Exactly, also he can talk to the players who are going to play the game, how can anyone "prove" he hasn't had a word with them? He can say "my integrity isn't in question", but that's not remotely true. As soon as you bet against your own team, you are done.
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Joey Barton
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geoff clipp
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Not a fan of his but he's entirely correct to point out how unhealthy the relationship is between football and the gambling industry. In my opinion it's completely unethical that people should be bombarded with gambling advertisements when watching televised sporting events. It's entirely up to an individual whether or not they choose to gamble or not, but we have to accept that it is something that people can become addicted to and it can have devastating consequences for both the addict and their family and therefore I'd rather we saw the advertising of it banned. A lot of the adverts we see encourage impulsive gambling and I think that's pretty dangerous.
Even as an addict, there's plenty of things he could have been gambling on outside of football, so im not sure that side of his argument entirely tallies. That said, im not a gambling addict myself so it's impossible for me to understand someone in that position. Gambling on his own team to lose though is definitely something that can't be excused. Even if he wasn't playing in those matches he could be deemed to have had inside information and influence on the squad, there's no way something like that cant go unpunished.
Even as an addict, there's plenty of things he could have been gambling on outside of football, so im not sure that side of his argument entirely tallies. That said, im not a gambling addict myself so it's impossible for me to understand someone in that position. Gambling on his own team to lose though is definitely something that can't be excused. Even if he wasn't playing in those matches he could be deemed to have had inside information and influence on the squad, there's no way something like that cant go unpunished.
kaz7
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What a twat,hope he won't get paid and booted out of the club
I'm amazed at how many chances in the game he has been given,once a **** and all that
I'm amazed at how many chances in the game he has been given,once a **** and all that
kaz7
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Classic deflection by himNot a fan of his but he's entirely correct to point out how unhealthy the relationship is between football and the gambling industry. In my opinion it's completely unethical that people should be bombarded with gambling advertisements when watching televised sporting events. It's entirely up to an individual whether or not they choose to gamble or not, but we have to accept that it is something that people can become addicted to and it can have devastating consequences for both the addict and their family and therefore I'd rather we saw the advertising of it banned. A lot of the adverts we see encourage impulsive gambling and I think that's pretty dangerous.
Even as an addict, there's plenty of things he could have been gambling on outside of football, so im not sure that side of his argument entirely tallies. That said, im not a gambling addict myself so it's impossible for me to understand someone in that position. Gambling on his own team to lose though is definitely something that can't be excused. Even if he wasn't playing in those matches he could be deemed to have had inside information and influence on the squad, there's no way something like that cant go unpunished.
Hamann Pineapple
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Laying Samaras not to score and not passing to him might be an issue
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer
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Exactly, also he can talk to the players who are going to play the game, how can anyone "prove" he hasn't had a word with them? He can say "my integrity isn't in question", but that's not remotely true. As soon as you bet against your own team, you are done.
It's a hollow excuse when it's broken down... he has hung himself further with the statement as he has pointed towards feeding his habit, absolute bollocks, if this were the case, he'd of bet on joe bloggs vs NafNaf fc, he knowingly bet on games to give him an advantage....
Fuck the Scouse **** and good riddance!!!
inchy14
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Not a fan of his but he's entirely correct to point out how unhealthy the relationship is between football and the gambling industry. In my opinion it's completely unethical that people should be bombarded with gambling advertisements when watching televised sporting events. It's entirely up to an individual whether or not they choose to gamble or not, but we have to accept that it is something that people can become addicted to and it can have devastating consequences for both the addict and their family and therefore I'd rather we saw the advertising of it banned. A lot of the adverts we see encourage impulsive gambling and I think that's pretty dangerous.
Even as an addict, there's plenty of things he could have been gambling on outside of football, so im not sure that side of his argument entirely tallies. That said, im not a gambling addict myself so it's impossible for me to understand someone in that position. Gambling on his own team to lose though is definitely something that can't be excused. Even if he wasn't playing in those matches he could be deemed to have had inside information and influence on the squad, there's no way something like that cant go unpunished.
Classic deflection by him
He's bang on though, not a game goes by without you being bombarded about what odds have been raised as specials etc... to entice someone. The whole concept of the game grabbing as much cash as it can from the bookmaker yet then clamping down on the bets is a bit hypocritical imo.
They should look at getting their own house in order first.
I also hate that line, 'when the fun stops, stop!' It's never fun when you lose and i lose a lot!!
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Next England manager. He's got all the qualifications for it....ABout time he retired isn't it? He'll be 36 when his ban ends.
You can take the boy out of Scouse etc....
Prestwich_Blue
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He was betting on his own team although he claims not to have been part of the squad for the games he bet on. Bet on us to win against Fulham in April 2006 (which we lost of course) and quite a few bets on the Toon when he went there.A ban that long suggests he was betting on his own team, or something like that, in which case I'm amazed he's not got a life ban. That's him done though