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"Sport Bible New report on Lucas Paqueta's spot-fixing charges reveals how much of next season West Ham star can play There has been an update on Paqueta's case. Alex Brotherton Lucas Paqueta will be free to play for West Ham for most of next season despite facing spot-fixing charges. Paqueta has been charged by the Football Association with four separate instances of spot-fixing. The 28-year-old stands accused of deliberately getting himself booked during four Premier League matches. It is one of the most serious cases of spot-fixing involving a top-flight player in England, and could land Paqueta with a lengthy ban. However, the Brazil international can continue to play until the disciplinary process has been completed. According to The Times, the outcome of the process could be delayed until the end of the 2024-25 season or beyond. That is due to the complexity of the case; Paqueta's lawyers say it will take many months to secure all the witness statements and relevant information they need for their defence. That's because the case spans three countries - England, Brazil and Spain - and involves a large number of people. The charges allege that Paqueta got himself booked during matches against Leicester City, Aston Villa, Leeds United and Bournemouth over the past two seasons so that “one or more persons” could profit financially. The investigation that preceded the charges took eight months. In September 2023, Brazilian outlet Globo reported that suspicious gambling patterns were identified in Brazil relating to Paqueta being booked against Aston Villa in March that year. The bets were reportedly made using West Ham's shirt sponsor Betway, via accounts belonging to people linked to Paqueta. The FA initially gave the player until June 3 to respond to the charges, but his lawyers were granted an extension. English football's governing body has refused to put a timescale on the case. Paqueta has been linked with a move to Brazilian giants Flamengo this summer, but this latest development will give encouragement to new West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui that he can use the midfielder this season."

This truly is BS now and we need to do something. Yes I feel sorry for the player, but more importantly this is seriously hampering our transfer plans etc.

He was due to be sold to Man City after that Bournemouth game for something around £80m … sue for that 
Imagine he was going to double his wages … sue for what he has missed out on over 2 years
At the time of the charge wasn’t Prince William President of the FA?
Sue him personally 
This has got beyond a joke 

 

I'd imagine their people are desperately looking for anything they can possibly find to nail on him.

Mex Martillo" wrote: ↑02 Jun 2025, 18:42 Paqueta and West Ham should start suing the FA now. 

Paqueta and West Ham should start suing the FA now. 

Mike Oxsaw" wrote: ↑02 Jun 2025, 17:19

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑02 Jun 2025, 17:12 Apparently another two month delay in this.
Joke.
It's cruel for the player and it's shit for us.

This has got all the signs of the authorities not wanting to lose face. Nothing to do with being right or wrong; all to do with being seen to be right.

They bottle this one, you can bet Manchester City's lawyers will be all over this case like a bad rash.

For the media, it'll me more "Tevez's goal at Old Trafford 100% saved us from relegation, no matter what else happened that day".

 

If the FA do not win this case I hope Paqueta and his lawyers have a field day.

as should the club as this is seriously hampering our recruitment plans.

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑02 Jun 2025, 17:12 Apparently another two month delay in this.
Joke.
It's cruel for the player and it's shit for us.

Apparently another two month delay in this.
Joke.
It's cruel for the player and it's shit for us.

Finally and unsurprisingly coming out that Paqueta has been suffering during this 2 year farce. Due to end in June?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... r-west-ham

Jean-Luc Paul Goddard" wrote: ↑12 Apr 2025, 07:58 If the main case against Paquetá is that members of his family put these bets on then they should have just said that they did it because his sometimes clairvoyant niece Maria had seen him get a yellow card in a dream. Given the paltry amounts that were laid on that actually seems more believable than that it was a criminal conspiracy to win just a few grand when the main instigator gets paid more than that every week.

If the main case against Paquetá is that members of his family put these bets on then they should have just said that they did it because his sometimes clairvoyant niece Maria had seen him get a yellow card in a dream. Given the paltry amounts that were laid on that actually seems more believable than that it was a criminal conspiracy to win just a few grand when the main instigator gets paid more than that every week.

Biggest anti West Ham stirrer was Henry Winter Journalist…stating that West Ham would have been relegated without Tevez…

Arrogant KnowNothing C U N T

I agree Gary, Betway is crap. I started an account with them because they sponsor West Ham. Also got the 25 quid joining gift, promptly won handsomely as I correctly bet we would finish in the top 6 only to find the winnings were half theirs as the gift was some fictional money that wasn't really mine. So I have this "money" with them that I try and use to bet on the season and FA cup, which I do twice a year, but every time I have to go through the crap chat bot thing to unlock the account which they keep freezing due to inactivity. And that is not easy as it is usually a nightmare just to find the frigging crap chat bot. Bloody rubbish, I should pack it in, but feel that is what they want me to do. A business based on people joining getting pissed off and abandoning their account.

Mike Oxsaw" wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 11:12 I know it's drifting slightly off-topic, but can somebody remind me, given all the other results that day, what score at Old Trafford would have relegated us?

I'm bored with this cսnt 

Betway are a shower of shit 

I see they have withdrawn their license application in Brazil ahead of regulations coming in.

Transparency is needed to see if Paqueta and his family were initially approached by the bookmaker and club sponsor and encouraged to open an account.

They were previously fined a record amount for courting so called VIP customers with inducements days out and bonus funds encouraging them to continue betting when they couldn't afford it and in one case accepting funds which turned out to be stolen from an employer.

They also recently received a separate fine for advertising on our club children's webpage

I've personally had an issue in getting paid out from them after they offered me a free bet which won at 25/1 and found you cannot get through to anyone other than the useless bot help facility which is not fit for purpose.
 
Phone calls to the London office and emails to various departments and directors are not responded to.

They treat the customer with utter contempt 

As for Paqueta s pals I see most of the bets were less than £50 and some as small as £7 

I also suspect they had also backed him to score and in other markets as well as the bookings.

Hopefully that will prove to be the case and he will escape a ban.











 

eusebiovic wrote: ↑10 Apr 2025, 07:37

goose wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 18:48 Yeh whatever happened elsewhere a draw would have kept us up………. But people still say Tevez goal ‘saved’ us.

Tevez goal was 2006/07 season not when we got relegated in 2010/11 

goose wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 18:48 Yeh whatever happened elsewhere a draw would have kept us up………. But people still say Tevez goal ‘saved’ us.

goose wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 18:36

We finished bottom that year on less than 38 points you retard.
Charlton and sheff united were not in the PL then either.

 

Yeh whatever happened elsewhere a draw would have kept us up………. But people still say Tevez goal ‘saved’ us.

So. Had our game at Old Trafford ended 0-0, given the other results, we'd have been safe?

Ladysmith wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 18:34

goose wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 18:27

Ladysmith wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 18:22

Is that when we were relegated at Wigan?

No you dribbling mong.

Yeah it was 2011, I remember being there and the Wigan fans came on the pitch, it was frightening.

goose wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 18:27

Ladysmith wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 18:22

goose wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 18:13 No.

going into the last game it looked like this:

sheff utd.   38
West Ham. 38
wigan.        35
charlton & Watford already down.

Is that when we were relegated at Wigan?

No you dribbling mong.

Ladysmith wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 18:22

goose wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 18:13 No.

going into the last game it looked like this:

sheff utd.   38
West Ham. 38
wigan.        35
charlton & Watford already down.

Is that when we were relegated at Wigan?