Quote: cadoo "This is absolutely awful for the credibility of the British game with the attitude some of the RL players have. How can we attract credible sponsors and bumper TV deals when stories like this are out there?
The RFL have FAILED to protect the credibility of the game when they didn't hand out life bans to Sean Long and Martin Gleeson. The RFL have to be VERY heavy-handed with this. This lad should be given a life ban from the game. They should conduct a thorough investigation and make a statement on the matter. To set an example and send a warning to anyone in the game who fancies a bet on their own team. We need to protect the credibility of the game. If players are betting on their teams to lose in the Super League, Championship 1 or 2 then fans are going to wonder what's the point in seeing something that isn't a contest? It shouldn't matter what competition you play in, how big a name you are or how old you are. You threaten the integrity of the game with something like this and you're banned from playing the game for life. No excuses, no exceptions.'"
Give over and get a grip.
Football gets mega sponsorship and continues. Yet the game has been found guilty of the following - The murder of refs, the murder of players, too many betting scandals to mention, massive corruption within FIFA - nearer to home, sex scandals involving old and young prostitutes, drugs, drink driving offences galore, assaults on and off the pitch, other sexual misdemeanors... need I go on.
All this and you cr*p yourself over a small scale betting offence - by giving the story that much credibility all you are doing is fueling it!
into playersheads there will alwyas be exceptions. Wonder how much actually comes in to RL through bookies paying for advertising. Anyone any ideas? im sure its a hefty sum.
