Why do people hate John Terry/footballers in general?

[CFC]

What specifically has he done that makes everyone hate him so much? Dont get me wrong I think his alleged comments on Anton are despicable (if as likely seems they are true) but it seems like hatred for Terry extends back further than that. Im trying to think of specific instances where he has done something that people find disagreeable.The reason I ask is because people nowadays seem to hold such strong opinions when it comes to footballers seemingly forgetting that they are human and flawed like everyone else. People like Lennon, Rooney, Terry, Henry get turned into these monumental hate figures but do people really know them or is it based on the way they are portrayed in the media? I know a lot of footballers are fuds but the hate culture in football is getting out of control imo. Some of these players would get less grief if they were convicted rapists. The hatred in the game seems to grow year upon year to the point where it doesnt even feel like a sport anymore, more like a soap opera/reality TV. I think that Terry and Suarez are bang out of order for what theyve done but the hysteria surrounding it is nauseating. Anyone in agreement?

[MB62]

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What specifically has he done that makes everyone hate him so much? Dont get me wrong I think his alleged comments on Anton are despicable (if as likely seems they are true) but it seems like hatred for Terry extends back further than that. Im trying to think of specific instances where he has done something that people find disagreeable.The reason I ask is because people nowadays seem to hold such strong opinions when it comes to footballers seemingly forgetting that they are human and flawed like everyone else. People like Lennon, Rooney, Terry, Henry get turned into these monumental hate figures but do people really know them or is it based on the way they are portrayed in the media? I know a lot of footballers are fuds but the hate culture in football is getting out of control imo. Some of these players would get less grief if they were convicted rapists. The hatred in the game seems to grow year upon year to the point where it doesnt even feel like a sport anymore, more like a soap opera/reality TV. I think that Terry and Suarez are bang out of order for what theyve done but the hysteria surrounding it is nauseating. Anyone in agreement?

I know next to nothing about him as a person. As a football player he is nothing short of being an absolute THUG. I remember watching a game on T.V. last season involving Chelsea and I can't remember who. John Terry went through some guy about waist high and left rolling about the pitch in agony. It was an assault and he should have been arrested but he never got booked.
Just one of many that he has been involved in.

[micka_weer]

Cos he's a knobber!

[hibiedude]

John Terry is the typical thug who thinks he can do what he wants and say what he wants because of who he is.

He cheated on his wife

John Terry then named in an affair with Wayne Bridges ex-girlfriend Vanessa Perroncel-then he gets a gagging order stopping the public learning.

At same time Paul Terry, the elder brother of Chelsea star John, has been caught up in an almost identical sex scandal as the England international after allegations he has been having an affair with a team-mate's girlfriend

Dale Roberts later killed himself after his 25-year-old partner s affair Paul Terry.

John Terry’s Dad was charged with dealing cocaine then Terry’s mother, Sue, and mother-in-law both accepted a caution for shoplifting in Marks & Spencer.

Now the footballer has been charged with racist abuse.

So I think this might explain why some people hate him so much.

[CFC]

MB62, fair enough bud players that are perceived as dirty or cheats are always gonna attract the hatred of fans. I just feel that people should take a step back and gather some perspective. Football is a GAME, I really think at times people believe what Shankly said is true. Football is not more important than life or death, its supposed to be a sport, entertaining but it seems to attract bampots by the dozen.

[NthCarolinaHibs]

Mibbies it's the players like Terry that need to take the 'step back'

[Kato]

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The reason I ask is because people nowadays seem to hold such strong opinions when it comes to footballers seemingly forgetting that they are human and flawed like everyone else.

Terry is human and he's flawed in a way that makes him a totally dislikeable prat. The rumours of his racist views and habits have been aroudn for years. Maybe this time he's been caught and deserves what's coming.

I don't hate him, don't think he's even worth the bother.

Some of these players would get less grief if they were convicted rapists.

Is that not a bit of an exagerration?

The hatred in the game seems to grow year upon year to the point where it doesnt even feel like a sport anymore,

Not been watching football long then. That kind of animosity has always been there. Maybe your reading too many red-tops.

[CFC]

hibiedude, Tiger Woods cheated on his wife multiple times over, Giggs allegedly was ****ging his brothers missus.

My opinion of both was unaffected by their antics because I dont put them on a pedestal, they are superb at their sport and how they choose to conduct themselves in their private lives is none of my concern.

You can hardly hold Terry responsible for the behaviour of his family members. I have some family with criminal convictions I dont see how that should affect someones opinion of me.

[one day maybe...]

Great player, natural born leader on the park, a winner, have him in your team all day long.

Off the park the guy is a knob. So its these behind the scene shannigans that determine fellow professional views of him and the publics perception. He shat in his own bed, so let him lie in his own *****e.

[JimBHibees]

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hibiedude, Tiger Woods cheated on his wife multiple times over, Giggs allegedly was ****ging his brothers missus.

My opinion of both was unaffected by their antics because I dont put them on a pedestal, they are superb at their sport and how they choose to conduct themselves in their private lives is none of my concern.

You can hardly hold Terry responsible for the behaviour of his family members. I have some family with criminal convictions I dont see how that should affect someones opinion of me.

