How on earth can he think that playing in a league sponsored by a bookies is the same for a gambling addict as working in a brewery for an alcoholic? Isn't that more like working in a bookies? It is like an alcoholic jockey blaming John smiths for sponsoring the grand national.
I love how he seems to think that backing his own team to lose is okay because he is not playing. I assume he had no idea how fit the players were, how they had played in training, how well prepared they were for oppo etc. That could be called insider trading couldn't it. My mate is assistant...