Celtic have been dragged into a former club’s scandal today by Scotland’s former best-selling daily newspaper, who have completely misrepresented issues surrounding the registration of Juninho.
The newspaper makes the astonishing and completely inaccurate claim that the “SPL have revealed they decided not to investigate Celtic’s EBT payment to Juninho”.
The SPL have investigated Celtic’s EBT payment to Juninho. They found Celtic acted absolutely in line with the rules and this week issued a statement confirming this. To tell people otherwise is recklessly inaccurate.
A front page statement proclaims:
“Hoops in clear because Juninho only received cash AFTER he left the club”
Utter nonsense. It’s a bit like saying:
“Hoops in clear because Juninho’s name begins with the letter J”
A true reflection would read:
“Hoops in clear because they discharged the registration and entire employment process of Juninho in a correct manner and no differently than the way every other SPL club has registered players”
When Juninho “received the cash” has nothing whatsoever to do with Celtic being “in the clear”. It is, frankly, an embarrassing attempt to pander to the paranoia of others and betrays a fundamental lack of knowledge.
The newspaper also dedicated all-but-one column of their back page, and part of an inside page, to the ‘story’ of how Celtic “didn’t end up in the dock”. Compare this to the coverage the same newspaper gave to the actual SPL statement on Juninho, released in an earlier attempt to dampen-down ill-informed paranoia, which received a tiny, 35-word, 1-inch back page note and a single column inside the paper.
Throughout recent weeks a basic misunderstanding of the legality of EBTs appears to have taken root in some minds. It is as though some mass psychological phenomenon is at play. Or maybe it’s just a deliberate attempt to confuse the easily confused?
EBTs are not against football, or specifically, player registration, rules. This is accepted as fact by anyone even vaguely familiar with the rules, yet we have some, who should know better, tell us that Rangers’ EBTs were recorded in their annual accounts, as though this is some defence against player registration charges, or that others should join them ‘in the dock’, because they used an EBT.
The matter in hand is not the use of EBTs, it’s about player registrations. You can pay players in EBTs, folding notes or Dutch tulip bulbs, as long as you register him correctly. And pay your tax.
Player registration rules are categorically clear, clubs must register all contracts with the SFA and SPL. All monies due in relation to football must appear on those contracts. Juninho’s contract was registered correctly.
On this issue, Celtic are exposed to the joint analysis of other 11 SPL clubs and the other 93 SFA clubs (counting both Ibrox based clubs), who control the rules and their scrutiny.
There are limits to what an employer can publicly reveal about a former employee’s personal financial details, but Celtic have revealed all facts concerning Juninho’s employment to the SFA and SPL.
Their conduct was investigated, was found to be absolutely and completely impeccable AND in line with SFA advice on player registration.
All I am wondering about is, should we be happy that those who should be planning for some serious headwinds are instead following a ridiculous wild goose chase?
I think so. That being the case, what are people trying to divert attention from? Hmmm.
Last week I met John Maguire, managing director of Celtic Development Pools. John’s been there for 30 years, the enthusiasm for youth player development is tangible when you listen to him talk. He’s at the coal face, raising money for the enormous youth development project which brings players like James Forrest into the club, and also polished Tony Watt into the exciting talent he is.
The ‘Pools predate my time but today’s fabulous harvest of young talent was made more possible by the Paradise Windfall, which now pays £15,000 each home game and has been the largest lottery in world football for years. Income from the Pools and Paradise Windfall generates around £1.5m each season.
The coaches at Lennoxtown (and most fans) know how important it is for Celtic’s youth scouting and development to be the very best it can be. It has to be world class. For the guys at the Pools office, the challenge is clear, fund this ambition.
To this end, this weekend the Development Pools launch TikPick. For £1 you can win a cash prize for predicting 10 results. It’s not a lot of money and none of it will go towards putting fuel in a £100k motor car. This is a grass-roots level investment in our future. Go take a look here.
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SoS- A huge boost if he makes it.
Broony defo playing tomoro.
KevJ
Haste ye back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&client=mv-google&v=aerKh6wX8eU
!!Bada Bing!!
Hatton v Khan would sell tickets but in terms of worldwide appeal, I doubt there would be very much. He’d be better going after Marquez or Paulie Malligna (sp?) where he might be able to pick up a win and a world title plus get a good payday out of it.
LordLuvRocket
It’s hard to make money from boxing once everyone involved gets their cut. Warren and Hearn are the biggest in UK by a mile and unlikely that Hatton will get close unless he can attract top quality fighters to his stable.
A TV deal with a terrestrial channel, even C5, would be a good start as it would build up the profile of his fighters.
Mort
Just noticed Spartak away kicks off at 5pm.
