Discussion
A friend was at the game last night.
Immediately before he ate the pie, the Arsenal fans were all singing something about "If you eat a pie we'll give you a wave", then "If you eat 2 pies..." and then "...3 pies...".
He then ate a pie. I say ate. He inhaled it, judging by the TV pictures.
Immediately before he ate the pie, the Arsenal fans were all singing something about "If you eat a pie we'll give you a wave", then "If you eat 2 pies..." and then "...3 pies...".
He then ate a pie. I say ate. He inhaled it, judging by the TV pictures.
KTF said:
Dindoit said:
Plus it was a pasty, not a pie.
They still paid out on it. If the camera had not been pointing in his direction at the time, noone would have known.Shame this happened as it was a good game last night. They certainly put up more resistance than I expected.
No I mean it was probably picked out as good 'image' showing the contrast between grass roots and premiership football as you would never have seen a premiership player doing that sort of thing. The director will have people watching the feeds for that sort of thing - banners in the crowd, something 'unusual', etc.
Unless the cameraman and the director was in on the bet as well I doubt it was anything but a coincidence.
Unless the cameraman and the director was in on the bet as well I doubt it was anything but a coincidence.
I find this really sad.
I have no interest in Football, but listening to Radio 2 this morning, it was a great story of Sharks vs minnows, a real "feel good" story in football with Arsenal donating 50k to the club( i had not heard about the pie incident), but now it's been potentially tainted.
I have no interest in Football, but listening to Radio 2 this morning, it was a great story of Sharks vs minnows, a real "feel good" story in football with Arsenal donating 50k to the club( i had not heard about the pie incident), but now it's been potentially tainted.
Trevatanus said:
I find this really sad.
I have no interest in Football, but listening to Radio 2 this morning, it was a great story of Sharks vs minnows, a real "feel good" story in football with Arsenal donating 50k to the club( i had not heard about the pie incident), but now it's been potentially tainted.
Football has been tainted for a long time in this country and some fat bloke eating pies for a bet is the least of its worries. Made me laugh when I heard he'd resigned especially after all the adulation he had been receiving this morning for doing it. You couldn't make it up. I have no interest in Football, but listening to Radio 2 this morning, it was a great story of Sharks vs minnows, a real "feel good" story in football with Arsenal donating 50k to the club( i had not heard about the pie incident), but now it's been potentially tainted.
Dindoit said:
If he hadn't eaten the pie would he have been investigated? Once the odds were out there and offered his action (or inaction) would have influenced the result.
I thought this too. How does a company set odds on the action of one person? It inevitably going to lead to allegations of "fixing" whether he chose to eat the pie (pasty) or to not eat the pie.
hstewie said:
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