The League Paper

SENSITIVE TOUCH NEEDED BY THE FA

by
The LeaguePaper Team
3 February 2019

RULES is rules, and the FA’s zero tolerance approach to gambling in football meant a ban for Barry Fry was inevitable.
Let’s be clear, though - the Peterborough director of football has done nothing morally wrong. Fry’s ‘crime’ was to place a bet on Jack Marriott, a Posh player, to finish as the top scorer in League One last season.
He also took a punt on Peterborough winning promotion. Both were positive outcomes that Fry could not materially influence anyway.
The clemency of the ban - four months with three suspended - reflects the insignificant nature of the...

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