterday -they could well be in the mix

Sunderland will escape relegation, and the other contenders would be Wolves / Norwich / Swansea

I reckon Norwich or Swansea due to their small squads might get players out through injury and be involved in a relegation dogfight

(Just look at Hull in 2008-09 - brilliant first half of the season, wretched second half and narrowly avoided the drop on the last day of the season)

The world's gone mad.

I can't believe Terry faces a criminal prosecution for calling someone names.

Eric Blair to thread...

Wasn't trying to bait anyone, I just can't stand him, which goes back even before he signed for Liverpool

Not a premier league game but bit of a talking point.

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2557/news/2011/12/21/2813341/ajax-vs-az-abandoned-after-goalkeeper-esteban-alvarado-gets-sent-

The pc brigade who are aghast at anything are winning the war. There are a couple that post in the UIA and Climate Forums. Morons like this are making the world a place you have to tip-toe through for fear of upsetting anyone and everyone.

Having said that, anything bad that happens to Terry is a good thing in my book.

Excellent stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfttnhCz8zc&feature=youtu.be

I'm not a chelsea fan and can't stand JT, however, a criminal prosecution seems a bit much. I assume (and hope) the FA throw the book at him as what he has 'alleged' to have done is far worse than Suarez - so a 12 match ban and stripped on england captaincy would seem fair enough

In order to prove racial motivation, it would surely have to be shown that Terry has never made any offensive comment to a white player. 

Otherwise the charge is itself racially motivated.

(which personally I believe is the case, as it was with Suarez - had they been black themselves, or had they used different but equally offensive words towards a white player, I do not think any actions would have been taken.  Though I hope I am wrong!)

Suarez is one-quarter Afro-Caribbean. Is it only racially-pure black people who are allowed to use the 'N'-word (and derivatives thereof) to each other?

Presumably, Suarez is entitled to use the N-word a quarter of the time.

I hold the view of what happens on the pitch stays on the pitch...within reason. 

Meanwhile, Hansen starts digging a hole - for himself.

http://www.theweek.co.uk/sports-people/racism-sport/43858/alan-hansen-scores-own-goal-coloured-players-remark?utm_campaign=theweeksport_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

Kenny has already had his Hansen t-shirt made.

what's that supposed to mean?

Name calling. the OTT tackle, the odd slap and usual handbags...leave it on the pitch.

It's called the Blatter line

That's controversial? 

What a joke 

He's recently apologised for any offence caused

I expect everything you own to be sent in the post to me by tomorrow

Aren't Venky's still selling chicken over in India at the moment? I'm sure that is the only reason why Kean hasn't gone. I admire Kean's reaction to all the hate and protests coming his way but he is completely out of his depth as a manager. The majority of the BBurn fans haven't covered themselves in glory though - they were appalling during the Bolton game - felt sorry for Kean and the players.

And it can only get worse for both Blackburn and Bolton, with Samba and Cahill respectively, set to leave.

Tottenham 1 Chelsea 1, no complaints.  Third at Christmas and a real chance of Champions League Football next year.  Hasn't been this good for years.  Happy Christmas Spurs fans!!!

There was a time when teams would only get into that competition by finishing 1st and winning the league.

Not really much of a "Champions League" at all now, is it?

The point being, of course, that he didn't use the N word. He used the Spanish word "negrito". The fact he admitted it goes a long way to showing he saw nothing wrong with using the term during a conversation in Spanish. And why should he see anything wrong with it? There is nothing wrong with it (unless the tone and context is such as to make its USAGE racist).