RustyRightPeg Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61492458.amp This is a shocker if it materialises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 10 arrests today. All have been released without charge this evening, and a file is being prepared for the Irish Director of Public Prosecutions. According to local news reports here, 2 of those arrested are current players and 5 are retired. It's also understood that the match-fixing allegations relate to dates before 2019, and that several of those arrested had expected that they might be. The arrests are a follow-up to an investigation in 2019 when several players were interviewed by police and a number of phones and other devices were seized. News reports also describe today's arrests as "the tip of the iceberg". Police officers attended games and analysed whether players were doing things like deliberately defending badly or getting themselves sent off - particularly "when a certain team lost". Detectives were also aware that supporters of one club (not yet named) were successfully betting on their own team to lose. Although the discussion forums have been locked down for fear of defamation, the rumours are that a player "in the know" was giving supporters betting tip-offs ahead of particular games. Edited May 19, 2022 by Ulysses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I suspect it's much easier to fix a league like that one, that has less global interest and smaller numbers of fans and sponsors. Both the League of Ireland and NIFL Premiership are good for some questionable results, or players doing totally mental things out of nowhere. Might be a bit more scrutiny now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 18 minutes ago, tian447 said: I suspect it's much easier to fix a league like that one, that has less global interest and smaller numbers of fans and sponsors. Both the League of Ireland and NIFL Premiership are good for some questionable results, or players doing totally mental things out of nowhere. Might be a bit more scrutiny now. It's usually the minor leagues and minor sporting events that attract the attention of gambling syndicates and results fixers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, Ulysses said: It's usually the minor leagues and minor sporting events that attract the attention of gambling syndicates and results fixers. Indeed. Easier to sway a lower league player with a paper bag full of cash than it would be your multi-millionaires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Our league's been rigged for decades - just in a different way 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 39 minutes ago, Forrest said: Our league's been rigged for decades - just in a different way 😕 Yep, Lanarkshire referees for the cup final getting tickets for the Sevco end is a decent example of how our rigged system works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherbet Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Maybe should look at a fixture in paisley involving an Irish team in 1986 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasavallan Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Sherbet said: Maybe should look at a fixture in paisley involving an Irish team in 1986 Regardless, Craig Levein should have not eaten the raw prawn before the game and we should have beaten Dundee convincedly and then went on to tank Aberdeen in the cup final. Ce sera sera Edited May 20, 2022 by Tasavallan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Tasavallan said: Regardless, Craig Levein should have not eaten the raw prawn before the game and we should have beaten Dundee convincedly and then went on to tank Aberdeen in the cup final. Ce sera sera When I finally get around to finishing my alternative timeline machine, that's the one I'll be popping off to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 10 hours ago, Tasavallan said: Regardless, Craig Levein should have not eaten the raw prawn before the game and we should have beaten Dundee convincedly and then went on to tank Aberdeen in the cup final. Ce sera sera Erm, CL never left his house that day due to illness. You following the sisterfister.net claiming he shate himself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, FinnBarr Saunders said: Erm, CL never left his house that day due to illness. You following the sisterfister.net claiming he shate himself? This! If he "shit it" it was because he was literally shitting himself. This garbage is just that, garbage. WTF, after being a mainstay all that season would he not want to be involved at the last hurdle? Absolute, utter shite. And for what it's worth, I was back for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, J.T.F.Robertson said: This! If he "shit it" it was because he was literally shitting himself. This garbage is just that, garbage. WTF, after being a mainstay all that season would he not want to be involved at the last hurdle? Absolute, utter shite. And for what it's worth, I was back for it. In all honesty it was only Hobbits that claimed it to make themselves to somehow feel relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i wish jj was my dad Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 4 hours ago, FinnBarr Saunders said: In all honesty it was only Hobbits that claimed it to make themselves to somehow feel relevant. Agreed. Unfortunate that their made up bollocks seeps onto a Hearts forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john thomas Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 5 hours ago, FinnBarr Saunders said: In all honesty it was only Hobbits that claimed it to make themselves to somehow feel relevant. Gary Mackay ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindy Badgy Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 19/05/2022 at 23:37, Ulysses said: It's usually the minor leagues and minor sporting events that attract the attention of gambling syndicates and results fixers. Same with tennis. You would need a lot of cash to bribe Federer. Much easier to bribe someone that doesn't have enough cash to pay his coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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