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[Football] Accrington owner asked to explain to the FA the contract breaking crime of buying burgers
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el punal
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Someone, somewhere is telling an absolute Whopper!! 
BensGrandad
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This must be a joke as I have seen our kitman visit the local chippie in times gone by to buy the players Fish and Chips to eat on the coach going home from away grounds.
As I might say to [MENTION=3733]papajaff[/MENTION], this story is Big.........Mac
Someone, somewhere is telling an absolute Whopper!!
Someone is definitely telling fr-lies.
el punal
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Soya say!
Sirnormangall
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Yes, obviously burger-gate is far more important an issue to investigate than QPR or Blackpool or................
The FA has not been "fit for purpose" for decades now. Stupid old farts in their blazers still living in a bygone age.
Petty and pathetic; and the issues that really matter they overlook, drag out for years in the hope they will be forgotten or bury their heads in the sand.
Can the players sue if a burger is not provided? No they can't. (Where the club might come unstuck is that the burgers are only provided if they win. However, I can't see HMRC being overly concerned at the "benefit in kind" value of the MickeyD "win bonus")
Petty and pathetic; and the issues that really matter they overlook, drag out for years in the hope they will be forgotten or bury their heads in the sand.
Can the players sue if a burger is not provided? No they can't. (Where the club might come unstuck is that the burgers are only provided if they win. However, I can't see HMRC being overly concerned at the "benefit in kind" value of the MickeyD "win bonus")
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Meanwhile, the EFL in their ivory towers, carry on in their astonishing persecutions.
https://www.efl.com/news/2018/april/efl-statement-accrington-stanley/
https://www.efl.com/news/2018/april/efl-statement-accrington-stanley/
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EFL don't want a club without a pot to piss in climbing the leagues and putting to shame the likes of Pompey. I'm surprised they haven gone after Burton for something (illegal promotion of bananas via the colour of their shirts, perhaps).
You know the original tweet that the article is based on was sent on April 1st right?
What, you mean this is real?!
What, you mean this is real?!
maffew
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What a loads of bollocks. Someone has been paid to write that shit from FANS money (I think)
And what a waste of taxpayers money should it get escalated to HMRC. What a bunch of chodnuts. Is there like a petition or something? (Yes I know it looks like it has been dealt with just want to tell EFL there are stoops)
maffew
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I believe it is yes, hadn't you seen it? Googled Accrington Stanley April Fools after you posted, and it came up that their last April Fools joke was changing the name to Lancashire Stanley and the fans backed it!
Sirnormangall
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Agreed. I’d be happy to sign a petition or support any other campaign to highlight the absurdity of this. Has Gordon Taylor at the PFA commented yet or are the Accrington players too lowly to deserve the support of their millionaire union chairman?
beorhthelm
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do people want the EFL to apply their rules or not? overlook a round of burgers, then what happens when its a round of Lambos or other inducement. if you're OK the rules are interpreted on a case by case basis, cant complain when they aren't applied. 
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HMRC are rather like the FA. Sticklers for rules and regulations - regardless of whether they are logical. If someone stabbed someone else - and it wasn't in the rules that you couldn't - they'd turn a blind eye.
I reckon HMRC would give little Accrington a full audit, fines and the works - meanwhile big clubs can not pay a penny in tax and walk away smelling of roses. Because they have a scary legal department. Private sector (rich) vs public sector (poor) - no contest.
Sirnormangall
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Yes there needs to be rules and they need to be enforced - but the approach needs to be proportionate and sensible. My gripe here is where are the EFL when you really need them i.e. on the big issues? In the EFL rogues gallery of chairmen, where does the Accrington chair sit - alongside Oyston or Archer?do people want the EFL to apply their rules or not? overlook a round of burgers, then what happens when its a round of Lambos or other inducement. if you're OK the rules are interpreted on a case by case basis, cant complain when they aren't applied.