Ryan Tandy Found Guilty.

[Citizen_Tiger]

Yes the supreme irony of course is that Danny Wicks, who police established had 'conducted hundreds of drug deals', will serve what? 18 months or so? You can bet he'll play in the NRL again, all it will take is good behaviour, an early release, public proclamations about remorse, some features in prominent magazines about life in gaol and the girl that waited for him and of course the ubiquitous Phil Gould 'redemption' interview. Put your house on it.

Tandy on the other hand will pay the price for prima facie, trying to manipulate outcomes with various of the Governments 'cash cows' and be deprived of earning a living in the NRL again. In my mind there's no doubt which of the two deserves the greater punishment.

 

[alien]

im not saying he is innocent but what was the proof

Phone conversations between Tandy and others, Brad Murray (that Parra player) I believe also spoke.

oh ok. they have the recordings of the convos?

 

[Goose]

Ray Murrihy when called in, looked at the betting pattern, and confirmed a sting in less than a minute. Apparently he looked it at, said 20 times the normal inflow for the betting option, all on the same result, the widest of the reasonable options, the fix is on, this was before the game started.
Imagine what they were thinking when the penalty was given.

Brad Murray also has had a promising career ruined. I think that Sam Ayoub as alot to anwser for, the fact that he is still an accredited agent is a farce to the profession.

 

[Blackandwhite]

I think that Sam Ayoub as alot to anwser for, the fact that he is still an accredited agent is a farce to the profession.

Profession.. :laughing: .They are all the same.I wouldn't piss on any of them if they were on fire.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Yes the supreme irony of course is that Danny Wicks, who police established had 'conducted hundreds of drug deals', will serve what? 18 months or so? You can bet he'll play in the NRL again, all it will take is good behaviour, an early release, public proclamations about remorse, some features in prominent magazines about life in gaol and the girl that waited for him and of course the ubiquitous Phil Gould 'redemption' interview. Put your house on it.

Tandy on the other hand will pay the price for prima facie, trying to manipulate outcomes with various of the Governments 'cash cows' and be deprived of earning a living in the NRL again. In my mind there's no doubt which of the two deserves the greater punishment.

I don't think we'll see either back in the NRL again. Wicks remains incarcerated for the 18 months you claim (which I think is the minimum sentence) he'll be out around March-April 2013\. His last game was in 2009, he'll miss at least another season to go with the 2 he just missed, that's too long out of the game, especially for a bog ordinary footballer like Wicks.

The difference however is, Tandy's offences damaged the game directly, whereas Wicks' offences damage his reputation and any damage to the game is a flow on through him. I've heard Gallop say in interviews that the 2 things he never wants to see the game associated with are poor behaviour towards women and match-fixing/damaging the integrity of the game. If you had someone working for you convicted of a drug offence, and another using the company for fraudulant financial gain, which one would you least want back?

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Yes the supreme irony of course is that Danny Wicks, who police established had 'conducted hundreds of drug deals', will serve what? 18 months or so? **You can bet he'll play in the NRL again, all it will take is good behaviour, an early release, public proclamations about remorse, some features in prominent magazines about life in gaol and the girl that waited for him and of course the ubiquitous Phil Gould 'redemption' interview. Put your house on it.**

Tandy on the other hand will pay the price for prima facie, trying to manipulate outcomes with various of the Governments 'cash cows' and be deprived of earning a living in the NRL again. In my mind there's no doubt which of the two deserves the greater punishment.

Should ring up Tandy and let him know we might open a book on this? :wink:

In all seriousness CT, both should never play the game again. I have an especially reserved hate for drug addicts and moreso those who supply them. There is nothing more vile than those who profit from the weaknesses of others, gambling included (although I dabble in a rare bet and only ever in small amounts.) An addict is an addict, irrespective of their vice and will do almost anything to feed the habit.

Regardless of what your opinions are of the betting agencies, they operate within the law (to my knowledge,) and to directly influence the result of a betting option is tantamount to insider trading. Tandy attempted to defraud a betting agency and he got caught. Cheats never prosper.

The lesson Tandy should take away from this is that gambling hasn't been kind to him and he should really seek help for his addictions and walk away from it.

 

[Blackandwhite]

Interesting turn of events today with Brad Murray saying in court that he lied to police about Sam Ayoub because he was under pressure and "duress" from his Parramatta club…geez I wonder who he is talking about ?

Would it be a certain bloke who "resigned " recently ?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Interesting turn of events today with Brad Murray saying in court that he lied to police about Sam Ayoub because he was under pressure and "duress" from his Parramatta club…geez I wonder who he is talking about ?

Would it be a certain bloke who "resigned " recently ?

That certain bloke is an ex-politician. I think that says it all about him