5-4-3-2-1 (x7), (1st time slowly)
Always onward rode the six hundred (5-4-3-2-1)
Down the valley on their horses they thundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Ah but was it them who really blundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Hunfreds’
5-4-3-2-1 (x2)
The soldiers waited at the gate for weeks (5-4-3-2-1)
In a wooden horse to the city they sneaked (5-4-3-2-1)
Who let them in, was it the Greeks? (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Hunfreds’
5-4-3-2-1 (x5)
Uh huh, it was the Hunfreds’
5-4-3-2-1 (slowly)
Moonbeams WD. Kano 1000 \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 100%. Champions. C’mon Wee Oscar. 13:01
I honestly cannot take a single Scottish journalist seriously these days. They are either corrupt or so stupid it defies belief.
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Goldstar10..
Also meant to Add..I Don’t think we would Miss Sammi at home to Benfica as he is better in ‘Holding’ games in Europe ie..Away games so if he is Back for Spartak and Barca ,..Result me thinks..
Summa
MWD
Surely even Daly would know that if Chuck Green offered to pay the tax on any of the hun EBTs today that all would be fine with regards the EBTs.
Juninhio was also a loan signing and we inherited his deal from Middelsboro.
I believe this campaign is being orchestrated by the guilty. Ogilivie an Murray.
How much was David Taylor aware of the dodgy side contracts is what we really want to know.
Clearly the police and the Scottish courts were aware that Amoruso, Goram and Novo were cheating the HMRC and have known for ten years.
I suspect we are witnessing massive delays due to the amount of cover up that is going to be necessary.
The FTT decision as Neil would say is only the beginning.
Directors
Administrators
Accountancy firms
The SPL
The SFA
The SFL
UEFA
The ECA
Scottish refereeing Association
The Scottish media (50 bodies)
The English media
The Bank of Scotland
Lloyds
Murray International Metals
The Scottish Courts
The Scottish police
Scottish Players union
Duff and Phelps
Ticketus
Football Agents
Footballers
Managers
Ex employees
Politicians
All will be scrambling to cover there back sides.
After Hillsboro expect another cover up.
HH
Moonbeams
do you think AT & MD are trying to show that their’s wasn’t / isn’t an anti hun agenda?
That fud Chris Addison totally ruins Mock The Week.
!!Bada Bing!!
I like him on those Direct Line adverts with Alexander Armstrong.
Mort
Mort-He thinks he is hilarious,problem.
Pantaloon Duck
Lenny said on FB earlier today that ‘hopefully some of the new signings will get a run out’.
Is it the real Lenny…we’ll find out tomorrow!
Before this, my impression was that Ambrose and possibly Lassad would be unlikely to feature in the squad tomorrow, thought it’d come too soon, particularly for Ambrose who’s been doing a lot of travelling between internationals and between Glasgow and Israel.
HH
paul 67,
what the the daily retard has done is either right or wrong,
now if its wrong go after them or ban them from our club no
half way house simple as that, to do otherwise surely lends
a cloak of credence to what they print, ignoring is not an
option as once again it allows some belief to such an article,
do our club truly understand how its fans truly loathe these
rags? then why oh why do we allow them access?its time to take
the gloves off, we know they will at first chance always put us
down, it still wrangles that our manager allowed his book to be serialised by this rag i dont care what the benefits were it was
so wrong in many ways and worst of all he surely knew this,
or am i just paranoid paul?
It’s funny how many of the posters on this blog who are very critical of the board/club don’t actually have STs.
Pretty, pretty, pretty funny
LarryDavidCsc
Lassad and Miku in training earlier today at Lennoxtown:
http://www.snspix.com/image/7883195_400_400_0_0_fit_0_4ba635fe88b135abb2d1b57f2e5414c7.jpg
Hopefully they’ll feature this weekend.
HH
/Bishop B
The huns and the media are in overdrive trying to pin something anything on celtic to make us as bad as them the more they look or distort the truth it makes them more desperate. We run our club correctly and well within the rules and it hurts them to know they got caught cheating.
I nip on to there websites now and again to see what the knuckle draggers are thinking and the paranoia and hate of peter lawwell is boarding on hesterical it’s everybodys fault and they hav done nothing and there love of one suit charlie reminds me of the love they had for a certain mr whyte, surley they can’t be done AGAIN…… hail hail
Whit’s this about Juninho havin’ a ebt?
Shurely no!
Team tomorrow?
Early kick-off and two of the new bhoys, Efe and Miku are returning from travelling long distances.
I have a feeling we might see Mulgrew at left back tomorrow.
Off to Barcelona tomorrow, should arrive in the City about 1ish. Can any of you travel hardened Celts tell me a good bar to watch the game, we are staying in El Gotic near the train station. Any info appreciated.
cheers
PC67
Lorbobo
I dont have a ST but I bet I have more shares than you do.
Are you a hun with this mind set or do you want to be one ?
