Betting

[Summerof69]

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

[Bogus Dave]

Not very good at match fixing are they

[Colin Todd]

"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."

  at Cavanagh

[Nemo]

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,  at the guy who put a fiver on in an accumulator.

[Bogus Dave]

Ah i see. Silly buggers

[ron dodgers]

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!

[michael]

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.