Thomas Frank disappointed by leaks ahead of Ivan Toney betting hearing

Brentford head coach Thomas Franks shares Ivan Toney's disappointment over leaks surrounding his hearing on gambling-related charges and reports the striker had trained badly when away with England.

Earlier this week, Toney hit out at the Football Association in an Instagram post over what he perceives to be potential lapses of confidentiality as he prepares to argue his case.

Toney is reported to be facing a ban of up to six months after being charged with a total of 262 breaches of the FA’s gambling laws that date back to 2017.

Rule E8 bans players from placing betting on football matches, asking others to do so on their behalf or providing confidential information for gambling purposes.

Reports suggested Toney had accepted some of the charges but would contest others at an upcoming hearing.

Bees frontman Toney had looked a contender for England’s World Cup squad after being called up for the Nations League fixtures. However, despite his consistent Premier League form, he was omitted when Gareth Southgate named his travelling party for Qatar.

Like his player, Frank has also been left less than impressed by the latest developments to a case which first came to light in November.

"The most important (thing) is Ivan. He is amazing in many aspects, the way he copes with pressure, or distraction, and this is of course a bigger one," Frank said.

"This has been ongoing since November, and yet he just carried on scoring goals, performing for the team, driving the team. it is so remarkable.

"We are 11 games unbeaten (in the Premier League), so I guess that is a decent response."

"The talk about that there is a potential ban as long as up to six months, that disappoints us"

Frank told a press conference: "It is like life, sometimes things