Could also argue that the betting companies make players vulnerable to blackmail/threats/extortion by offering markets on stupid stuff like that. Especially considering that a lot of players come from countries where kidnapping and gang activity are more commonplace.
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Lucas Paqueta investigated by FA for alleged betting breaches
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Could also argue that the betting companies make players vulnerable to blackmail/threats/extortion by offering markets on stupid stuff like that. Especially considering that a lot of players come from countries where kidnapping and gang activity are more commonplace.
5 Hit Gibbon
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Thank god westham were greedy and pushed the price up otherwise he might have been signed before this came out.
Or even worse, we signed him, then he did some dodgy betting whilst playing for us and tarnished our club.
Johnny Mars Bar
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Football has been bent as a nine bob note since day one of it's existence. The game has been built on 'brown envelopes' since the day brown envelopes were invented.
It's all a matter of scale.
If I were trying to keep my corruption hidden I’d probably mix up the colour of envelope.
Everyone’s looking out for brown ones but nobody would suspect a green envelope or maybe one of those yellow DHL ones.
Yeah will never shed a tear for any bookieCould also argue that the betting companies make players vulnerable to blackmail/threats/extortion by offering markets on stupid stuff like that. Especially considering that a lot of players come from countries where kidnapping and gang activity are more commonplace.
Old Amos
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How
How long before someone mentions the match-fixing scandal of 1915, involving a game in which the former City player Billy Meredith played? How much truth do you want or need for the chosen narrative?Talking about him on SSN like he’s a city player! No mention of West Ham. Twats
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If I were trying to keep my corruption hidden I’d probably mix up the colour of envelope.
Everyone’s looking out for brown ones but nobody would suspect a green envelope or maybe one of those yellow DHL ones.
What about a cereal box? You could fit more money in and people would just think that the recipient loved Frosties!
Johnny Mars Bar
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What about a cereal box? You could fit more money in and people would just think that the recipient loved Frosties!
Now there’s a grrrreeeat idea.
not my fault!
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I know, still wouldn’t surprise me.I was joking
SilverFox2
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Football has been bent as a nine bob note since day one of it's existence. The game has been built on 'brown envelopes' since the day brown envelopes were invented.
It's all a matter of scale.
Presumably due diligence for football takes this into account?
Or maybe it is still so corrupt that any 100 million pound player deal search excludes a player's potential to break PL betting rules?
yeah whatever !!
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That's a very valid point tbh. Imagine the mafia placing huge bets on a player getting a red/yellow card for instance,Could also argue that the betting companies make players vulnerable to blackmail/threats/extortion by offering markets on stupid stuff like that. Especially considering that a lot of players come from countries where kidnapping and gang activity are more commonplace.
that's an offer said player couldn't refuse...