ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 2

[Chris O'Connor]

Good point this

That's a huge IF, it could also be lots of other very serious stuff

 

[YoboCopter]

Its only the same as when “sky sources” link players so people lump on

Fck em, play dem at der own game

Id tell my mates

( if i had any)

 

[BillLovesRoo]

if he's leaking transfer info to mates and not influencing games, I have to say I don't have a big issue with it, letting his mates fleece money off a bunch of vulture bookies, whos arsed

Thats my way of looking at it!
No different to when someone was leaking our starting xi midway through last season

 

[Chris O'Connor]

If it is just information about his loan move to WBA rather than other clubs interested (Newcastle and Southampton) as might be indicated by them specifically saying the charges relate to the period around January 2016, then I would suspect the punishment to be at the lower end of the scale.

Punishments have ranged from fines and warnings but not suspensions to the likes of Cameron Jerome and Dan Gosling to the 18 months, later reduced to 11 given to Joey Barton for placing over 1,000 bets over a ten year period.

 

[degsy]

If it is just information about his loan move to WBA rather than other clubs interested (Newcastle and Southampton) as might be indicated by them specifically saying the charges relate to the period around January 2016, then I would suspect the punishment to be at the lower end of the scale.

Punishments have ranged from fines and warnings but not suspensions to the likes of Cameron Jerome and Dan Gosling to the 18 months, later reduced to 11 given to Joey Barton for placing over 1,000 bets over a ten year period.

*Tony Kay looks at this, walks away shaking his head.

 

[summerisle]

*Tony Kay looks at this, walks away shaking his head.

 

[NewRadical]

Given his fitness issues an 18 month ban for Sturridge would basically be a 3 match ban.

 

[summerisle]

 

[Chris O'Connor]

*Tony Kay looks at this, walks away shaking his head.

Yes he would although tbf reading about that it seemed a far longer and more extensive fraud involving a number of players was involved and a very harsh and punitive sentence deemed necessary , I should of course have typed Jan 2018 not 2016 for Sturridge.

Even if only about the loan move to WBA, it still could be serious enough as it's by no means that straight forward as there are apparently extremely suspicious betting patterns involved too.

It's by no means that straight forward though as there are apparently extremely suspicious betting patterns involved too.

The move to WBA had looked extremely unlikely only a few days previously and odds of 25/1 were freely available, a move to the North East and Newcastle had seemed far more likely. The FA apparently have conducted a lengthy enquiry of several months into this and Liverpool have been aware of it for some time. Liverpool have treated it as a personal matter and nothing really to do with them, the player himself has had to hire expensive lawyers via the company that represents him. If members of his family or relatives are involved for example this is potentially serious as large amounts can be gained fraudulently with insider knowledge, its all about the proof and evidence the FA possess.

Passing on information gained from being in a privileged position to do so runs a very high risk of serious consequences if the evidence is extensive or undeniable, or his defence doesn't stand up

It may also be telling how Liverpool's holding statement hardly defends him just stating what the player has told them and that he's cooperating.

 

[aberonn]

 

[toffeejack]

stuff like this is why their fans can't get all high and mighty about city being punished. Their team is the worst example of a footbal club in the whole world. Haven't they just finished a ban similar to ours about tapping up youths and they're back on it already, maybe?

 

[PITA]

Tbh I’m surprised it’s not more rife in the game. These are young men who have often missed lots of schooling to play football and seem to be highly susceptible to some vices (spending, women, drinking, smoking) but conveniently all of them seem completely able to resist others (betting, drug taking). Sturridge’s crime might have just been that he was one of the few to be caught.

There are an awful lot of people on here who did not miss lots of schooling to play football and seem to be highly susceptible to some vices; especially betting and drug taking.

 

[Saint Domingo]

There are an awful lot of people on here who did not miss lots of schooling to play football and seem to be highly susceptible to some vices; especially betting and drug taking.

Exactly, which makes it all the more surprising that footballers are able to resist them.

 

[FC sexy xxx]

There are an awful lot of people on here who did not miss lots of schooling to play football and seem to be highly susceptible to some vices; especially betting and drug taking.

Betting and drug taking is great . I’ve retired from the drug taking though I just love a bet.

 

[PITA]

Exactly, which makes it all the more surprising that footballers are able to resist them.

Agreed.