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« on: Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 20:28:41 » |
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Newcastle United "systematically abused" the tax system to "secretly" make payments to agents and players during transfers, a court has heard.
Sounds familiar
I bet they get relegated two divisions !!!
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 23:19:51 » |
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Newcastle United "systematically abused" the tax system to "secretly" make payments to agents and players during transfers, a court has heard.
Sounds familiar
I bet they get relegated two divisions !!!
You missed the word allegedly.... |
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 05:57:11 » |
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Fair comment............until proven !
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 07:17:47 » |
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You missed the word allegedly....
A court has allegedly heard? |
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 08:47:04 » |
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Newcastle United "systematically abused" the tax system to "secretly" make payments to agents and players during transfers, a court has heard.
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I bet they get relegated two divisions !!!
tbf, their fans were almost as upset as we were when we failed to take our place in the top flight |
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 10:16:00 » |
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Newcastle=big club, slap on wrist.
Swindon=little club, drastic measures, relegation.
Happened many times since we were demoted to the big clubs and always a small slap on the writst and don't do it again. Chelsea, West Ham, Spurs etc
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 10:19:18 » |
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tbf, their fans were almost as upset as we were when we failed to take our place in the top flight
Probably had something to do with Sunderland getting it. |
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 10:24:57 » |
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Probably had something to do with Sunderland getting it.
Yes not entirely sure where Newcastle came into this. |
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 11:21:30 » |
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Yes not entirely sure where Newcastle came into this.
After we were relegated they claimed they should be promoted in our place because they finished 3rd in the league |
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« Reply #9 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 11:22:36 » |
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This is only to do with their appeal against HMRC coming and taking their computers etc to look for evidence, nothing has been looked at or proven by HMRC as yet just suspicion they are dodgy dealing
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 11:44:01 » |
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Yes not entirely sure where Newcastle came into this.
Having moved to Newcastle in 1993, being a Swindon fan was still looked upon as a bit of a black mark after the events of 1990. In short Newcastle finished 3rd, the Mackems 6th, yet as we beat them in the play off final they were promoted over Newcastle despite Newcastle finishing 3 places higher in the league. Just helped to fuel the hatred between the two clubs up there really! |
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« Reply #11 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 11:45:02 » |
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After we were relegated they claimed they should be promoted in our place because they finished 3rd in the league
I don't remember them trying that at all, I do however remember Sheff Weds saying because they finished 3rd bottom that they should not be relegated. |
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« Reply #12 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 11:54:41 » |
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I don't remember them trying that at all, I do however remember Sheff Weds saying because they finished 3rd bottom that they should not be relegated.
Not sure the club ever did formally, the fans went batcrap crazy about it though |
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« Reply #13 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 11:57:11 » |
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the fans went batcrap crazy about it though
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« Reply #14 on: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 12:01:29 » |
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Newcastle fans would have been desperate as hell to get something out of our downfall. They had just lost in the Play-Offs to their bitter rivals and then enjoyed watching them get outplayed at Wembley.
I dare say that there were some passionate football conversations in workplaces across Tyne & Wear at that time.
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