Re: Offshore payments : Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:17 pm  

tvoc wrote:

Interesting that Wigan avoided being the first name on the list.

Mr Wilson wouldn't want to make them look bad now would he

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:03 pm  

About four years ago at a shareholders at Wigan meeting Mo was asked why Wigan were not doing this.

He replied that he expected the Inland Revenue to clamp down on it and that Dave Whelan(who was THEN the owner) has specifically instructed the club not to do it.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:14 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

About four years ago at a shareholders at Wigan meeting Mo was asked why Wigan were not doing this.

He replied that he expected the Inland Revenue to clamp down on it and that Dave Whelan(who was THEN the owner) has specifically instructed the club not to do it.

Are you seriously suggesting that in the past 25 years, Wigan have actually behaved in a sensible financial manner at least once ?!?!?!?!?

I refuse to believe you, sell Tomkins and Ainscough and sign Wally Lewis.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:19 pm  

Stirlingshire Saint wrote:

Are you seriously suggesting that in the past 25 years, Wigan have actually behaved in a sensible financial manner at least once ?!?!?!?!?

I refuse to believe you, sell Tomkins and Ainscough and sign Wally Lewis.

Are you calling me a liar?

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:39 pm  

Stirlingshire Saint wrote:

Are you seriously suggesting that in the past 25 years, Wigan have actually behaved in a sensible financial manner at least once ?!?!?!?!?

I refuse to believe you, sell Tomkins and Ainscough and sign Wally Lewis.

a saint with morals!

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:57 pm  

Could explain why Warington need to unload Gleeson (alledgedly).

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:15 pm  

Wouldn't it be "against the spirit" of the cap?

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:29 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

About four years ago at a shareholders at Wigan meeting Mo was asked why Wigan were not doing this.

He replied that he expected the Inland Revenue to clamp down on it and that Dave Whelan(who was THEN the owner) has specifically instructed the club not to do it.

Just shows what an out of touch idiot he was then. That the loop-hole is closing now is no justification for not utilising it for the last four years.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:31 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Wouldn't it be "against the spirit" of the cap?

No. My understanding is it counts on the cap. This was purely a tax saving for the players benefit, making their salaries over here a much more attractive proposition for them.

To reiterate, there was nothing wrong in this at all. Its' just a loop-hole that is being closed.

: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:32 pm  

G1 wrote:

Just shows what an out of touch idiot he was then. That the loop-hole is closing now is no justification for not utilising it for the last four years.

They didn't need to stoop to using loopholes to break the cap, they just blatantly ignored it.

As for Saints how rubbish must their accountants be if they were using these loopholes and still overspending!