It's time that football takes a long, hard look at itself over some of the associations it has with sponsors and owners.
I can’t help thinking that an eight month ban for Ivan Toney over betting irregularities, when it seems half the clubs in the country have some form of gambling on their shirts, is just a tiny bit hypocritical. I guess it’s the same with owners. There’s a lot of hand-wringing over the money spent by certain clubs in this country, and across the continent, but no appetite - it seems - to do something about it.
I’m not just talking about Manchester City or Newcastle. There are plenty of clubs with dubious connections and similar questions about the money pumped into the club, but so far, nothing more than a few slaps on the wrist.
