How do you find out that a footballer is betting on the game? They don’t walk into bookies and hand a slip over at the counter, this stuff is all done on smartphones or by telephone.
Betting information is protected by the Data Protection Act, the SFA have no authority to ask and bookmakers have no authority to tell, even if they know a player is breaking SFA rules.
Even if a player sits in the dressing room, and announces that he’s just bet on the match about to take place, and all his team-mates reported him, he would be able to dismiss the charge on the basis that his comments were a joke. No one could prove otherwise.
But, very specific charges are levelled at players.
The betting industry survives on the quality of their information being better than that of their customers. “Are you likely to win at the weekend?”, “Any inside info on who the new manager will be?”, “Who’s struggling to be fit for Saturday (and therefore unlikely to be first scorer)?”
If you are a player, you have the inside line on a market worth hundreds of millions each year. Football has an unhealthy relationship with bookmakers, at some clubs, the betting partner has their own lounge and has full access to the players’ lounge. Many players are big gamblers and some have big incomes. They are both significant clients for bookies and potential sources of inside information. Like many big gamblers, they are offered special odds, not available to the general public.
Let me tell you one way of catching a player who is gambling on football. He is tempted away from his old bookie to one who has become friendly with, possibly after giving his former bookie a bum steer on a striker who was supposed to be injured. The former bookie then ‘discovers’ that the name on one of their accounts doesn’t match the name on the linked bank account, and that this account holder is a footballer.
The bookie is now officially concerned that illegal match fixing is going on. With the possibility of criminality (even if it is without basis), they can alert the authorities. That would teach the player a lesson for leaving, while making money through advantageous odds and feeding bum information back, and destroy whatever competitive advantage the other bookie has.
Does anyone know of any other way a specific charge of gambling on football could be raised?
Maybe the players are all just daft laddies. Maybe the SFA decline to release reports into players gambling because there is nothing to see in them. Maybe you can break the rules on betting but not be punished because it’s a silly rule.
You don’t need to be match fixing to be involved in serious criminality when dealing with a bookmaker. The football watching public need transparency from the SFA on this issue, no matter how much money floods into the game from the gambling industry.
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A Ceiler Gonof Rust
Interesting stuff. Personally I don;t see anything in Commons that points to him being a decent coach.
I would like to keep him as a player though. Still think Guidetti has something too though and suspect Ronny is protecting him by not playing him at the minute.
I have been impressed by our gaffer since the break in the Canaries. It may just have kick started our season.
LB
Anybody have an inside track on the new strip?
Can’t wait to consign this current broken Hoops version to history.
San Diego – not keen on it either.
Commons must stay
Clareisland67@16:24
Go to the Labour club, just press the bell and they will open the door for you. Would join you but promised to visit my mum in Killie!
leftclicktic
16:36 on 23 January, 2015
Seen on TSFM
Sorry if already posted.
Ann Budge comments on last Friday’s events following her investigations.
http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/4125
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A cosy wee reply, the language is very nice and pleasing to both Sevco and tell tarts..
All in all was a good night.
Certainly not the kind of language of previous statements…
Ayrshire is Green and White
Dena hope yer well
A wee complaint to B Telecom would not go amiss.
Last word from me on Scott Brown.
Watch the second half of the home leg against Red Bull. Scott Brown absolutely dominated their midfield. He passed the ball smartly, he anticipated things well and physically he trampled over them. Thats including the boy Kampl who is a really, really good player.
Scott Brown doesn’t fear anyone whether it be young McGinn or Xavi.
At the end of Kirkuk St btw
leftclicktic
16:36 on 23 January, 2015
Seen on TSFM
Sorry if already posted.
Ann Budge comments on last Friday’s events following her investigations.
http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/412
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Now, that’s what you call ‘keeping it in the family’ …….. Disgusting wish you washy cover-up
Kirkuk=kirk bloody text pre-empt
Phil macgiollabhain sources drying up a bit? Or are they in the phoney war period at ibrox?
Whatever happens they are fubared.
Loving it…
MickTT
Agreed
Though at least she replied in some form to questions albeit that could have been a sevco report on events IMHO
livibhoy
16:43 on 23 January, 2015
A coach like a player can be developed and moulded. A footballing mind like KC’s, however, available to youngsters to access and communicate with at will is a valuable tool.
67heaven 16.04 brill
Budges statement – hearts take on it. It’s not important. Many foreseeable things went wrong. Police and sevco were at fault.
1st name on team sheet
Scott Brown ( Capt & Leader).
