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**WeAreRovers** · 09/05/2007, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

Why do Drogheda have to resort to fielding a side of 7 U-17s (doesn't that mean 16 or 17 year olds?!) and 4 U-21s? I know they have an injury crisis of sorts but don't they have the largest squad in the league? Don't they have more U-21s?

Something to do with the fact that a senior Drogheda first-teamer was seen backing Rovers yesterday afternoon? I assume the League will look into this and Doolin's team selection.

KOH

**michaelguineys** · 09/05/2007, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

Something to do with the fact that a senior Drogheda first-teamer was seen backing Rovers yesterday afternoon? I assume the League will look into this and Doolin's team selection.

KOH

Are you serious?
Did this actually happen?

**pete** · 09/05/2007, 10:26 AM

From lol.ie

Details of when the draw will take place will be announced very shortly.

I think this means they will have the draw in private & announce when done.

**Ash** · 09/05/2007, 10:29 AM

Doesnt matter who we get ... we're gonna go
through every round and win the final on penos

**Dodge** · 09/05/2007, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

Something to do with the fact that a senior Drogheda first-teamer was seen backing Rovers yesterday afternoon? I assume the League will look into this and Doolin's team selection.

Other way round. Players learnt of team selection and had a bet on it. Pretty much everyone I know backed Rovers last night

**WeAreRovers** · 09/05/2007, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Other way round. Players learnt of team selection and had a bet on it. Pretty much everyone I know backed Rovers last night

No. If you knew the identity of the player and where he lives, you'd know how loads of Rovers fans are aware of his betting activities yesterday.

KOH

**NY Hoop** · 09/05/2007, 11:22 AM

Pretty regular in a city centre casino as well.

The draw is early next week.

On way home last night Today FM said Athlone were playing at St Mels

KOH

**Dodge** · 09/05/2007, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

No. If you knew the identity of the player and where he lives, you'd know how loads of Rovers fans are aware of his betting activities yesterday.

I;m not denying he made those bets, I'm saying that he made as he knew the team Doolin was putting out as opposed to your suggestion that the team was weak because they had bet on it. Pretty much everybody knew that he was playing the u17s...

As long as this guy didn't play there's nothing wrong with it (in my eyes anyway)

**ciaraa** · 09/05/2007, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

Something to do with the fact that a senior Drogheda first-teamer was seen backing Rovers yesterday afternoon? I assume the League will look into this and Doolin's team selection.

KOH

So what? Was he playing in goals or something?
Maybe he is a big Shams fan.

**The Man Himself** · 09/05/2007, 2:16 PM

sack cronin

**Battery Rover** · 10/05/2007, 9:34 AM

Just hope we get drawn at home. Wouldn't like to face a trip to Derry or Ballybofey and back from Limerick on a Tuesday night

**The Man Himself** · 10/05/2007, 6:25 PM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

No. If you knew the identity of the player and where he lives, you'd know how loads of Rovers fans are aware of his betting activities yesterday.

KOH

if this did happen then drogheda and that player could be in big big trouble,
its getting more and more like clombia over here

**s-side hoop** · 10/05/2007, 7:53 PM

There were also a number of chinese fellas jabbering into mobiles for the entirety of the match, asked one if he was a rovers fan and he said he was working??? later i saw the stewards "having words" with them??? are Drogheda being financed by a chinese betting ring?? the plot thickens.......

**lilywhite stu** · 10/05/2007, 10:05 PM

I can explain that. They are working for a company that provides info for betting companies in the far east and Germany. I've been doing it myself, mostly at Drogheda games for the last year. Think I'm one of the few Irish people doing it they seem to be usually chinse alrite. Basically you stay on the phone and tell this lad in an office in Singapore or somewhere to close betting when there are scoring opportunities and tell him which team is playing better and when there are goals scored. The handiest job you could think of I get paid €75 per game. God knows what they were doing standing in the away supporters side I've never had any trouble with the stewards at Drogheda, probable because I'm white, they don't pass any remarks anyway.

**sligoman** · 10/05/2007, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by s-side hoop

There were also a number of chinese fellas jabbering into mobiles for the entirety of the match, asked one if he was a rovers fan and he said he was working??? later i saw the stewards "having words" with them??? are Drogheda being financed by a chinese betting ring?? the plot thickens.......

Have often seen that in the Showgrounds. Usually the same fella on the phone the whole time. Chinese too.

**harps1954** · 17/05/2007, 10:43 AM

Quarter Final draw is supposed to take place tomorrow (Friday).

**dcfcsteve** · 17/05/2007, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by harps1954

Quarter Final draw is supposed to take place tomorrow (Friday).

Who cares about that ! I wanna hear more about those pesky Chinese - coming over here and taking all our bets....

**Jerry The Saint** · 17/05/2007, 11:02 AM

It must be one of the easier markets to fix and there doesn't even seem to be a rule against it here. Especially for players and refs who don't get paid much.

Makes you wonder about some of the more dubious incidents in the league throught the last few years - disallowing clear goals/allowing goals that didn't go in/accomplished strikers missing the easiest of open goals etc...