West Ham and Newcastle Raided in tax investigation....
Just seen this, seems we are under investigation for Transfer dealings and have been raided this morning...
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/newcastle-and-west-ham-raided-by-hmrc-after-transfers-investigation-a7702521.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/newcastle-and-west-ham-raided-by-hmrc-after-transfers-investigation-a7702521.html
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;yercoat
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-39716009
Because I'd be amazed if after the Tevez affair the club would do anything that was even approaching illegal.
Seems extremely unlikely that two clubs would get involved in deliberate fraud, given how closely their accounts are scrutinised.
Comment wasn't aimed at you, but the headline in the Independent.
http://newsthump.com/2017/04/26/west-ham-and-newcastle-united-raided-by-police-after-fraudulently-claiming-to-be-football-teams/
But I can think of any deals we've had with Newcastle...?
I have no time for any organisation trying to dodge tax as most of us pay our fair share and certainly can't hire accountants and lawyers or create opaque shell companies or find other ways of dodging taxes. Once football Clubs represented the community but now they are big business, but must not forget that tax dodging on their part means that either we the supporters pay more for the same social rights or accept cuts. Hope someone at the FA and Clubs grasps that.
That said, despite the massive Der Spiegel leak there have been no persecutions as yet. If the eventual prosecutions are successful that would serious questions about whether some individuals are 'fit and proper persons to control a football Club. In extreme cases it could lead to heavy fines, bans and even points deductions, but at the moment we are a long way away from that.
No doubt all will become clear in due course.