Marc McNulty arrested

[Heisenberg]

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6091342/hibs-scotland-mcnulty-arrested-match-fixing-police/

Maybe explains that Derby game...

[Jones28]

I hate it when they use the word “ace”.

[BILLYHIBS]

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6091342/hibs-scotland-mcnulty-arrested-match-fixing-police/

Maybe explains that Derby game...
Which one ?

The missed penalty?

Or the one where he tried to get himself sent off?

[The Spaceman]

Using “Hibs’ Easter Road Stadium” as their image choice as well. Even though he’s not our player and was never our player. I can’t wait for them to go to the wall with all the other red tops, nothing but shameless click bait.

[Peevemor]

Very disappointing if true.

[Heisenberg]

Which one ?

The missed penalty?

Or the one where he tried to get himself sent off?

When he tried to get himself booked/sent off. He’s a ****ing idiot getting involved if it’s true. Could be the end of his career at any sort of decent level.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Using “Hibs’ Easter Road Stadium” as their image choice as well. Even though he’s not our player and was never our player. I can’t wait for them to go to the wall with all the other red tops, nothing but shameless click bait.


tbf ER is a beautiful background photo for any football player

agree about them going to the wall

[Auckland Hibs]

Would explain his performance(s) and the stamp on Sean Clare in the derby game.

[Carheenlea]

He kind of had that look about him that suggested he could be a bit of a wrong`un.

[SaulGoodman]

Nothing like innocent until proven guilty eh.

[Gloucester Hibs]

Would explain his performance(s) and the stamp on Sean Clare in the derby game.

Yep seemed baffling at the time from a player who should’ve known better. I’m sure he done similar in other games?

[JimBHibees]

He kind of had that look about him that suggested he could be a bit of a wrong`un.

:greengrin

[Diclonius]

Imagine if he deliberately tried to lose/draw a derby.

[WillowbraeHibby]

Imagine if he deliberately tried to lose/draw a derby.

Be ragin' if that was the case.

[JXM73]

Impersonating a footballer, is that a crime

[Pretty Boy]

This goes on in football fairly regularly, particularly at the lower levels.

If it's proven he's been up to something then he's been the one daft enough to get caught.

[matty_f]

Nothing like innocent until proven guilty eh.

:agree:

[mcohibs]

Nothing like innocent until proven guilty eh.

Spoken like a true criminal lawyer. Better call Saul 😂

[MrRobot]

When he tried to get himself booked/sent off. He’s a ****ing idiot getting involved if it’s true. Could be the end of his career at any sort of decent level.

Never mind the end of his career, he could possibly be looking at jail time if it’s true could he not?

[Centre Hawf]

The way he played at times if he bet on himself to not score he'd have somehow bundled the ball in.

[Smartie]

Innocent until proven guilty, but I take a very dim view of anyone who has corrupted a game I have spend tens of thousands of pounds and tens of thousands of hours watching.

[CapitalGreen]

Incident with McGregor at Ibrox. 90th minute and needing a yellow he challenged the goalie while he was kicking the ball from hand. Daft thing to do but was overshadowed at the time by McGregor lashing out and getting himself sent off for the Old Firm game.

[CMac1988]

Funny cause I mind my old man saying it at the time, "Got himself sent off on purpose".

We'll see I guess.

[MWHIBBIES]

Incident with McGregor at Ibrox. 90th minute and needing a yellow he challenged the goalie while he was kicking the ball from hand. Daft thing to do but was overshadowed at the time by McGregor lashing out and getting himself sent off for the Old Firm game.Why is it daft? It happens all the time, all over the world every weekend. Players try to block the goalie all the time. I doubt if he is desperately needing to get himself booked he'd leave it so late. If the goalie plays it short, what then?


Funny cause I mind my old man saying it at the time, "Got himself sent off on purpose".

We'll see I guess.
He didn't get sent off.

[Hulk1875]

He kind of had that look about him that suggested he could be a bit of a wrong`un.

Like a lot of us from schemes of Edinburgh get up to no good make mistakes just unfortunately being a footballer you get it tighter if you do wrong

[660]

Who cares. Bit of a twat and average striker compared to doidge and Nisbet.

