East Enclosure Row N 2,833 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Former Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has been given an 18-month ban by the English FA after being found guilty of breaching strict rules on gambling. The Burnley player was also fined £30,000 and warned about his future conduct after admitting that he had bet on football matches over a ten-year period. He was charged with placing 1260 wagers on matches between March 2006 and May 2016, including bets against his own team. An FA statement read: "Joey Barton has been suspended from football and all football activity for 18 months with immediate effect after he admitted an FA misconduct charge in relation to betting. "It was alleged that between 26 March 2006 and 13 May 2016, he placed 1260 bets on the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of, or occurrence in, football matches or competitions in breach of FA Rule E8. "Following the Independent Regulatory Commission hearing, the Burnley midfielder was also fined £30,000 and warned as to his future conduct." Burnley have said Barton intends to appeal the length of the suspension. In a lengthy statement on his personal website, Barton explained he had a gambling problem and insisted he had not bet on any games in which he had played. He did admit to betting against his own side at times when he was not available to play. It is the second time in less than a year that Barton has been punished for breaking rules on betting. During his short spell at Rangers, the player was charged with betting on 44 matches between July 1 and September 15. At a Scottish FA hearing which he attended in person, Barton was suspended for one match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LochendBilly 8,416 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Do Burnley still have to pay him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 In other breaking news Pedro Caixhina say's this Rangers squad are the best in Scotland and the Titanic has sunk killing hunners Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Enclosure Row N 2,833 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, LochendBilly said: Do Burnley still have to pay him? You get paid based on the assumption that you can play football. If you are banned from playing then I would say it is a breach of your contract? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCRobertson 11,790 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, K.A.I said: In other breaking news Pedro Caixhina say's this Rangers squad are the best in Scotland and the Titanic has sunk killing hunners Nice new pic Kai Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
William McBeath 2,154 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 That's a proper skelping and has finished his career if he doesn't get it reduced. Maybe it's because of all his shit over the years but Cantana got 12 months or so less for booting a punter in the mush. I'd be raging if that was me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Just now, RFCRobertson said: Nice new pic Kai Thanks. Made it masel on Paint. Skills eh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Deacon 55,547 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I bet this won't be the last thread started on this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negri's lovechild 14,296 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I know its against the rules what he has done, but surely they should be helping the guy as he clearly has an addiction,not throwing the book at him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 32 minutes ago, William McBeath said: That's a proper skelping and has finished his career if he doesn't get it reduced. Maybe it's because of all his shit over the years but Cantana got 12 months or so less for booting a punter in the mush. I'd be raging if that was me. Cantona was one incident and he was under extreme provocation, Barton committed the same infraction over 1,000 times. Did he come to Scotland initially to move out of the FA's jurisdiction? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBlueSky 259 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 He cashed out at 18 months Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin 13,659 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Like lemmon..trouble seems to follow this guy like a bad smell.....bigger fish to fry than discussing this non entity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianferguson 2,619 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Seems harsh specifically because it will effectively end his career , but hard to sympathise with anyone who backs his own team to lose, regardless he didn't play in the games. No doubt though the FA are sending out a message and Joey is the perfect sacrifice as no one will give s shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGOH 2,344 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Where is this article from? Hardly surprising they mentioned he was a former Rangers player before before they called him a Burnley player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,398 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 So the English FA give him 18 months for 1260 bets and the SFA give him a one match ban for 44 bets. The number of bets are both excessive but the SFA just look either toothless or incompetent. You just wonder if this was all done in his own name and if so, why the fk would you ? Crazy by JB and any addiction should be laughed at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
William McBeath 2,154 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 15 minutes ago, siddiqi_drinker said: Cantona was one incident and he was under extreme provocation, Barton committed the same infraction over 1,000 times. Did he come to Scotland initially to move out of the FA's jurisdiction? Maybe. Has this been brewing since before he came to us? I get the repeated nature of it but I can't think of anyone getting anywhere near that for betting. If he's been doing it on his own games and making money then it would be technically cheating I suppose. Kicking a supporter in the stand in the mush trumps this for me though. Will see what it's saying on the news later but looks like they're using him to set an example. Must be loads of them that having been betting over the course of their careers. What did Ian Black get for his bets? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 8 minutes ago, William McBeath said: Maybe. Has this been brewing since before he came to us? I get the repeated nature of it but I can't think of anyone getting anywhere near that for betting. If he's been doing it on his own games and making money then it would be technically cheating I suppose. Kicking a supporter in the stand in the mush trumps this for me though. Will see what it's saying on the news later but looks like they're using him to set an example. Must be loads of them that having been betting over the course of their careers. What did Ian Black get for his bets? To be honest I have more sympathy for Cantona that for Barton, then again my temperament is more akin to that of the Frenchman and I have never had a gambling problem (unless you count picking donkeys). If Barton has an addiction, then like Gazza he needs help. If he is pretending to have an addiction then throw the book at him cause it diminishes the effect of what is a serious illness that devastates families. Just like the EBT situation, authorities look for an easy target and Barton fits that bill, probably many more players doing exactly the same thing but Barton, with his history, is an easy one to use as an example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyserSoze 14,651 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 1 hour ago, RFCRobertson said: Nice new pic Kai Better than yours with a horrendous cunt in it. Am not talking to you unless you change it. Thats final. Even your bestest thread making skills, gifs or memes will not intice me in nope never Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCRobertson 11,790 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 13 minutes ago, KeyserSoze said: Better than yours with a horrendous cunt in it. Am not talking to you unless you change it. Thats final. Even your bestest thread making skills, gifs or memes will not intice me in nope never Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 There's about 40 threads in General Sport about this... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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