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Very interesting discussion on Radio 5, I think the Monday night Club. I didn't listen to the Ronaldo thing by the way. They were talking about players being more likely to go abroad as the 50% tax rate kicks in in this country. Not something I had thought about. Was I being naive?


What date were you talking about for the Hamlets?

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> Matthew, my comment was in response to Micks'...

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I think Mick was saying, and quite rightly, that what ever language Ronaldo had spoken it would have all translated as bollox.

The 50% tax thing was obvious...I was amazed it wasn't bought up more as an example at the time (the situation compunded by depreciating sterling too). Flash Gordon's envy tax driving out talent at all levels including overpaid footballers but an example of where it can affect one of the things that we currently lead the world in...

Recent artcle...


Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso warned this week that high taxes and the weak pound might be scaring off talented footballers from coming to England. When Alonso signed for Liverpool in 2007 he agreed a contract worth ?96,200 per week. The weakness in the pound has seen that drop to ?76,700 a week. The new 50p tax rate comes in next April and that is likely to lop another few thousand off of his salary, taking his weekly take home pay down to ?69,000 a week, which is ?27,200 less per week compared to his salary in 2007. Overall, Alonso fears he could end up losing nearly ?1.2 million per year.

red devil Wrote:

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> Thanks for another explanation Matthew, my comment

> was actually a play on Mick saying he couldn't

> speak Spanish...


I just used it as another vehicle to reiterate Ronaldo was talking bollox ;-)

I'd have thought that the top players already have tax schemes in place to avoid paying excessive taxes so not sure whether they will be as fully affected as what it may seem. The gulf between what the top players are being paid in the Premiership over what they could achieve on the continent seems to have more than enough margin to offset upto 10% more tax and dwindled exchange rate.

red devil Wrote:

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> Recent artcle...

>

> Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso warned

> this week that high taxes and the weak pound might

> be scaring off talented footballers from coming to

> England. When Alonso signed for Liverpool in 2007

> he agreed a contract worth ?96,200 per week. The

> weakness in the pound has seen that drop to

> ?76,700 a week. The new 50p tax rate comes in next

> April and that is likely to lop another few

> thousand off of his salary, taking his weekly take

> home pay down to ?69,000 a week, which is ?27,200

> less per week compared to his salary in 2007.

> Overall, Alonso fears he could end up losing

> nearly ?1.2 million per year.



Jeez - I can understand that he would want to leave - noone could get by in Liverpool on only ?69,000 a week. You'd have to beg, borrow and steal to survive - like the rest of them.

Ah so whilst I refrain from having a go at Man U because people are offended with remarks like 'lazy bones', a campaign of abuse against anything Liverpool has been stepped up with a third member joining the boat.. well lads enjoy your paddle because soon you'll be sinking fast once the Kopites open with some fresh volleys!! ;-)

red devil Wrote:

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> Recent artcle...

>

> Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso warned

> this week that high taxes and the weak pound might

> be scaring off talented footballers from coming to

> England. When Alonso signed for Liverpool in 2007

> he agreed a contract worth ?96,200 per week. The

> weakness in the pound has seen that drop to

> ?76,700 a week. The new 50p tax rate comes in next

> April and that is likely to lop another few

> thousand off of his salary, taking his weekly take

> home pay down to ?69,000 a week, which is ?27,200

> less per week compared to his salary in 2007.

> Overall, Alonso fears he could end up losing

> nearly ?1.2 million per year.



My heart bleeds for the mercenary bastard.

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