Its your former girlfriend for crying out loud? 

[center][size=18pt]Bridge turns back on England team [/size] [/center]
Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge has announced he does not wish to be chosen for England duty, thereby ruling himself out of this summer's World Cup.

In a statement released by his lawyers, Bridge, 29, said his position in the national squad had become "untenable and potentially divisive".

He has been in the spotlight over allegations that his ex-girlfriend had an affair with Chelsea's John Terry.

Terry was sacked as England captain by coach Fabio Capello earlier this month.

England face Egypt in a friendly at Wembley next Wednesday and despite reports earlier this week suggesting Bridge was considering his international future because he was unwilling to play alongside Terry, Capello believed he would be available for selection.

The Italian stated on Wednesday: "No, he will be with us. No problems about the other things."

However, Bridge's statement has shown the left-back remains troubled with the situation and read: "I have thought long and hard about my position in the England football team in the light of the reporting and events over the last few weeks.

"It has always been an honour to play for England. However, after careful thought I believe my position in the squad is now untenable and potentially divisive.


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"Sadly therefore, I feel for the sake of the team and in order to avoid what will be inevitable distractions, I have decided not to put myself forward for selection.

"I have today informed the management of this decision. I wish the team all the very best in South Africa."

With the World Cup less than four months away, Bridge's decision leaves Capello with a selection headache over England's left-back spot.

Chelsea's Ashley Cole is already sidelined with a broken ankle and is a doubt for the tournament.

England's opening match is against the United States on 12 June.

Aston Villa defenders Stephen Warnock and Nicky Shorey, Everton's Leighton Baines and Manchester City's Joleon Lescott are all possible replacements.

Bridge, who has played for England 36 times and recently returned from a two-month lay-off with a knee injury, was a team-mate of Terry's at Chelsea before joining Manchester City last year.

The pair are due to meet on the pitch for the first time since details of the alleged affair were made public when City visit Chelsea on Saturday.

Former England and Manchester City defender Danny Mills said it was unfair to make a hasty judgement on Bridge's decision and that such a scenario was not unusual in a World Cup year.

"Fortunately, it's all hypothetical and until we are faced with that situation we all like to say we would do this or do that but until we get down to having to make that decision, I don't think we can judge," he told BBC Radio 5 live.

"We have to respect Wayne and his decision. It's been difficult, it hasn't been easy but he's made that decision now and it's something everyone has to get on with.

"The country gets so excited when England are playing in a big tournament like the World Cup and that's always going to be the case.

"At club level you always have one or two injuries or issues but with the national squad it gets magnified. Every country will be the same, they will all have problems, it's just how you cope with them, how you deal with them."

In the wake of Terry losing the captaincy and recent headlines concerning Ashley Cole's separation from wife Cheryl, Capello revealed he would stress the importance of team spirit and personal discipline when he talks to his players ahead of the friendly with Egypt.

"The World Cup is really important for me, for England and for the players," the Italian explained. "We have to stay together and compact in every moment. I think this will be my most important job - to recreate this spirit.

"We will talk about a lot of things because four months is a long time. If you can meet the players every month it is different. We will have two days to stay together but they are very strong days."

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Published: 2010/02/25 11:40:18 GMT

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You are being too harsh on the guy and your comment is down right childish.
Yes she is his former girlfriend, but the mother of his child and she cheated on him with his best friends. Terry and bridge were very close; same with his ex and terrys wife. They visited each others houses quite often. After they separated wayne was making efforts to reconcile and terry was one of the people he was always running to for advice. And all the wife the randy terry was poking the same girl, taking poor wayne for a fool.
He has only done the dignififed thing by resigning as he said his place in the team is untenable and divisive. JT should follow suit and resign himself.

snowdrops:

You are being too harsh on the guy and your comment is down right childish.
Yes she is his former girlfriend, but the mother of his child and she cheated on him with his best friends. Terry and bridge were very close; same with his ex and terrys wife. They visited each others houses quite often. After they separated wayne was making efforts to reconcile and terry was one of the people he was always running to for advice. And all the wife the randy terry was poking the same girl, taking poor wayne for a fool.
He has only done the dignififed thing by resigning as he said his place in the team is untenable and divisive. JT should follow suit and resign himself.

