Village Idiot Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Never tried to play them in FM. Are they as fucked up in the game as in reality? Could be a nice challenge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 At least Peter Storrie isn't owed any money. Nearly £10m to agents n all - scandalous. Not allowed in Waffa Cup either...Liverpool in through the back door again. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/22/portsmouth-europa-league My initial reaction after reading the news as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 These dickheads could be liquidated at 3pm tomorrow... Portsmouth face oblivion if they lose tax case - lawyer By Dan Roan Portsmouth could go out of business if they lose their court case against the tax authorities on Thursday, according to the club's lawyer. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs says it is owed £13m more than the £24m claimed by Portsmouth's administrators. Richard Sheldon QC says that if HMRC wins, the club will "not be able to give the Football League the assurances it needs to fulfil its fixtures". "It will go out of the league. The club will probably be liquidated," he added. High Court judge Mr Justice Mann, who is overseeing the tax liability case, will hand down his decision between 1500 BST and 1600 BST on Thursday. Portsmouth's lawyer, Sheldon, added that if the club loses the case then it would prevent former owner Balram Chainrai, who put the club into administration in February, buying it for a second time. Sheldon added: "If the club is not sold it will clearly be relegated out of the Football League. "The administrators cannot give the assurances needed that this season's fixtures can be completed. "It will then go out of the Football League and into some distant league, but the reality is that it will probably go into liquidation because the administrators will not be able to fund the continued business." Earlier on Wednesday Sheldon claimed that Premier League clubs wanted Portsmouth to go bust last season when the full extent of their financial problems emerged. Sheldon told the court that it was only the intervention of Premier League chief Richard Scudamore that saved the club. The other clubs wanted "to boot Pompey out there and then", Sheldon said. He added: "The clubs wanted Portsmouth to go to the wall and divide all the TV money among themselves." That prospect was avoided, however, when Scudamore persuaded the clubs to give Pompey an early parachute payment, allowing them to complete the season. Portsmouth, who remain in administration, were docked nine points for becoming the first Premier League club to go into administration and were duly relegated at the end of the season. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8886009.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Would make my year. It would also boil my piss that the fat cunt Redknapp would get fuck all though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Would make my year. It would also boil my piss that the fat c*** Redknapp would get f*** all though. Never nice to see a football club go out of business. Poor fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Would be a shame for the fans, but Revenue and Customs is hell bent on bringing a bigger name then Chester down to set an example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Liam Liam O Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Would be a shame for the fans, but Revenue and Customs is hell bent on bringing a bigger name then Chester down to set an example. And rightly so in this case. Not sure why the 'public purse' should suffer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Wish the Spanish revenue service had this kind of balls to be honest. La Liga clubs reportedly owe €600m in due taxes, but they are not going after the clubs since most of the smaller and medium ones would go the way of Pompey. Examples should be set, this money is owed to all the nation and it's not like we're swimming in budget surplus ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Would love to see TTWTB's face if they did go bust. Shame on all the other fans though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Why should the fans suffer when it wasn't their fault? Horrible mismanagement. I agree that the blame has to be pinned on someone though, especially in the 'current climate'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Would be a shame for the fans, but Revenue and Customs is hell bent on bringing a bigger name then Chester down to set an example. And rightly so in this case. Not sure why the 'public purse' should suffer. nor am I, but you do have to feel for the supporters, and wonder if their is still away that they can reach an agreement to keep the club afloat. I assume with the season only 2 days away from tomorrow it would be too late to "promote" another team, unless they delayed the KO of the first game to sometime during the season and started off from the following week? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Why should the fans suffer when it wasn't their fault? Horrible mismanagement. I agree that the blame has to be pinned on someone though, especially in the 'current climate'. why should the taxman suffer when in cases like this the taxman is normally at the back of the que while all players and other clubs get paid in full Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Liam Liam O Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Why should the fans suffer when it wasn't their fault? Horrible mismanagement. I agree that the blame has to be pinned on someone though, especially in the 'current climate'. Loads of people suffer whenever this happens, football isn't a special case. All the staff at Garlands and Freedom Direct in this region who lost their jobs weren't to blame either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Why should the fans suffer when it wasn't their fault? Horrible mismanagement. I agree that the blame has to be pinned on someone though, especially in the 'current climate'. why should the taxman suffer when in cases like this the taxman is normally at the back of the que while all players and other clubs get paid in full I should really have said 'it's unfair that the fans are suffering when in reality it isn't at all their fault'. I totally agree with you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Would be a shame for the fans, but Revenue and Customs is hell bent on bringing a bigger name then Chester down to set an example. And rightly so in this case. Not sure why the 'public purse' should suffer. Can't see the current government being particularly sympathetic atm. Got to take the rough with the smooth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 i feel for their fans i really do my local club was wound up a few months ago by the taxmen here but enough is enough let it die Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Liam Liam O Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Would be a shame for the fans, but Revenue and Customs is hell bent on bringing a bigger name then Chester down to set an example. And rightly so in this case. Not sure why the 'public purse' should suffer. Can't see the current government being particularly sympathetic atm. Got to take the rough with the smooth. Nor should they be when protecting what they believe is potentially a £37m debt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 If they get that money back they can maybe afford to sweep my local pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 You've got to love this country, 2 days before the season starts, man. Just fucking liquidate the pricks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 You've got to love this country, 2 days before the season starts, man. Just f***ing liquidate the pricks. You'd be a great Bond villain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Would be a shame for the fans, but Revenue and Customs is hell bent on bringing a bigger name then Chester down to set an example. And rightly so in this case. Not sure why the 'public purse' should suffer. Can't see the current government being particularly sympathetic atm. Got to take the rough with the smooth. Nor should they be when protecting what they believe is potentially a £37m debt. Quite agree. We're not talking about buttons and if every other club has coughed up then they should be made to as well. Fair's fair, they owe it so they should pay it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 If they are wound up then they will get fuck all, where as if they wern't then they would get a part of what they are owed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 How many clubs have actually gone out of business (ie ceased to exist) because of debts etc? Newcastle Bluestar IIRC, but who else? Always seems to come to nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Scottish club? Can't remember who though, high profile one(well relative to Scotland) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Gretna. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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