[CMac1988]

Why is it daft? It happens all the time, all over the world every weekend. Players try to block the goalie all the time. I doubt if he is desperately needing to get himself booked he'd leave it so late. If the goalie plays it short, what then?


He didn't get sent off.

My mistake. "Trying to get himself sent off".

[CapitalGreen]

Why is it daft? It happens all the time, all over the world every weekend. Players try to block the goalie all the time. I doubt if he is desperately needing to get himself booked he'd leave it so late. If the goalie plays it short, what then?

The incident again: https://youtu.be/hqLz-tpYvjs

Players try to put the keeper off all the time all over the world every weekend by standing in their vicinity, they don’t make an attempt to play the ball as the keeper releases it. To do so is against the rules, it’s absolute schoolboy stuff and strikers nowadays know that they can’t challenge the keeper in the act of releasing the ball.

“prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from the hands or kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it” - https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/football-11-11/law-12---fouls-and-misconduct

[The 90+2]

So much wrong with that article including boyhood hero’s.

Hope he’s alright and charges dropped.

[Since452]

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6091342/hibs-scotland-mcnulty-arrested-match-fixing-police/

Maybe explains that Derby game...

That stamp was inexplicable. IF he tried to get himself sent off in a derby for bets then he'd better not show his face anywhere near Easter Road again. Couldn't understand why he did it the time and I'm really hoping what I'm thinking isn't true.

[neil7908]

He's innocent until proven guilty but will be raging if he's done something in one of our games.

It would be a crazy thing to do if true though. The guy is supposed to be on £10k a week for a multi year contract. If your on 500k a year you'd be nuts to do anything like this.

[Pretty Boy]

He's innocent until proven guilty but will be raging if he's done something in one of our games.

It would be a crazy thing to do if true though. The guy is supposed to be on £10k a week for a multi year contract. If your on 500k a year you'd be nuts to do anything like this.

The sums involved in football match fixing are eye watering. Some of the Asian syndicates are raking in quite literally billions a year. A player could double or treble their weekly wage if they were in with the big boys.

About a decade ago it was estimated about 300 games a year in Europe were either fixed or subject to suspicious betting. That had doubled by 5 years ago and is higher now. There was one game in Belgium a few years back that bookies would normally expect to take about €50K on, about €1.5M was wagered through various exchanges...... It used to be South east Asia that was the epicentre, particularly Malaysia, but the Russians are big players now. In Europe the most high profile incidents have probably been in Germany. There was an incident in England a few years ago were a security officer had been paid to try and sabotage the floodlights at a Charlton game and have the game abandoned. There was also a Norwich game that was seriously investigated.

A visit to the darker reaches of the internet all but confirms match fixing exists on a serious scale. It's a closed shop because by it's nature it has to be. The tipsters on Facebook and Twitter claiming to have info on fixed matches are lying but it definitely happens and far more often than people would like to believe.

[Hibs90]

That stamp was inexplicable. IF he tried to get himself sent off in a derby for bets then he'd better not show his face anywhere near Easter Road again. Couldn't understand why he did it the time and I'm really hoping what I'm thinking isn't true.

Agreed. Hopefully not the case, for his sake.

[superfurryhibby]

Would Police Scotland be doing the arresting and charging if the offences were alleged to have been committed in England?

As has been said a few times match fixing and betting scams must be much more widespread than we realise. It’s gone on for decades in football, a long and dirty heritage.

I really hope it doesn’t involve Hibs games.

[Brightside]

He kind of had that look about him that suggested he could be a bit of a wrong`un.

:rolleyes:

[.Sean.]

He also missed a penalty against them I’m sure

[Hiber-nation]

He kind of had that look about him that suggested he could be a bit of a wrong`un.

And what kind of look is that precisely?

[Greenbeard]

The incident again: https://youtu.be/hqLz-tpYvjs

Players try to put the keeper off all the time all over the world every weekend by standing in their vicinity, they don’t make an attempt to play the ball as the keeper releases it. To do so is against the rules, it’s absolute schoolboy stuff and strikers nowadays know that they can’t challenge the keeper in the act of releasing the ball.

“prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from the hands or kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it” - https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/football-11-11/law-12---fouls-and-misconduct
Not allowed now but this was a brilliant goal from an ex-Hibs ace that should have stood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D8IW_3_6D8

[Hibbyradge]

Why is it daft? It happens all the time, all over the world every weekend. Players try to block the goalie all the time. I doubt if he is desperately needing to get himself booked he'd leave it so late. If the goalie plays it short, what then?


He didn't get sent off.

It's a foul to attempt to block the keeper kicking the ball out all over the world.

Often it is a cautionable offence. Players know this.

[RyeSloan]

The incident again: https://youtu.be/hqLz-tpYvjs

Players try to put the keeper off all the time all over the world every weekend by standing in their vicinity, they don’t make an attempt to play the ball as the keeper releases it. To do so is against the rules, it’s absolute schoolboy stuff and strikers nowadays know that they can’t challenge the keeper in the act of releasing the ball.

“prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from the hands or kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it” - https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/football-11-11/law-12---fouls-and-misconduct

We’ll never know but it looks more a bit instinctive that deliberate....he hardly goes for a mega block all arms and legs and body.

Still either way it was worth it for the complete Tom tit of himself that McGregor makes [emoji23]

[MWHIBBIES]

It's a foul to attempt to block the keeper kicking the ball out all over the world.

Often it is a cautionable offence. Players know this.

Sure. Its also a foul and a yellow to pull a players shirt. Doesn't really mean match fixing. He swung a really lazy leg at McGregor. As I say, I doubt he leaves it to that if he needs a booking.

Gotta say, I'm laughing at all these incidents suddenly appearing, as if folk knew all along. He missed a penalty and blocked a goalie, must've been fixing the match.

Match fixing doesn't happen in huge games under the spotlight, not Edinburgh derbies and games against Rangers with many thousands watching. He'd have to be a real idiot to do that. More likely a meaningless game, wednesday night, booked for a daft foul thats immediately forgotten.

[FilipinoHibs]

He kind of had that look about him that suggested he could be a bit of a wrong`un.

Agree. Though innocent to proven guilty. Always looked unfit and a bit debauched.

[FilipinoHibs]

He's innocent until proven guilty but will be raging if he's done something in one of our games.

It would be a crazy thing to do if true though. The guy is supposed to be on £10k a week for a multi year contract. If your on 500k a year you'd be nuts to do anything like this.

Gambling debts?

[supermcginn]

A complete huddie and now possibly a match fixing criminal. Thank God we are well rid.

[bigwheel]

Some of the haters are out early this morning I see .....

[Peevemor]

For me, the stamp in the derby is questionable in that it came totally out of the blue and seemed out of character. I can't remember anything else that he did that would point to match fixing.

I really hope these accusations are untrue as I really liked him at ER, even though his second spell was a bit of a disappointment.

[Iggy Pope]

Some of the haters are out early this morning I see .....

:greengrin An unfit debauched huddie that had that look about him. Priceless stuff.

[04Sauzee]

:greengrin An unfit debauched huddie that had that look about him. Priceless stuff.

Incredible comments tbh, so many assumptions

[CapitalGreen]

Sure. Its also a foul and a yellow to pull a players shirt. Doesn't really mean match fixing. He swung a really lazy leg at McGregor. As I say, I doubt he leaves it to that if he needs a booking.

A player may pull an opponents shirt knowing the ref might not see it or be lenient towards. Making such a deliberate attempt to play the ball while the keeper is in the act of releasing the ball is blatant foul play which the referee would have no option but to stop the play and possibly card the attacker. Anyone who plays the game at any level all over the world every weekend knows that doing so nowadays will lead to a foul being awarded against them.


Gotta say, I'm laughing at all these incidents suddenly appearing, as if folk knew all along. He missed a penalty and blocked a goalie, must've been fixing the match.

