There was widespread speculation among neutral observers that Terry’s bizarre choice of hairstyle was proof positive that the former England skipper was losing the plot and all set to go into meltdown amid sordid revelations regarding his private life. A bit like the Travis Bickle character from the movie ‘Taxi Driver’ who also dramatically sported a Mohawk haircut before going postal in the final reel.
However,Travis Bickle freaked out for completely different reasons to the former England skipper, and as far as anybody can ascertain, John Terry does not actually possess a small arsenal of illegally held handguns. Nor is he on a crusade to rescue a twelve year old prostitute who looks amazingly like a young Jodie Foster. Indeed, JT, as his friend calls him appears to be very popular with the ladies. Unlike Travis Bickle, who wasn’t really very popular with anybody, especially all those blokes he killed.