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Humble pie on menu this time for Shaw

FA Cup ‘villain’ Wayne Shaw is pie-ly delighted – after Eastleigh landed his dream second round draw.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
3 December 2023

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PIE IN THE SKY: Wayne Shaw in the Sutton dugout

Sunday December 3, ko.1.30pm, live on ITV1
FA Cup ‘villain’ Wayne Shaw is pie-ly delighted – after Eastleigh landed his dream second round draw.
The magic of the Cup turned into a nightmare for Shaw six years ago when the former Sutton “Roly Poly Goalie” was banned by the FA for two months and fined £375 for breaching betting rules.
Shaw ate a pie on the bench during a televised Cup home loss to Arsenal after a bookmaker had offered odds of 8-1 that he would do just that on camera. It was alleged he intentionally influe...

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