: Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:30 am  

Beverley red wrote:

As far as I am aware Wales is subject to the same tax laws as the rest of th UK, From what I read non of the clubs have broken any rules Tax or RL salary cap, its just that the rules have been chalanged by HMRC to screw yet more cash out of people & it would not suprise me if they try & make it retrospective they seem to be a law unto themself. They did it ten years ago when they came after clubs for tax & national insurance that overseas (self employed)players had not paid & returned home owing cash, My company got stung as they had to pay up because HMRC were to lazy to go after contracters who have disapeared abroad. I have dealings with them a lot & I just wonder if realise who they are supposed to work for as the are not doing Britsh companys any good at all & there just seems no way to challenge them.

They = Catalans, I was bought up in an era when sports clubs were always referred to in the plural - don't know when all this Yankee nonsense started!!

rl : Fri Apr 03, 2009 6:10 pm  

Wigan may be one of the four not involved.
Under Whelan's ownership he would not allow the club to pay image rights or enter into Player Benifit Trusts.
I've heard that said many times at meetings when he was the owner and it was well known other clubs were operating these systems.