Betting Scandal

[Bud Wiser]

Anyone hear anything about a fairly big betting scandal about to break involving a League Of Ireland Club?   
Is the sh*t about to hit the fan big time?

[lurganblue]

winsamsoon?

[Bud Wiser]

winsamsoon?

??

[lurganblue]

that man has the inside track on all betting scandals. probably made a few bob off it

[winsamsoon]

Easy you blue balls   Bud the one that i got information on, on two occassions has came and gone my lad. It was between Linfield and Derry City (Setanta Cup). Then Linfield and Cliftonville in the 4-0 league game. Both scams centred around booking and the time of the bookings.

But if you have a new one on the go do feel free to spread the wealth our fella.

[ONeill]

Was it Monaghan again?

[Bud Wiser]

No, I think on this occasion poor ould Henry Ford is spinning in the grave. It involves a Dublin team that played in the FAI Ford Cup.

[orangeman]

It was on the radio this morning !

[winsamsoon]

Bud two things lad. Has it happened already??? and two if it hasn't, please let the lads know till we lump on

[Shamrock Shore]

It's St. Patrick's Athletic

And Longford Town (aka Tallaght Town) are in sticky doo doo as well!

[winsamsoon]

So it has happened then. I hate when we miss them. At least if you get on them you can gloat.

[orangeman]

St Pats was mentioned on 2fm this morning.

[Homer]

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2008/1107/1225925540806.html

Players told of betting rumours

NEWS : ST PATRICK'S Athletic are to investigate rumours that some of the club's players might have bet on the team to lose recent games.

The news came as squad members were called together last night to be told that a national newspaper was preparing to publish a story regarding rumours of the betting.

Club chief executive Richard Sadlier confirmed last night the meeting had taken place. He said he had arranged it after being contacted several times recently about the story which, he had been told, would appear in the paper today.

"I called them in because I didn't want them just waking up to something like that," he said. "I had the meeting to make them aware of it."

Asked if he believes his players to be innocent of any wrongdoing, Sadlier said: "I would assume and hope that they are, but we can't just ignore something like that, we'll look into it as much as we can.

"I'm disappointed, though, that our club is going to be written about in this context and disappointed, too, that players I presume to be innocent until some evidence to the contrary is uncovered might end up having some sort of cloud hanging over them."

Last night's events follow a miserable run of results for the Dublin club who were considered title contenders at the start of the season. The Inchicore club have lost three of their last four home league games - a run that included defeats by two of the Premier Division's bottom three sides. And they were also well beaten by league champions Bohemians at Richmond Park in an FAI Cup semi-final last month.

After Tuesday night's 1-0 loss to Cork, manager John McDonnell was severely critical of some unnamed players.

With the club failing to make significant advances over last year's performance, there has been some speculation about McDonnell's future, but he was adamant on Tuesday night that he will remain in place.

The news that one of the country's leading clubs is to look into the possibility that some players might have been involved in such activities will come as another blow to a league that has had its share of problems in recent times.

After the major financial problems suffered by high-profile outfits like Cork City and Drogheda United, there were suggestions only last weekend from two of the country's leading bookmaking firms that they had experienced irregular betting patterns on last Friday night's game between Monaghan United and Longford Town.

Longford officials said at the weekend that they would be investigating that matter, while the FAI said they would speak to the firms before deciding how to proceed.

[winsamsoon]

I love it lads, when the actual managers is backed into an corner and he lets on he doesn't know anything about it.  I can assure you "if" there was a betting scam between the clubs mention everyone involved would have got the christmas money out of it.

[lurganblue]

there is always a few lovely christmas ones orgainised. usually involving Linfield... but i seem to recall it was dungannon swifts and armagh city last year?? could be wrong though