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Honey Monster
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Topic: Premier League player accused of throwing game Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 9:16am |
Anyone else heard of this story?? I seen it on Sky news' review of the papers last night - it's front page of the Indo over in Britain I think. One of the lads in work just asked me did I hear about - he seen it somewhere else.
Anyway, apparently, an un-named Premiership player is accused of throwing a game last season (i think) for 50000 sterling.
As myself and my mate were thinking, this would have to be a 'keeper wouldnt it.....BUT WHO!!!
Edited by Honey Monster - 04 Apr 2008 at 9:17am
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Ray Houghton
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Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 9:25am |
Yeh seen that lad...reckon it was Tim Howard at the derby last sunday !!!
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Honey Monster
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Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 9:41am |
Just seen this on BBC site:
FA will investigate bribe claims |
The Football Association is to investigate allegations that a former Premier League footballer accepted a £50,000 bribe to help throw a game.
The player got himself sent off and persuaded three team-mates to get booked in a game "in Britain" in the last two years, says The Independent.
In exchange, a bookmaker allegedly agreed to write off a £50,000 debt the player had racked up.
"We will be making inquiries about the story," an FA spokesman told BBC Sport.
Players are prohibited from betting on matches or competitions in which they are involved under FA rules.
"First we need to find out if the match was inside our jurisdiction - the story says it was in Britain, but we don't know if it was in England," the FA spokesman added.
The case was disclosed privately by a source at a seminar on gambling at the Sporting Chance Clinic in Hampshire this week.
The player in question has been treated at Sporting Chance, which is supported financially by the FA and Professional Footballers Association. |
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McG
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Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 9:50am |
50k to a premier player? must be bottom half of the league...
Ill go Jose Reina
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Ray Houghton
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Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 10:03am |
The fact he persuaded three team mate to get booked as well..jayas that's well dodgey
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Bob Hoskins
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Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 12:33pm |
...we are taking about a group of people who as generalisations go are
thick...therefore, despite been able to earn a massive wage can still
squander it...so nothing should surprise us in the bubble they exist
in...
actually getting tired of supportting this rubbish
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brianie
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Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 2:29pm |
apparently its some player with a gambling problem, so that narrows it down a bit
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