Another Little Nail In The Coffin Of The Free Market Fantasy
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And these fake scientists still have the audacity to talk about the efficiency of markets!!!
Another Thoroughly Excellent Scam In The Newspaper For The Glib And Self-Righteous - Theo Guardian
We have posted about Sportingbet before.
This company sponsor Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Sportsbook Review, an independent assessor of the criminality that sloshes around the bookmaking world, rates Sportingbet as follows: "Poor, some risk to players funds. Poor customer service etc".
The only levels below this are "Caution, extreme risk to players funds" and "outright scam, book on the brink of failure. No chance to recover funds".
So Theo Guardian has teamed up with this dodgy bookmaker to establish a tipping competition on their website.
In return for numerous nitwits giving the bookmakers a 'wisdom of crowds' database for each round of weekend Premier League matches, the company will 'pay' each weeks' winner a £25 prize.
This alleged generosity extends further, for the overall winner at the end of the season will win a signed England shirt.
Now who would be signing that, then?
Okay let's rip open the scam.
33 weekends at £25 per time results in a 'giveaway' of £825 over the season.
But there is a catch.
The prize isn't in cash.
As the Theo Guardian smallprint adds: “To collect the £25 bet prize, the winner will be required to open up an account with Sporting Bet.”
The prize is a bet or, if you prefer, a series of bets with a company that offers "some risks to players funds" - if you don't lose all the money at a pace, will you be able to withdraw it?
So a free 'wisdom of crowds' database, lots of free mainstream media exposure and, potentially, no cost.
John Pilger: "A standard issue conscience is enough for all but the morally corrupt and powerful."
Please Please Please Give Alan Shearer A Go At Delivering The Eulogy At The Next Death Service On The Sir Bobby Robson Funeral Tour 2009
Newcastle's gain is our loss.
Or vice versa.
It works either way...
After Lady Elsie Robson, having had to endure all 27 verses of her late husband doing it his way during the half-time interval of the match between Ipswich Town and Newcastle United last weekend, walked with gritted teeth to the centre circle in order to cut a piece of tape that was pertinent to her husband's life in some way or other, the BBC cut to the studio for one of Shearer's extra-special efforts: "I think Lady Elsie was emotional there. And so she should be."
And so she was, the poor woman.
At least Steve McClaren's wife has nothing to fear.
Other than his roving eye and rogue accent.
Crimes, Punishments, And Other Variations On A Theme
West Ham United and Millwall fans - accused of racist abuse of Black players during their recent East End Knee's Up; the clubs might face Real charges but it is probably best not holding your breath, as one little breath of punishment may topple the Hammers over the brink.
Arsenal Fan who threw the photographer's chair at Adebayor - a cult hero, so I'm told.
Craig Bellamy - punches a fan; no charge.
Manchester United fan who threw a coin at Carlos Tevez - no charge; club receive no punishment.
The Stoke City fan who hurled repeated racist abuse at Jason Euell as he was warming up - evicted from the ground, yet to be charged with inciting hatred or whatever they call it nowadays. No charges against Stoke City.
Eduardo - dives to get a penalty, receives a two-match ban, later rescinded because Arsenal are a G14(18) team, villified in the media.
Emmanuel Adebayor - involved in a mutual kicking match with numerous of his former colleagues; celebrated his goal in a 'provocative' fashion; three match ban and villified in the media.
El Hadj Diouf calls a white boy a white boy - the police and the Premier League are looking into this vile matter of racist abuse. Villified in the media.
"It follows a pattern, if you dig what I mean" - Gil Scott Heron.
Meanwhile, in the country that our mainstream media views as having a problem of rampant racism, Spain, the following happened at the weekend.
Referee Alfonso Pino Zamorana halted the top of the table clash between Real Betis and Cartagena in the second division due to the racist abuse being endured by Panamanian, Alberto Quintero Medina.
The match was stopped after 78 minutes and an announcement made that the chanting must stop.
Should have tried it at Stoke...
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