Bookmaker who owns a football club strikes out at policeman who refereed a highly suspicious football match.
With the news, carefully avoided in most of the British mainstream media, that Stoke City owner Peter Coates has lodged an official complaint to the authorities over the refereeing performance of Martin Atkinson in Newcastle United's 5-1 win over Stoke, the Premier League has taken a theatrical turn.
Atkinson, with considerable ineptitude, sent off two Stoke players, sent manager Mark Hughes to the stands and allowed a fictitious goal to stand.
He acted his part manfully with a permanent smirk on his face.
Most key market makers of our acquaintance regard this match as highly suspicious with regard to the integrity of the betting markets.
Just another collection of spurious realities, of course...
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