der Berliner 3,327 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Nor April 1st either. Another positive belter and the day is still young (over here). 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,062 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Another positive belter and the day is still young (over here). There will be very few if any positives to come out of this day however much sugar coating is done. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 There will be very few if any positives to come out of this day however much sugar coating is done. Sometimes life is like a chilli pepper. Burns your mouth out for the first 10 minutes but turns into a sweet taste when the flames die down. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Something that just sprang to mind ... given that HMRC wins the case (and we for the time being just accept it), wouldn't it be the supporters' as much as the club's obligation to pay this EBT bill? The reasoning is quite simple: if it is true that we "paid" these players from/via the EBTs and they brought success to the club in one way or another, the "service" as such has been done but not been paid for in full. So while it would hurt now, we would simply pay for the success we had back then. Not ideal and sure not much of a topic if we win the case (and HMRC do not pursue it till the end of days), but methinks we all agree to an extent that we probably walked some sort of a grey-area tightrope. People will sure come and claim that SDM's to blame and should pay up ... but coming from a Germany background were players and staff are usually paid by club membership schemes et al, I think the success we bought back then needs to be paid for. If SDM and cohorts take in part in that, all the better ... and it would sure raise their status amongst the Bears, if only a little. To be honest, the one thing that gets me about the tax bill, shouldn't it be the PLAYERS who pay their income tax? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,366 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 To be honest, the one thing that gets me about the tax bill, shouldn't it be the PLAYERS who pay their income tax? It's initially an employer's responsibility to properly account for the tax and therefore HMRC would go after them. Given that many of the players would be overseas, it would make it more difficult to chase them up. However I'd guess that it may be possible for HMRC to subsequently go after players for what they fail to get from the club. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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