Betfred owner to play in qualifiers !!!!

[Neil Taperell]

http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/New...604552,00.html

Very good bit of PR .

[Dozza19792]

http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/New...604552,00.html

Very good bit of PR .

Lets just hope he doesn't get caught betting on himself and then throwing the match......Never good for the game!

[streamer45]

interesting what money can do

[Master Blaster]

So players aren't allowed to gamble, even on themselves but the owner of the betting sponsor can play in the tournament? Conflict of interest or what?

[cueman]

april fools joke, I'm sure of it!

[Pearsie]

Whats the date today??????

[Slimbob]

So players aren't allowed to gamble, even on themselves but the owner of the betting sponsor can play in the tournament? Conflict of interest or what?

No, not at all.

[Neil Taperell]

Could be

[ferret]

I've met Fred and the guy can hardly walk let alone bend over a snooker table and the image on WS's website is photoshopped so obviously a joke.

[andy carson]

I've met Fred and the guy can hardly walk let alone bend over a snooker table and the image on WS's website is photoshopped so obviously a joke.

to be fair ferret, its something i wouldnt put past him actually, the bloke will do ANYTHING to get his name in the papers, he is in the local press at least once a week with his shiny bald head popping up on something or other. thats not including his weekly column in there on betting / man united

[GeordieDS]

It's an April fools but also great publicity, with any luck he'll use the money to get the toilets cleaned in his shops because they ****ing stink

[Khanibrar74]

I would not put it past them