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The head of the PFA allegedly spent £4million on 2,000 bets in 30 months
Included thousands of bets on Premier League matches
Horse racing bets saw him run up £100,000 bill with one firm, it is claimed
Taylor has repeatedly spoken out about the dangers of gambling

Most of his gambling involved bets on horse racing, but he also spent thousands of pounds betting on Premier League matches.

Taylor, who has previously called for a 'zero tolerance' approach to footballers' gambling, is said to have lost £15,000 when England failed to beat Switzerland in 2011.



A poor gambler to boot. Sanctimonious twat. Wucking fanker has a thing for other blokes' missus too. x/v unt

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ngers.html

Position is completely untenable surely. Aside from setting a terrible example to youngsters involved in football with money, it hardly looks good that a bloke who has spent decades working closely with top level professional footballers has been staking huge bets on their games (especially when cases like Cameron Jerome are cropping up every season).

i have never liked the bloke, a bit of a weasel for my liking, clearly hasn't heard of betting exchanges

Sorry Mods & Gooners - Off Topic I know, but what with all the transfer madness, I wanted as many people to see this as possible:

Tomorrow, MPs start debating the gagging law. [1] The government wants to rush it through parliament. [2] Our best hope of stopping them is to make sure MPs realise just what a dodgy law they are being asked to vote for. Please can you email your MP now and help build the pressure?

If passed, the gagging law would have a chilling effect on our democracy. From May 2014, draconian new rules would prevent non-politicians from speaking up on the big issues of the day. A huge range of campaign groups and charities – everyone from The Royal British Legion, to Oxfam, to the RSPB - are warning about the threat this poses. [3]

MPs need to know we won't stand for this – so please take a minute to email yours before Tuesday's debate:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/gagging-bill-MPs

It’s telling that so many groups who wouldn't normally agree with each other have united to oppose the gagging law. Groups that speak out in favour of hunting, windfarms, HS2 or building more houses are joining together with groups who say exactly the opposite. [4]

That’s because there’s one thing we should all be able to agree on: in a healthy democracy, everyone should able to express their views. And everyone should be allowed to get organised to highlight what politicians are saying and doing on the issues that matter to them.

Politics is too important to leave to political parties. When we speak up about decisions that affect us and the future of our country, we can often change things for the better. Are politicians really so arrogant as to think the UK would be better off if all these groups were blocked from campaigning?

Let’s come together quickly and tell MPs that this gagging law must not be passed. The first vote is on Tuesday, so please email your MP now:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/gagging-bill-MPs