
Oh, it was blatant. They stuck a huge amount on a draw. It pays out if the game is abandoned in the 2nd half. 0-0 at HT. KO - the Gooner groundsman pulls the plug 5 secs later.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/...ivekchaudhary1
..... Police are convinced the syndicate was responsible for sabotaging two other Premiership games. The first, in November 1997, was at Upton Park with West Ham at home to Crystal Palace. The floodlights failed after 65 minutes with the score at 2-2. The following month, a game at Selhurst Park, south London, between Wimbledon and Arsenal was also abandoned with the scores level. Both games were broadcast live to the Far East.
Police investigations showed that wiring in the power room at Selhurst Park had been tampered with in the same way as at the Valley, while Lim was found in possession of a ticket for the abandoned Wimbledon-Arsenal match. .....
Bent as the proverbial three bob note.