After all the talk of Ivan Toney ’s ban being draconian, it is now clear he got off lightly.
If he wants help, let’s hope the enforced absence from the game allows him to get the therapy that addicts need if they are to be reformed. When you go to lengths to conceal your betting habits - as Toney clearly did - then it is clear you have a problem.
It is now down to the striker to address that problem if he wishes to. On his Twitter feed on Friday morning, Toney said he will “speak soon with no filter.”
