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20 Sep 10 - 08:46 AM (#2990216) Subject: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Arthur_itus I reckon if this guy has not got sound evidence that England threw the game, then he should be banned from cricket forever in all forms of the game or appointments. I don't know, but it strikes me that this guy is trying to take the heat off the Pakistani players and team and has probably lost his senses. If he is telling the truth and can prove it, then any English player involved should never play cricket again. Is the root of the problem related to how huge betting is, through the internet? If so, isn't it time betting on the Internet was banned completely? |
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20 Sep 10 - 09:44 AM (#2990238) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Leadfingers Perhaps he should just Butt Out ! |
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20 Sep 10 - 09:54 AM (#2990243) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Arthur_itus Or maybe, have his words shoved up his Butt! |
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20 Sep 10 - 10:29 AM (#2990259) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: John MacKenzie Attack is the best form of defence |
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20 Sep 10 - 11:02 AM (#2990278) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: KHNic I have long thought that Butt has lost his grip on reality and his latest outburst only serves as evidence. Perchance a case of Butt me no Butts. |
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20 Sep 10 - 12:54 PM (#2990353) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Les from Hull I wonder if he is aware how the courts treat slander/libel in this country. People come from all around the world to take advantage of our libel laws. |
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20 Sep 10 - 03:09 PM (#2990418) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: The Sandman could yu explain what youre on a butt about |
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21 Sep 10 - 03:29 AM (#2990680) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Backwoodsman Butt - what an apt name for an arsehole. |
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21 Sep 10 - 04:02 AM (#2990690) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Richie Black (misused acct, bad email) Pakistan should be banned from international cricket. |
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21 Sep 10 - 08:10 AM (#2990775) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Richard Bridge Recent studies show that libel tourism into the UK is in fact very rare. In oder for a libel (or slander) action to lie there must be an identifiable plaintiff. So "Some of the England team took bribes" is not actionable because no one player can say "that identifiably refers to me". If extrinsic circumstances identify the subject matter of the statement then the person so identified can sue. |
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21 Sep 10 - 08:30 AM (#2990787) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Arnie Butt is retiring in a few weeks time and no doubt wishes to go out in a blaze of controversy. He may regret this if he has the shirt sued off him in a UK court. I think that the final match should be cancelled as it's all decended into a farce. Maybe one solution would be for the Pakistani players to reveal before the match how much they are being paid by the bookies, and what they are being paid for. England could then try and thwart them by preventing the batsmen reaching such and such a target. Preventing the intentional bowling of no-balls would be a bit harder to regulate but I'm sure a way could be found. |
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22 Sep 10 - 04:48 AM (#2991292) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Arthur_itus Well you could always make the pop in crease far enough away from the stumps, that a foot no ball would be impossible. Same sort of thing for wides. |
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22 Sep 10 - 06:10 AM (#2991326) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: WalkaboutsVerse Corruption in cricket has been not long out of the headlines for some years now, and regualtions are needed - including Oliver Cromwell's way of making all gambling illegal; or, if you prefer it in verse, Dot Ball. |
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22 Sep 10 - 06:08 PM (#2991759) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: KHNic After today, with a massive surge of ticket sales for the match at the Rosebowl and a dismal performance by Pakistan, can I be the first to suggest collusion between the ECB and PCB to leave the series at two-all coming into the final match to avoid the spectacle of three men and a dog watching a ODI at the end of September. BTW, anyone know what the result of the Ashes tour has been decided upon. Cynically yours, Nic |
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22 Sep 10 - 06:30 PM (#2991780) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: GUEST,Marion I thought the whole problem stemmed from gambling's being illegal in Pakistan? That's why it's run by crooks. |
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23 Sep 10 - 02:59 AM (#2992009) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Hrothgar Butt said he heard about the England team's fixing games from bookmakers. In the current climate, should he be talking to bookmakers? |
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23 Sep 10 - 06:58 AM (#2992116) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Arnie If I were an Asian bookmaker, then I wouldn't be taking any bets on cricket as many of the matches are rigged. If the punters are making millions from rigged matches, then that money must be coming from the bookmakers. How do they make any profit? Unless the bookies are placing bets with other bookies? I must have missed something here... |
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23 Sep 10 - 07:41 AM (#2992138) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: greg stephens Am I alone in noticing that his name seems to be pronounced Hu-jass Butt? Not, of course, that there is anything funny about foreign names. |
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04 Oct 10 - 08:48 AM (#2999274) Subject: RE: BS: Pakistan Cricket Chairman Butt From: Richie Black (misused acct, bad email) The football club chairman caught up in the Pakistan cricket spot-fixing scandal has been found dead after apparently shooting himself with a shotgun. Croydon Athletic chairman Dave Le Cluse was found in a garage near his home in Surrey on Saturday. The club's owner, Mazhar Majeed, was arrested in August in connection with the allegations that Pakistan players had conspired to deliver no-balls at pre-arranged moments of matches during their recent tour of England. |