Is in part why I utterly detest the world of sport.
The Gambling Commission’s enforcement and intelligence director, Richard Watson, declared: “Integrity in sport is not a joke and we have opened an investigation to establish exactly what happened.”
Yes, it is a joke and you just made it an even bigger one. The guy ate a pie. That’s it. No matches were fixed and he made no financial gain. So you and the arseholes like you who think that this game is in any way serious are what brings the whole thing into well-deserved disrepute. Indeed, the pie eating and the betting surrounding it is rather more entertaining than what was happening on the pitch, frankly…
Of more concern…
Is there any situation in which he could have “legitimately” eaten a ‘pie’ in front of cameras?
If “no” (which is the feeling I’m getting) why were the bookies taking not-possible-to-win bets at 8/1? That needs more scrutiny than his consumption of a Gregg’s product on TV.
If “yes”… I’d. Like to hear them.
Sutton sacked this man because they saw his actions as a problem, apparently completely oblivious to the possible greater issue of needing to select a 23 stone man to be thier goalie.
Oh well, you picks your battles I guess.
As I understand it, the cries of “Who ate all the pies?” were often directed at him and it is alleged that bets were placed on whether, and when, he would eat a pie. If this is so, some, no doubt, Chinese millionaire will now be able to buy a new gold coated Rolls Royce from his winnings. Rightly or wrongly, this had to be investigated. Who is the innocent dupe?
So he was aware that there was a bet. If he ate a pie, some people won money and he was complicit. If he didn’t eat a pie, other people won money and he was complicit. He was a loser either way. Nah, nothing to be investigated here. If people want to bet on something so inane, then let them.