Dispatches Ch 4 , 7.30pm How to fix a football match

carlzeiss

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May 19, 2009

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Amazonia

• Jun 23, 2014

• #1

Any one else watching ?

 

Prince Monolulu

Everything in Moderation

Oct 2, 2013

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The Race Hill

• Jun 23, 2014

• #2

Seems the odd bookie gets turned over, no important matches. A bit 'Daily Mail' I thought.

 

Phat Baz 68

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Apr 16, 2011

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• Jun 23, 2014

• #3

I wonder if our new Manager is taking notes ??

 

MarioOrlandi

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Jun 4, 2013

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• Jun 23, 2014

• #4

Ask Blatter and Platini, they are pretty good at that game

 

Monkey Man

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Neither here nor there

• Jun 23, 2014

• #5

Dispatches is normally pretty dreadful - must be the most underfunded documentary series in mainstream TV. Level of detail and editorial rigour is usually dire. Though I didn't watch tonight's one.

 

Cadiz Seagull

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Between Haywards Heath and Trujillo, Extremadura,

• Jun 24, 2014

• #6

Surprised there isn't more reaction to this. Sounds like fixing is a major problem, maybe not at the top level but certainly lower down and things like meaningless under 18 friendlies between small countries.

But why anyone would bet on XYZ under 18's v ABC under 18¨s with no TV or no supporters, is completely beyond me, unless they were in on the scam. Are people attracted by long odds only, without knowing anything about what they are betting on?

If so, I'll give you 50 to 1 that the coin I am about to toss doesn't come down heads.

 

Pinkie Brown

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Neues Zeitalter DDR

• Jun 24, 2014

• #7

I never saw the programme last night. However, compared to years ago when bookmakers fixed odds coupons were restricted to The English and Scottish Football Leagues and the minimum bet you could place was a treble, the betting possibilities are now much more widespread. You could probably get odds for a seagull landing on the North Stand crossbar between the 15th and 30th minute if you asked around! The matches you can bet on are from just about every league in the World. If there's a game being played in the Bulgarian Division Six Sunday under 21's League, the online bookmakers will be taking bets. The lower down the levels you go, the chances of finding players that are corruptible is obviously much higher than those pro's who are in the public limelight all the time. Bookmakers monitoring centre's have to be on their toes these days, watching out for unusual spikes in patterns.

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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Jul 6, 2003

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• Jun 24, 2014

• #8

Did Italy - Costa Rica get a mention?