Ivan Toney

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sixties-scandal-that-shocked-the-game-1611646.html

Now I can see why it's 8 months. If there was a player at my club betting on my team I'd want them banned from football for life

comment by The Owl 🦉 & hELLo Kitty (U1750)
posted 59 minutes ago
Anybody here old enough to remember the 1960's when Peter Swan, David 'Bronco' Layne and Tony Kay were involved in a betting scandal, which resulted in jaiil sentences and a 'life' ban for all 3?

Different times, different values.
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That was match fixing, the judgement on Toney made it very clear he wasn't guilty of match fixing and if they had found him guilty of that the punishment would be far stronger.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by The Owl 🦉 & hELLo Kitty (U1750)
posted 59 minutes ago
Anybody here old enough to remember the 1960's when Peter Swan, David 'Bronco' Layne and Tony Kay were involved in a betting scandal, which resulted in jaiil sentences and a 'life' ban for all 3?

Different times, different values.
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That was match fixing, the judgement on Toney made it very clear he wasn't guilty of match fixing and if they had found him guilty of that the punishment would be far stronger.
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True.

Joey Barton got 18 months for betting on football. Toney is fortunate that he is only banned for 8 months which is effectively only 4 months because of the summer break.

comment by JackCharlton (U19203)
posted 8 minutes ago
Joey Barton got 18 months for betting on football. Toney is fortunate that he is only banned for 8 months which is effectively only 4 months because of the summer break.
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In retrospect Joey Barton deserved even longer for being Joey Barton.

Yeah I said it was harsh at first....but this changes things somewhat.

It's good that Brentford are willing to support Toney.

Maybe they could ask their "Official Principal Partner" Hollywood Bets for advice?

comment by JackCharlton (U19203)
posted 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
It's good that Brentford are willing to support Toney.

Maybe they could ask their "Official Principal Partner" Hollywood Bets for advice?
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And this is what makes a mockery of the whole thing. Like punishing players for eating a Big Mac when you have McDonalds as the sponsor.

I read that football receives over £100m pa from betting sponsorships. And betting on football matches earns billions for the betting industry, which tries very hard to recruit younger gamblers. A marriage made in heaven!