Fit and proper persons

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Im afraid the fit and proper person test is just a joke. How do you think most of these Far Eastern, Russian or any other millionaire make their money. I would think very few make it in entirely legitimate ways. Tax dodges, foreign off shore accounts etc. Any one of them can produce a dossier showing just how legit their businesses are but we all know that they are not. How do the FA/FL/PREM prove that they aren't legit? They can only go on what is put in front of them and I would suggest any decent accountant with a multi billion company can produce accounts that look ok. If that's what is put in front of the 3 football authorities how can they prove otherwise especially if at the time of presentation they bloke has no history of court cases etc. If it comes out afterwards when they get found out what can the football authorities do. They have done everything they are able to do and then it goes tits up.
 
Apparently Chelino's takeover at the WS will go ahead if he can prove he has ongoing funding access to support the club, no problem with his shady past or the fact he may face further criminal charges!
 
It'd be interesting to see examples of those that have failed the test. I think the Rotherham chairman got kicked out for going bust twice.

The Test:

The Premier League has tighter restrictions than the rest of the Football League and Football Conference. In general, a businessman will fail the test if:

They have power or influence over another Football League club
They hold a significant interest in another Football League club
They become prohibited by law from being a director
They are filing for bankruptcy
They have been director of a club while it has suffered two or more unconnected events of insolvency
They have been a director of two or more clubs of which, while they have been director, has suffered an event of insolvency
 
Irish Tiger said:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-26413378

So, how did he escape the net, there are probably a few more like him. Money always talks.
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When he bought the club why would he fail the test?

He was arrested 3+ years ago, it has taken longer than this to build & present a case against him.

Do you expect the FL & PL to be building criminal cases against potential owners? They can only base their decision on information available. When he bought the club he hadn't been arrested nor was he guilty of any offence.

I dare say he would fail the test now, but there is more information available & his circumstances are totally different to the time when he purchased the club.

It appears a bit daft to be asking "how did he escape the net?" He wasn't guilty of anything when the net was cast.

Do you expect that the footballing decision makers be an assembly of forseers?
 
tigers40 said:
Im afraid the fit and proper person test is just a joke. How do you think most of these Far Eastern, Russian or any other millionaire make their money. I would think very few make it in entirely legitimate ways. Tax dodges, foreign off shore accounts etc. Any one of them can produce a dossier showing just how legit their businesses are but we all know that they are not. How do the FA/FL/PREM prove that they aren't legit? They can only go on what is put in front of them and I would suggest any decent accountant with a multi billion company can produce accounts that look ok. If that's what is put in front of the 3 football authorities how can they prove otherwise especially if at the time of presentation they bloke has no history of court cases etc. If it comes out afterwards when they get found out what can the football authorities do. They have done everything they are able to do and then it goes tits up.
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In fairness if I was a multi millionaire I'd have an offshore bank account
 
tigers40 said:
I think we all would because it is a legal way of not paying taxes. I was actually talking about money laundering through those sort of accounts.
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Yeah those people are ****s.

I hated how Jimmy Carr got slated for having a quality off shore account so had paid hardly any taxes. David Cameron went in a paddy because he saw it as tax evasiom. Why would anyone want to be raped by taxes even more than normal just to suit the pompous ****ers running the country? Not me.
 
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