thisal Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Ivan Toney of Hollywoodbets sponsored Brentford has been banned for 8 months for betting on football. No suggestion of match fixing. The ban means he will miss out in games against Bournemouth, Everton, Fulham, Leeds, Newcastle Southampton and West Ham who all have betting companies as main shirt sponsors. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 (edited) A professional footballer quite obviously has access to insider information that can better inform the bets they make. The fact that some of the teams Toney will be missing games against are sponsored by betting firms is irrelevant. Edited May 18, 2023 by Barry Ferguson's Hat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 I think it's excessive unless they have evidence of him betting against his own club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Kane Hester seems to have got off scot free after admitting being paid to get a yellow card. https://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/elgin-city-striker-kane-hester-cleared-of-defrauding-bet365-306391/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Toney doesn't really do anything to perpetuate the notion that footballers are stupid does he? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Foot Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Moved him off my fantasy team a few weeks ago, so what he does in his spare time is now his own business. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 He almost certainly got a lighter sentence as a current English international. Had a fairly good retort involving another twitters user's mums gaffe so credit to him for that. No doubt he's a total daftie, most pro footballers are and he'll be right at the end of the spectrum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jives Miguel Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 If it were up to me he'd be in the jail. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 As much as I agree that the rules are hypocritical, how stupid does he have to be to do this? It's not like he wasn't aware of the punishment given that it's been dished out before (see Barton, Joseph) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 8 hours ago, thisal said: Ivan Toney of Hollywoodbets sponsored Brentford has been banned for 8 months for betting on football. No suggestion of match fixing. The ban means he will miss out in games against Bournemouth, Everton, Fulham, Leeds, Newcastle Southampton and West Ham who all have betting companies as main shirt sponsors. Add to that, he plays for a club owner who made his money from gamblers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 7 hours ago, senorsoupe said: As much as I agree that the rules are hypocritical, how stupid does he have to be to do this? It's not like he wasn't aware of the punishment given that it's been dished out before (see Barton, Joseph) Did Barton not bet against his team on several occassions or am i thinking of someone else 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 10 hours ago, Jim McLean's Ghost said: Did Barton not bet against his team on several occassions or am i thinking of someone else Was that not the guy at Sevco? Ex Hearts and ICT player. I forget his name. Levein gave him a Scotland cap against Australia at Easter Road and he got booed. Ian Black? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Going by Match of the Day, Ivan Toney is the business. 8 months seems harsh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Insanity Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 23 hours ago, Jim McLean's Ghost said: Did Barton not bet against his team on several occassions or am i thinking of someone else He did. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Gonna be some laugh when we are comparing Man City's punishment for years of blatant cheating, gaining them clear sporting advantage on the pitch, with Ivan Toneys punishment for putting a coupon on...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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