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Author:  Scribble [ Wed May 17, 2023 6:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Ivan Toney banned

He’s got an 8 month ban on playing football for breaching betting regulations, won’t play again until January 2024

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... ting-rules

Author:  Alby39 [ Wed May 17, 2023 9:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ivan Toney banned

"Football’s relationship with gambling is totally ridiculous. Bet here. Bet there. Bet everywhere. Put me in betting clothes, cover my sleeves in bets, put betting signs on every hoarding, on my first and second and third screen. But don’t bet whatever you do."

- Max Rushden

Football and gambling is such a murky world

BET
BET NOW
BET ON THIS
BET ON THAT
BETTING IS FUN
YOU CAN’T ENJOY IT WITHOUT BETTING
BETTING IS GREAT

Stands, shirts and signs covered in it and then… Ivan Toney banned for 8 months for betting.

Hypocrisy?
Confused?


- Dan Walker

Can't really say much more.

Author:  Lieutenant Dan [ Wed May 17, 2023 10:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ivan Toney banned

Problem: football player develops gambling hobby because he only works a couple of hours a day during the week and gets bored.

Solution: ban him from playing football so he has nothing at all to do for months on end and gets even more bored than he was.

Author:  MKAylesburyDon [ Thu May 18, 2023 12:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ivan Toney banned

You have to wonder why he gambled on football? He could have gambled on horses, golf, cricket etc and it would have been fine but betting on your own sport is banned due to the impact it has on the sports integrity.

Author:  Gers [ Fri May 19, 2023 5:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ivan Toney banned

He was having a bet, he wasn't match fixing.
He plays for Brentford, who are owned by someone who also owns a gambling company.
His shirt has a gambling company on the front.
Brentford's ground is bedecked with advertising for gambling.
He's received a longer ban for gambling than others have for racism.

I've never placed a bet in all of my six decades on this planet, so I'm probably not the best person to comment on this, but the sheer hypocrisy surrounding this is astonishing.

Author:  dons50 [ Fri May 26, 2023 10:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ivan Toney banned

Looks like he was betting on his team to lose. That’s pretty serious.

Author:  DonnieAndMooie [ Fri May 26, 2023 11:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ivan Toney banned

dons50 wrote:
Looks like he was betting on his team to lose. That’s pretty serious.


It's serious, of course, but they were all games which he didn't feature in. Gers is right, the problem of gambling in football is massive. It's not just this specific Toney situation that needs to be sorted, it's a issue within the whole sport that needs to be addressed - and quickly.

Author:  Don Direction [ Sat May 27, 2023 8:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ivan Toney banned

Ivan
Benjamin
Elijah
Toney

Author:  cornerdon26 [ Sat May 27, 2023 12:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ivan Toney banned

It will be interesting to see Brentfords views and behaviour going forward considering they promote a betting company on their shirts.

Author:  dons50 [ Sun May 28, 2023 5:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ivan Toney banned

Clearly he has a problem with addiction and needs some help with that. I’ve recently read Paul Merson’s book and he fell into some pretty dark places.

However, I don’t think the fact that he’s got problems mean that he shouldn’t get the appropriate penalty. An alcoholic caught drunk driving doesn’t get a lesser penalty.

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