What things do you think were fixed/rigged/shenanigans went on/bribes were accepted?

Davarus Walrus · 20-09-2014 02:35AM

Egg and Spoon race. 1989. A Primary School in East Galway.

Rumours still abound that Frosties and Refresher Bars were exchanged in return for deliberately hampering the favourite to win the race.

Friendships died that day.

Bafucin · 20-09-2014 04:01AM

Everything I don't win.

foggy_lad · 20-09-2014 04:03AM

Anything that Bertie ahern was involved in or showed interest is is tainted!

Bafucin · 20-09-2014 04:06AM

Davarus Walrus wrote: »

Egg and Spoon race. 1989. A Primary School in East Galway.

Rumours still abound that Frosties and Refresher Bars were exchanged in return for deliberately hampering the favourite to win the race.

Friendships died that day.

The C*NTS !

IvaBigWun · 22-09-2014 08:41PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Ali, Liston is another one in 1964, the first time he became heavyweight world champion. The freedom of information Act revealed that the FBI investigated the fight and suspected that Irving 'Ash' Resnick a Vegas sports promoter with connections organised the result. Allegedly Liston was paid 200,000 and Ali was never told anything.

Remember Ali was 22 years of age and 7 and 1, very much the underdog, so there was good odds to be made. Boxing was right under the thumb of organised crime in those days.

There' also

In 1947, Jake LaMotta was a great boxer on the rise, but he was looking for a greater rise, and favor with the mob.

The mob controlled boxing, and wanted LaMotta to take a dive against Billy Fox for an extra $20,000 and a guaranteed title shot against Frenchman Marcel Cerdan.

LaMotta tried to hit him, and Fox's knees went weak. LaMotta carried him in what increasingly became an obvious fix.

By Round 4, the fix was obvious, and LaMotta lay against the ropes to allow the light-hitting Fox to pounce on him. Fox was awarded the fourth-round TKO.

LaMotta was awarded his promised 20 grand and title shot, as well as an investigation from the FBI years later.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/965780-13-most-shocking-scandals-in-boxing-history/page/10

Boxing seems to be the most rigged sport of all. Any sport involving just two people would be the easiest to rig the outcome of.

joe swanson · 22-09-2014 08:59PM

Not illegal as such but at past elections, certain candidates rounded up eastern Europeans, registered them and brought them to polling station to vote for someone/something they haven't a clue about.

razorblunt · 22-09-2014 09:04PM

Cork Airport, councillor bought it off a farmer and sold it on for huge profit a fee years later.

IvaBigWun · 22-09-2014 09:08PM

joe swanson wrote: »

Not illegal as such but at past elections ...

Irish elections?

IvaBigWun · 26-09-2014 05:43PM

foggy_lad wrote: »

Anything that Bertie ahern was involved in or showed interest is is tainted!

Ive a feeling that when everything eventually comes out about him, maybe not till after he passes away, he will make Haughey look like a choirboy.

Sunnyisland · 26-09-2014 05:55PM

The Eurovision ?

Little CuChulainn · 26-09-2014 06:25PM

Everything to do with the M50

Riddle101 · 26-09-2014 07:14PM

Not really rigged or fixed, but I call shenanigans on Maradona's hand of god in world cup 86 and Thierry Henry's hand of god against Republic of Ireland in 2010. There is no way that those goals should have been allowed. Blatant cheating should not be tolerated.

IvaBigWun · 29-09-2014 05:53PM

All this talk of Conor McGregor today has reminded me of the rumours that MMA is as scripted and fixed as anything produced by WWE wrestling.

Ruu · 29-09-2014 05:59PM

Everything that Sepp Blatter is involved in, his fat fingers in many, many pies.

adocholiday · 30-09-2014 02:21PM

IvaBigWun wrote: »

All this talk of Conor McGregor today has reminded me of the rumours that MMA is as scripted and fixed as anything produced by WWE wrestling.

Can you elaborate on that? I'm not questioning your point but what's the story here?

osarusan · 30-09-2014 02:39PM

Cork City 0-1 Limerick back in....1992-3 season.