Match fixing doesn't happen in huge games under the spotlight, not Edinburgh derbies and games against Rangers with many thousands watching.He'd have to be a real idiot to do that. More likely a meaningless game, wednesday night, booked for a daft foul thats immediately forgotten.

The reason match fixing would not typically happen in big games is because the perpetrators would as you suggest be more likely to be caught - well McNulty has seemingly been caught.

[Killiehibbie]

He kind of had that look about him that suggested he could be a bit of a wrong`un.

What kind of look does a wrong un have?

[Bostonhibby]

What kind of look does a wrong un have?Criminal ear lobes always clinch it for me.

Sent from my SM-A750FN using Tapatalk

[Since90+2]

As has been mentioned we have this thing called innocent until proven guilty in this country. Some of the comments are similar to what id expect to read on Kickback to be honest.

[Bostonhibby]

What kind of look does a wrong un have?I've got my doubts about this guy as wellhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200927/2180e3292a8b982921797ccaf2c4bc28.jpg

Sent from my SM-A750FN using Tapatalk

[Killiehibbie]

Criminal ear lobes always clinch it for me.

Sent from my SM-A750FN using Tapatalk

It was always safe to consider a person with a beer belly squeezed into a Rangers top to be capable of several criminal acts.

[oneone73]

It was always safe to consider a person with a beer belly squeezed into a Rangers top to be capable of several criminal acts.

Yes, but this thread isn't about Kris Boyd.

[Killiehibbie]

I've got my doubts about this guy as wellhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200927/2180e3292a8b982921797ccaf2c4bc28.jpg

Sent from my SM-A750FN using Tapatalk

Mastermind not a word that springs to mind.

[Smartie]

Mastermind not a word that springs to mind.

"Hun" on the other hand...

[superfurryhibby]

A complete huddie and now possibly a match fixing criminal. Thank God we are well rid.

Not like you to spraff Tom Kite, it must be true then :shocked:

[calumhibee1]

Sure. Its also a foul and a yellow to pull a players shirt. Doesn't really mean match fixing. He swung a really lazy leg at McGregor. As I say, I doubt he leaves it to that if he needs a booking.

Gotta say, I'm laughing at all these incidents suddenly appearing, as if folk knew all along. He missed a penalty and blocked a goalie, must've been fixing the match.

Match fixing doesn't happen in huge games under the spotlight, not Edinburgh derbies and games against Rangers with many thousands watching. He'd have to be a real idiot to do that. More likely a meaningless game, wednesday night, booked for a daft foul thats immediately forgotten.

Pulling a players shirt can gain you an advantage such as stopping a player who’s beaten you progressing further up the pitch. It’s also easier to disguise.

Doing what McNulty done gains you no advantage whatsoever and is very likely to gain you a booking.

[superfurryhibby]

Pulling a players shirt can gain you an advantage such as stopping a player who’s beaten you progressing further up the pitch. It’s also easier to disguise.

Doing what McNulty done gains you no advantage whatsoever and is very likely to gain you a booking.

It stopped the game, got him a booking and provoked that utter twat McGregor to try and give him a kick, leading to the Hun being sent off. Win-win. The stamp on Clare in the derby on the other hand, dumb as ****.

[Lendo]

Fingers crossed it’s not been a game involving Hibs but the police would not have arrested him had they not had some strong evidence of wrong doing and were confident of a conviction.

[wallpaperman]

Incredible comments tbh, so many assumptions

Agree. He came along to a training session at our daughter’s youth football team last summer, he couldn’t have been nicer. Stayed for ages talking to the kids and posing for dozens of photos.

[CapitalGreen]

It stopped the game, got him a booking and provoked that utter twat McGregor to try and give him a kick, leading to the Hun being sent off. Win-win. The stamp on Clare in the derby on the other hand, dumb as ****.

Why is stopping the game good? We were 1-0 down, chasing an equaliser in the 90th minute, why hand the Huns the perfect opportunity to time waste in the final moments of the game. We ended up getting beat, not exactly win-win.

[Since90+2]

Fingers crossed it’s not been a game involving Hibs but the police would not have arrested him had they not had some strong evidence of wrong doing and were confident of a conviction.

