Chase Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet, if it has apologies. Four men have been arrested in connection with alleged corruption in football, police have said. City of London Police said the men - aged 69, 55, 48 and 30 - were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting. The arrests were part of the force's ongoing investigation into corruption within the game, a spokeswoman said. Three searches are under way and five others have been concluded at locations across the country, she added. Detectives from the economic crime unit of the City of London Police are investigating allegations of corruption within football and its impact on owners and shareholders. In July, officers raided Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Rangers football clubs as part of the inquiry. Six arrests Last year, the FA asked former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Stevens and his company, Quest, to carry out a separate inquiry into several hundred player transfer deals. In June, Lord Stevens presented his final report, which highlighted concerns over 17 transfers and five Premier League clubs. City of London Police have distanced their investigation from Lord Stevens' inquiry. The latest arrests bring the total number of people detained in connection with the investigation to six. In September, a 28-year-old man was arrested in London and in May, a 61-year-old man was arrested in Manchester on suspicion of money laundering. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7116823.stm Not going to mention names but I'm probably thinking the same things as most of you regarding the where abouts of one fat man today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Four men have been arrested in connection with alleged corruption in football, police have said. City of London Police said the men - aged 69, 55, 48 and 30 - were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting. Not Shepherd then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 IF it is you know who its a good reason to get the rope out at our end or show of support but then again it was all done before the new guys so lets wait and see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 allardyce 54 fat fred 65 souness 54 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Grumpy Gunt 69 Northern Monkey 55 Invicta_toon 48 wanted on absurd pessimism and negativity charges Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Sam is 53 is he not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Grumpy Gunt 69 Northern Monkey 55 Invicta_toon 48 wanted on absurd pessimism and negativity charges IQ's ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Spectrum Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 In completely unrelated news, I'd like to wish football agent Barry Silkman a happy 55th birthday. Sorry about being several months late Barry, been a bit hung over from Amdy Faye's 30th birthday party and been busy trying to find out what age Willie McKay is...so I can get the right birthday card for him... [/speculation] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Gotta love the first sentence of the totally impartial Wikipedia article: 'Willie McKay is a corrupt Scottish football agent based in Monaco. ' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChickenKiev Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 How old is Kenneth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=496968&in_page_id=1779&ct=5 Premier League manager Harry Redknapp arrested in football bungs probe Last updated at 17:41pm on 28th November 2007 Arrested: Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp, who is the leading English contender to replace sacked Steve McClaren as national coach Police investigating corruption in football today arrested Harry Redknapp, Milan Mandaric and three other men in their biggest operation so far. The Portsmouth manager and Leicester chairman were held in pre-dawn raids this morning which involved more than 60 officers from the City of London Police. Rangers midfielder Amdy Faye, agent Willie McKay and Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie were also held as officers searched eight addresses across the UK. The move is believed to be a significant development in the inquiry wgich will now focus on the transfer of Faye from Auxerre to Portsmouth for £1.5million in 2005 and his subsequent move to Newcastle for £2m the following year. When Faye made the switch to Portsmouth, Mandaric was still the chairman at Fratton Park and Redknapp was again the club's manager when the midfielder went to St James' Park. The arrests come after the arrest in September of Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda. The 28-year-old French international moved to Spurs in a £4.5m transfer from Wigan in August of last year and was the first player to be held in the City of London police inquiry. Today police refused to give details of the identity of those held, beyond giving their ages as 69, 60, 55, 48 and 30. A police spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that they have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting. “The arrests are part of the City of London police's investigation into football corruption.” The City police's economic crime department launched the investigation, code-named Operation Apprentice, into alleged corruption in the sport more than a year ago. Two people have been held so far. As well as Chimbonda, who was arrested on suspicion of fraud, a 61-year old man has been held on suspicion of money laundering. Both men are on police bail pending further inquiries. The investigation centres on alleged tax fraud and money laundering — which is believed to include claims of individuals taking back-handers in relation to transfers. Since the inquiry was launched, detectives have raided Newcastle, Portsmouth and Glasgow Rangers. Chimbonda's transfer was negotiated by McKay, who represents a number of top foreign players. A former bookie, McKay, has denied that he is being investigated by police and has said: “I think you will probably find when it all comes out, it will be nothing.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Anyone else find it mildly amusing that Amdy Faye is involved in all this? I was certainly fucking defrauded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Fingers cross McKay will drag Freddy and Dougie into it too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Spectrum Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Milan Mandaric Harry Redknapp Peter Storrie Willie McKay Amdy Faye All have absolutely nothing to do with this story. edit - daily mail beat me too it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 One of them is definitely 'Arry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elan Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 One of them is definitely 'Arry. I hope the saggy faced cunt does time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 One of them is definitely 'Arry. I hope the saggy faced c*** does time Anything to stop him replacing Big Sam eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 1 confirmed as redknapp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Seems like we are the fucking victims in all of this. We should sue Pompey and maybe try and get them a points deduction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 faye, mckay, mandaric and storrie as well! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Hopefully there will be a reason to lock up Jamie and Fat Frank as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Liam Liam O Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Seems like we are the fucking victims in all of this. We should sue Pompey and maybe try and get them a points deduction. and get the points for ourselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Amdy Faye should be fighting a second charge of impersonating a footballer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 May be only a matter of time before Sam Asdaprice is implicated me thinks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkey Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 they've just said on 5Live that Amdy Faye has been arrested as part of this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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