No doubt an excellent player however his behaviour on the pitch is very much school bully whether it be opponents or officials. No real redeeming qualities from what I can see and his current charge doesnt exactly make it any better does it. His off field antics dont exactly impress getting involved in night club brawls, being part of Chelsea players getting plastered and acting up on September 11th in front of upset Americans to his apparent personal life which appears to be overwhelmingly selfish not really caring who he hurts.

[Pretty Boy]

It sounds bad but Terry looks like a prick to me.

Everything about him annoys me, his face, his hair, the way he talks etc

I'm being totally judgemental because I know nothing about him but he looks annoying so i have an irrational dislike of him. Not saying this is right but its th truth.

[easty]

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hibiedude, Tiger Woods cheated on his wife multiple times over, Giggs allegedly was ****ging his brothers missus.

My opinion of both was unaffected by their antics because I dont put them on a pedestal, they are superb at their sport and how they choose to conduct themselves in their private lives is none of my concern.

You can hardly hold Terry responsible for the behaviour of his family members. I have some family with criminal convictions I dont see how that should affect someones opinion of me.

Do we still have to say 'allegedly' about Giggs and his brothers missus? Isn't that just a fact?

Tiger Woods is a bell end. I hold him in the same contempt I hold John Terry, it's not even the fact that they do things in thier public life, that society doesn't like, that bothers me, it's the attitude they have, the fact that they effervese smugness out of every pore.

If they'd been around in biblical times I've no doubt they'd both have claimed to be the son of god (Ooooh Tiger Woods, the black son of god, controversial? Can I call him black even, or does that make me racist? ). I can just imagine John Terry commanding water to turn to wine (actually he'd try to turn it to Cristal), then becomming annoyed that it wasn't happening "do what I say I'm John Terry, you'll do it and you'll like it...."

I really can't stand that dick.

[Green Man]

Terry comes across as a knob, not only off the pitch (affairs etc) but also on the pitch with his constant hounding of referees. He's a great player - although probably starting to decline now - but the way he acts on the pitch is very dislikeable.

[WellingtonHibby]

Anyone who ****s his best mates bird and takes the Pisa out of 9/11 relatives at Gatwick deserves little more than incessant abuse and a good shoeing.

[Andy74]

People just like to be offended by public figures these days and because they are high profile in the media these days people think they know them and can judge them as people.

Like the criticism of Black I don't get all this upset about being a thug on the pitch. We are crying out for a bit of aggression ourselves and its up to the refs to punish anyone who has stepped over the line. We used to praise players that were known to take people out when it was required.

As for having affairs, I don't know why that should bother anyone to the point of hating them. People in all walsk of life do that but footballers seem to attract more disgust because that suits peopl'es image of young guys acting ot of order that they like to think is what footballers really are.

I don't really care about John Terry either way, I don't know him. Nothing he has done ootball wise has particularly annoyed me and I'd take him in the Hibs team any day of the week, a pity he is never likely to consider that!

[MB62]

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hibiedude, Tiger Woods cheated on his wife multiple times over, Giggs allegedly was ****ging his brothers missus.

My opinion of both was unaffected by their antics because I dont put them on a pedestal, they are superb at their sport and how they choose to conduct themselves in their private lives is none of my concern.

You can hardly hold Terry responsible for the behaviour of his family members. I have some family with criminal convictions I dont see how that should affect someones opinion of me.

Why did you ask the question?
What is your opinion on Terry?

[cocopops1875]

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It sounds bad but Terry looks like a prick to me.

Everything about him annoys me, his face, his hair, the way he talks etc

I'm being totally judgemental because I know nothing about him but he looks annoying so i have an irrational dislike of him. Not saying this is right but its th truth.

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[basehibby]

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What specifically has he done that makes everyone hate him so much? Dont get me wrong I think his alleged comments on Anton are despicable (if as likely seems they are true) but it seems like hatred for Terry extends back further than that. Im trying to think of specific instances where he has done something that people find disagreeable.The reason I ask is because people nowadays seem to hold such strong opinions when it comes to footballers seemingly forgetting that they are human and flawed like everyone else. People like Lennon, Rooney, Terry, Henry get turned into these monumental hate figures but do people really know them or is it based on the way they are portrayed in the media? I know a lot of footballers are fuds but the hate culture in football is getting out of control imo. Some of these players would get less grief if they were convicted rapists. The hatred in the game seems to grow year upon year to the point where it doesnt even feel like a sport anymore, more like a soap opera/reality TV. I think that Terry and Suarez are bang out of order for what theyve done but the hysteria surrounding it is nauseating. Anyone in agreement?

In common with many modern day footballers, Terry earns our emnity simply by being what he is - a Smug, Rich See You Next Tuesday.

Even the very best players these days are paid way way beyond what they deserve for the job they do - many are totally out of touch with the ordinary fan and when that is combined with an "if I was chocolate I would eat myself" attitude, these guys become figures most of us would just LOVE to see dragged down a peg or two.

Lets face it - even merchant bankers probably work harder for their money than the average EPL footballer these days and when you put it in that context, Terry and his ilk actually get off pretty lightly.

