New Posts For Thread: 365 & next Stoke managerhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29938381/365-next-stoke-manager365 are conspicuous in their refusal to offer odds on the next Stoke manager. Obviously this is because of the Coates family involvement in both businesses. However if 365 do not consider it acceptable to offer odds on the next Stoke manager, thenOf course they wouldn't be fixing Stoke matches, no-one is actually suggesting they are. But that's not the point as on the face of it, it seems to be going against the FA's own rules.It sets a precedent which could lead to problems in the future ifhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29938381/365-next-stoke-manager?post_id=532520281#532520281Of course they wouldn't be fixing Stoke matches, no-one is actually suggesting they are. But that's not the point as on the face of it, it seems to be going against the FA's own rules.It sets a precedent which could lead to problems in the future ifFri, 24 May 2013 08:56:10 -0500365 make money from laying bets on anything that are 7% or 8% less likely to happen than the odds suggestwtf would they need to be fixing Stoke matcheshttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29938381/365-next-stoke-manager?post_id=532508929#532508929365 make money from laying bets on anything that are 7% or 8% less likely to happen than the odds suggestwtf would they need to be fixing Stoke matchesThu, 23 May 2013 18:15:12 -0500Surely if a line has been crossed then the line is of the chairman and his family's company laying bets every match on their own club to lose.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29938381/365-next-stoke-manager?post_id=532494257#532494257Surely if a line has been crossed then the line is of the chairman and his family's company laying bets every match on their own club to lose.Thu, 23 May 2013 07:48:18 -0500I suppose they withdrew from manager markets after Pulis left?Maybe because they will get to hear about what is really going on with the candidates, making it unfair. THat is probably the line that would be crossed IMHO.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29938381/365-next-stoke-manager?post_id=532494137#532494137I suppose they withdrew from manager markets after Pulis left?Maybe because they will get to hear about what is really going on with the candidates, making it unfair. THat is probably the line that would be crossed IMHO.Thu, 23 May 2013 07:42:42 -0500Bet 365 (effectively) can decide who the next Stoke manager is .They can't decide that Stoke are going to win at Old Trafford . All seems perfectly reasonable to me.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29938381/365-next-stoke-manager?post_id=532487953#532487953Bet 365 (effectively) can decide who the next Stoke manager is .They can't decide that Stoke are going to win at Old Trafford . All seems perfectly reasonable to me.Wed, 22 May 2013 21:13:59 -0500Sorry, I should have put "in theory".I don't "know" anything. I did make the assumption that Peter Coates isn't fixing matches, however. I've seen odds-on draws in Italy, I am well aware fixes happen. I know no-one would tell me, but somebody woulhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29938381/365-next-stoke-manager?post_id=532487015#532487015Sorry, I should have put "in theory".I don't "know" anything. I did make the assumption that Peter Coates isn't fixing matches, however. I've seen odds-on draws in Italy, I am well aware fixes happen. I know no-one would tell me, but somebody woulWed, 22 May 2013 20:05:07 -0500How do you know that emeraldg?I'm not casting aspersions on Coates, Stoke City, or anyone else, but I do think it is somewhat naive of you, given what we know about the corruption in sport, to think that anyone is above such manipulation of events.Cohttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29938381/365-next-stoke-manager?post_id=532486559#532486559How do you know that emeraldg?I'm not casting aspersions on Coates, Stoke City, or anyone else, but I do think it is somewhat naive of you, given what we know about the corruption in sport, to think that anyone is above such manipulation of events.CoWed, 22 May 2013 19:34:53 -0500The difference is surely that Peter Coates has a direct influence on the decision of next Stoke manager.He doesn't have direct influence on the results of Stoke City.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29938381/365-next-stoke-manager?post_id=532486373#532486373The difference is surely that Peter Coates has a direct influence on the decision of next Stoke manager.He doesn't have direct influence on the results of Stoke City.Wed, 22 May 2013 19:20:14 -0500terrible liquidity in this market! and i am red for the first time ever in a manager market. arent there stoke supporters with money to gamble with?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29938381/365-next-stoke-manager?post_id=532468135#532468135terrible liquidity in this market! and i am red for the first time ever in a manager market. arent there stoke supporters with money to gamble with?Wed, 22 May 2013 06:55:52 -0500While not quite the same, there were 5 teams sponsored by Bookies or Casinos in the Prem and 2 in the Championship. Far from ideal and certainly not in the spirit of the game (as if that means anything any more).https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/29938381/365-next-stoke-manager?post_id=532467297#532467297While not quite the same, there were 5 teams sponsored by Bookies or Casinos in the Prem and 2 in the Championship. Far from ideal and certainly not in the spirit of the game (as if that means anything any more).Wed, 22 May 2013 06:03:01 -0500