really?

i have no idea tbh, i just lazily figured it would get the usual slap on the wrist and a possible suspended sentence that white-collar crime normally seems to attract

a little look on Google is telling me Lester Piggott and the former Darlington chairman did do some time though

fingers-crossed then...

Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on January 23rd 2012 at 16:29:00

Message Thread

Anyone following the Redknapp case on Twitter? (Other Football) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Jan 23, 16:03:53
- I am guessing these odds may change rather soon.... (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 16:29:21
  - How come they are offering odds for Jewell, but not Lambert lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Klobo04, Jan 23, 16:41:57
    - David McNally gave them one of his stares (n/m) (Other Football) - scruffy, Jan 23, 16:45:33
      - One of his 'Dont even think about it' stares? (n/m) (Other Football) - Klobo04, Jan 23, 16:46:13
        
        One of those "if you even think about it, I'll snap you like a dry twig" stares (n/m) (Other Football) - scruffy, Jan 23, 16:48:25
    - SSSShhhhhhhhhhhhh (n/m) (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Jan 23, 16:42:55
      - On second thoughts.... (Other Football) - Klobo04, Jan 23, 16:43:48
        
        Lambo being Scottish might have something to do with it. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 16:44:13
        
        Baconface is on it. (n/m) (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Jan 23, 16:45:59
        
        Doesnt stop Fergie or Moyes being on the list (Other Football) - Klobo04, Jan 23, 16:45:45
  - Got to be worth a punt on Gary Neville, following his stellar displays on Sky Sports (n/m) (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Jan 23, 16:31:53
    - We don't know how his man management skills are but good point that tactically he may well (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 16:33:09
- I'm following it on Triffer (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jan 23, 16:26:18
- He made 300,000 on the Rio Ferdinand transfer! (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 23, 16:25:21
  - How did he manage that? (Other Football) - Klobo04, Jan 23, 16:28:20
- Don't see why Harry has given money back to Mandaric, probably not relevent but strange. (n/m) (Other Football) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Jan 23, 16:15:34
  - A form of laundering ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 16:28:00
  - maybe that'll be the defence (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 23, 16:17:25
    - Cor, if that's his defence he's had it!! (n/m) (Other Football) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Jan 23, 16:18:26
      - John Kelsey-Fry would make it rather more convincingly, I suspect (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 23, 16:20:02
        
        Wonder how much he charges? More than I'll see in a lifetime I expect. (n/m) (Other Football) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Jan 23, 16:21:39
        
        ... (Other Football) - jafski, Jan 23, 16:22:42
        
        . (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Jan 23, 16:38:32
        
        Genuine lol (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 23, 16:26:27
        
        I'm surprised the image isn't all blurry due to his twitching (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 16:35:29
        
        Jeez, Redknapp looks like he's aged 15 years. (n/m) (Other Football) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Jan 23, 16:23:47
        
        Looks more like Sven than Harry! (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 16:35:51
- ha (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 23, 16:14:21
  - Thing is I reckon he's been up to so much for such a long time its.. (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 23, 16:15:31
    - trying to dodge tax on a 150k payment? That's enough, I'd have thought. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 23, 16:16:36
      - what would that equate to him having effectively 'stolen' off the taxpayer i wonder? (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 16:19:13
        
        I think the courts and HMRC generally take a rather dim view (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 23, 16:21:15
        
        really? (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 16:29:00
        
        40% (n/m) (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Jan 23, 16:20:06
        
        Plus interest (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 23, 16:21:03
- So Redknapp was getting 10% of any transfers when at Pompey (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 23, 16:11:05
  - Holloway has/had the same arrangement at Blackpool (n/m) (Other Football) - mr chimp, Jan 23, 16:17:04
    - Quite a few managers do, but not all pay the money into an offshore account to avoid tax (n/m) (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Jan 23, 16:18:54
      - Dario Gradi's was even larger than 10% wasn't it ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 16:36:17
      - A lot of players use the image rights dodge (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 23, 16:34:08
    - Iposted a few days ago - during the ongoing Pulis / Gillingham case, (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 23, 16:18:39
  - 10% while director of football, 5% while manager (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 16:12:41
  - Profit on transfers (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 23, 16:12:37
    - Sorry yes profit on transfers. no wonder he's always had such a high turnover of players! (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 23, 16:13:59
- can't get Twitter at work, but the Guardian are also publishing their tweets to their site (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 16:07:52
  - Seems like he was entitled to a 10% cut of any transfer profit made (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 23, 16:12:13
    - Looks like Crouch transfer went through 9 days after Redknapp changed from DOF to Manager, (Other Football) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Jan 23, 16:14:03
    - Ok, so it was 5% when he became manager (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 23, 16:13:23
- love it if he got sent down...... (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jan 23, 16:06:48

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