EXCLUSIVE: Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony reacts to ex-Posh star Ivan Toney's ban as he clashes with Simon Jordan
Toney’s punishment has split opinion and MacAnthony has made clear his feeling that the FA have acted too harshly on the 27-year-old.
“I love Ivan, his dad’s great, but there’s a problem in football and it’s not just Ivan Toney," the Posh boss added.“Unfortunately, yes Ivan got caught, he shouldn’t have done it, but he didn’t kill anybody. “He shouldn’t be banned from training, he shouldn't be banned from his friends, his teammates, his manager. Ban him from playing, fine, but what are you trying to do with his character?”
The talkSPORT pundit said: “People are saying look at sports relations with gambling. Oh come off it! It’s his individual responsibility. People are making choices to be or not bet.“If football wants to make this a particular solution to a problem that will compromise the integrity of the game, then there has to be significant consequences.
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