Doesn't mean he is guilty of anything though. That's why we have trials in this country to ascertain whether a party is guilty or not.

[Billy Whizz]

People should not be named before they are charged

[Baker9]

Like a lot of us from schemes of Edinburgh get up to no good make mistakes just unfortunately being a footballer you get it tighter if you do wrong

A lot of us from the schemes of Edinburgh made sure we didn't get caught.

[Beefster]

He kind of had that look about him that suggested he could be a bit of a wrong`un.

What the actual ****?

[CropleyWasGod]

Fingers crossed it’s not been a game involving Hibs but the police would not have arrested him had they not had some strong evidence of wrong doing and were confident of a conviction.

Have they charged him?

[silverhibee]

A player may pull an opponents shirt knowing the ref might not see it or be lenient towards. Making such a deliberate attempt to play the ball while the keeper is in the act of releasing the ball is blatant foul play which the referee would have no option but to stop the play and possibly card the attacker. Anyone who plays the game at any level all over the world every weekend knows that doing so nowadays will lead to a foul being awarded against them.



The reason match fixing would not typically happen in big games is because the perpetrators would as you suggest be more likely to be caught - well McNulty has seemingly been caught.

Was Makalamby not a victim of this up at Aberdeen and the Dons player sneaked the ball and scored, always thought that was a foul as well and our keeper was hammered for it by Hibs fans, Riordan sneaked the ball off Gordon at the megadome and ref gave a foul, can't remember if Riordan got booked.

Would say 9 times out 10 the ref will give foul but if you look to make contact you will get a yellow for it, stupid thing to do so late in a game.

[FilipinoHibs]

Have they charged him?

He was arrested by Scottish police and the other person is based in Scotland. Could still be for games in England but he has nit played many games down there recently. Does seem likely to have involved his time at Hibs. We will have to wait and see. No charges yet but the police look to be gathering evidence to do that.

[easty]

Was Makalamby not a victim of this up at Aberdeen and the Dons player sneaked the ball and scored, always thought that was a foul as well and our keeper was hammered for it by Hibs fans, Riordan sneaked the ball off Gordon at the megadome and ref gave a foul, can't remember if Riordan got booked.

Would say 9 times out 10 the ref will give foul but if you look to make contact you will get a yellow for it, stupid thing to do so late in a game.

My memory of that was that Maka made an arse of it. I don’t even think the Aberdeen player moved to the ball, he was close, but Makalamby booted the ball right at him.

[CapitalGreen]

He was arrested by Scottish police and the other person is based in Scotland. Could still be for games in England but he has nit played many games down there recently. Does seem likely to have involved his time at Hibs. We will have to wait and see. No charges yet but the police look to be gathering evidence to do that.

The other person was arrested for a suspicious bet on the Rangers game in May 2019.

[CapitalGreen]

My memory of that was that Maka made an arse of it. I don’t even think the Aberdeen player moved to the ball, he was close, but Makalamby booted the ball right at him.

This is correct, that incident is 3.30 mins into this video. https://youtu.be/svW55rzzuPM

[Sweet Left Peg]

I've got my doubts about this guy as wellhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200927/2180e3292a8b982921797ccaf2c4bc28.jpg

Sent from my SM-A750FN using Tapatalk

That's Joe Warner, isn't it?

[cabbageandribs1875]

He kind of had that look about him that suggested he could be a bit of a wrong`un.



if you had mentioned this back then all this might have been prevented


:(

[cabbageandribs1875]

another two years left on his reading contract i wonder IF found guilty reading would have grounds to get shot of a player that most likely is costing them a fair amount of £££'s

[erin go bragh]

Whatever happened to innocent until proving guilty . As the link is for that horrible rancid paper . I won’t open it but plenty folk jumping on the band wagon of hating a decent loan player we had .

[Pretty Boy]

another two years left on his reading contract i wonder IF found guilty reading would have grounds to get shot of a player that most likely is costing them a fair amount of £££'s

I can't imagine there is any way that match fixing is anything other than gross misconduct. Dismissal without notice.