[SteveHFC]

Terry is a prick

[CFC]

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Why did you ask the question?What is your opinion on Terry?

1. Like I said in the OP, people seem to hold very strong views of footballers nowadays. Dont get me wrong theres been players that I have disliked but never to the point of pure hatred. Remember when those England fans built an effigy of Beckham being hung or last season when Lennon got the parcel bombs? That type of physcopathic hatred is alien to me. I love football as a sport not as an excuse to hate. I dont and never will unferstand why people sing about being upto their knees in fenian blood at a game of football. 2. My opinion on Terry is that the guy has all his brains in his boots. He is more or less an idiot who was gifted the ability to play football but I wouldnt say I hate him. In reality there are far, far worse lowlifes out there preying on yne elderly, mugging people, stealing cars and burglaring houses.

[PeterboroHibee]

Hes got a long list of awful things hes supposedly done -

The 9/11 thing at Heathrow (although he wasnt alone in that).
Parking his car in disabled bays.
The thing at Chelsea training ground and his box at Wembley.
Sleeping with a mates ex and cheating on his wife.
And now the racism allegations.

His just a very undesirable character, who seems to cause no end of bother if things arent going his way, both on and off the pitch. He is a good player, obviously, but think he is a bit overrated by English (or maybe just Chelsea) fans.

Also, when Craig Bellamy comes out and says noone in the game really likes him, that says alot!

[Kato]

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People just like to be offended by public figures these days and because they are high profile in the media these days people think they know them and can judge them as people.

SO your sayign that "people" generalise too much and too illustrate that your are generalising about people.

[Andy74]

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SO your sayign that "people" generalise too much and too illustrate that your are generalising about people.

Indeed

[CFC]

Some great points here Andy that I 100% agree with.

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People just like to be offended by public figures these days and because they are high profile in the media these days people think they know them and can judge them as people. Like the criticism of Black I don't get all this upset about being a thug on the pitch. We are crying out for a bit of aggression ourselves and its up to the refs to punish anyone who has stepped over the line. We used to praise players that were known to take people out when it was required. As for having affairs, I don't know why that should bother anyone to the point of hating them. People in all walsk of life do that but footballers seem to attract more disgust because that suits peopl'es image of young guys acting ot of order that they like to think is what footballers really are.I don't really care about John Terry either way, I don't know him. Nothing he has done ootball wise has particularly annoyed me and I'd take him in the Hibs team any day of the week, a pity he is never likely to consider that!

[MB62]

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1. Like I said in the OP, people seem to hold very strong views of footballers nowadays. Dont get me wrong theres been players that I have disliked but never to the point of pure hatred. Remember when those England fans built an effigy of Beckham being hung or last season when Lennon got the parcel bombs? That type of physcopathic hatred is alien to me. I love football as a sport not as an excuse to hate. I dont and never will unferstand why people sing about being upto their knees in fenian blood at a game of football. 2. My opinion on Terry is that the guy has all his brains in his boots. He is more or less an idiot who was gifted the ability to play football but I wouldnt say I hate him. In reality there are far, far worse lowlifes out there preying on yne elderly, mugging people, stealing cars and burglaring houses.

HATE is a very strong word, don't see any/many saying they HATE J.T., a big dislike yes certainly.
I reckon there was possibly only TWO people that I actually might have HATED, Maggie Thatcher and Wallace Mercer, but that would be it for me.

[Captain Trips]

I think that as we do not know them as people away from pitch/media anything in press is all we know so in JTs case it is not good, might be 100% guy but most of population will not know that so we go on the things we see.

JT is a good player but all I know of him as a person are bad reports that over the years have turned out to have been true. I do not think you get to many good stories on players just the bad so high profile players you do not hear much about tend to be more liked.

[Kato]

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Some great points here Andy that I 100% agree with.

So do you reckon it's "peoples" fault that he is made out to be such a d*ck and the reality is that he's not?

Other's on here have given perfectly reasonable points on why he is actually a d*ick, the 9/11 thing alone is purely disgusting behaviour.

However.

You are within your rights to carry on blaming "people", but in doing so you are completely wrong.

[PISTOL1875]

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Great player, natural born leader on the park, a winner, have him in your team all day long.

Off the park the guy is a knob. So its these behind the scene shannigans that determine fellow professional views of him and the publics perception. He shat in his own bed, so let him lie in his own *****e.

Never a great player in a million years.. He is yet another average English player who is made to look good by the foreign players that play around him...

[PISTOL1875]

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No doubt an excellent player however his behaviour on the pitch is very much school bully whether it be opponents or officials. No real redeeming qualities from what I can see and his current charge doesnt exactly make it any better does it. His off field antics dont exactly impress getting involved in night club brawls, being part of Chelsea players getting plastered and acting up on September 11th in front of upset Americans to his apparent personal life which appears to be overwhelmingly selfish not really caring who he hurts.

[JimBHibees]

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Really an established international player and captain. Thats not to say he cant be caught out as he isnt the quickest however he is a standout most seasons in the EPL. He wouldnt be captain of Chelsea and England if he wasnt.