Betting in football 14:02 - Sep 10 with 584 views | homer_123 | "To prevent a young footballer from taking part in any football activities at such a critical period of his career is a disproportionate punishment following a foolish mistake from a young player." 59 foolish mistakes, including 5 involving his own team...... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49649447 | |
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Betting in football on 14:08 - Sep 10 with 549 views | itfcjoe | Football has sold it's soul to betting, and now punishes those in the game for betting on it, despite millions flowing in from betting. It's a hard circle to square, but this kid has 'only' staked £500 on bets over a little while, and the game involving his team weren't for games he was anywhere near the first team for. | |
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Betting in football on 09:12 - Sep 11 with 429 views | Berkshire_Blue |
Betting in football on 14:08 - Sep 10 by itfcjoe | Football has sold it's soul to betting, and now punishes those in the game for betting on it, despite millions flowing in from betting. It's a hard circle to square, but this kid has 'only' staked £500 on bets over a little while, and the game involving his team weren't for games he was anywhere near the first team for. |
A sharp shock at this stage in his career was absolutely the right thing. gambling is addictive and if he wasn’t banned his offences would have got worse. Let’s hope he learns from this. | | | |
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