Washie
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The fact that arrests have already been made means HMRC must be onto something real.
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Newcastle United (and West Ham) under investigation over transfers
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That doesn't matter, by the end of his briefing we'll be told HMRC owe Newcastle £55m.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I bet Harry's sweating like Eric Pickles in a pie shop.
Arthur
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Imagine if both Newcastle and West Ham got that punishment..........we'd only have to finish above Palace to stay up!!
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
Sadly, i have better things to do.
I am sure 99% of tax evasion goes unpunished for the reasons you state, but the fact HMRC and possibly the fraud squad are on to them will mean in this case no stone is unturned. As for the punishment, we will have to see what the crime is first.
Washie
Well-known member
Both clubs have had some odd deals with Marseille, having bought from them and sold back to them. Maybe it has something to do with that and HMRC thought it looked shady and are just looking into it.
BensGrandad
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As it is Newcastle 'a big club; 60 point deduction which would put them in relegation or deduct every point gained in the games that the player/players played in.
Seems a lot going on to just be looking into it? They've arrested Newcastle's MD!
Washie
Well-known member
I think this will have more to do with the agents than the clubs themselves.
Gritt23
New member
It is fixed.
Small Club (eg Luton) = 30 points.
Big Club (eg West Ham) = shit yourself and just tell them not to be naughty again.
I tend to agree
HMRC Enquiries into companies in this instance Newcastle Utd would not give powers to arrest individuals within the club. From the information out in the media to date it sort of looks like potential individual wrong doings by an individual, in this case, Lee Charnley.
HMRC set up a ''Special Office'' in Telford to Investigate footballers and football clubs in the late 1980s. That all moved in the last 10 years or so and Specialist teams were set up which linked the players, the clubs and other outside media sources. Lots of manpower went into investigating football and has proved a lucrative ''claw back'' of unpaid taxes for HMRC. Long may it continue because why should all these wealthy people avoid paying tax due. They get paid loads of money. It's only greed that makes them not want to pay tax on what is very large sums of money.
Pay tax according to the laws of the land, that's what I say. No more, no less.
Well this is a story and a half. I am so looking forward to attending the court to watch proceedings if it goes that far. The only link I potentially see in transfers between Newcastle Utd and West Ham would potentially be ''sell on clauses'' in the Andy Carroll Transfers. I can't off the top of my head think of any other players moving between those clubs directly or indirectly
Thunder Bolt
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Think you'll find it's related to (separate) deals with French sides, not between the two clubs.