Footballer 'fixed match to pay off gambling debt of £50,000'

[Kenneth]

Dont know how you managed to come up with Grant Brebner

But the other 3 could easily make up £50k in 2 weeks wages so that wouldnt make sense would it

They may, or may not have been red herrings

[dww]

You have to think it is someone like Steve Claridge who has been around a lot of clubs rather than a big name.

[-V-]

Nah, Claridge is loaded

[dww]

Nah, Claridge is loaded

Wasn't suggesting him as such - more the type of player he exemplifies i.e. an older journeyman player.

[Shaggy]

Geoff Horsfield

[Neil Young]

This thread has more baseless speculation and guesswork than a government dossier on Iraqi WMD.

[dww]

This thread has more baseless speculation and guesswork than a government dossier on Iraqi WMD.

Considerably less riding on it though.

[Neil Young]

Considerably less riding on it though.

Yup. Mind you, I'm not sure it's not potentially libellous.

[Joe King]

Francis Jeffers

According to a real good source

[mersey86]

Francis Jeffers

According to a real good source

How would he go about ensuring his team lost, though? Its more likely to be a goalkeeper, or defender surely.

[anfieldanfield]

Here's a list of ex-Premiership footballers that have been sent off in the past two years.

EPL
Darren Ambrose (Charlton)
Celestine Babayaro (Newcastle)
Khalid Boulahrouz (Chelsea)
Jean Alain Boumsong (Newcastle)
Gary Breen (Sunderland)
Steven Caldwell (Sunderland)
Andrew Cole (Manchester City)
Bernardo Corradi (Manchester City)
Kenny Cunningham (Birmingham)
Ousmane Dabo (Manchester City)
Edgar Davids (Tottenham)
Paul Dickov (Blackburn)
Doriva (Middlesbrough)
Ugo Ehiogu (Middlesbrough)
Duncan Ferguson (Everton)
Keith Gillespie (Sheffield Utd)
Fitz Hall (Wigan Athletic)
Muzzy Izzet (Birmingham)
Andreas Johansson (Wigan Athletic)
Stephen Jordan (Manchester City)
Luis Garcia (Liverpool)
Maniche (Chelsea)
Hidetoshi Nakata (Bolton)
Chris Powell (Watford)
Tamas Priskin (Watford)
Nigel Quashie (WBA)
Arjen Robben (Chelsea)
Osei Sankofa (Charlton)
Mohamed Sissoko (Liverpool)
Sam Sodje (Reading)
Ben Thatcher (Charlton)
Nico Vaesen (Birmingham)
Andrew Welsh (Sunderland)
Stephen Wright (Sunderland)

SPL
Willo Flood (Dundee Utd)
Chris Killen (Hibernian)
Neil Lennon (Celtic)
Lee McCulloch (Rangers)
Filipe Morais (Hibernian)
Christian Nade (Hearts)
Dean Shiels (Hibernian)
Michael Stewart (Hearts)

[Joe King]

Out of those players, one of the players is in the Sporting Chance clinic.

[Shaggy]

Out of those players, one of the players is in the Sporting Chance clinic.

Probably Keith Gillespie.

[Joe King]

It has to be someone influential to persuade two players to get booked.

EDIT: Please can it be Duncan Ferguson

[Marky]

Ex Premiership player is it?

Thought it might have been Gerrard against United away in one of our matches there in the last 3-4 years.