Ssb - maguire v burnett: Wpbsa statement

[wildJONESEYE]

I’ve just found out what happened.

Apparently someone overheard a conversation in a bar in Glasgow. Two men were talking about the match between the two players and one of them said at some point he strongly believed Maguire was going to win 9-3.

A 3rd man, someone who already had a bit too much of alcohol, overheard this conversation and he thought the other man meant 9-3 was a sure thing. Well, that 3rd man happened to be a postman, and one who likes to talk a little too much too. So, instead of keeping this valuable piece of information to himself, he spread it the next day when he was delivering the mail.

You all know what happened next.

so the long winded police investigation in to a potential match fixing probe was hanging by word of mouth of a drunken busy body postman ?....after a exchange of words in a glasgow bar ???

is that a legitamate post Migtsf or a wind up ?

[snooker66]

If Maguire and Burnett are pinning their hopes on this postman theory they are in trouble :-(

[Migtsf]

so the long winded police investigation in to a potential match fixing probe was hanging by word of mouth of a drunken busy body postman ?....after a exchange of words in a glasgow bar ???

is that a legitamate post Migtsf or a wind up ?

None, actually.

Obviously I made that up, but my point was, betting patterns or other circunstancial evidences don't always tell the story.

One can have water on the floor, but that doesn't mean it rained inside the house.

For the record, I have no idea if they are innocent or guilty.

[wildJONESEYE]

If Maguire and Burnett are pinning their hopes on this postman theory they are in trouble :-(

think of it like this it could tie in very nicely to theire next job doing poridge sawing up mail bags

[wildJONESEYE]

One can have water on the floor, but that doesn't mean it rained inside the house.

but it could meen someone pi$$ed all over the floor

[Templeton Peck]

The variance in betting patterns can be precisely measured statistically, and the likelihood of such 'deviant' results occuring naturally can then be calculated exactly. It's almost like a fingerprint. The likelihood of the betting pattern occurring naturally can become so unlikely that it becomes a virtual certainty that match-fixing has occurred i.e. this pattern has less chance of occurring naturally than life on Earth being wiped out by a meteor over the next year. The problem for the police is that they probably don't have a witness which they will need for a criminal prosecution so that is why it is being "dragged out", but the reason they are still pursuing it is because the maths says they did it.

[noel]

but it could meen someone pi$$ed all over the floor

Approaching the front door you notice the screen is partially ripped open.
Entering cautiously you see nothing unusual in the hallway or on the stairs.
You walk into the lounge and [GASP] there you find Stephen laying on top of Jamie,
wet and naked and dead on the floor. Broken glass everywhere.

WTF happened!?!?



=o\

Noel

[wildJONESEYE]

The variance in betting patterns can be precisely measured statistically, and the likelihood of such 'deviant' results occuring naturally can then be calculated exactly. It's almost like a fingerprint. The likelihood of the betting pattern occurring naturally can become so unlikely that it becomes a virtual certainty that match-fixing has occurred i.e. this pattern has less chance of occurring naturally than life on Earth being wiped out by a meteor over the next year. The problem for the police is that they probably don't have a witness which they will need for a criminal prosecution so that is why it is being "dragged out", but the reason they are still pursuing it is because the maths says they did it.

if theres not evidence or witneses file it and move on dont waste time while people getting stabed on out streets.

[Migtsf]

What I find funny about all this is when we were talking about Ebdon, many members of this forum came in his defence, even if there were larger amounts of money involved in the suspicious betting patterns.

Right now, I don’t see many people defending Maguire, and even fewer defending Burnett. They must have that guilty look…

[wildJONESEYE]

What I find funny about all this is when we were talking about Ebdon, many members of this forum came in his defence, even if there were larger amounts of money involved in the suspicious betting patterns.

Right now, I don’t see many people defending Maguire, and even fewer defending Burnett. They must have that guilty look…

persanally i dont think they are guilty and never has but if they proven guilty then i hope i never see theire ugly mugs ever again.

[snooker66]

I hope they are not guilty too (in fact I have always liked the par of them). But my head says it looks very very bad

[jb134]

Am not fully au fait with the Ebdon match, was betting suspended on it?

[Monique]

Am not fully au fait with the Ebdon match, was betting suspended on it?

it was at least in some offices ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/sep/20/snooker

[noel]

A Whodunnit Game...

Here's a hint... they drowned.

Any theories or guesses what happened????


=o)

Noel

Approaching the front door you notice the screen is partially ripped open.
Entering cautiously you see nothing unusual in the hallway or on the stairs.
You walk into the lounge and [GASP] there you find Stephen laying on top of Jamie,
wet and naked and dead on the floor. Broken glass everywhere.

WTF happened!?!?



=o\

Noel