Football: Portsmouth are free to begin the new Championship season

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
05/08/2010 22:27

Portsmouth are free to begin the new Championship season after a challenge to their Company Voluntary Agreement by HM Revenue & Customs failed.



BBC Sport



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8886009.stm



Keep fighting Pompey!

karakum5c



Joined: 18/03/2008
Posts: 1021

Message Posted:
05/08/2010 22:33

Cant beleive they beat the tax man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Well done.

steveafc


Joined: 12/12/2008
Posts: 405

Message Posted:
05/08/2010 22:41

they don't beat anyone else

rocky


Joined: 17/10/2007
Posts: 1749

Message Posted:
06/08/2010 10:15

Football clubs are only businesses therefore they should not have these tax advantages over other businesses and individuals who have to pay their taxes in the UK. Yes its good news for the fans and others associated with Pompey FC especially their ordinary workers. The laws will be changed to make the situation fair so that football clubs wil have to pay their dues rather than operate outside the normal fiscal rules. I hear also that many top paid players have image rights that are paid offshore to avoid tax. Is this fair on the supporters who dig deep in their pockets to pay for football froorm their taxed income. How many supporters have been fined for sending in their tax form late or miscalulating their tax?? So how much will the legal costs be for HMRC and how much more tax will we all need to pay to finance this. I gacv up putting any money into football years ago and will not do so again. Anyway what does this have to do with North Cyprus do local clubs have tax advantages???

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
06/08/2010 13:17

look forward to playing pompey



come on the tractor boys