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Once again the words ‘match fixing’ are rumbling throughout the football world. Rather than Italy or Asia, this time it is the bastion of world football, England. The clubs in question are Norwich City and Derby County, clubs that are battling away at the bottom of their division.

Match fixing is one of those areas of any sport that is incredibly hard to achieve and keep quiet over any length of time. Someone will always ’spill the beans’, more so in English football than anywhere else. You would be surprised how much is said given the consumption of a few beers.

It appears that certain betting patterns have been detected that have arisen suspicions. In the past, any accusation of match fixing has come from bookmakers who have lost a lot of money on a particular event and they want to blame someone for it, perhaps even recoup some lost money. I don’t know if they can be insured against such an event. But it always smells of sour grapes.

The truth is that a player or fan close to the action knows that either someone is carrying an injury or a player has been training really well. They pass the info on to friends and family who, if they are the betting kind, quickly jump in and secure good odds. The bookie misses out - oh didums - they win enough as it is.

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