If any of this has any shred of truth or credibility to it, then it's probably time to pack up, go home, and let them have their fucking Circus!
I wouldn't want to play my part in it...
The fact that many, (older), supporters are starting to think the game may be fixed is enough for me.
Older supporters have watched a lot of football.
Many believe that corruption has always played a part.
Gamb;ing on football was rare 35 - 50 years ago.
The football pools was the closest thing to gambling.
I started thinking the Premier League may have a problem when Didier Zokora played for Spurs.
I was in attendance, at a home game against Liverpool, sat in the 2nd row of the lower Paxton, just to the left of the goal, when Zokora, under no pressure, looked over his shoulder,held onto the ball too long, saw Stephen Gerrard closing him down, and played the limpest back pass to the keeper I have ever seen.
It was just before half time and the score was 0-0.
The resulting goal was the last action of the half. Ref blew his whistle as soon as the game restarted.
Betting on the half time score was a relatively new thing at the time and it was also during the period when players were deliberately kicking the ball out from the kick off and gambling on the time of the first throw in. This was actually exposed as a thing.
I've been suspicious ever since.
