David Lock

So just how much did the Aussies have to pay Cookie and the rest?

David

Tidgy

lol, more likely they just suck. last few times they played ausies were way under par. Now there back playing better england crumble.

Martin2005

I heard D J Campbell on the radio this morning saying that he was going to clear his name before Saturdays 2-2 draw with Millwall

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

Mouser

f1_fan

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Outside of a few football w4nkers and the bookies does anyone really give a **** about this though? It's registering a minus 20 on my give-a-sh1tometer!

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

Something I don't get about football match fixing...

There's all these people and pundits spouting about how players should always be giving their all, playing to win, not trying to artificially change the outcome of the game etc.

And yet players quite often deliberately take yellow cards to get an advantage in future rounds of cup competitions (like the world cup) and the same pundits say it's tactically sound to do so.

Just one example, but it happens all the time...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...low-cards.html

richs2891

I guess in any sport where there is belting there will always be the accusation of match / result fixing. And some people trying to make some quick money.
Formula 1 is one sport I'm surprised that has never been questioned in regards to result fixing, - to my knowledge anyway, given some of the comically simple mistakes by some of the supposed professional teams.

Richard

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

In a sense it has, when Flavio Briatore ordered Nelson Piquet Jr to crash.
But there's a lot of money at stake in F1 already, it'd take an awful lot to sway the teams.

(Not to mention the number of times Red Bull have pressed a button and broken Webber's car )

Mouser

Applying the rules happens in most sports. Formula 1 for example, where a driver will let his team mate pass for the advantage of the team and other driver. Match fixing is a different matter from taking a yellow card (providing the player doesn't have a bet on it) and can be a good strategy for player and team.

Well done to the media for highlighting this problem.

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

Sorry, I don't see the difference between a player getting a yellow card for his club's dubious strategy, and getting a yellow card for personal financial gain. Neither case would constitute fair play, but in neither case are there any impacts to the scoreline.

Mouser

You mention "dubious strategy" I think you mean deliberate strategy. Thankfully the Law can tell the difference.

urban

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Really?

Mouser

No, not really.