Ivan Toney

[ninjamonkey]

I tend to fall on the side of "it's not worthy of a ban" when players are betting on games that don't involve them and have no direct link to their side but betting on your own team is another matter entirely, and betting on them to lose on many occasions is just dodgy as fuck.

Doesn't matter what the reasons are, that's an instant numerous years ban in my eyes. He's got off very very lightly there.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I hope he had £100k riding on City to thrash his team at The Etihad!

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Is it a ridiculous conspiracy theory to suggest that Southgate may have leant on the powers that be to make sure he's fit and firing for the Euros next summer?

 

[jimharri]

I hope he had £100k riding on City to thrash his team at The Etihad!

You vindictive FOC!

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Is it a ridiculous conspiracy theory to suggest that Southgate may have leant on the powers that be to make sure he's fit and firing for the Euros next summer?

As he has one cap (as a late sub) and no goals, yes it definitely is.

There's no guarantee he could even be a decent international, Southgate would have to have a bigger gambling problem than Toney to think he was worthy of that kind of risk.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

You vindictive FOC!

I was born cynical with a vindictive streak, jim!

 

[ninjamonkey]

Is it a ridiculous conspiracy theory to suggest that Southgate may have leant on the powers that be to make sure he's fit and firing for the Euros next summer?

Yes it is. If it had been somebody integral to the team like kane for example then there's a plausible suggestion but the guy is/was far from certain to even make the squad and if he does, he's not going to see many minutes.

 

[City Raider]

Regardless of what he’s done, Franks is right about the hypocrisy of football and its relationship with betting companies.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Regardless of what he’s done, Franks is right about the hypocrisy of football and its relationship with betting companies.

Yes, but smokescreen deflection tactics. As said earlier, a pro betting against the team he played in is awful. I wouldnt want to be in the same team as him ever again and if I was a manager Inwouldnt touch him with a bargepole. Hugely disrepectful to clubmates and undermines the fabric of what team sports and collective effort is about. Who would trust him?

 

[Corky]

It was scandalously lenient, a league 2 player got 8 months for 1 x £5 accumulator in 2009.
That ban was August so it was in effect a season ban, when Toney got 5 months Net.

They can bet on anything they like apart from football. Toney was betting against his own team on a regular basis, if a lower league player did that it would be 5-10 years.