Match Fixing in UK

Agueroooo · 09-12-2013 10:47am

DJ Campbell (Blackburn) has just been arrested in this investigation.

Smithwicks Man · 09-12-2013 10:50am

Game fixed in the Championship apparently?

Won't be long until a Premiership game is proven to have been fixed

GLaDOS · 09-12-2013 11:03am

If he is guilty, wonder if he'd spill the beans on other players in involved

ctrl-alt-delete · 09-12-2013 11:06am

I know I am jumping to all sorts here, but I am hoping Campbell is somehow involved through an Indian betting ring directly linked to Venkys which allows the club to get rid of them.

One can dream.

09-12-2013 12:27pm

I remember him on Match of the Day as an analyst. Couldn't stop fidgeting and looked a little scary, like he had just escaped from prison.

Somebody should compile a list of all these dodgy geezers. I'd have Marlon King and Nile Ranger up front with DJ in the "hole". Grobbelaar as the keeper. Keith Gillespie on the wing. Sam Sodje in whatever position he gets sent off from (totally randomly of course and not at all when the odds are tasty).

Any more?

kryogen · 09-12-2013 12:29pm

Match and spot fixing is rife in football, Im not certain of the level it is at in the UK but in the Eastern European countries and Batic region it is widespread and is what I look for when making bets on those games. South America is another great example of a continent rife with fixing. You can spot a lot of them by simply checking the odds on something when the book is opened, then keeping an eye on it throughout the week until the game, some major swings that can be taken advantage of if you have the time and patience to watch

Unless your in on the fix though it is obviously not a perfect science and sometimes you will get burnt, I do admit though, backing in Estonia/Latvia/Belarus/Argentina etc has been profitable for me over the last 3 years

Gavin "shels" · 09-12-2013 1:17pm

kryogen wrote: »

Match and spot fixing is rife in football, Im not certain of the level it is at in the UK but in the Eastern European countries and Batic region it is widespread and is what I look for when making bets on those games. South America is another great example of a continent rife with fixing. You can spot a lot of them by simply checking the odds on something when the book is opened, then keeping an eye on it throughout the week until the game, some major swings that can be taken advantage of if you have the time and patience to watch

Unless your in on the fix though it is obviously not a perfect science and sometimes you will get burnt, I do admit though, backing in Estonia/Latvia/Belarus/Argentina etc has been profitable for me over the last 3 years

South America is a bit different, odds movement there is usually caused by team news breaking. Some teams prioritise cups over the league, etc...

Only last week there was a fix in Turkey, with one of the biggest Turkish sides involved.

irritablebaz · 09-12-2013 1:22pm

getting closer to the premiership now. one might think it would be less likely with the large sums of money already paid to premiership players but i'm waiting for a ref to get caught.

kryogen · 09-12-2013 1:25pm

Gavin shels wrote: »

South America is a bit different, odds movement there is usually caused by team news breaking. Some teams prioritise cups over the league, etc...

Only last week there was a fix in Turkey, with one of the biggest Turkish sides involved.

The odds shift isn't specifically for South America, its a decent barometer for all the leagues I watch, sometimes the odds swing from one team to another the night before the game, then back in the hours leading up to kick off, it makes for fascinating tracking actually.

Why don't you name names btw? Whats the point?

All you have to say is you suspect that x fixed a game against y last week

Is there a rule against naming clubs like? You make me hesitant to name the ones I know fix games on a regular basis, particularly coming to the end of seasons

kryogen · 09-12-2013 1:26pm

irritablebaz wrote: »

getting closer to the premiership now. one might think it would be less likely with the large sums of money already paid to premiership players but i'm waiting for a ref to get caught.

Not all Prem players are on huge money either

Gavin "shels" · 09-12-2013 1:31pm

kryogen wrote: »

The odds shift isn't specifically for South America, its a decent barometer for all the leagues I watch, sometimes the odds swing from one team to another the night before the game, then back in the hours leading up to kick off, it makes for fascinating tracking actually.

Why don't you name names btw? Whats the point?

All you have to say is you suspect that x fixed a game against y last week

Is there a rule against naming clubs like? You make me hesitant to name the ones I know fix games on a regular basis, particularly coming to the end of seasons

Galatasary in the League last week!

09-12-2013 1:46pm

Gavin "shels" wrote: »

Galatasary in the League last week!

Never heard that. Any link?

Johner · 09-12-2013 2:17pm

Sam Sodje, Akpo Sodje, Steven Sodje, Ian Goodison, Cristian Montano and DJ Campbell confirmed as six people arrested.

Gavin "shels" · 09-12-2013 2:20pm

rarnes1 wrote: »

Never heard that. Any link?

Thing is you won't hear about it, you keep tabs on the odds pre-game/in-play and on forums pre-game. 82nd minute, odds had barely moved and Gala get a penalty. 1-0 and odds don't shift much, 2-0 and then the odds plummet!

The_Kew_Tour · 09-12-2013 2:30pm

You only have to look at exchanges to see where the fixing is

Gavin "shels" · 09-12-2013 3:30pm

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

You only have to look at exchanges to see where the fixing is

A good bit of the time that doesn't work, I've seen matches where matches have been hammered on the odds inplay only for it to switch mid-match. Happened in Canada this season for example, obviously a tactical idea by the fixers.

The_Kew_Tour · 09-12-2013 3:55pm

Gavin shels wrote: »

A good bit of the time that doesn't work, I've seen matches where matches have been hammered on the odds inplay only for it to switch mid-match. Happened in Canada this season for example, obviously a tactical idea by the fixers.

I was referring to what you just said also. You would be fool to jump right in just cause odds tumble on 1 team

Odds have to tumble somewhere and they do. People get wind of it and back them, only for the bet to be the opposite.

It easy know which matches are fixed. Just matter of which way.

inforfun · 09-12-2013 4:54pm

Gavin shels wrote: »

A good bit of the time that doesn't work, I've seen matches where matches have been hammered on the odds inplay only for it to switch mid-match. Happened in Canada this season for example, obviously a tactical idea by the fixers.

Now there is a league where you can take it for granted most results are known beforehand, the csl.