Botchie
Striker
I doubt it was a single bet. Spread betting is rife in Asia.
Suspicious circumstances at Wigan
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Howard the Duck
Striker
I understood the allegation to be that the company the bet is placed with is party to the collusion. Every chance I'm wrong mind, I found it bloody tough to follow.
I wonder if it is more about money laundering than profiteering. Very slack and careless of them if so mind.
tunstallhill
Striker
How much are they laundering though ? Surely there is easier and cheaper ways to launder money that to buy, and throw away, a £40m football club for nowt, just to place bets on? It sounds absurd
I'm not doubting for one second that something extremely dodgy hasn't gone on. This thing just doesn't seem to add up
But won't the bookie's who have that bet on not just legally be able to simply not pay out due to this ?
Even still they must have £20 or £30 million to make it worthwhile
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Howard the Duck
Striker
Aye, you're right, I can't see the sense in that.
NYMackem
Winger
This. What kind of idiot bookie would take a 7 or 8 figure bet on a second tier team getting relegated on the other side of the world, and from the bloke who owns them?
jjarra_mackem
Winger
Just read that.... certainly seems some shit has gone down. It makes you think how many other clubs are susceptible to this
the sleeping giant
Striker
It stinks to high heaven. I've had Leeds fans round here insisting that the EFL have screwed them over time and again and, having seen the shambles of the PPG outcome for Leagues One & Two and now this, you can see why their decision-making and governance gets such scrutiny.
It might be that a combination of Covid and stories emerging from the far-east are the perfect storm that exposes all kinds of dodginess at this level of football. The government need to take control of this and bloody quickly.
It might be that a combination of Covid and stories emerging from the far-east are the perfect storm that exposes all kinds of dodginess at this level of football. The government need to take control of this and bloody quickly.
samaistonsrightfoot
Striker
EFL just blindly carrying on turning clubs upside down as per.
Mental like, its gone from the odd player not doing his best to bribing officials and now buying a whole club to win a bet.
Where will it end
Where will it end
herra soul mob
Winger
aye, you could work for efl and give go ahead for takeovers on prerequisite you can have a job at that club when you want.
Guaranteed to remove any possibility of corruption or idiotic decision making.
Jenrick for Sports Minister?
Grammar Police
Winger
Yep.
The dumpy hobbler shouldn't have got a look in.
Just showing a bank statement with some of Sartori's embezzled Uruguayan dollars should never have been sufficient to pass any test.
Royal_blue_90
Full Back
Imagine if Wigan win enough games to avoid the drop even with a deduction 
they aren’t far away
they aren’t far away
MarcoG
Striker
At the start of the season? They were nowhere near that long surely?
The Fitter
Winger
Are you sure about that? Hong Kong is the last place I'd want to be right now waiting for the police to knock on the door whilst I'm sat in my Union Jack adorned apartment.
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@mods - delete the thread I started. Anyone know what the odds on Wigan going down were at the start of restart? Or the spread on points.
Black Cat Gypsy
Striker
I said this on another thread. It isn't the PL, UEFA, Sugar Daddies or millionaire footballers killing the game. It's small time businessmen thinking they are Gordon Greco or Alan Sugar. No love for the game but a love of money and ego. When they realize football isn't a business and a lot harder to run they'll cut their losses. But the worrying thing is, the EFL must know this!
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