Buce Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39716009 Newcastle United and West Ham's grounds have been raided in a fraud investigation. HMRC said it deployed 180 officers across the UK and France, resulting in the arrests of several men working within professional football. It said investigators had searched a number of premises in the north east and south east of England. A spokesman added it had also seized business records, financial records, computers and mobile phones. The arrests were connected to a suspected income tax and National Insurance fraud, he added. BBC Sports editor Dan Roan has tweeted that West Ham United was one of the clubs involved. Newcastle United's St. James' Park ground has also been searched.
Hitesh Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 Wonder if this will go wider than just the two clubs. No coincidence that it's the two clubs with owners who don't exactly fill you with trust in the way they go about their business...
fazzyfox Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 Ooh, wish I could see Karen Brady's face right now, wonder how her column will cover this!
Beliall Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 1 minute ago, fazzyfox said: Ooh, wish I could see Karen Brady's face right now, wonder how her column will cover this! *insert childish joke" fnar
MrSpaM Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 Spend all year fighting to get back into the premiership and then start the next season on -20 points Well done Newcastle
Vocey Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 Surely points deductions needed for this! Sounds like this is just the tip of the iceberg too!
filbertway Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 Doesn't seem as a big a deal as the headline makes out to me. They'll investigate the suspects, if they're found guilty of fraud they'll get a hefty fine. Would be surprised if it affected the clubs.
fazzyfox Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 It's about all those applications to the National Insurance office for Andy Carroll's sick pay, they simply can't believe anyone can be out that often. Hang on though we've got Slimani and Mendy, oh S**t.
urban.spaceman Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 7 minutes ago, MrSpaM said: Spend all year fighting to get back into the premiership and then start the next season on -20 points Well done Newcastle One can only dream!
Innovindil Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 3 minutes ago, filbertway said: Doesn't seem as a big a deal as the headline makes out to me. They'll investigate the suspects, if they're found guilty of fraud they'll get a hefty fine. Would be surprised if it affected the clubs. If they are raiding club grounds then surely it is linked to the clubs?
fazzyfox Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 Investigators also searched Tottenham's Premier League Trophy Room but found that there was absolutely nothing in there
MrSpaM Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 10 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: One can only dream! Similar thing happened to Swindon once " In 1990, Ossie Ardiles guided them to victory in the play-offs and secured them a place in the top flight. Several days later this was ripped from the side when the Football Association punished them for irregular payments to players. They were relegated two divisions - which was reduced to one on appeal. "
filbertway Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 12 minutes ago, Innovindil said: If they are raiding club grounds then surely it is linked to the clubs? I guess if the clubs have been gaining an advantage by fiddling players payments/taxes then there would be. At first look though it just seems to me like it's higher ups in the club being accused of fraud and lining their own pockets. In which case, I find it hard to believe the club would be punished, especially in a sportive way.
foxy boxing Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 I suppose it makes a nice change from being raided by other clubs and having your best players stolen
Buce Posted 26 April 2017 Author Posted 26 April 2017 I wonder if the fact that Fat Sam managed both clubs is relevant?
Jimothy Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 20 minutes ago, Buce said: I wonder if the fact that Fat Sam managed both clubs is relevant? It's coming up to a decade since he managed Newcastle
49er Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 Let's hope that Athletico Madrid are involved as well! Get thrown out of the Champions League, and we have Real to look forward to!!
yorkie1999 Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 22 minutes ago, Facecloth said: It's coming up to a decade since he managed Newcastle Yes, but wasn't he also involved in dodgy dealings that got him dumped by England.
Buce Posted 26 April 2017 Author Posted 26 April 2017 41 minutes ago, Facecloth said: It's coming up to a decade since he managed Newcastle True. But how is that relevant?
Jimothy Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 1 minute ago, Buce said: True. But how is that relevant? Well you'd think any dodgy dealings with Newcastle would been investigated by now given it's 10 year since he spent all of 8 months at the club.
Buce Posted 26 April 2017 Author Posted 26 April 2017 Just now, Facecloth said: Well you'd think any dodgy dealings with Newcastle would been investigated by now given it's 10 year since he spent all of 8 months at the club. Possibly. Or maybe his dodgy dealings with England made them look into his past. Anyway, I was just idly speculating, nothing else.
Aus Fox Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 So fooking West Ham get ready their ground paid for by the tax payer, then it turns out they don't pay fooking tax themselves. Relegate the ***** to the conference.
Jimothy Posted 26 April 2017 Posted 26 April 2017 16 minutes ago, Buce said: Possibly. Or maybe his dodgy dealings with England made them look into his past. Anyway, I was just idly speculating, nothing else. That I hadn't thought of, good point.
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