Tommy Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I think he's been very lucky.10 game ban 7 of which are suspended plus £7500 fine after he admittedbetting against his own team.I'd have banned him for life for that offence. Link to comment
The Boofon Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I think he's been very lucky.10 game ban 7 of which are suspended plus £7500 fine after he admittedbetting against his own team.I'd have banned him for life for that offence. Given the fact he plays for the rangers he'll probably still be able to play while he's banned for the three games. Joke sentence. He should be banned for life. Likewise any player betting against his own team. Even our ones. Link to comment
StandFree1982 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I think he's been very lucky.10 game ban 7 of which are suspended plus £7500 fine after he admittedbetting against his own team.I'd have banned him for life for that offence.That's pretty tame really. I'd easily take a weeks wage fine for what is around 2 months off work which he'll get paid for. Link to comment
E-P-K Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 That's pretty tame really. I'd easily take a weeks wage fine for what is around 2 months off work which he'll get paid for. , in Reality, its a 3 game ban, which is 2 weeks. The 7 games are suspended until the end of the season, Joke decision. Link to comment
E-P-K Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 The first game he can play again, is 28th September, against Stenhousemuir. 16 day ban. Link to comment
a don in oz Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 OUTRAGEOUS sentence. Fraud, corruption, and you get a 3 game ban. Totally disgraceful. Link to comment
tup Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 The thing is its not really the sentence that is the joke. Its Scottish football per se. Suddenly expecting newly enlightened authorities to do things properly and fairly, given their behaviour over the sevco debacle, is absurd. It was never going to happen. This is in line with the decisions made during that spell and is no surprise at all. The only surprise is that folk are still surprised by these things. Link to comment
zander Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 They have the cheek to say the world is anti the rangers. Who sentenced him we demand to know. Link to comment
caledonia Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 At least he can go to the bookies while he is banned Link to comment
Tord31 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Can still play as a trialist Link to comment
Monkey Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Looking at the reports about the three games he bet "against" his team I can see why the panel may have come to their decision that a ten game ban was appropriate. The value of the stakes for his bets has been reported to have been under £50 and the bets were apparently on fixed odd coupons and accumulators.In the two games he bet that Hearts would lose, a game against Motherwell and one of the Spurs games, he was not playing in either game and for the Spurs game Hearts had already been pumped 5-0 at home in the 1st leg. (Ironically they drew 0-0 in London so he would have lost that bet)And in the Rangers game he bet on them to draw with East Stirling and he scored to make it 3-2 to the Huns. I'm more surprised at the decision to suspend the 7 games, that's the part that I think is fishy, leaving him serving just a three game ban is overly lenient I think. When you consider what offences have carried actual three game bans. Be interested to see what action The Rangers take, perfect opportunity to sack him for gross misconduct and save £7,500 per week which they must need to do. Link to comment
tup Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I see the whole thing as having been instigated by sevco. McCoist appearing to back him publicly is just atypical hun double dealing. They will sack him because that's why this was made public in the first place. By the huns themselves, nothing is more certain. Link to comment
alscotoz Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 The thing is its not really the sentence that is the joke. Its Scottish football per se. Suddenly expecting newly enlightened authorities to do things properly and fairly, given their behaviour over the sevco debacle, is absurd. It was never going to happen. This is in line with the decisions made during that spell and is no surprise at all. The only surprise is that folk are still surprised by these things. That is true! Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I've just got hold of McCoists 10 page list of other football players that he knows have been betting on matches. Here is the first page:- Trialist A Trialist B Trialist C Trialist D Trialist E Trialist F Trialist G Trialist H Trialist I Trialist J Trialist K Trialist L Link to comment
Tommy Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 I've just got hold of McCoists 10 page list of other football players that he knows have been betting on matches. Here is the first page:- Trialist A Trialist B Trialist C Trialist D Trialist E Trialist F Trialist G Trialist H Trialist I Trialist J Trialist K Trialist L Why are you not naming those on the other pages ? Link to comment
caledonia Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 stolen from elsewhere Link to comment
Dandyesque Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 stolen from elsewhere They couldn't wear that strip with that sponsor in European matches due to UEFA's alcohol adverting ban. Just as well they didn't qualify... Link to comment
E-P-K Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 They couldn't wear that strip with that sponsor in European matches due to UEFA's alcohol adverting ban. Just as well they didn't qualify... Hardly new. They wore Tennents for years, and Celtic now wear Magners. Link to comment
Dandyesque Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Hardly new. They wore Tennents for years, and Celtic now wear Magners. That wasn't really the angle I was looking at Link to comment
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