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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/feb/21/sutton-united-wayne-shaw-fa-betting-rules

a fairly soulless publicity stunt that overshadowed the evening a bit

some of the reaction today though? Po-faced, to say the least

He's a 45 year old backup keeper playing in the national league. He probably made more last night from the sun paying him to do it than playing for years for them. As well as the publicity today as well.

He made his team look like a bunch of twats and the whole league look like you just have to turn up to play in it. It's not a pub league on a Sunday, people work hard to get to that level.

https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/the-magic-of-the-cup-is-paying-a-man-to-eat-pie-on-television-for-money/114058 I quite liked that article on it

Only thing missing was the Wealdstone raider.  Has he retired now?

How has it damaged the image of the league or the team?

He's a 46 year old 23 stone bloke. Who's looking at him thinking he's an inspirational figure for football youngsters? Sutton have continued to employ him despite his obvious flaws for however long he's been there. They haven't had an image concern about it, at least enough to part ways.

Sunbets mocked him by putting a "Will the fatty eat a pie?" market. He called their bluff. Whether it's coordinated, whether he's made money from it or whether they've laid out 5 figures, making it out that it's somehow damaged the image of anything is absurd.

Team looked fit, sharp and well organised yesterday. He probably took some notes about how to drift along and make a fortune from the away dressing room.

And all anyone today has talked about is a fat bloke eating a pie. Hardly a mention of an admirable performance from the team. There's lads who train hard to get to national league level. The majority of the country now thinks that you just have to turn up and you're in a team, and that eating pies on the bench is fine. (Well maybe not that last bit because he's not a keeper any more...) Fair point that they continued to employ him so he obviously did something for the team, but it's made them all look like a pub team

FYP

Can you imagine the response if you called them up and wanted £500 on the pie-prop?

Five-figure sum my arse.

Fat man eats pie shocker. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I would never of believed it.

so we know know the answer to the much asked from the terraces, "wayne shaw ate all the pies"

FFS it would be much better for all the tax payers in the country if wayne was banned from the pie shop not the football field 

If anyone was open to the suggestion that the 45 year old 23 stone backup keepers eating habits in the last 10 minutes when all the subs have been used as a barometer for athletic ability then they didn't have a clue before and they don't have a clue now. I don't really see the problem.

It gave me some amusement, not as much as the  BBC team mind - they fair wet their pants. That amused me too.

gamble responsibly

When the bun stops, stop.

That's the annoying thing, the fat bloke is being made out to be the news in all this with the gambling commission investigating betting irregularities - what about some shite newspaper's bookmakers offering odds on the fat bloke eating a pie during the match?  They should be investigated.

I'm guessing the big guy knew what he was doing and whilst it's "all a laugh" it's a sad way to bow out of your footballing career.

I didn't see the fat man eats pie bet at 8/1. Would've lumped on as they're clearly decent odds. Would've had it in a double with fat man eats another pie.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4247018/Bookies-corrupted-season-s-romantic-game.html

Echoes my thoughts on it all

Yes we really must stamp out corruption at all levels, no matter how seemingly irrelevant it appears.

I'm surprised he hasn't been arrested yet.

As the article says....

The warning was there 10 years ago yesterday, when Craig Bellamy scored for Liverpool in Barcelona and celebrated with a golf swing — a nod to his infamous training-camp bust-up with John Arne Riise. William Hill, offering 100-1 on Bellamy doing exactly that, took a £50,000 hit.


This also clearly influenced the game.

Pies ,golf swings,.... where will it all end.

I think it's a bet even at 3.14/1...

 ;applause;  Like it.

So good

 ;topman;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4247018/Bookies-corrupted-season-s-romantic-game.html

Very good article on the issue.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/feb/22/gambling-wayne-shaw-sutton-united-pie

Another view.

Yo what a scandal and how unprofessional of him but nice to see responsible journalists restore some semblance of social order and etiquette by calling the larger sporting gentleman 'roly poly'. Things are now correct, thank goodness.