FANS LEFT BLUE

IT’S been a testing old time for John Terry, accusations of racism followed by that 5-3 hiccup on Saturday not making it the happiest week in his career. To cap it all, a gaggle of Chelsea fans gathered outside Reptile Kingdom last week having heard that their captain would be officially opening the pet shop – but he didn’t turn up.

The owner of the shop claimed that he had arranged through a mutual friend for Terry to do the honours, but the player denied he’d ever made any such agreement. He even issued a statement to the Daily Telegraph, although snakes might not have been his priority on that particular day: “For the avoidance of doubt, I had not agreed to attend the opening of this or any other shop today. I had been asked if I would consider the opportunity and declined on two separate occasions. That is as far as the matter went.”

Hopefully that clarification will help cheer up the very disappointed child photographed by the Daily Mail outside Reptile Kingdom. Who knows, he might even switch his loyalties to QPR now, and maybe even buy himself an Anton Ferdinand shirt.