Good morning.
We moan about the InterLull, but it’s actually been quite eventful. We discovered that football is Clan run and …I was told to remove my blog on those leaked online documents on Arry & the CPS by the Metropolitan Police.
Undaunted, here’s some more dirt for your delectation.
Karren Brady has been banging the hard done by drum with gusto for sometime now. But events in the High Court this week indicate that she may have something to complain about. Brady’s barristers believe that her telephone records were, ‘unlawfully obtained by subterfuge.’
At a time where phone hacking is revealed as having been quite commonplace and 100% distasteful – as well as completely illegal – the public reaction toward this type of behaviour if proved, won’t be good. Nor ought it. Tottenham need to come out of swinging here and distance themselves from activity that might place them in the public mind as feeding from the same trough as West Ham.
Tottenham appear to have smelt a rat in relation to the OS deal and engaged the services of PKF Forensic Accountants. What do they do for a living? Their site is here and so you can draw your own conclusions.
I can cope with a bit of rooting through dustbins, after all nobody’s very likely to phone you up out of the blue and tell you that they are up to no good. But this has all the hallmarks of something deeply unpleasant. West Ham have despite their poker faces been embarrassed by the revelation that – shall we say – the process’ waters were muddied. But does that give anyone who’s interested a green light to break the law? All we know so far is that 2 people were arrested in connection allegations of fraud/spying and both bailed.
Neither Tottenham nor their agents can hide behind a defence of, ‘yeah, but look what we found’ in this matter. Equally it will get very messy very quickly if the finger is pointing an accusing finger at PKF and suggesting that they overstepped the mark. This undoubtedly a shadowy world we’re getting a glimpse of here. The case continues…
and other than the money side, if we were tobe found guilty then that’s the end of Daniel LEvy’s career in football
(of course some may think that I good thing, but over all you can’t argue with what he’s acheived)
probably worrying about nothing, but I have so many Spammer mates, will be a nightmare if this all goes wrong
Don’t worry mate. Just say things like “we’ll see” and “possibly”.
Wet Sham fans do not understand any word with more than two syllables. Suggest you substitute “maybe” for “possibly”.
Roger that! My bad.
they are forensic accountants and high profile ones at that. not a bunch of 1970’s Philip Glenister-style whisky drinking, chain smoking, unshaven geezers to whom the rule book means nothing. I’d be amazed if THFC were held in any way liable for fraudulent acts of PKF, let alone the actions of a firm employed by PKF.
dita
that’s the problem though
they are forensic accountants
So what exactly DID we hire them for if not this kind of thing?
that;s what we’re going to have to explain
take a look at their website using HH’s link above. they provide expertise on litigation and a whole load of other bona fide services. litigation is a dirty business and we need someone to advise us, so we hire them, it seems legal to me. of course that’s not to say there isn’t a smoking gun somewhere but I guess we’ll find out soon enough. the judge’s use of the word “subterfuge” was interestnig as this word means “a plan, action, or device designed to hide a real objective, or the process of hiding a real objective”. Sneaky but not illegal?