[FilipinoHibs]

The other person was arrested for a suspicious bet on the Rangers game in May 2019.

What's your source? Don't see it mentioned in any of the news reports.

[CMurdoch]

Have they charged him?

From the current bun
SCOTLAND striker Marc McNulty was arrested by cops probing allegations of match fixing in football.“Two men, aged 21 and 28, have been arrested and released pending further inquiries.”

Looks like the usual rubbish journalism from the red tops.
Police in Scotland don't arrest and then release pending further enquiries. English numpty paper.

[Paul1642]

From the current bun
SCOTLAND striker Marc McNulty was arrested by cops probing allegations of match fixing in football.“Two men, aged 21 and 28, have been arrested and released pending further inquiries.”

Looks like the usual rubbish journalism from the red tops.
Police in Scotland don't arrest and then release pending further enquiries. English numpty paper.

Erm, yes they do. It suggests interviewed, released without charge however enquiry continues.

[BroxburnHibee]

This is far more widespread than you may think.

There was a mafia figure interviewed on Talksport a few years ago. He said they'll let players build up debts until they know they won't be able to pay it back then they've got them.

[CMurdoch]

Erm, yes they do. It suggests interviewed, released without charge however enquiry continues.

No they don't. They detain and after 6 hours either arrest and charge or release as grounds for detention no longer exist. They may arrest at a later date if they subsequently gather sufficient evidence.

[Paul1642]

No they don't. They detain and after 6 hours either arrest and charge or release as grounds for detention no longer exist.

Pre-2016

[CMurdoch]

Pre-2016

I bow to your up to date knowledge and apologise for speaking ceek.
That is a massive and fundamental change.
Marc is lucky I wasn't representing him!

[Stanton Spence]

No they don't. They detain and after 6 hours either arrest and charge or release as grounds for detention no longer exist. They may arrest at a later date if they subsequently gather sufficient evidence.Bit off topic but I think you can be detained longer than six hours now, but maybe that's just for terrorism?

Sent from my G3121 using Tapatalk

[brog]

I just looked at my passport pic. I'm off to my local police station to turn myself in now!!😁

[Centre Hawf]

No they don't. They detain and after 6 hours either arrest and charge or release as grounds for detention no longer exist. They may arrest at a later date if they subsequently gather sufficient evidence.

I believe you can be arrested initially on suspicion, detained for questioning, then charged if they believe they have you?

[CMurdoch]

I believe you can be arrested initially on suspicion, detained for questioning, then charged if they believe they have you?

All changed in 2016, apparently something to do with Hibs and the Scottish Cup. It's all very English looking now. Thanks Paul 1642 for bringing me up to speed.

Changes to arrest and custody procedures in 2016 included


a single statutory power of arrest without warrant where there is reasonable grounds for suspecting someone has committed an offence - replacing the previous separate concepts of arrest and detention
enabling police to release a suspect for further investigation with conditions (for up to 28 days) with the power to re-arrest

[hibsboy69]

The game vs Rangers in May 2019 :-

https://www.skysports.com/football/rangers-vs-hibernian/406776 (https://www.skysports.com/football/rangers-vs-hibernian/406776)

McGregor got a straight red card for kicking Marc McNulty on his back immediately after clearing the ball out of his hands in the 89th minute.
Referee Bobby Madden booked McNulty and awarded Rangers a free-kick as the Hibs striker maintained his innocence.

[superfurryhibby]

Why is stopping the game good? We were 1-0 down, chasing an equaliser in the 90th minute, why hand the Huns the perfect opportunity to time waste in the final moments of the game. We ended up getting beat, not exactly win-win.

Ahem, mixing up games. My bad.

[CyberSauzee]

Similar to this:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/oct/06/wayne-rooney-father-alleged-betting-scam

[tamig]

As has been mentioned we have this thing called innocent until proven guilty in this country. Some of the comments are similar to what id expect to read on Kickback to be honest.

Some poor stuff on this thread. Really poor.

[jgl07]

Apparently Dundee United want to sign McNulty on loan?