HH
P.s I bet you this is the end of this particular debate
Afternoon lads just wondering how the worksituation is in glasgow, ill be returning home in december after a lengthy absence .Was just wondering what my chances are of picking up something?????
In the immortal words of Joseph Goebbels;
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.”
This appears to be the eternal premise of MSM
Little out for a number of weeks for Sevco, Fat Sally moaning about being down to the bare bones because he has two injuries. lol!
Who do that mob play this weekend anyway? If it is away, then I fancy whoever the painters, students and fishmongers are this week.
lorbobo,
maybe some people see that as a very good reason not to be season book holders or maybe they just cannot afford it or maybe
season book holders are above the ordinary folk and these ordinary folk should know their place now that sounds better.
tansbell
A wee hint as to what you actually do may help your request…
Suggestion for those tuning in from the Sports Desks of the dying press:
Headline:
Celtic in Decade Long Tax Dodge
Narrative
“Exclusively” reveal that Celtic have not paid a single penny in corporation tax for over 10 years, and do not intend to pay any Corporation Tax for the next 10 years, depriving HMRC and the financially struggling nation of much needed revenue to fund services.
Throw in some big numbers from Celtic’s accounts over the years, perhaps “Despite generating an incredible £250M in revenue between 2006 and 2009, Celtic failed to pay any tax on it.”
Segue into the nation’s epic struggle to fund the Health Service, Care for the Elderly, Schools. Obtain quote from a Care Worker who has not had a pay rise in 3 years on the disgrace of big corporation tax evasion while the lowly worker pays his dues. Show photograph of delapidated school building.
Reference Celtic’s massive Champions League payout, which could rise to more than £20 Million this year.
Obtain quote from Club Spokesman that Celtic has not paid Corporation Tax for over 10 years, and confirmation that despite the huge Champions League windfall, Celtic will not pay any Corporation Tax this year.
Present impeccably qualified Finance expert, and selectively quote from him, something along the lines of: “Incredibly, despite being Scotland’s most successful football business, Celtic have not paid corporation tax in over 10 years”….
Then segue into an ‘expert’ discussing big scandals… “The lengths many plcs have gone to in recent years to reduce and avoid tax is remarkable. You just need to look at the recent £500 Million scandal at Barclays to realise the massive scale of it. Something needs to be done!”
Then get into the topic of tax avoidance, the huge £25 Billion that goes uncollected each year. The unconscionable disgrace of those who refuse to pay their dues.
Get a quote from an HMRC spokesman on the current extent of it, and another to the effect that “We are aware of Celtic’s position re Corporation Tax, but HMRC does not discuss in public the tax affairs of individual companies”.
And finally, an ‘SPL spokesman’ quoted as saying: “It is important that all SPL members discharge their tax obligations and social responsibilities in full. We will be looking into this matter”.
Front page story. 2 page spread inside. Dead easy. Head down to the pub for a good snigger with your chums over a well earned pint.
1st time poster btw.
Well, I was in my last post.
So, guess that maes me a second time poster!?
Anyhoo, after all these years of reading, it’s nice to finally register and join you guys.
http://www.facebook.com/irishglasgow.celtic
trad88 and lb – thanks. Looks like we might see a couple of the new boys, at least. Would be good, particularly as our Greek Ghod is crocked.
lorbobo
You will stir up a hornet’s nest with that post. The stay away critic’s don’t like that being brought to people’s attention…
Afternoon bhoys, still hot, but as ever hun free.
They hate us, always have done, always will do.
Oh, and happy birthday Philbhoy :>)
Celtic paid the Juninho EBT as part of his settlement when leaving the club. The settlement was to pay up his contract in full, the same contract showing the same salary which was registered with the SFA. No payment was made which wasn’t registered on the contract lodged with the SFA.
Right? Right.
Lilyhammer : exceptionally good. Say no more!
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Chris Addison : the one bad thing about The Thick of It ; talentless,unfunny,useless. How he is where he is baffles me
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Opinionated? Me? Meaningless in the long run, but that’s life.
tansbell
13:32 on 14 September, 2012
”Afternoon lads just wondering how the worksituation is in glasgow, ill be returning home in december after a lengthy absence .Was just wondering what my chances are of picking up something?????”
Are you an insolvency practitioner?
Kev jungle,
Respect returned for gracious post.
Unnecessary, but appreciated.
what we have is a socalled daily newspaper infering or equating
us with what went on at the former club known as rangers, if
this is not enough to show them the door then what will it take?
I know my place……it’s right here!
Sorted.
Rammy. Yeehah.
>>>>
tbb : get that copy straight intae The Reckage : it’s just what they’re craving. glue it to their demented heads.
HH.
Asonofdan- they are at Galabank, to play the mighty Annan Athletic.
I shall be at home, counting the spoons.