Pacqueta charged

[CannockPricey]

I'm not defending him in any way. If it turns out he has got up to four yellows to net a few lumps for his mates then he deserves a good ban but if he gets lifetime then what bigger deterrent is there for a group of players throwing a game? That would be a much bigger, more lucrative market with wider ranging effects on the game. They couldn't get longer than a lifetime ban could they so I worry once players end up in this situation, they might as well get hung for a sheep as a lamb.

[Audrey Horne]

He is denying it isn't he?

If he has a gambling problem then shouldn't he get some help?

Or is it something else?

[AjaxAndy]

He is denying it isn't he?

If he has a gambling problem then shouldn't he get some help?

Or is it something else?

Don't know all the details but that article quotes his lawyer as saying he denies ever placing a bet, but as that's not what he's accused of then I'm not sure he has any way to argue

[CannockPricey]

He denies it absolutely. The allegation is he has deliberately picked up yellows in certain games to land big bets. Absolutely unacceptable if he has but I can think of worse things to do in football that would potentially make you a hell of a lot more money. There's a lot more liquidity in the win/draw/loss market than there is in the player to be booked market.
If you're getting a lifetime ban for the yellow cards (which if proven, I don't defend one iota), what worse sanction are you getting for fixing the result of a match?

[CannockPricey]

*for relatives and people linked to him. There is no allegation he personally placed the bets.

[Evertonfc15]

maybe not but i think he has conspired with people he knows to place the bets on his behalf - and tried to distance himself from it?

[CannockPricey]

maybe not but i think he has conspired with people he knows to place the bets on his behalf - and tried to distance himself from it?

Yeah, absolutely. If he wasn't linked to anyone who had landed the bets there really would be no case to answer.