Match fixing

Yeah, its supposed to be last "3 or 4 years".

That probably means last 3 as obviously they know what year it is and are putting the "or" in just to be vague. If it was in the last 4 they'd have said "4 or 5".
Probably.

Brilliant.

(I don't understand a word of it like but it looks like a boss theory!)

Surely it's got to be that game where Drogba went mental at the end?

Chelsea had about 5 clear penalties not given. It was so bad that I almost started feeling sorry for them!

The ref from that game was Norweigan but I'm not sure if the hungarian ref thing is true or not

Brilliant.

(I don't understand a word of it like but it looks like a boss theory!)

The sad part in all this is it will take a few years before any action is taken against the offending clubs so I don't see it helping us with our European aspirations this season.Seeing as the police are involved as with the Terry case EUFA and FIFA and the English FA will not be able to take any action till the police have done their bit.

Hungarian ref is just an example. First reaction was - Man Utd. They're always at it. More I think about it now the more I believe it to be Chelsea.

Doesn't surprise me in the slightest, it's naive to think that football hasn't been touched by match fixing.

Totally. But it's something I'm sure the authorities say doesn't happen despite them damn well knowing that it does happen....especially the FA who as which, know from the Suarez and Terry scandals, is probably amongst the most disingenuous sporting bodies on the continent.

That said the Chelsea v Barcelona match from 2009 was very farcical and suspicious. Regardless of who they are, Chelsea had every right to feel hard done by that night and despite my immense respect and joy from watching Barcelona, aspects of the games authorities do seem to regard that team in a pretty privy manner. Almost too privy?

However Manchester United's harassment of referees in England for the last 20 years, you would never put it past them to be at the centre of this. On the domestic front I think we all know United (David Gill, SAF) gerrymander the way referees are assigned to games in the Premier League. That's what got Juventus banished to Serie B in 2006.

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Surely, just because it was on English soil, it doesn't mean that the English team was involved. Could have been Man U v X and it is team X that is involved in the match fix. Man U could simply be the innocent party.

Considering it is only 1 game that took place in England, I'm expecting it to be the European team that was the problem.

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Thank you, kind sir!

Surely, just because it was on English soil, it doesn't mean that the English team was involved. Could have been Man U v X and it is team X that is involved in the match fix. Man U could simply be the innocent party.

Considering it is only 1 game that took place in England, I'm expecting it to be the European team that was the problem.

That's true. I don't believe any football team in England was implicated in this scandal at all but I was just drawing attention to the somewhat farcical events that happen within England to show that the country has got it's own problems to stamp out ie stamping out weak, sheepish referees.

From what I read they haven't released much information because of an ongoing investigation and proceedings.

Just because it involves one of our Champions League teams doesn't mean it was their actions.

In fact why would Premier League players jeopardise a clubs revenue stream and their career by this. It's much more likely to be an opposition team on lower wages being tempted by a huge pay day.

If any UEFA officials are involved though I can see life bans. Simple as that. I think this could bring the curtain down on a number of players and clubs.

But I think the Premier League and England is an indirectly involved IMO.

I know its already been posted.
I'm feeling pedantic.

Marcus Christenson ‏@m_christenson
Danish paper Ekstra Bladet claims the 2 CL matches under suspicion for match-fixing are Liverpool v Debrecen & Debrecen v Fiorentina in 2009
 Retweeted by Dan Kennett

I hope that's wrong.

Marcus Christenson ‏@m_christenson
Danish paper Ekstra Bladet claims the 2 CL matches under suspicion for match-fixing are Liverpool v Debrecen & Debrecen v Fiorentina in 2009
 Retweeted by Dan Kennett

I hope that's wrong.

If true I'd imagine it would be Debrecen under investigation as they're involved in both those games.

Its Debrecen not liverpool.
Their keeper to be specific.

Served a ban for not reporting an approach from match fixers.
We still only won 1-0.

But sure lets all do what the gutter press will and concentrate on LFC.

My favourite piece of the article;

The FA and UEFA were not aware of the investigation.

I wonder why, because they we're bloody running the thing.

Its Debrecen not liverpool.
Their keeper to be specific.

Served a ban for not reporting an approach from match fixers.
We still only won 1-0.

But sure lets all do what the gutter press will and concentrate on LFC.

That's what bothers me. We should have lawyers examining closely how this is reported.

If true I'd imagine it would be Debrecen under investigation as they're involved in both those games.

Yep, it does look that way. Ideally, though, it wouldn't involve us at all - even as opponents.

Yep, it does look that way. Ideally, though, it wouldn't involve us at all - even as opponents.

Of course H2H - but not much we can do to influence that I guess.

 

Surely, just because it was on English soil, it doesn't mean that the English team was involved. Could have been Man U v X and it is team X that is involved in the match fix. Man U could simply be the innocent party.

Considering it is only 1 game that took place in England, I'm expecting it to be the European team that was the problem.

 

I remember when Bruce Grobellar was accused of match fixing along with a few others , the s*n tried their best to make it stick but they lost . This is something that football could do without now , the politically correct will all be out in force .

Man U could simply be the innocent party.

And that boys and girls , as Aussie Red has already indicated using the medium of smileys, is a perfect example of an oxymoron.