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Sam Sodje named as match fixing rigger

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,242
    Shocking news.

    Always liked him despite his limitations for his effort and what I thought was commitment. Perhaps he wasn't doing it while with us but the doubts will now always be there.

    If proved guilty I hope he is serverely punished.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,794
    edited December 2013
    I'll never forget "we've got two Sodje's, he's got two yellow cards"...


    I assume, from digging online, that this is the alleged £70k red card: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15CXZn_7_T4
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,871
    Depressing video.
  • BrentfordAddick
    BrentfordAddick Posts: 1,460
    But it seems to be more claims that they can do things rather than actually doing things. Idiots, definitely.

    And we got beat 4 - 0 off Warbury as well.
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,845
    Callumcafc said:

    I'll never forget "we've got two Sodje's, he's got two yellow cards"...


    I assume, from digging online, that this is the alleged £70k red card: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15CXZn_7_T4

    yup, descibed as a punch to the er, groin.


  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,056
    Dave2l said:

    Depressing video.

    Not much more you can say about it.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    Is this Akpo's way of saying he 'intentionally' missed all those chances?
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,161
    Good work by the Sun. Sometimes the tabloids contribute something useful.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,892
    edited December 2013
    You can take the boys out of Nigeria .........

    The place is a cesspool of corruption, so it's little wonder they probably think nothing of it.

    http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1613615,00.html
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,966
    edited December 2013
    Think a lot of players would unfortunately do the same - you don't have to throw a game, score an own goal etc, just get a yellow card in a boring mid-table game and we'll give you six months wages, tax free.

    Plenty who wouldn't too, but I think a lot would.

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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,042
    He got 70k to get himself sent off and was then fined 10k.

    People will obviously judge him but how many would do the same? 70k, he's playing in league two! That's probably 9-10 months wages.
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,550
    Actually makes me sad watching that.
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    cafcsinger said:

    Actually makes me sad watching that.

    Agree. Very very sad.

  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,596
    Still think the Leeds game was dodgy in some way.
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,199
    Bilko said:

    Uboat said:

    Sad news. I'm always suspicious when I see a side kick off and put the ball straight out.

    Did anyone notice Leeds done this kicking off the 2nd half? I thought at the time there could be a wager on that.

    Exactly. That was the last time I thought it.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    edited December 2013
    Very disappointing that two local SE London boys, albeit they lived much of their childhoods in Nigeria, are implicated in this.

    I liked them both as players since they came across as obviously limited players who gave everything they had to make the most of what they had and also seemed to care about the Club in an era most did not.

    Disillusioned and a little bit sad too.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,762
    Although the older brother Efe Sodje of Macclesfield is in no way implicated , i see he has been sent of 19 times in his career ....
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,316
    He got some very strange/stupid red cards for us
  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    Despite all this, Akpo vs Swindon was one of the best displays by a Charlton forward since the Premiership.
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    harveys gardener said:

    Despite all this, Akpo vs Swindon was one of the best displays by a Charlton forward since the Premiership.

    agreed, amazing performance of effort

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  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,577
    I can't believe that this is confined to Sam and Akpoe Sodje or just players with Nigerian links, the recent exposures show that the beautiful game has a criminal under current.

    As an aside, whatever happened about the home game with Liverpool, was that an inside job? Anyone sacked or convicted?
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    edited December 2013
    Kap10 said:

    I can't believe that this is confined to Sam and Akpoe Sodje or just players with Nigerian links, the recent exposures show that the beautiful game has a criminal under current.

    As an aside, whatever happened about the home game with Liverpool, was that an inside job? Anyone sacked or convicted?

    The old memory might be playing tricks but I think Goldrange stewards were involved somewhere along the line.

    Therefore not a Charlton "inside job" as such if I'm right.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,372
    This is a real shame. Was a really big fan of Sam Sodje - very few would win in the air against him.

    As stated previously it is amazing how much money they can earn for doing something so little and in the grand scheme of things - so little importance.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Who is Christian Montano?
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,577
    LenGlover said:

    Kap10 said:

    I can't believe that this is confined to Sam and Akpoe Sodje or just players with Nigerian links, the recent exposures show that the beautiful game has a criminal under current.

    As an aside, whatever happened about the home game with Liverpool, was that an inside job? Anyone sacked or convicted?

    The old memory might be playing tricks but I think Goldrange stewards were involved somewhere along the line.

    Therefore not a Charlton "inside job" as such if I'm right.
    The power of google, found this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/426092.stm
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    Kap10 said:

    LenGlover said:

    Kap10 said:

    I can't believe that this is confined to Sam and Akpoe Sodje or just players with Nigerian links, the recent exposures show that the beautiful game has a criminal under current.

    As an aside, whatever happened about the home game with Liverpool, was that an inside job? Anyone sacked or convicted?

    The old memory might be playing tricks but I think Goldrange stewards were involved somewhere along the line.

    Therefore not a Charlton "inside job" as such if I'm right.
    The power of google, found this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/426092.stm
    Was it really 1999?!

    I think Goldrange did do the security back then so Firth could have been employed by them if so.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,170
    edited December 2013
    If I was a third tier footballer, nearing the end of my career, earning 2k a week and fuck all chance of earning much outside the game once it had finished and had a family to support, for £70k I'll have to admit I'd take a yellow card every day of the week
    #whore
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,004
    oohaahmortimer said:

    If I was a third tier footballer, nearing the end of my career, earning 2k a week and fuck all chance of earning much outside the game once it had finished and had a family to support, for £70k I'll have to admit I'd take a yellow card every day of the week
    #whore

    It might be easy for me to disapprove, knowing that no-one will ever offer me 70k for a few minutes work, but if I was ever in that position, then I don't know 100% that I would definitely turn it down, I must admit. I mean I'd like to think I would, but I couldn't swear to it!
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    spot on mate Its rife in the game but 70k for booking that's too good to turn down
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    It like spot fixing in cricket... A no ball here, as expensive over there... Unlikely to change the outcome of the match, only one person needs to be involved... Pay them a fraction of what will be gambled but what is a lot to them... What's the problem?

    I think it's rife. I'd like to say I wouldn't, but them I'm not expected to retire in my 30s

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