Lucas Paqueta investigated by FA for alleged betting breaches

[WRicko]

Careful background checks by specialists on behalf of City is my understanding.

How does this work ? Would have thought betting patterns weren’t openly available to anyone other than the individual betting companies

Can look at changing odds I suppose but not sure how you would monitor this carefully enough without massive resources. Which players markets and company would you check ?

Assumed the FA had the info and told city rather than face legal issues for allowing transfer to go ahead assumed they knew about it a while but that wouldn’t be fair on City snd questions would need to be asked Westham should also have known again questions need to be asked same with the player.

If City have found this out and not the betting companies or the Premier League or FA that’s shocking for the game and questions need asking

 

[Paul1970]

This is no slap on the wrist thing we've got here if proven true.

The thing with Trippier is he might've let it slip he was joining a club and it's not a good look but Paqueta's allegations are far more sinister, if true he's actively played a part in affecting outcomes during a football match I.e. match fixing, if guilty of that I find it highly unlikely that there won't be many more times he's done it.

There could be further charges relating to irregular instances like this booking, they could genuinely be able to go as far back his time at Lyon or even AC Milan .

Honestly this could be the biggest betting scandal to hit football involving a high profile player for many years, if just the one instance is true like a tweet said a few pages back then it's a million worse than Trippier/Barton/Toney etc.

That's no exaggeration.

Both the same in my eyes as they had inside Info on where trippier was going so it was an 100 percent win .

 

[Protein Junkie]

There are two sides to every bet. If someone is insider trading someone is getting screwed. Do you like money being taken from you?

I think the betting industry is fucked if you can’t tell your mates you are signing for another club. Not really insider trading just a restriction on free speech which no gambling institution should control.
Just an opinion though.

 

[TonyM]

This is no slap on the wrist thing we've got here if proven true.

The thing with Trippier is he might've let it slip he was joining a club and it's not a good look but Paqueta's allegations are far more sinister, if true he's actively played a part in affecting outcomes during a football match I.e. match fixing, if guilty of that I find it highly unlikely that there won't be many more times he's done it.

There could be further charges relating to irregular instances like this booking, they could genuinely be able to go as far back his time at Lyon or even AC Milan .

Honestly this could be the biggest betting scandal to hit football involving a high profile player for many years, if just the one instance is true like a tweet said a few pages back then it's a million worse than Trippier/Barton/Toney etc.

That's no exaggeration.

I wonder if he'll bring others down with him?

 

[Blue Maverick]

I wonder if he'll bring others down with him?

I wouldn’t bet against it

 

[Silva&Silva]

I wouldn’t bet against it

Paqueta probably would.

 

[kaz7]

Brain dead idiot , could have had the biggest move and the best manager and he does this , walk away and dont look back

 

[Mr Fraser]

Paqueta probably would.

No he wouldn't. He'd leak info to his mates and they would

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I think the betting industry is fucked if you can’t tell your mates you are signing for another club. Not really insider trading just a restriction on free speech which no gambling institution should control.
Just an opinion though.

Insider trading ok as well?

 

[Barcon]

Why the fck did we miss out on Mac Alisster ? he would've been perfect for us.

Eh? You did sign him. He just got sent off today.