Title: Betting Post by: Summerof69 on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 13:15:25 Five players have been charged by the FA for betting on their own game...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7987807.stm Title: Re: Betting Post by: Bogus Dave on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 13:18:08 Not very good at match fixing are they
Title: Re: Betting Post by: Colin Todd on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 13:36:09 Quote "Mannix is alleged to have placed stakes to the value of approximately £4,000; Mangan £3,500; Harris £2,000; Williams £1,000; and Cavanagh on a £5 accumulator." :D at Cavanagh Title: Re: Betting Post by: Nemo on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 14:10:11 Not very good at match fixing are they Not sure if you read that correctly, but all placed their bets on Bury to win, which they did. 4/5 played for Accrington which would say otherwise. But yes, :soapy tit wank: at the guy who put a fiver on in an accumulator. Title: Re: Betting Post by: Bogus Dave on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 14:11:35 Ah i see. Silly buggers
Title: Re: Betting Post by: ron dodgers on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 15:38:18 they can't prove it - it's not against the law (of England) - how the fuck did they get the information - I hope Bet365 don't give my firm any details of my bets!
Title: Re: Betting Post by: michael on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 16:50:58 ron, I would guess that the betting company would have seen the large bets come in and probably investigated them, and then reported this to the FA with the aim of getting the stake and winnings back.
This is something that our betting expert Bert may be able to field on his return from holiday. |