Ivan Toney says he will ‘take his ban on the chin and move forward’ after the Brentford striker was handed an eight-month suspension from football over gambling breaches
- Ivan Toney has spoken out about his eight-month football ban while at the F1
- The 27-year-old striker revealed more about his relationship with Thomas Frank
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Ivan Toney has spoken out about his eight-month ban from football, and his relationship with Brentford manager Thomas Frank.
Toney was given a lengthy suspension from the game by The FA in May after admitting a number of gambling offences across several years.
The 27-year-old was in attendance at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday, where he conducted one of his first interviews since the ban was handed down earlier in the year.
Speaking to Sky Sports about his relationship with Frank, Toney said: ‘He brings us strength and love. When a player plays for somebody, they want to be loved.
‘Thomas Frank does that with all the players – whether you’re starting, on the bench, just in the squad – he makes all his players feel special.
Ivan Toney has spoken about his relationship with Thomas Frank at the British Grand Prix
Toney has hailed the Brentford gaffer as ‘one of the best managers I’ve played under’
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‘That’s the quality he has. He’s one of the best managers I’ve played under. He knows I’ll give my heart for him and put my body on the line for him.
‘I’m a grown man, I take it on the chin (the ban) and move forward. I know I’ll come back better than before.’
The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is one of the biggest events in the country’s racing calendar, and it attracts a number of famous faces – including Toney.
Earlier in the week, the striker was pictured on holiday in Ibiza.
He is expected back on the football pitch in January, with a match against Tottenham due to be his first Premier League game back in a Bees shirt.
The 27-year-old is even exempt from training with his Brentford teammates until later in the year.
Toney was previously vocal in his frustration that news of the charges was leaked ahead of the World Cup, leaving the striker omitted from Gareth Southgate’s squad for the prestigious tournament.
He explained that missing out on the trip to Qatar was a ‘bigger punishment’ than the eight-month ban that has been distributed by The FA.
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