This is exactly the line our solicitor director should be taking when we appeal! If HMRC are after football then pretty much every admin will result the club needing to be punished. so those on the brink of administration should be voting Leeds way!
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 13:08:15 -0400> To: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]; [email protected]> Subject: Re: [LU] Time to get back > to the footy> > > > >>Why do you continue to see those entities, doing their > duty/job and trying> to enforce clearly established rules as a threat? They > are clearly not a> threat to anyone who follows the rules.<<> > I suggest you > read the KPMG document.> > FL says only acceptable way out of admin is via > CVA.> > HMRC says it will challenge every CVA because of football creditors > rule.> > Courts will therefore not approve CVA due to HMRC challenge> > Club > can therefore not exit admin.> > So fi you follow the FL rules, you cannot > exit admin. The administrator has > to sell the club instead - which breaks > the rule. > > That means HMRC is a threat to any club entering > admininstration, for > whatever reason.> > Can't you see this??> > > > > > >>The actions of our chairman are what brought the threat down upon our> > club... (when not threatening to close us down, himself).<<> > > How do you > know? And remember that a lot of what Bates comes out with is > pure > bluster...> > > >>HMRC may, or may not challenge every future CVA. Only the > future will tell;> however, I doubt that they will be challenging many, if > any on the same> grounds as the ones on which they challenged ours.<<> > Read > the KPMG document.> > "HMRC had voted against the CVA in accordance with its > policy to vote > against CVAs that provide for "football creditors" to be > treated differently from > the general body of unsecured creditors."> > The > crucial words are "in accordance with its policy"> > So every time, not "may > or may not".> > HMRC used to enjoy preferential creditor status - claiming > 100% of their > debts, while the Bob's Disocs of this world got nowt. Now > Bob's disco at least > gets a few pence in the pound, same as HMRC. But > footballers get the lot - and > HMRC don't like it. Hence the "policy" to > challenge all CVAs.> > You're quick to pull up others on facts, yet you, as > usual, spout forth your > usual anti-Bates rhetoric without concern for > reality.> > > > >>No mention Football creditors, (regardless of what, you > believe to be their> ultimate motive) just a challenge to the basic honesty > and validity of some> very suspicious voting rights. A court could have > sorted that one out, if> allowed; but, again we will probably now never > know.<<> > > Again, read the KPMG document before speculating - it shows > pretty clearly > that the position was made impossible through HMRC's > "policy".> > > > >>It's over...your side won...You no longer have to deflect > the criticism > from> your leader and unfortunately our chairman.... His > tactics worked, albeit> with a little collateral damage to the team and > supporters.<<> > > My side is Leeds United. What's yours? > > > >>The thing > that matters now is that what has happened is unfair to players> and > supporters and as a group we can campaign for better treatment all> around. > Still whining about the very people you need help and/or sympathy> from is, > as you are so fond of saying counter productive.<<> > > Who's whining? The > only whining is from the anti-Bates brigade. Is your > letter to Lord > Mawhinney in the post yet?> > > > >>We all now seem to be moving in the same > direction, if not quite marching > in> step.<<> > > Let's hope so. We still > have a strong chance to overturn or substantially > reduce the 15pt penalty > if we do the right things, and find the right targets,> > Mark> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> the Leeds List is an > unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for > the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list> > [email protected]> > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist> Join The Leeds United > Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org _________________________________________________________________ Celeb spotting – Play CelebMashup and win cool prizes https://www.celebmashup.com/index2.html _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org
