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| Abusive fans should be jailed, says QPR’s Warnock Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:11 AM PDT  A file photo shows Chelsea's Terry talking to the match referee as QPR's Ferdinand looks on during their match last month. — Reuters file pic Chelsea fans taunted QPR's Anton Ferdinand during a Champions League match in Belgium on Tuesday in an apparent show of support for captain John Terry who is being investigated by police following allegations he racially abused the defender during last month's west London derby. Chelsea have pledged to punish the offenders who chanted during the 1-1 draw at Genk but Warnock said that was unlikely to happen. "I've only read about the abusive chants, but I'm afraid in today's society nothing surprises me," he said told reporters before his team face Premier League leaders Manchester City at Loftus Road tomorrow. "You see what happens when Liverpool play United, the abuse that managers get. Stewards look away — some of them even smile at the abuse you get. "I think fans should be put in prison for about two years each, but that's just me flying a kite, isn't it?" Warnock held little hope the matter would be resolved and accepted the taunts as a fact of modern life. "It's all right saying we're going to look into it, but you can't look into that. When you see the hatred in some of these guys' faces — it's frightening," he said. "You're probably talking about guys who wear suits to work all week. It's all very well to say you're getting rid of the excess when you go to a football match, but some of it goes way over the top." Terry has strongly denied the allegations relating to Ferdinand, who has been praised by Warnock for the way he has played since joining QPR earlier this season. But the manager was not so keen on his player's social networking habit. "I think he's a twit for using Twitter," Warnock said. "I don't agree with it, but I suppose if you're into that you have to take the rough with the smooth. "I've already told him to come off Twitter. I'm not a big fan of people talking to big groups of supporters when there's a problem at any club. There's only one winner in that situation." — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Thorpe slumps to seventh in first final back Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:38 AM PDT  Thorpe competes in the men's 100m individual medley final today. — Reuters pic The 29-year-old Australian, who hopes to qualify for next year's Olympics, started well with the butterfly leg before losing ground on the backstroke and then struggling with the breaststroke as he finished second-last in an event he rarely swam prior to retirement. "I'm really pleased with the first 50, the fly leg was great, the backstroke was great and I'm really happy with the underwater work tonight," Thorpe told reporters. "I was doing really well and then the breaststroke happened. It wasn't so bad this morning. It is something I can work on." South African Chad Le Clos, 19, won the race with a time of 53.06 seconds, with Thorpe three-and-a-half seconds back in one of the worst results of his illustrious career. "I looked up to him growing up, his career talks for itself," Le Clos said of Thorpe. "I don't know if you can call it a win, exactly, because he is still obviously nowhere near his best but, to beat him, I'll take it." Earlier, Thorpe, despite complaining of suffering more nerves than usual, had said he was happy with his sixth-place finish across the heats in his first race back. Before the final, Thorpe looked far more relaxed as he smiled his way through what appeared to be a light-hearted conversation with Austrian Markus Rogan before taking of his blue T-shirt to reveal his impressive physique. "A lot more relaxed this evening," Thorpe said. "A little more nervous than what I would consider normal but at what is a completely acceptable amount." The lanky Thorpe, with the huge, flipper-like feet, will take part in the 100m butterfly tomorrow as continues his preparations to try to qualify for the 2012 Games in London at the Australian Olympic trials in March. More time Australia's most successful Olympian is expected to struggle again in tomorrow's event but the individual medley and butterfly disciplines are highly likely to be ditched for the freestyle on which he built his name. His struggles in the glamour-free surroundings of the Singapore Sports School in front of a few hundred cheering spectators highlighted the tough task he faces in reaching another Olympics with little training time and competitors a decade younger than him. "People want to see me do well and see me do well quickly. I prefer to do that, I prefer not to wait," Thorpe said. "I haven't swum for a long time. I have to take stock where I was 12 months ago to where I am now. I'm in a final and competing reasonably well. I'm happy. "Hopefully with a little more time we can have some good performances." Another returning Australian to struggle was Libby Trickett. The triple Olympic champion finished last in the final of the 100 metres butterfly and sixth in the 50m freestyle in her first international meet since the 2009 world championships. Despite the results, the 26-year-old was confident of performing well in the Olympic trials. "I think I'll be ready in time for March. I know that I'll keep moving forward and this is just one step along the way." — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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