Newcastle and West Ham raided by HMRC - arrests made

[Mors]

Looks like they've been upto no good with the income tax/NI. Can you imagine if they got the full Rangers treatment!!

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...c-after-transfers-investigation-a7702521.html

 

[Hansern]

Newcastle setting a new record even for them if they end up being promoted for only 12 hours...

 

[Rosco]

Is this the execs taking a cut of transfers ?

 

[Pesam]

Wasn't Fat Sam manager of both?

 

[Rosco]

180 HMRC officers have been deployed across the UK and France today. Investigators have searched a number of premises in the North East and South East of England and arrested the men and also seized business records, financial records, computers and mobile phones.

“The French authorities are assisting the UK investigation, have made arrests and several locations have been searched in France.

Graham Carr might be shitting it

 

[dantes]

They need only keep their mouths shut, deny everything, and HMRC will perform their usual uncanny impersonation of us trying to score against relegation fodder.

 

[keniget]

Is the timing of this purely coincidental?

 

[MomoWASright]

I don't think HMRC gives 2 fucks if they've just been promoted.

 

[Skullflower]

Poor the Rafa

 

[peekay]

Wait, West Ham engaging in tax fraud after being gifted a stadium from the taxpayer?

 

[beejay]

It's not a routine investigation of irregularities, this is a full-on fraud inquiry. It won't bankrupt either club though, it's not like Rangers at all, but it could cost them millions in repayments and penalties and drag on for years.

 

[Fabio]

They're having a little nose at Chelsea too according to the mirror