NRL player manager Sam Ayoub says he wants to clear his name after being named in Ryan Tandy match-fixing verdict
Josh Massoud
The Daily Telegraph
October 06, 2011 3:03PM
PLAYER agent Sam Ayoub has expressed dismay at being implicated in today's judgement that found his client, Ryan Tandy, guilty of match-fixing.
In delivering her verdict against Tandy, magistrate Janet Wahlquist relied on a statement from former Eel Brad Murray, who claimed that Ayoub had encouraged him to bet on last year's Bulldogs-Cowboys match.
Wahlquist said the contents of Murray's statement pointed to evidence of "a guilty mind" on Tandy's behalf.
Ayoub will plead not guilty to the same charge Tandy faced - attempt to gain financial advantage through deception - at a hearing in the same court later this year.
Ayoub's solicitor, Chris Watson, attended Downing Centre Local Court this morning and told The Daily Telegraph he was surprised that his client was implicated prior to trial.
"Mr Ayoub has seen the judgment by the magistrate in the case brought by police against Ryan Tandy," Watson said.
"In her judgment the magistrate has made a number of comments about her view of Mr Ayoub's role.
"These comments have been made in a case in which Mr Ayoub was not a party, and was not represented.
"As Mr Ayoub's case will not be heard until later this year.
"He is looking forward to the opportunity then to clear his name."
