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He's bet in games when he himself is involved in, it's not harsh at all :lol: Sure, none of them were for his team to lose, but things like himself being FGS could have a huge impact on a game. He probably should have just bet on himself to get sent off instead like, seems much more likely.

Also find it a bit odd that betfair never caught onto this, surely it's against their T&C as well?

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He's bet in games when he himself is involved in, it's not harsh at all :lol: Sure, none of them were for his team to lose, but things like himself being FGS could have a huge impact on a game. He probably should have just bet on himself to get sent off instead like, seems much more likely.

Also find it a bit odd that betfair never caught onto this, surely it's against their T&C as well?

 

Betting companies aren't exactly known for their moral standards

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I just find it mental that Rio get 8 months for the Drugs ban and Barton gets 18 months for this.

 

 

 

Rio got 8 months for missing a drugs test, he didn't get a drugs ban.

 

Same thing imo.

 

:thup:

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Bet against his own team only when he wasn't playing or even on the bench. No match fixing implications at all.

 

 

The rules are clear regarding this.  He's broken them a stupid amount of times.  It's a completely deserved ban.

 

You're not taking into the account the human aspect here - mainly that the bloke has a gambling addiction. Add in the fact that he has been very open during the investigation and there's no way he should be given an 18month ban.

 

The FA should be helping pro footballers with gambling addication in my opinion because this is a serious problem - instead they've chose to come down on it harder than usual. Don't see any benefit in this approach going forward.

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I just find it mental that Rio get 8 months for the Drugs ban and Barton gets 18 months for this.

 

 

 

Rio got 8 months for missing a drugs test, he didn't get a drugs ban.

 

Same thing imo.

 

:lol: Mental.

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I just find it mental that Rio get 8 months for the Drugs ban and Barton gets 18 months for this.

 

 

 

Rio got 8 months for missing a drugs test, he didn't get a drugs ban.

 

Same thing imo.

 

:lol: Mental.

 

That's the idea behind it isn't it? You treat the missed drugs test as harsh as a failed one, otherwise you'd just skip the drugs test.

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I just find it mental that Rio get 8 months for the Drugs ban and Barton gets 18 months for this.

 

 

 

Rio got 8 months for missing a drugs test, he didn't get a drugs ban.

 

Same thing imo.

 

:lol: Mental.

 

How's it mental? To miss a drugs test 3 times, you've either on drugs and trying to evade, or you're so incredibly stupid, that you deserve to punished like you've been taking drugs.

 

Absolutely no excuse for missing 3 drugs tests.

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The rules are wrong. There should be nothing wrong with backing yourself to win.

What about backing yourself as FGS? Or if your manager wants to play for a draw in the dying minutes but you've got a bet that you want to win?

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Imagine earning 30-40k a week and sticking 3 quid on yourself to score to win like thirty quid. :lol:

 

The guy clearly has an addiction.

 

Yep, and this is the reason why the FA have handled the situation horrendously. Hardly surprising like.

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I just find it mental that Rio get 8 months for the Drugs ban and Barton gets 18 months for this.

 

 

 

Rio got 8 months for missing a drugs test, he didn't get a drugs ban.

 

Same thing imo.

 

:lol: Mental.

 

How's it mental? To miss a drugs test 3 times, you've either on drugs and trying to evade, or you're so incredibly stupid, that you deserve to punished like you've been taking drugs.

 

Absolutely no excuse for missing 3 drugs tests.

 

3 times ??? The punishment isn't what I was referring to, it's the bit where you equate missing a drugs test as being the same thing as a drugs ban, when it obviously isn't. Had he been given a drugs ban, it would have been a lot longer than 8 months.

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I just find it mental that Rio get 8 months for the Drugs ban and Barton gets 18 months for this.

 

 

 

Rio got 8 months for missing a drugs test, he didn't get a drugs ban.

 

Same thing imo.

 

:lol: Mental.

 

That's the idea behind it isn't it? You treat the missed drugs test as harsh as a failed one, otherwise you'd just skip the drugs test.

 

Nah I know. I think 8 months is fine. The original point was that 18 months for Barton compared to 8 months for a 'drug ban' is crazy, when it's not. The ban was for missing a drugs test, not failing one. Had he failed one he'd have been banned for a lot longer.

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I just find it mental that Rio get 8 months for the Drugs ban and Barton gets 18 months for this.

 

 

 

Rio got 8 months for missing a drugs test, he didn't get a drugs ban.

 

Same thing imo.

 

:lol: Mental.

 

That's the idea behind it isn't it? You treat the missed drugs test as harsh as a failed one, otherwise you'd just skip the drugs test.

 

Nah I know. I think 8 months is fine. The original point was that 18 months for Barton compared to 8 months for a 'drug ban' is crazy, when it's not. The ban was for missing a drugs test, not failing one. Had he failed one he'd have been banned for a lot longer.

Missing a drugs test should be treated the same as failing one IMO.

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