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Re: samoa ,robert louis stevenson
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 8:39 pm
by nosey
I realise you qualified yourself by saying I think, but it was Sir Walter Scott who wrote Rob Roy.
Re:England 35 v Samoa 22
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 9:17 pm
by Deuce Bigolo
No thanks
Always amuses me how theres always one player that gets singled out as a God
They nearly always seem to wear the number 10 and score lots of points
but its the players that do the hard yards namely the forwards that count the most
Australia showed against the British Lions that JW is human and under REAL pressure can be brought back to earth with a thud
cheers
B....OZ
Re: samoa ,robert louis stevenson
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 7:35 am
by steve56
of course yes i got mixed up,well they are both scots.
Re:England 35 v Samoa 22
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 10:37 am
by Zorro
I think England did it deliberately so we can get better odds down the bookies.
Re:England 35 v Samoa 22
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 12:36 pm
by mart
"There are suggestions that some leading men's tennis players are beginning to "fix" matches in lesser tournaments. One recent match under suspicion involved Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Spaniard Fernando Vicente.
Though the Spaniard had lost 11 straight first-round matches, and Kafelnikov is a former world No 1, a huge amount of money was bet on Vicente to win their first-round encounter in Lyon. And so it proved. The Spaniard won 6-2, 6-3.
The pre-match odds were 5-1 against Vicente, but there was so much money placed on him that he became odds-on favourite and bookies suspended betting six hours before the match. Now the ATP is investigating.
It would not be a shock to find tennis matches being fixed. Any sport that involves gambling runs that risk. Cricket has been plagued by the problem, and, to a lesser degree, soccer.
It set me thinking about likely targets. In cricket, umpires must be the most vulnerable. A couple of "honest" mistakes ? an lbw or a caught behind ? and they can sway a match. Bribing an umpire would mean players, never to be trusted at the best of times, could be left alone.
In rugby, the referee would be a prime target. But, failing that, a team's goal-kicker would be a good back-up option. A few sliced or hooked kicks at critical moments could turn a match.
Soccer's goalies offer good bribe potential, which is probably why some have already been investigated. The same would apply in hockey.
Boxing is another sport that appeals as fertile ground for crooks. Of course, every aspect of boxing has a seamy side ? management, promotion, drugs, financial dealings. How easy must it be to get a heavy favourite to take a dive during a bout? After all, who can prove there was no punch?"
Joseph Romanos The New Zealand Listener
Mart