Championship Match Fixing allegation!

[Craig]

Substitute Nathan Ellington took advantage of a David Marshall howler to earn 10-man Derby a deserved victory.

Derby led through Rob Hulse's bullet header but a Sammy Clingan penalty levelled things.

Keeper Roy Carroll was sent off for hauling down Leroy Lita to hand the Canaries the spot-kick.

But Marshall ran out to a loose ball way too early, gifting it to Ellington, who tapped the ball into the empty net from outside the area.

[Bert]

Seems like it was a very entertaining game.

[Stevosevic]

It really was a bad mistake by Marshall, late on as well.

[Craig]

According to SSN it was one large bet on Norwich to turn the game around at half time, and win the game.

[Corky]

According to SSN it was one large bet on Norwich to turn the game around at half time, and win the game.

Trust Norwich to bugger it up

I hope it isn't true, their fans don't deserve the humiliation.

[DB11]

Trust Norwich to bugger it up

I hope it isn't true, their fans don't deserve the humiliation.

I hope it is

Some controversy would be good - and see how the FA deal with it.

[Asha]

I hope it is

Some controversy would be good - and see how the FA deal with it.

Probably deduct them 30 points.

[purpleronnie]

No surprises it was a derby game, derby winning a game??? Something iffy about that.

[joely22]

No surprises it was a derby game, derby winning a game??? Something iffy about that.

Only we could be paid to lose a match and end up winning it!

[JoeyB]

Couldn't see it anywhere else, delete if it is.

FA makes match-fix probe promise

FA chairman Lord Triesman

Triesman described the allegations as "serious"

Lord Triesman has promised the Football Association will thoroughly investigate match-fixing allegations relating to a Championship match in October.

The allegations relate to unusual online betting patterns in Asia during the course of the 4 October game between Norwich City and Derby County.

"We will do it very thoroughly," vowed FA chairman Lord Triesman.

"We'll do it as expeditiously as we can. It is a serious allegation and it's going to be taken seriously."

Despite Triesman's promise the FA was criticised by Norman Lamb, MP for North Norfolk, who claimed it had not yet contacted either club about the allegations.

"I find that extraordinary given that we were told on Sunday that the game was being investigated," said Lamb.

Norwich chief executive Neil Doncaster confirmed the club had yet to be contacted by the FA, but said he was disappointed with the way in which the matter was raised in Parliament by Lamb and Ian Gibson, Norwich North MP,.

"It's certainly slightly disappointing that the MPs concerned have talked to the media before picking up the phone and talking to us," Doncaster told the Norwich website.

"I would have thought that to try and find out the facts, the best port of call would be to talk to the club itself."

Derby won the game at Carrow Road 2-1 and their manager Paul Jewell is confident the probe will find nothing untoward about the match.

Jewell laughs off match-fixing allegations

Jewell told BBC East Midlands Today: "It's something that as far as I'm concerned is nonsense. I'm bemused.

"If it wasn't so serious it would be laughable.

"I don't know where the story has come from and if it needs investigating the FA will investigate it but it's certainly nothing for us to hide or Norwich to hide."

A spokesman for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport added: "Ministers take the integrity of sport and gambling very seriously, which is why the Government recently introduced a new offence of cheating at gambling which carries a maximum two-year jail sentence.

"We want there to be no hiding place for cheats and it is right the FA investigate these serious allegations thoroughly.

Should evidence that the law has been broken emerge it is for the relevant authorities such as the Gambling Commission or the police to conduct that investigation."

Be brilliant if both clubs got relegated and docked points for it, but on a more serious note its sad if it has started to happen to the English game!