Terry was charged by the Crown Prosecution Service on Wednesday for racism against QPR’s Anton Ferdinand but the club have backed him regardless.
“It doesn’t surprise me but it does sadden me. Not so much because I think it’s the wrong thing for them to be doing now, to be supportive of their captain. But I think it’s quite important that, if you look across every other aspect of society, if serious allegations of misconduct are made against an employee, those employers carry out a thorough investigation.”
