Claus Lundekvahm's "spot fixin" claims...

[GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 2,035]

which include betting on which team won the first throw in ,in matches.

For years we ,under many different managers have deployed the often bemusing tactic straight from a kick -off ,of lumping the ball long diagonally out of play half way between the opposition''s half-way line and the goal line.......anything in this, I wonder?

[CDMullins 498]

There''s a funny story about Le Tiss, doing it at Southampton.

He''s had a bet that the opposition would have the first throw in, so at kick off he lumped it as far as possible into the corner,

Only for Neil Shipperly to bust a gut to get there and keep it in.

I believe betting on first throw in, doesn''t exsist anymore, for this reason.

[Bill 1,788]

"anything in this, I wonder?"

 

 

yes, anyone looking at that stat is hardly likely to take a bet on that possibility are they ?

 

 

[NWC 318]

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which include betting on which team won the first throw in ,in matches.

For years we ,under many different managers have deployed the often bemusing tactic straight from a kick -off ,of lumping the ball long diagonally out of play half way between the opposition''s half-way line and the goal line.......anything in this, I wonder?

[/quote]This is a brilliant tactic and I''m suprised more people don''t use it. It should be called the "Lambert Gambit" after our old manager;As you say lump/float the ball to one of the wings either side (although its often right) Opposition left back will come and meet the ball under pressure from our striker - usually GHDefender then has 2 choices,1) put out for throwing - dead ball situation to us in opposition half2) try to head it forward. The ball usually has little power so header falls just short of half way line where our midfielders pick up the ball and are instantly on the attack with numbers forward.It has worked numerous times over the last 2 seasons and long may it continue!!

[Jacko 0]

Mohammed Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif are caught spot fixing. They are quite rightly slaughtered in the media, banned from cricket and jailed. For a deliberate attempt to defraud and obtain money by deception.

Yet when Le Tissier admitted it everyone just found it quite funny and brushed it under the carpet.While these lads were admittedly doing it for much less greater sums .He still attempted to artificially changed the pattern of the game through a deliberate act and attempted to receive a financial reward for doing it by defrauding bookmakers. I really like Le Tissier and have a lot of time for him. But what effectively is the difference apart from the scale of it and how many people were involved.

[Jacko 0]

I mean that Lundekvam and Le Tissier did it for relatively modest sums

[GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 2,035]

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which include betting on which team won the first throw in ,in matches.

For years we ,under many different managers have deployed the often bemusing tactic straight from a kick -off ,of lumping the ball long diagonally out of play half way between the opposition''s half-way line and the goal line.......anything in this, I wonder?

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This is a brilliant tactic and I''m suprised more people don''t use it. It should be called the "Lambert Gambit" after our old manager;
As you say lump/float the ball to one of the wings either side (although its often right)
Opposition left back will come and meet the ball under pressure from our striker - usually GH
Defender then has 2 choices,
1) put out for throwing - dead ball situation to us in opposition half
2) try to head it forward. The ball usually has little power so header falls just short of half way line where our midfielders pick up the ball and are instantly on the attack with numbers forward.

It has worked numerous times over the last 2 seasons and long may it continue!!


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we''ve been doing this long before Lambert arrived, possibly going back to the Rioch days if not even before.

[Punting Canary 0]

I used to work for the main sports spread betting company for a number of years and the only spot fixing story that had even the slightest ring of truth to it with regard to anything being fixed was a well documented game at West Ham a number of years ago.  I can''t remember if it was John Hartson, or Kitson who booted the ball into touch from the kick off but needless to say it was when West Ham were under Redknapp''s stewardship, when we had seen a number of large sellers of the first thrown in market but needless to say we pulled the market after that.Most people don''t understand how little it takes to spark alarm in any market if money beyond the ordinary arrives particularly when clients are betting above their normal size.  Hence spot fixing with regard to spread betting in cricket has never really been possible.  With regard to cricket it is the Indian market where any skulduggery tends to occur.

[priceyrice 133]

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which include betting on which team won the first throw in ,in matches.

For years we ,under many different managers have deployed the often bemusing tactic straight from a kick -off ,of lumping the ball long diagonally out of play half way between the opposition''s half-way line and the goal line.......anything in this, I wonder?

[/quote]This is a brilliant tactic and I''m suprised more people don''t use it. It should be called the "Lambert Gambit" after our old manager;As you say lump/float the ball to one of the wings either side (although its often right) Opposition left back will come and meet the ball under pressure from our striker - usually GHDefender then has 2 choices,1) put out for throwing - dead ball situation to us in opposition half2) try to head it forward. The ball usually has little power so header falls just short of half way line where our midfielders pick up the ball and are instantly on the attack with numbers forward.It has worked numerous times over the last 2 seasons and long may it continue!!

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we''ve been doing this long before Lambert arrived, possibly going back to the Rioch days if not even before.

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Yeah, i started watching norwich in the mid 90s and i can always remember us doing this, it actually pisses me off a little

[NWC 318]

Really - never noticed it until the last 2 seasons - I thought we had nicked it from England who use to do it under Sven.Maybe its just that we''ve only had decent players the last 2 seasons, so the tactic has actualy worked!

[The Ghost of Percy Varco 0]

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which include betting on which team won the first throw in ,in matches.

For years we ,under many different managers have deployed the often bemusing tactic straight from a kick -off ,of lumping the ball long diagonally out of play half way between the opposition''s half-way line and the goal line.......anything in this, I wonder?

[/quote]This is a brilliant tactic and I''m suprised more people don''t use it. It should be called the "Lambert Gambit" after our old manager;As you say lump/float the ball to one of the wings either side (although its often right) Opposition left back will come and meet the ball under pressure from our striker - usually GHDefender then has 2 choices,1) put out for throwing - dead ball situation to us in opposition half2) try to head it forward. The ball usually has little power so header falls just short of half way line where our midfielders pick up the ball and are instantly on the attack with numbers forward.It has worked numerous times over the last 2 seasons and long may it continue!!

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we''ve been doing this long before Lambert arrived, possibly going back to the Rioch days if not even before.

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Yeah, i started watching norwich in the mid 90s and i can always remember us doing this, it actually pisses me off a little

[/quote]It''s something Ian Crook used to do when he was playing for us and I believe stemmed from there. Can''t remember us doing it before then but definitely not a Lambert idea.

[shiplee15 0]

I know through speaking to a former Norwich player that this still happens and some of the make an absolute fortune from it and knowing when to bet against themselves etc.. They''ll never stop it.

[William Darby 0]

We did it with Worthington most of the time.