The Football.....

[Doseone]

This Sutton goalkeeper business. Can someone tell me. Was he sacked for being seen eating a pasty or for betting irregularities? News reports seem to start off with the pie bit,then waffle on about the betting stuff.


Anyway,i've just heard he weighs 23 stones!

There was also another side of it from the clubs point of view which was to do with the keeper taking the limelight from the team. He had become a bit of a celebrity in the past few weeks and seemed to be embracing this aspect a bit too much. The manager was unhappy that this slightly comedic character was portraying the wrong image of Sutton who actually take their football very seriously. They want to be remembered for their achievement in reaching the last 8 of the FA cup, not as being a bunch of pie eating amateurs.

I think it has been blown out of proportion - amateur reserve keeper loses his job because of a single pie eating irregularity, Joey Barton is still playing after being accused of placing over 1000 bets!!

 

[Slick]

The joey Barton thing is an absolute disgrace.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The joey Barton thing is an absolute disgrace.

A bit rich coming from a Rangers supporter

 

[AndyRM]

I'd be willing to (ironically) stake a large sum on an awful lot of footballers who like a flutter. Personally I don't think it's a big deal, as long as the teams you bet on aren't in your league.

 

[Slick]

A bit rich coming from a Rangers supporter

Why?

 

[AndyRM]

Joey getting sanctioned:

 

[Slick]

Joey getting sanctioned:

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Not high enough.

 

[User6179]

Why?

Watch yer self Slick , @Marmion is in the Forfar Ultras !

 

[Slick]

Watch yer self Slick , @Marmion is in the Forfar Ultras !

Lol, I didn't know they had ultras in Forfar. Must be the ones the Dons wouldn't take.

 

[martint235]

There was also another side of it from the clubs point of view which was to do with the keeper taking the limelight from the team. He had become a bit of a celebrity in the past few weeks and seemed to be embracing this aspect a bit too much. The manager was unhappy that this slightly comedic character was portraying the wrong image of Sutton who actually take their football very seriously. They want to be remembered for their achievement in reaching the last 8 of the FA cup, not as being a bunch of pie eating amateurs.

I think it has been blown out of proportion - amateur reserve keeper loses his job because of a single pie eating irregularity, Joey Barton is still playing after being accused of placing over 1000 bets!!

The difference is that there is no suggestion that Joey Barton knew the result of any of those bets before it was placed.

I know it seems innocuous but imagine "Mate stick £10k on me eating a pie on telly and I'll split it with you" is a bit more sinister

 

[Smokin Joe]

The bookies were pretty stupid to accept that sort of bet in the first place, they were asking for it. Even if a player bets on himself to kick the ball out of play in the 51st minute there is no guarantee he is even going to get the ball. You can scoff a pie whenever you like.

 

[matiz]

It was a fun bet maximum stake £5 ,so hardly a major betting coup for anyone with inside knowledge.

 

[matiz]

It's impossible to stake large sums on those type of fun bets Sun bets stated this morning that it was a £5 maximum,the bookies would soon be in the poorhouse accepting large sums on novelty bets,they are just to attract interest,Paddy Power are always coming up with similar stunts.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

So is it Sun Bets who are the naughty party here?

I'd have thought it was the cameraman.

 

[matiz]

I'm thinking it's a massive fuss about nothing,the football club have over reacted probably to try and show the FA they are on the case and taking action on what isn't even a footballing wager ,it's was just a fat bloke eating a pie.
It couldn't have had any bearing on the match result.