The hand job

[Goat]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17855978

The Premier League has announced there will be no pre-match handshakes at Sunday's game between Chelsea and QPR because of the legal case involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand.

Terry is accused of racially abusing Ferdinand during a match at Loftus Road in October.

He denies the accusation but faces a court case, which starts on 9 July.

Ferdinand's lawyers had told him not to shake Terry's hand for fear that it could prejudice the forthcoming trial.

"The Premier League position on the pre-match handshake convention remains consistent," said a Premier League statement. "In all normal circumstances it must be observed.

"However, after discussions with both Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers about the potential and specific legal context in relation to John Terry and Anton Ferdinand, the decision has been taken to suspend the handshake convention for Sunday's match."






/shakes head

 

[Alio]

*damn it's in the World Football thread.

What a lot of crap, really. This country!

 

[Jamo Martinez]

That's really sad news. I was hoping for some popcorn. Ferdinand should get a t-shirt made with ''John Terry - missed a penalty in 2008. Missed the whole final in 2012''

I'm going to bed. Good night Goat

 

[Goat]

Night Jamo bro.

 

[The Esk]

Why don't we just drop the pre-match hand shakes all together? Far prefer when the teams used to run out separately - not necessarily the best for TV but much better for atmosphere!

 

[Cena]

Modern Football is the tits isn't it?

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

all this handshake tosh needs feckin off from league games, just save it for Cup Finals, Euro & Internationals. All it does with TV is give them chance for an ad break ffs.

 

[andym78]

I think Ferdinand was told by his lawyers not to shake hands.

HIS LAWYERS FFS!!

 

[McBain]

This thread reminds me of the Semi Final.

I came in with so much hope...

 

[tsubaki]

Ferdinand should have done the honourable thing, shook JT's hand and wished him all the best for the Champions League final.

 

[blue61]

The title to this thread offered so much but failed to deliver, I'm ejecting prematurely.