This is one problem I have with some NLers,can't you make your point w/out insulting people?

Abi na JT get the pikin sef?

illusion2:

This is one problem I have with some NLers,can't you make your point w/out insulting people? 

Abi na JT get the pikin sef?

You should learn your english properly before posting next time. If you make comments that come across as immature one has a right to point it out; nothing caustic, but just to educate you so you dont make no fool of yourself when you utter same in public.
Yes JT impregnated the girl and escorted her to a surgery for abortion. You know very little about the story.

snowdrops:

You should learn your english properly before posting next time. If you make comments that come across as immature one has a right to point it out; nothing caustic, but just to educate you so you dont make no fool of yourself when you utter same in public.
Yes JT impregnated the girl and escorted her to a surgery for abortion. You know very little about the story.

You are obviously looking for a fight. .  , are you on your period?    ^{All these poorly educated juveniles sef ?} 

Back to topic . . . . . Capello still hopes Bridge will change his mind

I think the title should be "What's John Terry's Problem?"
He hasn't apologised to Bridge.
What kind of self-serving,arrogant b@s.tard is he?

Eastbay:

I think the title should be "What's John Terry's Problem?"
He hasn't apologised to Bridge.
What kind of self-serving,arrogant b@s.tard is he?

Thank you very much. Exactly what i wanted to say next.

illusion2:

You are obviously looking for a fight. .  , are you on your period?    ^{All these poorly educated juveniles sef ?} 

Back to topic . . . . . Capello still hopes Bridge will change his mind

Troll alert

snowdrops:

You are being too harsh on the guy and your comment is down right childish.
Yes she is his former girlfriend, but the mother of his child and she cheated on him with his best friends. Terry and bridge were very close; same with his ex and terrys wife. They visited each others houses quite often. After they separated wayne was making efforts to reconcile and terry was one of the people he was always running to for advice. And all the wife the randy terry was poking the same girl, taking poor wayne for a fool.
He has only done the dignififed thing by resigning as he said his place in the team is untenable and divisive. JT should follow suit and resign himself.

Are you an illiterate? Some people just come to NL feeling all smart but in reality their brain matter is no better than cow dung.

How does a sane human being reconcile this two statements, "Yes she's his FORMER girlfriend and "she cheated on him. . .".

How can someone cheat on her ex-boyfriend?

Tudór:

Are you an illiterate? Some people just come to NL feeling all smart but in reality their brain matter is no better than cow dung.

How does a sane human being reconcile this two statements, "Yes she's his FORMER girlfriend and "she cheated on him. . .".

How can someone cheat on her ex-boyfriend?

First of all you have shown that your parents have pumped all their money they used in training you  into the drain; you lack manners and your IQ appears abysmal and that can extend to your matrimonial home if you are not careful. I pray your best friend sleeps with the father of your children for you to fully appreciate what wayne is passing through.

You hurriedly highlighted two sentences before pouring insults. You failed to read the whole thread. A right thinking human will do some personal research on the internet about this story before coming here to spill any filth. What a disgrace you are. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Anyway JT betrayed his trust and acted shamefully letting down not only his close friends but his wife, family, and fans,  They were close family friends and she is the mother of his child. JT started approaching the girl even before she split from Wayne.

snowdrops:

First of all you have shown that your parents have pumped all their money they used in training you  into the drain; you lack manners and your IQ appears abysmal and that can extend to your matrimonial home if you are not careful.

Stinking crap more evidence for cow dung brains.

I pray your best friend sleeps with the father of your children for you to fully appreciate what wayne is passing through.

Bo ho ho. . . As long as we ain't married or involved. . . What business is it of your who you ex sleep with?

