Quote Originally Posted by the_idiotb_stardson View Post
Corruption in football.

It was once something that people associated with Serie A or South American countries but there was always the view that it wasn't really endemic in England.


Just wondered what fellow masters think, now?

Is corruption endemic in English football?

When do you suspect it began ?

Has it always been corrupt?
I've a feeling it's always been there in some form or another. Maybe initially just players making a few extra 'bob' on bets etc., then chairmen getting creative with 'turnstile rotations' etc., but now it's at a whole new level, as GTTM points out, fueled by greed and the lure of the Premier League billions. Owners, players, agents, maybe officials and probably bookmakers all reaping ill gotten gains somehow. Not a case of 'everyone's at it' because I'm sure there are many who play it by the book.