Former Cheltenham, Shrewsbury and Exeter striker Ryan Bowman has been banned for three-and-a-half years by the Football Association for placing 6,397 bets over an eight year period.
The 33-year-old, who was released by Cheltenham this summer, admitted all of the charges.
It was alleged he had made a bet from the substitutes bench on a game between Shrewsbury and MK Dons which was already under way in January 2023, something he denied.
Bowman placed almost 2,600 bets from December 2020 until July 2021 while he was at Exeter and another 3,100 between August 2021 and July 2023 while playing for Shrewsbury.
I would say he needs serious help and should be banned from gambling, not just getting banned from football. On average, that is over 400 bets per month!!
Former Cheltenham, Shrewsbury and Exeter striker Ryan Bowman has been banned for three-and-a-half years by the Football Association for placing 6,397 bets over an eight year period.
The 33-year-old, who was released by Cheltenham this summer, admitted all of the charges.
It was alleged he had made a bet from the substitutes bench on a game between Shrewsbury and MK Dons which was already under way in January 2023, something he denied.
Bowman placed almost 2,600 bets from December 2020 until July 2021 while he was at Exeter and another 3,100 between August 2021 and July 2023 while playing for Shrewsbury.
I would say he needs serious help and should be banned from gambling, not just getting banned from football. On average, that is over 400 bets per month!!
One assumes he was losing if the betting companies didn’t stop him !
Former Cheltenham, Shrewsbury and Exeter striker Ryan Bowman has been banned for three-and-a-half years by the Football Association for placing 6,397 bets over an eight year period.
The 33-year-old, who was released by Cheltenham this summer, admitted all of the charges.
It was alleged he had made a bet from the substitutes bench on a game between Shrewsbury and MK Dons which was already under way in January 2023, something he denied.
Bowman placed almost 2,600 bets from December 2020 until July 2021 while he was at Exeter and another 3,100 between August 2021 and July 2023 while playing for Shrewsbury.
I would say he needs serious help and should be banned from gambling, not just getting banned from football. On average, that is over 400 bets per month!!
Joey Barton - 44 bets - 1 match ban
Ian Black - 160 bets - 10 match ban
Steve Lawless - 513 bets - 6 match ban
Random non league manager - 97 bets - THREE YEAR ban
Surely the 3 year ban is a bit harsh?
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38058165
There's a word for the kind of society our Steve must think we live in, but I can't, for the life of me, remember what it is....
Former Cheltenham, Shrewsbury and Exeter striker Ryan Bowman has been banned for three-and-a-half years by the Football Association for placing 6,397 bets over an eight year period.
The 33-year-old, who was released by Cheltenham this summer, admitted all of the charges.
It was alleged he had made a bet from the substitutes bench on a game between Shrewsbury and MK Dons which was already under way in January 2023, something he denied.
Bowman placed almost 2,600 bets from December 2020 until July 2021 while he was at Exeter and another 3,100 between August 2021 and July 2023 while playing for Shrewsbury.
I would say he needs serious help and should be banned from gambling, not just getting banned from football. On average, that is over 400 bets per month!!
Former Cheltenham, Shrewsbury and Exeter striker Ryan Bowman has been banned for three-and-a-half years by the Football Association for placing 6,397 bets over an eight year period.
The 33-year-old, who was released by Cheltenham this summer, admitted all of the charges.
It was alleged he had made a bet from the substitutes bench on a game between Shrewsbury and MK Dons which was already under way in January 2023, something he denied.
Bowman placed almost 2,600 bets from December 2020 until July 2021 while he was at Exeter and another 3,100 between August 2021 and July 2023 while playing for Shrewsbury.
I would say he needs serious help and should be banned from gambling, not just getting banned from football. On average, that is over 400 bets per month!!
One assumes he was losing if the betting companies didn’t stop him !
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