You hurriedly highlighted two sentences before pouring insults. You failed to read the whole thread. A right thinking human will do some personal research on the internet about this story before coming here to spill any filth. What a disgrace you are. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

What a mo.ron. . .you call reading stories touched up and exaggerated by soft sell mags and gossip sites for maximum 'scandalike' effect 'research'. . . I pity you.

Anyway JT betrayed his trust and acted shamefully letting down not only his close friends but his wife, family, and fans,  They were close family friends and she is the mother of his child.

Trust my arse. . . She is his EX-girlfriend and can sleep with whoever she likes even his brother. Its none of wayne bridge' business.

JT started approaching the girl even before she split from Wayne.

LIAR. . .sorry attempt to cover your as.s.

Tudór:

Are you an illiterate? Some people just come to NL feeling all smart but in reality their brain matter is no better than cow dung.
How does a sane human being reconcile this two statements, "Yes she's his FORMER girlfriend and "she cheated on him. . .".
How can someone cheat on her ex-boyfriend?

He's(snowdrops) a poorly educated juvenile,waste little time with him.

snowdrops:

First of all you have shown that your parents have pumped all their money they used in training you into the drain; you lack manners and your IQ appears abysmal ^{(I wonder how the MTF measures IQ )} and that can extend to your matrimonial home if you are not careful. [s]I pray your best friend sleeps with the father of your children for you [/s] to fully appreciate what wayne is passing through.

He's not just poorly educated,but a stark illiterate. Imagine getting personal on such a trivial topic. Olofo !

Illusion2 is only being unnecessarily emotional about this (like Wayne Bridge). I've not gotten all the facts of the case but it seems they werent even married based on what you guys are writing.
Even if they were married, they are now separated/divorced/whatever and she has a right to be bumped by anybody (a true friend should however have a bit more class or at least be open with his friend which I wouldn't expect from Terry who wasn't even open with his wife anyway)
Its all part of the decadence of western society, who knows who the girl was bumping before Wayne self.
The chap is overreacting but we are all different people anyway as what makes some laugh makes others cry so good luck to him if all he wants to do is play the victim and be feeling sorry for himself, for all we know he might never have intended to go to the world cup anyway.

Illusion and Tudor are societal rejects intent on derailing threads and launching personal assaults as they have nothing intelligent to contribute. They know they have no chance if we have to debate substance. The only language they understand is vile, sickening abuses. These people are on the verge of a schizophrenic breakdown and their future is certainly in a psychiatric unit.

duduspace:

Illusion2 is only being unnecessarily emotional about this (like Wayne Bridge). I've not gotten all the facts of the case but it seems they werent even married based on what you guys are writing.
Even if they were married, they are now separated/divorced/whatever and she has a right to be bumped by anybody (a true friend should however have a bit more class or at least be open with his friend which I wouldn't expect from Terry who wasn't even open with his wife anyway)
Its all part of the decadence of western society, who knows who the girl was bumping before Wayne self.
The chap is overreacting but we are all different people anyway as what makes some laugh makes others cry so good luck to him if all he wants to do is play the victim and be feeling sorry for himself, for all we know he might never have intended to go to the world cup anyway.

Your arguement is quite balanced and thoughtful. Although my sympathy goes to the guy hence by opinion.

@all,
it appears,fromt the way the story goes,that Terry had started seeing the b.itch before they broke off.That's why it hurts the guy.
If that's the case,it's just unnaceptable.And I still wonder why he tried to get the story from being released,if it wasn't such a big deal.
And also,if that's the case,I personally think Terry should have apologised to Bridge by now.That's apparently why he's not playing for England.It's obvious his presence in the squad will divide the side into pro- and anti- Terry camps.
Terry is nothing short of an absolute disgrace,and this assertion is not just because of this incident.As you all know by now,he's gotten involved in some shady scams prior to this.

