Sky news players charged bury game - Page 30

MCR ADIM · 22-04-2009, 21:19

Yeh neither can i! He has picked two winners anyway! Yes the Lindfield bit seems positive aswell! I would like to see him back next year if funds are available as Mullin will be back and Symes might be!

Oggy · 22-04-2009, 21:42

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Cav backs two for player of season

Thought there were more in an accumulator.

wadey · 24-04-2009, 12:55

I don't like to say I told you so but here we go
"Substantial illegal bets placed by footballers last year on their own team to lose a league match are "just the tip of the iceberg" of a far-reaching, organised scam, according to several senior insiders from both within the sport itself and the gambling industry.

The sources have told The Independent that "large six-figure sums" were involved, but the full extent of the corruption is only now beginning to emerge following an investigation by this newspaper. The investigation in question surrounds Accrington Stanley's home defeat to Bury in May 2008, and has discovered that some of the Football Association charges against six players were brought on the basis of CCTV evidence showing players wagering large cash sums in local betting shops. Cash betting is thought to be a more anonymous means of gambling than using telephone or online betting accounts."
Betting scam is 'just the tip of a match-fixing iceberg' - News & Comment, Football - The Independent
for the full story, I'd be asking for my money back

wadey · 24-04-2009, 12:58

"There was no innocent explanation for the crash in Bury's odds. Pre-match team news cited Bury with key injuries and absences. Initial reports suggested the money for Bury came in after reports of a stag night scheduled for the eve of the game involving an Accrington player. But there was no such party. "That was just a red herring [after the event]," said one well-placed source. "The situation stinks all the way through." "

maccawozzagod · 24-04-2009, 13:32

red herring my arse!!!!!

tell the nobs at the posh paper to watch the granada docu that filmed it!

it was common knowledge for weeks.

MikeA · 24-04-2009, 13:55

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Betting scam is 'just the tip of a match-fixing iceberg' - News & Comment, Football - The Independent
for the full story, I'd be asking for my money back

More pertinent is the link on that page to Bets, files and videotape – inside the 'Stanley Sting' - News & Comment, Football - The Independent.

It's interesting to see that David Mannix's wage is reported as just £80/week which, based on the National Minimum Wage at the time, represents just under 14½ hours work each week.

MCR ADIM · 24-04-2009, 14:07

The League Two club's small size and low crowds dictate lower basic pay levels than many clubs in the non-league game, let alone at clubs in the Football League. Contracts are heavily weighted to appearance money and bonuses, with Mannix on around £300 per actual game played back then.

shakermaker · 24-04-2009, 14:11

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The League Two club's small size and low crowds dictate lower basic pay levels than many clubs in the non-league game, let alone at clubs in the Football League. Contracts are heavily weighted to appearance money and bonuses, with Mannix on around £300 per actual game played back then.

He played 13 games for us. Equating to £3,900. He must've scrounged the extra hundred notes he needed