Should have been a ban from start of next season i.e. first game and zero involvement with football just like they did to Stevens who did far less and was a literal kid at the time barely old enough to bet.

However, the football he misses won't be the issue it is likely this ban will have cost him a big move this summer as you've got to imagine there'd have been sides like Spurs, Scum and Chelsea potentially looking at him as an option with a 200k+ a week deal.

50k fine? Why even bother. FA are corrupt, weak and bottle-less cowards. Then again what do you really expect from the same people who approve a Saudi takeover of Newcastle and still to this day haven't come up with a way to stop the financial doping of state-funded clubs like City