Skysports.com is going to get inside the minds of the players this season..
CRAIG MACKAIL-SMITH
I don't know whether match-fixing is that common. There are a lot of rules and regulations for footballers with regards to betting and match-fixing, so I don't think it goes on too much.
But I do think, in one way, I can understand why players do it. I think some people believe footballers get paid vast sums of money all the way down the leagues but that's not the case and if people think there's a way they can make some extra money and get away with it, then they'll do it.
I've never seen it happen directly though, I've only heard what goes on in the news. All the people I've been around are very wise to it and they don't want to be caught out because they love what they're doing and it's such a big risk to take to get that extra bit of money. The PFA and the FA are very up on it now and they're trying to get you banned as quickly as possible once they've found out you've been doing it.
If I was a witness of match-fixing, I wouldn't know who to report it to and naturally I would want to speak to someone and say 'this is the situation' - maybe the PFA or the FA, or maybe someone at my club, but I'd probably turn a blind eye because I wouldn't know who to talk to.
We get given leaflets that explain what you're allowed to do and what you're not allowed to do but obviously it's up to that person how they decide to use that information. For me personally, I don't bet on football at all so I don't put myself in that position. But some people do like to have a bet and maybe they don't think they're going to get caught.
KEVIN DAVIES
I've never witnessed match-fixing but obviously I've heard of little things here and there but I don't believe it's ever been a part of any team I've been involved with -, or anyone I know personally who has been involved with it. So I was a little bit surprised by the current case but somewhere down the line someone will have taken to it.
Early on in my career, I heard about things like people betting on the first throw-in but that never affected the outcome of the game. Match-fixing results are more something you tend to hear about on the continent.
The way technology is, it's so easy for people now. It's not a case of going to the bookies, they can get it right there on the handsets and tablet and I think that's what the biggest problem is - it's so readily available someone can be sat in the dressing room bored and they can just pick up their phone and have a look at the latest odds for something. It's so accessible now and appealing now with things like in-play betting.
I don't see the problems with gambling as long as you do it within your means. We've all heard about footballers who have lost millions of a pound, that's a lot of money and when you're earning that much it's easy for it to become a problem.
In terms of rules on players betting on football; you can't bet on anything you're involved with, so obviously I can't bet on League One or the FA Cup. For that rule to have changed people have obviously puts those bets on - I'm not saying they've bet on their own team but games in the league possibly. I'm not a betting person at all so I don't really know all the rules.
There's been a couple of high-profile cases that I can recall, like Keith Gillespie and Matthew Etherington and the PFA teach us about addiction now. There is a problem but if someone is young, single and has nothing else to
