So the tax man tried to repo our stuff... (1 Viewer)

[skyblu3sk]

Then found out it all belonged to the ACL earlier on in the week now paid the tax bill of half a million

 

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[skybluetelford]

Really ?

Is this true ? The baliffs were in ?

 

[Covstu]

What stuff did they try to take??

 

[skyblu3sk]

What stuff did they try to take??

Fixtures and fittings etc which of course belong to ACL quite funny when you think about it all they would be able to take is crests and stuff from the club shop...

 

[sternslovchild]

What stuff did they try to take??

They tried to take Carl Baker but he out ran them.

 

[ashbyjan]

They caught McSheffrey as he couldn't be bothered to run but gave him back when they realised he wasn't worth more than the cost of the petrol they'd used to get to Cov from Birmingham

 

[ccfcway]

they started in the trophy cabinet.....

 

[The CableGuy]

TAX officials swooped on the Ricoh Arena this week as Coventry City teetered on the brink of administration.

The HMRC team, aiming to seize assets to cover the club’s unpaid PAYE bill, went away empty-handed because all the fixtures and fittings belong to ACL, the company that runs the stadium.

The Sky Blues had to hand over nearly £500,000 on Tuesday to clear that debt after securing fresh funds from owners Sisu, who have now pumped around £30million into the club since their 2007 takeover.

But a source at the Arena confirmed that it was a highly embarrassing and awkward incident for ACL, who are particularly keen to protect their reputation after winning the right to stage qualifying matches for next year’s Olympics.

Read More http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/co...ity-cash-crisis-92746-28435564/#ixzz1IAiJ1FNU
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[The CableGuy]

they started in the trophy cabinet.....

That means they took that cup we won after our pre-season victory at Northampton a few seasons ago......gits!

 

[ccfcadz]

They could have taken the seats, we don't need them

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

I'd love to have been there to see that. It's almost hilarious, if it wasn't so desperate. I quite like the "ineptitude of the taxman" element, considering they wouldn't have needed to do much research to find out we own zilch% of the stadium.
I can picture them turning up in a threatening, menacing, demanding manner..grabbing stuff and being told by the receptionist "No, you can't have that, they don't own it. Nor that..or that...nope, not that either. They don't own anything! Go away!"
Maybe a "Get Me Hennimore!" Mitchell & Webb sketch in it, perhaps? Views, Sir Digby?

 

[Disorganised1]

They could have had the revolving door on the manager's office.