Kevin Nolan did, but its almost certainly not relevant anyway - the French links suggest that the two clubs are individually under investigation - ie entirely separate cases.
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Newcastle United (and West Ham) under investigation over transfers
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Kevin Nolan did, but its almost certainly not relevant anyway - the French links suggest that the two clubs are individually under investigation - ie entirely separate cases.
Please can it conclude with Sissoko being locked up.
According to this site both clubs have bought and sold with Marseille, over recent years, as well as a few loan deals.
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newc...62/plus/0?saison_id=2016&pos=&detailpos=&w_s=
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
HMRC bring their own prosecutions, so police not involved.
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This suggests that it's just Newcastle with West Ham cooperating. https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...investigation-transfers-lee-charnley-arrested
If you had to name two clubs whose boards would try something a little dodgy those two wouldn't be far off the top of the list.
Was not Was
Loitering with intent
- Jul 31, 2003
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Well, surely publicly subsidised West Ham United wouldn't defraud HMRC - that would be robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Withdean11
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Only behind Palarse.
Marxo
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I saw that too and found it a startling number, FIFTY that's like in American TV shows.
Only if they shot the place to bits, killing 3 of their own officers in the process.
Horton's halftime iceberg
Blooming Marvellous
Has the Premier League ever given a points deduction
Wardy
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Always a first
Washie
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HMRC say "arrests relate to £5m of suspected income tax and national insurance fraud." More on #SSNHQ dont nkow how to embed tweets
BBassic
I changed this.
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Pompey in 09/10, a 9 point deduction.
Ah OK that's plausible
[MENTION=3711]Driver8[/MENTION] initial correct comment is getting shakier by the minute.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
When a club thats on the breadline and/or in financial strife defrauds HMRC (a Luton or a Chesterfield), then you can see a reason for it - not that it makes it in the slightest bit justifiable or excusable obviously.
When a club has its snout deeply buried in the Premier League trough though, and wallowing in the multi-multi-millions that it brings, then swerving the tax owed to the public purse is even more despicable. If West Ham and Newcastle are found guilty of that, I hope they both get royally clobbered with maHOOsive fines, sackings, and points docked.
Sadly though, we know how this plays out. When Spurs were done for dodgy finances they were originally fined £600k, docked 12 points and booted out of the FA Cup. Alan Sugar effectively purchased all those points back by paying an increased £1.5m fine instead, and they were reinstated in the FA Cup on appeal.
If you're a big rich club, this stuff tends to go away.
When a club has its snout deeply buried in the Premier League trough though, and wallowing in the multi-multi-millions that it brings, then swerving the tax owed to the public purse is even more despicable. If West Ham and Newcastle are found guilty of that, I hope they both get royally clobbered with maHOOsive fines, sackings, and points docked.
Sadly though, we know how this plays out. When Spurs were done for dodgy finances they were originally fined £600k, docked 12 points and booted out of the FA Cup. Alan Sugar effectively purchased all those points back by paying an increased £1.5m fine instead, and they were reinstated in the FA Cup on appeal.
If you're a big rich club, this stuff tends to go away.