Shels Mons intrigue.....

[redarmyfaction]

So, getting back to JC's point. When has a LOI bet not been honoured?

Seriously, people are living in a dream world if they don't think fixing goes on in our league, and every other league in the world too.

I didn't say that I knew of Loi bets being dishonoured, I said that any organisers of a scam would find it hard to get on and hard to get paid.

You would have to tramp around the last one shop independents in remote areas writing dockets for relatively small amounts in a shop that might not see a Loi bet all week, when a strange man in a leather jacket and shades arrives in and starts asking about exotics in a shells mons game, they will prolly ring plod. They get suspicious you if order a pint in those Towns. You have more chance of getting a sore asre in the woods as getting paid in those parts.

[CrowdedHouse]

On a kind of a side note - What's the Mons EGM tonight about ?

[MiniMourinho]

Seen that on twitter. Can only assume it is bad news at such late notice?

[Shannonsider]

On a kind of a side note - What's the Mons EGM tonight about ?

About the fact they are so **** that the opposition tried to fix a game and they still couldn't win.

[Magicme]

Here you go Crowdedhouse: Mons Meeting

[OneForTheFuture]

Sounds like the perfect time for some dodgy betting?

[Eminence Grise]

Almost a fortnight since the opening post here, and Cecelia Keaveney has responded with customary Fianna Fail alacrity with a letter in today's Irish Times:

Sir, – Given the recent publicity generated by Monaghan United’s defeat to Shelbourne, will Ireland waken up and actively decide to protect sport? To date the favoured response is the game of “head in the sand”; it does not happen in Ireland.
'Factually, UEFA has been informed of irregular betting patterns on last week’s defeat of Monaghan United by Shelbourne, which now casts a shadow over the Airtricity League.

'Match fixing is a serious international scourge. Ireland is not immune. Will the media and those in sporting authority in Ireland begin to treat it with the respect it deserves or remain complicit in their silence?'
(The rest, self-serving verbiage, is here: http://www.irishtimes.com/letters/)

Anybody from either club with an internal view of this feel like penning a response?

[BonnieShels]

I'm surprised the loi hating sectors of the media never jumped on it initially.
Obviously there were suspicions but in fairness to the clubs they handled it well. Especially Roddy.
Though in saying that, my own club have prior in this so should be well able to deal with it at this stage.

[marinobohs]

Almost a fortnight since the opening post here, and Cecelia Keaveney has responded with customary Fianna Fail alacrity with a letter in today's Irish Times:

Sir, – Given the recent publicity generated by Monaghan United’s defeat to Shelbourne, will Ireland waken up and actively decide to protect sport? To date the favoured response is the game of “head in the sand”; it does not happen in Ireland.
'Factually, UEFA has been informed of irregular betting patterns on last week’s defeat of Monaghan United by Shelbourne, which now casts a shadow over the Airtricity League.

'Match fixing is a serious international scourge. Ireland is not immune. Will the media and those in sporting authority in Ireland begin to treat it with the respect it deserves or remain complicit in their silence?'
(The rest, self-serving verbiage, is here: http://www.irishtimes.com/letters/)

Anybody from either club with an internal view of this feel like penning a response?

The alledged betting coup was discovered and prevented. Shows that whatever shortcomings exist in other areas the procedures in place prevented this scenario - actually a success story for LOI admin (there had to be one eventually )

Apart from banning all LOI players,coaches, players friends, family, neighbours etc etc from ever placing bets I am not sure what 'action' people want. As I stated previously I think players should not bet on LOI games at all but with internet and third party betting this would be almost impossible to apply.

[JC_GUFC]

The alledged betting coup was discovered and prevented. Shows that whatever shortcomings exist in other areas the procedures in place prevented this scenario - actually a success story for LOI admin (there had to be one eventually )

Apart from banning all LOI players,coaches, players friends, family, neighbours etc etc from ever placing bets I am not sure what 'action' people want. As I stated previously I think players should not bet on LOI games at all but with internet and third party betting this would be almost impossible to apply.

Spot on - I think the FAI dealt with this very well, better than any other FA I've ever heard of. I'm pretty sure there are rules that players can't bet on ANY games in competitions their team is involved in.

What does she expect the FAI to do?

[Eminence Grise]

What does she expect the FAI to do?

Provide her with a forum to relaunch her miserable failure of a political career? Let people know she's jobhunting?

[Dodge]

My favourite bit

Sir, – Given the recent publicity generated by

Will the media and those in sporting authority in Ireland begin to treat it with the respect it deserves or remain complicit in their silence?'

Now which is it?

[marinobohs]

Fianna Fail, complicit in their silence, publicity, failed politician - christ, I think I wandered off into the wrong forum

[Eminence Grise]

My favourite bit...

Oh, well spotted!