Back then the league was split into two mini-leagues after half a season. Limerick needed 3 points to overtake St. Pats for the final spot.

Cork missed unmissable chances during the game and we sneaked a winner. A couple of weeks later, they came to Limerick and beat us 1-0, when we missed plenty of great chances ourselves.

donegaLroad · 30-09-2014 03:17PM

joe swanson wrote: »

Not illegal as such but at past elections, certain candidates rounded up eastern Europeans, registered them and brought them to polling station to vote for someone/something they haven't a clue about.

manys the bus-load from our local psychiatric hospital were driven to the local polling station, and advised to place an X in a certain box.

whiskeyman · 30-09-2014 03:33PM

1992 Calor Housewife of the Year, Dublin regional final.
Won by Mrs. Deirdre Ryan, but everyone knows well she shouldn't have won it.
FIX!!!

Barely There · 30-09-2014 03:46PM

50% of GAA matches are 'engineered draws'.

It BeeMee · 30-09-2014 03:51PM

Why is there a toll booth at Portlaoise?

ROCKMAN · 30-09-2014 04:04PM

Barely There wrote: »

50% of GAA matches are 'engineered draws'.

The drawn Tipperary V Kilkenny final this Year ,Hawk Eye is a money spinner for the GAA.

tigger123 · 30-09-2014 04:12PM

Riddle101 wrote: »

Not really rigged or fixed, but I call shenanigans on Maradona's hand of god in world cup 86 and Thierry Henry's hand of god against Republic of Ireland in 2010. There is no way that those goals should have been allowed. Blatant cheating should not be tolerated.

Completely disagree with ya on the Maradona one. If ya watch highlights of all his games (including the quarter final against England) Maradona was hacked and kicked throughout the tournament, nobody playing against him played by the rules, so neither did he. If the rules were enforced properly in the first place he'd probabl

tigger123 · 30-09-2014 04:12PM

Riddle101 wrote: »

Not really rigged or fixed, but I call shenanigans on Maradona's hand of god in world cup 86 and Thierry Henry's hand of god against Republic of Ireland in 2010. There is no way that those goals should have been allowed. Blatant cheating should not be tolerated.

Completely disagree with ya on the Maradona one. If ya watch highlights of all his games (including the quarter final against England) Maradona was hacked and kicked throughout the tournament, nobody playing against him played by the rules, so neither did he. If the rules were enforced properly in the first place he'd probably have scored a plethora of goals against them at that stage.

uch · 30-09-2014 04:13PM

It BeeMee wrote: »

Why is there a toll booth at Portlaoise?

Several Packets of Fig Rolls exchanged hands to get that Toll Booth built, mind yer own feckin' business.

Tell me how · 30-09-2014 05:39PM

Champions League 2014

Liverpool 2 - 1 Ludogorets

The way the Ludogorets keeper messed up to concede penalty in final minute after they had just equalized had me dubious.

Say Your Number · 30-09-2014 08:08PM

Barely There wrote: »

50% of GAA matches are 'engineered draws'.

That last shot in the Hurling Final was actually over the bar but they had tampered with the machine in order to ensure a draw

The Football Final was fixed too, but Colm McFadden made the fatal mistake of missing a goal chance in the last minute, don't worry he's been taken care of since, so no one will make that mistake again

Last year's Football Final was supposed to end in a draw too but the ref blew up with Mayo a point behind instead of letting them equalise, he was brutally taken care of too.

The GAA don't take kindly to people f*cking up their plans.

IvaBigWun · 02-10-2014 06:30PM

Barely There wrote: »

50% of GAA matches are 'engineered draws'.

Evidence?

IvaBigWun · 02-10-2014 06:33PM

adocholiday wrote: »

Can you elaborate on that? I'm not questioning your point but what's the story here?

Ive heard it a few times from sources not usually given to to stirring it up. Mind you these people telling the story were pretty intoxicated.

What things do you think were fixed/rigged/shenanigans went on/bribes were accepted?

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