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'He was trying to profit from our downfall': Newcastle fans SLAM Ivan Toney as Brentford striker bet on the Magpies to lose 11 times, with full reasons for his eight-month ban being revealed this morning

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Newcastle United fans have slammed Ivan Toney after the full reasons for his eight-month ban from football were released this morning.

The forward was diagnosed with a gambling addition after breaching 232 betting rules.

In the FA's bombshell written report, published today, it is revealed that Toney:

  • Placed 13 bets on his own team between August 2017 and March 2018, with 11 of those made against Newcastle, his parent club, while on loan at Wigan
  • Informed a friend that he would start his next club's match in March 2018
  • Used other people's accounts to place bets despite initially denying the allegations
  • Admitted to lying during his first interview with the FA when questioned about the gambling charges
  • Suspected of having a separate mobile phone to place bets, which he did not hand to the FA during their investigation.