Eastbay:

@all,
it appears,fromt the way the story goes,that Terry had started seeing the b.itch before they broke off.That's why it hurts the guy.
If that's the case,it's just unnaceptable.And I still wonder why he tried to get the story from being released,if it wasn't such a big deal.
And also,if that's the case,I personally think Terry should have apologised to Bridge by now.That's apparently why he's not playing for England.It's obvious his presence in the squad will divide the side into pro- and anti- Terry camps.
Terry is nothing short of an absolute disgrace,and this assertion is not just because of this incident.As you all know by now,he's gotten involved in some shady scams prior to this.

Nice one.
I am not exactly an England fan but feel sorry for them. They had a blistering run during the qualification and were already being tipped to lift the world cup and now this. It is certainly a massive distraction and despite Waynes withdrawal a good number of the players would be secretly displeased with Terry. The camp will remain more or less split.
In addition Waynes absence means a gaping hole in their left back position. Cole even if he recovers from his injury is unlikely to be fully match fit by the world cup. Imagine if England gets knocked out by a cross from the left back position Terry would be made a scape goat; trust the British press. Either way this new twist has further heaped more pressure on JTs shoulders.

The thing is,Capello just walked into this situation where suddenly he's without a left back.
Ashley Cole (another scumbag BTW) was in the form of his life before being injured,and therefore,Bridge was always back-up for Cole even though he's not as good as Cashley.While the injury could have happened to anyone,this scenario was totally unexpectd by Capello.
It's not as if there aren't replacements,it's just that Stephen Warnock and Leighton Baines aren't close to the kind of quality Capello was dreaming of taking to the World Cup.That is not to say either one can't step up to the plate and shine:we've seen cases of players who were reserves at best take the place of injured ones and do extremely well (Toldo at Euro 2004 coming in for Buffon).
Myh point is that this situation could have been totally avoided.I would be surprised that some people can feel a little pity for Bridge.
Like you said;it's a pesky situation that the even over-patriotic English media can pick on to turn into a distraction for the English.While I won't say they will win the World Cup,they do have the potential to make it to the semi-finals.

Eastbay:

The thing is,Capello just walked into this situation where suddenly he's without a left back.
Ashley Cole (another scumbag BTW) was in the form of his life before being injured,and therefore,Bridge was always back-up for Cole even though he's not as good as Cashley.While the injury could have happened to anyone,this scenario was totally unexpectd by Capello.
It's not as if there aren't replacements,it's just that Stephen Warnock and Leighton Baines aren't close to the kind of quality Capello was dreaming of taking to the World Cup.That is not to say either one can't step up to the plate and shine:we've seen cases of players who were reserves at best take the place of injured ones and do extremely well (Toldo at Euro 2004 coming in for Buffon).
Myh point is that this situation could have been totally avoided.I would be surprised that some people can feel a little pity for Bridge.
Like you said;it's a pesky situation that the even over-patriotic English media can pick on to turn into a distraction for the English.While I won't say they will win the World Cup,they do have the potential to make it to the semi-finals.

blah blah blah.

England can't win ds World Cup. i'll like them 2, but they can't

I still don't understand why people are also not criticizing the tramp Wayne Bridge was with!! does she not get some blame at all?? I do agree John Terry should have apologized but i think Wayne Bridge withdrawing from the squad is not the best answer not when Ashley Cole might not be back on time for the World Cup. If Wayne Bridge worked in a 9-5 job and his colleague s.hagged his wife or ex would he quit the job because of that??

tayo_ast:

blah blah blah.

England can't win ds World Cup. i'll like them 2, but they can't

No one says they can.I wonder what your point is.
@A40,
You'd be surprised that there are fellas that will not come to work for a while at least if they found out that their colleague was doing the nasty with their girl.I've seen it happen before.Yours trully almost missed an exam because he was dumped by his girl the day before a critical paper.
No one's gonna blame the tramp,especially in England.I share your point on that one,but it's not just gonna happen.
I can see why Bridge didn't show up.While it's debateable as to whether it's the right thing to do,I feel he's trying to avoid a scenario where tensions are raised,especially when JT can't summon the simple courtesy to say sorry to him.In that light,I think it's best for team unity that either of the two stay away.

