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High Court V's K.Fallon, Greed More Important Than Sport

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tim View Member Profile	Jun 4 2011, 12:49 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 21-April 10 From: Thatcham Member No.: 850	Coming from an horse racing community, i find it very sad that an owner of a racehorse has taken Mr Fallon to the High Court Because he changed his mind on his mount in the Derby. What on earth is happening to sport ??? Greed is & has taken over & the end result in this case Mr Fallon is unable to take part in this fantastic race .....Very Very sad & angry

Andy Capp View Member Profile	Jun 4 2011, 12:55 PM Post #2
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 11,902 Joined: 3-September 09 Member No.: 317	Horse racing has always been an unsavoury sport. Actually, professional sport is ugly. Boxing, FIFA, Olympic committee, etc...

Dodgys smarter b... Dodgys smarter brother. View Member Profile	Jun 4 2011, 02:01 PM Post #3
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 462 Joined: 20-September 10 Member No.: 1,100	QUOTE (tim @ Jun 4 2011, 01:49 PM) in this case Mr Fallon is unable to take part in this fantastic race .....Very Very sad & angry In this particular case Lord Justice Jackson said "Fallon has brought this predicament on himself by his deliberate and cynical disregard for a contract recently entered into. He did not improve his position by putting forward evidence which, it is now common ground, must be treated as untruthful." Put another way : Fallon lied. He also wasn't able to take part in the 2007, 2008 or 2009 Derby because he failed the drugs test and was suspended.. Sounds like a true sporting hero and excellent role model. Or maybe he's just typical of what some of our sportsman have become. Shame really.

Strafin View Member Profile	Jun 4 2011, 11:07 PM Post #4
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,933 Joined: 14-May 09 From: Newbury Member No.: 55	I agree with the judge on this one. It's about being honest and sportsmanlike, two things missing from Fallon on this occasion.

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