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« Reply #30 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 19:51:09 » |
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It's wrong, he shouldn't have done it, it may have altered the course of the match, but it is not the same as match fixing - where you deliberately lose or concede X amount of goals.
It was a stupid thing to do, and it's stupid to come out and admit it.
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« Reply #31 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 21:24:08 » |
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I have to say I find it a little funny. I'm not too fussed about gamblers or bookies being out of pocket, but ultimately where is the problem? I can bet on a team winning, someone may bet the other way, should that other person be upset if the team I bet on try harder to win? (well, other than losing the bet). Le Tissier put money on an event he may actually have had no way of influencing anyway and other players in the game were trying the hardest to stop it from happening, even if not for betting purposes. Provided the player is still trying to win the game then any fool making bets on other events for any reason other than a bit of fun deserves to lose. I;ve bet on the number of corners to make a shit game more fun to watch, but wouldn't give a shit if I lost that money. Sport is all about the result (sod that taking part shit), protect that then I think it's fine.
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« Reply #32 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 21:29:21 » |
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This tale reminds me of one of my favorite in-game games, courtesy of Neil Ruddock, whereby he'd come onto the pitch carrying a pound coin, and during the match pass it on to another player.
The aim of the game is to get the pound coin around the entire team before half time.
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« Reply #33 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 21:34:20 » |
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Can you bet on the player to make the first foul? imagine if a team all individually tried fixing that one!
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« Reply #34 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 21:34:42 » |
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I have to say I find it a little funny. I'm not too fussed about gamblers or bookies being out of pocket, but ultimately where is the problem? I can bet on a team winning, someone may bet the other way, should that other person be upset if the team I bet on try harder to win? (well, other than losing the bet). Le Tissier put money on an event he may actually have had no way of influencing anyway and other players in the game were trying the hardest to stop it from happening, even if not for betting purposes. Provided the player is still trying to win the game then any fool making bets on other events for any reason other than a bit of fun deserves to lose. I;ve bet on the number of corners to make a shit game more fun to watch, but wouldn't give a shit if I lost that money. Sport is all about the result (sod that taking part shit), protect that then I think it's fine.
problem is, he's changing the game and breaking the spirit of the sport. You'd be hacked off if you'd bet on six corners and then there was one more in the last minute because a player had put money on there being seven and hoofed it out. |
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« Reply #35 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 21:42:23 » |
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not really, it's a gamble
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« Reply #36 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 21:44:08 » |
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not really, it's a gamble
But you would have won if he hadn't deliberately conceded a corner to line his own pockets, which he then tells you in his autobiography which cost you 18 quid in waterstones. You shouldn't have bought it, then you wouldn't have known any better. mug. |
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« Reply #37 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 22:51:04 » |
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Le Tissier put money on an event he may actually have had no way of influencing anyway and other players in the game were trying the hardest to stop it from happening, even if not for betting purposes.
He cut a deal with the Wimbledon captain before the toss, so Southampton would kick off and Wimbledon would play towards their fans - so he had that part covered. Then when he missed the touchline he ran round the pitch like a blue arsed fly until he managed to get the ball out for a throw in. |
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« Reply #38 on: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 22:53:01 » |
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The FA should immediately establish a special death squad with instructions to shoot the big-nosed miscreant on sight
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« Reply #39 on: Friday, September 4, 2009, 07:36:04 » |
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stan bowles whilst playing for qpr in the 70s had a bet on the national, the opposition had a corner and a fan behind the qpr goal had the national on the radio. bowles headed the ball behind for 6 consecutive corners so he could listen to the race.
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« Reply #40 on: Friday, September 4, 2009, 08:43:06 » |
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i seem to remember us doing this under king every single game, was this one of the great mans "tactics" or did he have a few quid on it.. hmm
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« Reply #41 on: Friday, September 11, 2009, 12:26:49 » |
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Whoops Police have contacted the Football Association over an admission by former England striker Matt Le Tissier that he was part of a failed betting scam... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8250042.stm |
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« Reply #42 on: Friday, September 11, 2009, 12:35:34 » |
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hampshire police must be quiet then.
it fucking happened 14 yrs ago
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« Reply #43 on: Friday, September 11, 2009, 12:51:26 » |
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Must be Pompey supporters...
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« Reply #44 on: Friday, September 11, 2009, 13:18:22 » |
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Is everyone really surprised by this?! To me the only surprising thing is that he admitted it.
Its been common knowledge in and around football for years that things like this have gone on! If you took a strawpoll of current and former professional players you would astounded by the figure who said they had done something similar. We even used to do it in the Hellenic league!!
And as for us town fans saying its such a disgrace, cast your minds back to the 'good old' Macari days..... people in glass houses and all that.....
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