@all, before going for each others throats. . . .abeg make i air my own opinion fa.

i stand by Bridge, its his decision and patriotic. . . cos its true dt his position is potentially divisive of the team. how would he relate wt Terry in camp? definitely some players will take sides. the guy has only chosen country above self cos he knws the kind of person he his. he still feels betrayed by a player considered his room-mate and has always looked up to as his captain. Yes, its ex-girlfy. . . bt hw would yu feel knwing that ur friend was banging yur ex-girlfy while yu were still dating her back then.
another person may be able to put it behind them bt we not all same. its easy to run words here on NL bt i'm sure sm peeps wld hv gone stab Terry. . . or go ahead to camp and let all hell loose then blame it on emotional breakdown.

Wayne bridge is a cry baby and need to grow up your friend slept with your EX girlfriend not your wife for crying out loud, as far as i'm concerned he need to grow up and be a real man, anyway he's not really good enough for England that's why he's an ex chelsea player

coolguyz:

@all, before going for each others throats. . . .abeg make i air my own opinion fa.

i stand by Bridge, its his decision and patriotic. . . cos its true dt his position is potentially divisive of the team. how would he relate wt Terry in camp? definitely some players will take sides. the guy has only chosen country above self cos he knws the kind of person he his. he still feels betrayed by a player considered his room-mate and has always looked up to as his captain. Yes, its ex-girlfy. . . bt hw would yu feel knwing that your friend was banging yur ex-girlfy while yu were still dating her back then.
another person may be able to put it behind them bt we not all same. its easy to run words here on NL bt i'm sure sm peeps wld hv gone stab Terry. . . or go ahead to camp and let all hell loose then blame it on emotional breakdown.

You hit the nail on the head from the highlighted part

It would be interesting to see what happens btw JT and Bridge in tomorrows match coincidentally at the Bridge.

1. Would they shake hands prior to the match?
2. For example, if chelsea is defending a corner and jt is called to man mark wayne and he fouls him or makes such foul during open play. How would they react? What reaction would we get from their team-mates, the crowd and the referee?
3. 12:45pm; kickoff; one not to miss.

@snowdrops. . . u read my mind. thats playing for opposing team. now imagine in sam eteam for a world cup. . . .if he cant get over it. . . put country first and quit. i dnt blame him at all. ko easy ooooooo!

Whine Bridge is a pucee. . .
We dont care if he plays tomorrow or not. Phuck him.

Really insightful contributions . . .except for the airhead -snowdrops of course

I can understand where bridge is coming from. . . but to destroy your international career for a dimwit like snowdrops is really unbecoming of a professional.

I can't wait to see the body chemistry between WB &JT when Man City play chelsea later today. . . .

the fans will rily play a big part in today;s match. . . . and paparazzis will be looking for good snapshots of the two anytym they come close (just as i am eagerly waiting to see Man City defend a corner kick against Chelsea). . .rily wld be interesting. i just hope one of them wont get stretchered out sha

I think very few understand what WB is going through.

^^
What rubbish is he going thru?

Someone slept with your EX-girlfriend and he's going into manic depression. . . .is that not stupid of him?

BRIDGE AND TERRY DID NOT SHAKE HANDS
Terry had his hand out, but Bridge looked in his eyes and walked straight past. DRAMA!

Tudór:

^^
What rubbish is he going thru?

Someone slept with your EX-girlfriend and he's going into manic depression. . . .is that not silly of him?

As at that time, she wasn't an EX!

This more about friendship and betrayal. Nothing to do with football. I don't expect you to understand.

Thats a LIE. The affair never took place when she was with bridge.

Thats a LIE. The affair never took place when she was with bridge.