Till later all
ACGR
“Perhaps Dena’s package contains 10 roads, a salmon, some red wine and a cursory note from MickTT for a three dinner combo at Coia’s.”
Excellent! I think Dena`s package is beginning to cultivate Tardus like qualities. Soon be room for Jamesgang and An Tearmann.
JJ
leftclick
No sectarian undertones. No problem with quarrelling cousins.
They are still in cahoots protecting one another.
What happened to the ole Lee Wallace money?
Maybe Denas parcel was a Celtic Onesie sent in advance for the butler to pre-heat on Hootenany weekend.
micktt,
If the same situation had happened at Celtic Park, I wonder if her statement would have been so plausible!
Naw, me either. HH
leftclicktic
16:49 on 23 January, 2015
MickTT
Agreed
Though at least she replied in some form to questions albeit that could have been a sevco report on events IMHO
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Lady Brogues…
HH
So the police, the ungritted roads, the price of cheese and the uncleared pitch were nothing to do with rangers fans going mental on Friday.
Genius.
That Anne Budge statement could pretty much have been written by a certain James Traynor of Level 5 PR.
Budge might as well have volunteered to accept a 30 point deduction as reasonable punishment for Hearts fans “involvement” in last Friday night’s trouble.
Outrageous sevcophancy from Budge who had set herself up as the moral guardian of probity, good behaviour and decorum at football matches.
I don’t see those Hearts fans who attended last week’s game being at all impressed with this mealy mouthed piece of flannel that she is passing off.
It seems she is yet another addition to the swelling ranks of hypocritical idiots in Scottish football who can see hear and speak no evil where Sevco are concerned.
Perhaps we could do a mega deal with Dundee Utd where they get a bit of cash and a player or two from our surplus, while we get the two players we want
A fudge by Budge….
sipsini
16:57 on 23 January, 2015
micktt,
If the same situation had happened at Celtic Park, I wonder if her statement would have been so plausible!
Naw, me either. HH
*****
Agree 100%
The tone of her comments about Celtic fans was one of contempt; however, against Sevco and her own fans … ‘unfortunate circumstances’ that no one could have predicted… really, no one thought Sevco fans would be in an ugly mood?
Heading oot shortly to a wedding reception
Young Lily here nailed but doesn’t know
http://youtu.be/dmF3Z100T7E
Sweary word warning guys
HH
Inter .
They have taken Marcello Brozovic on loan from Dinamo Zagreb.A 5 month loan with first option to buy for 6 million euros.He played ( and scored ) v Celtic .He is cup tied , as are Podolski and Shaqiri.Only 1 of them can be registered for the Europa League.Still no info re which one but Podolski has hinted that the place is his.
An Ann Budge Fudge, well get away, blow me down with a feather and other sarcastic euphemisms…
Thank God nobody wrote on the toilet door or caused any such terror at the hunhun game…
Boot….
Ayrshire is Green and White
Budgie by name budgie by nature.
Looks like aftet what Lisa says, Kris will be staying.
Bet we will see a happier and more productive player if he does.
Kris and his family ‘get’ Celtic – we are not overflowing with coaches – Kriss has a great nature and would do well.
He is a family man and in no hurry to leave the Celtic family – let’s hope we get it resolved.
Leftie
Micktt
67 Heaven
No mention of hearts supporters or their busses being attacked.
Compare and contrast with the knickers in a twist reaction to some muppets in the bog at tune castle with a marker pen.
My auld Faither is a good litmus test here. Likes celtic, likes scottish football, doesn’t watch many games cos he can’t work the buttons on the remote!
He knew nothing, nada, nowt about the trumpton Humdom riots till I told him.
HH jamesgang
Both sets of fans immediately turned their frustration on their rivals and the decision to try and evacuate the stadium of all fans was taken. At this time, there were hot-spots the police had to deal with all over the stadium, both inside and out. This was a very difficult call. With the situation escalating, was it better to try to get the Hearts fans away as quickly as possible. I am not sure there is a clear-cut right or wrong answer to this one.
hot-sopts. well anne iv’e heard it called a lot of things but that is ………….
mike in toronto,
The two hertz fans in the work came out with the same p**h, I actually felt embarrassed for them, as I asked within earshot of their deid cousins, squirming! Defiinately :)
Thick as thieves, the lot of thems.
Could someone post a link to/copy of Budge`s statement after our game? I would like to compare and contrast.
JJ
Geordie
They are all having blue cheese bear burgers.