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They knew the league, the club and weren't sold a dream byt certain mysterious figures. Everyone gave 100% and played for the badge. They weren't cheap overseas imports who need to adapt to both a new way of life but also club and league. This season we had 3/4 new overseas players all who will have to change their whole lives while playing in the toughest league in the world. Recipe for disaster.

I’ve taken a look at the relevant Indian tax law (I must get a better hobby 😄😄) and it would appear foreign losses can be offset against domestic profits.

I think we are lucky in the fact that Sheffield Wednesday are in the league. As only 2 teams fighting for the play offs makes it a touch easier. however on paper we are the worst team in the league at the moment.

I'm not that far from you in that, but he would be a considerable loss in terms of quality, and one I can see them being receptive to.

What I will add is that even once an arrangement is made - the initial fee will likely be a few £100K at most, with the lions share being based on future appearances, his part (if any) in Newcastle's successes, International appearances, sell on % etc - Rovers will probably never announce it anyway

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So true. Just thinking, what will be the monumental f*ck up this time?! Forgetting that deadline day is 2nd Feb or thinking it's midnight, signing a player with the same name, signing a woman, putting Blackburn Athletic on the form, paying in the wrong currency?! Anything goes at Rovers in the last week of a window..

as per the previous post, no settlement had been agreed as of early November (according to Nixon).

For what as happened, at this club in the last week of the transfer window in recent years ! Literally anything is possible !

I'd have no view on it at all because whatever the tax laws of the Country might be at any particular point is completely out of my control.

Raya another, I'm sure there are more. Phillips?

Surely to God they won't register Hedges either?

I know others disagree, but I dont think he's worth THAT much. Personally I wouldn't go beyond £2m for him and that's an absolute stretch. I think the Club would be keener to offload Pears if only because he's probably on the higher wage of the two.

It's the case, I'm afraid. If you were an Indian taxpayer how would you feel about effectively subsidising part of the wages of UK based footballers ?

In the absence of the Club providing confirmation of the position it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that there has been no settlement?

I find it hard to believe that a Company can not off set losses from an overseas division against profits at home as long as it's all part of the same group of Companies but I'll bow to the knowledge of someone who knows more about it like Herbie or Wilesden.

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VLL owns the club in England but itself is owned and funded by the VH group in India. Therefore the funding of that venture is withing the VH group accounts as expenses to keep it afloat. So that money will be minus from the profits or income of the VH group so obviously it'll have an effect on the tax side of things over there. Regardless of it being in England and the clubs losses tend to be more or less in line with VLL. So not too different to the North End set up i assume in terms of group accounting. Jack used his Rosedale Investments (?) to fund the club i think and that was registered in Jersey. I'm sure funding the club helped shave a bit off his tax bill within that investment vehicle if it was making money elsewhere.

Probably still waiting for Pasha to sign off the tribunal admin fee (£300).

26 isn’t it?

I'm not sure where he's originally from (midlands?), but you're right that it's a factor. I'm a northern boy and it would take a huge amount of persuasion (and money) to even make me consider moving down south, in this context.

Toth.

Im quite surprised an Alebiosu, Cantwell or Tronstad hasn't left yet. Let alone someone who isn't being used like Pickering/Ribeiro/Pears Nothing whatsoever surprises me anymore with this lot. I wouldn't be altogether surprised if they panicked and spent more than expected before the end of the window or we saw another last minute Hyam style departure without a suitable replacement despite our predicament.

I just don't think what you've been told adds up,I've learned that in 15 years,to not take anything at face value. If someone had enough will and enough money to buy Rovers and Venkys were willing sellers, there's not a chance would it be blocked by Pasha.