Newcastle United (and West Ham) under investigation over transfers

[Wozza]

BREAKING: My understanding is that HM Revenue & Customs are investigating transfer activity at Newcastle United & that Lee Charnley has been arrested.

Info from: https://twitter.com/CaulkinTheTimes

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Ooooh, this sounds interesting. Any links yet?

 

[Mr Putdown]

Apparently West Ham have also been raided this morning.

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...est-ham-raided-by-police-on-wednesday-morning

 

[Peter Grummit]

Breaking news on Sky Sports but little more detail.

 

[sparkie]

3 point deduction sounds fair [emoji38]ol:

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Tax evasion perhaps? HM Revenue & Customs don't mess about, they will cut through the club like a hot knife through butter.

 

[James Bond's body double]

3 point deduction sounds fair [emoji38]ol:

Do a Swindon on them cheating gits ha ha ha.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

LOLZ

 

[BBassic]

This could get interesting.

 

[carteater]

Points deduction
Transfer Ban
Benitez Resigns.

Is what some fans are fearing.

 

[theroyal]

Here's a convoluted scenario... the 6th placed team finishes on 78 points, Newcastle lose both their remaining games and finish on 88 points, and are then docked 10 points. They'd knock the other team out and finish 6th on virtue of a having a higher goal difference.

I'd be mightily pissed off if I was the team that missed out because of another team breaking the rules!

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Here's a convoluted scenario... the 6th placed team finishes on 78 points, Newcastle lose both their remaining games and finish on 88 points, and are then docked 10 points. They'd knock the other team out and finish 6th on virtue of a having a higher goal difference.

I'd be mightily pissed off if I was the team that missed out because of another team breaking the rules!

The answer is to deduct 11 points.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Deduct them points!

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[One Teddy Maybank]

Points deduction
Transfer Ban
Benitez Resigns.

Is what some fans are fearing.

Oh dear, start next season with -25

 

[drew]

Too late for points deduction!

 

[Stat Brother]

[MENTION=35039]The Fish[/MENTION]'s alternate facts on this should be fun.

 

[Withdean11]

Too late for points deduction!

Not for next season.

 

[Albion 4ever]

Here's a convoluted scenario... the 6th placed team finishes on 78 points, Newcastle lose both their remaining games and finish on 88 points, and are then docked 10 points. They'd knock the other team out and finish 6th on virtue of a having a higher goal difference.

I'd be mightily pissed off if I was the team that missed out because of another team breaking the rules!

No they wouldn't. The team that finished 6th, would actually end up in 5th!

The team that finished 3rd would move up to take 2nd and everyone would follow.

 

[theroyal]

The answer is to deduct 11 points.

Indeed... just wasn't sure if they have a fixed points deduction or if they're allowed to just make up a number.

 

[RandyWanger]

Popcorn at the ready, this could get very interesting.