St Pats in player betting allegations

[Saint_Charlie]

That makes it all better then, maybe we could have a whip round to make sure he isn't out his twenty euro as well?

Now your talking.

[DmanDmythDledge]

But the article which started it all is from the Daily Mail which only mentions the two Pats players betting against their team. There's no quotes from any bookmakers about suspicious betting patterns regarding Pats.

That's true- Quinn admitted this himself live on radio after the games on Friday. Strange how he waited to break the story until Friday instead of releasing it when he "found out" about it. I'd say he waited so Bohs wouldn't get the brunt of bad publicity in the press...

[Martinho II]

see that the news of the world were the first sunday tabloid to reveal gary dempseys name but would this not open a can of worms?? dempsey could easily have done this in the past and simply got away with it...

[sligoman]

Gary dempsey apparently admitted it.

Not making this up btw

Did you read the latest posts before posting? It's been talked about already.

[Dodge]

Didn't a ceratin bookie report 'irregular betting patterns' in the game involved.

No. Ridiculous how this has spiralled. One pats squad member bet €20 on a game when he wasn't playing (in a double with another game) and some people want him banned for life?

Dramaqueens.

Pats will ban him for rest of season, fine him 2 weeks wages. League will do nothing.

[Rovers Maniac]

Original story was not written about a €20 double that lost, it was meant to involve around a €26,000 win.

[charliesboots]

Original story was not written about a €20 double that lost, it was meant to involve around a €26,000 win.

The original story regarding this topic was in the Daily Mail and is posted on page 3 of this thread. Where in that original article does it mention a win of €26,000 involving any Pats match or player?

[WoodquayBoy]

I understand Pats fans here wanting to defend one of their own, but Dempsey deserves a massive ban. Doesn't matter howsmall the bet was, doesn't matter that it lost, he bet against his own team which is a breach of morals and decency, never mind rule 100 of the league.
The guy may be thick, he may be a genius but he was very stupid to bet against his own team and should be made an example of

[Dodge]

Its nothing to do with him being a pats player for me. If you think he's the only player in the league to bet on games you're living in a fantasy world.

€20 on a game where you're not involved is nothing.

[randomcomment]

That time Drogheda played Shamrock Rovers - Drogheda played their U18's and some of the senior players had thousands on Rovers

[RonnieB]

Its nothing to do with him being a pats player for me. If you think he's the only player in the league to bet on games you're living in a fantasy world.

€20 on a game where you're not involved is nothing.

Agree with you on this. A lifetime ban for this is nonsense. He was very stupid to do what he did but lets get real here.

[WoodquayBoy]

€20 on a game where you're not involved is nothing.

Rubbish, €20 on a game when betting against your team mates, your own club, is not nothing, but this will obviously be a case where we will have to agree to disagree

[Dodge]

Rubbish, €20 on a game when betting against your team mates, your own club, is not nothing, but this will obviously be a case where we will have to agree to disagree

What is it then? As a gambler he thought galway were overpriced. They were.

[Krstic]

This €20 double is a load of crap.

Why,where & when would a €20 lost bet ring any alarms with Bookies and be pick up by a tabloid newspaer?

Seems to me that Dempsey is taking the fall for something a bit bigger.

[Dodge]

This €20 double is a load of crap.

Why,where & when would a €20 lost bet ring any alarms with Bookies and be pick up by a tabloid newspaer?

Where has any newspaper, or anyone else, reported that bookmakers were alarmed. Paddy Power and William hill have come out and said there were nothing of note about the game to them.

[L37Ultra]

What is it then? As a gambler he thought galway were overpriced. They were.

But what kind of professional sports person bets against his/her own team.

Seems very strange to me. I would say there is more to this than we are being told and Dempsey is covering something up.

[sligored]

What is it then? As a gambler he thought galway were overpriced. They were.

how would you feel dodge if he backed bohs for the cup semi final.

if i was a footballer betting against my team i would stay under the radar by placing small bets in a number of bookies instead of 1 large bet.

not saying dempsey did , but this is serious mispractice and if the club and the fai dont come down heavy on him , the will be seen to condone it.

[Dodge]

But what kind of professional sports person bets against his/her own team

Loads of them. You need a dose of reality if you think otherwise.

And once again, he was not involved in the game.

[Dodge]

how would you feel dodge if he backed bohs for the cup semi final.

If he was only betting €20 I wouldn't give a toss. His win bonus for reaching FAI Cup final would far, far, far outweigh the €50 he'd win with that bet. However he didn't bet on that game, as he was playing in it. Dempsey has said he only ever bet against Pats once, and he wasn't playing in that game. No point guessing about other things that haven't happened

if i was a footballer betting against my team i would stay under the radar by placing small bets in a number of bookies instead of 1 large bet.

Whats that got to do with anything? You're making assumptions that he's covering up a more serious gambling habit. One which there's no evidence to suggest

Once again

Dramaqueens

[Macy]

But what kind of professional sports person bets against his/her own team.

But he wasn't playing or in the match day squad, so what influence over the result could he have had? Talk of life bans is nonsense.