Tax evasion fine increased to 800k

Jonny see your point but if the 'crimes' are not related to the football why should they apply?

Best also see your point,but what he has done is personal in italy,in an ideal world it wouldn't be so,but an ideal world.........

Jamie,thanks for that,ok was not him,but the family has taken them from the prem to league 1.
More fans ripped off.

I'm not defending either of them mate, Karl is an FL colleague of Shaun ''without socks'' Harvey. Blackpool fans have been holding protests this season at every home game.

Jaime was not a pop at you mate,
Just this fit and proper persons thing is a total joke.

Let's just all agree that the Oystons are
Sh 1 T Peddlers and a complete
Waste of skin and oxygen.

Este, a football club is a unique business in which the customer base relationship makes it similar to a monopoly.

The opportunity for high crimes and misdemeanours is huge.

Accordingly, the governing body has an obligation to protect this customer base.

I am sure we can all agree that an owner lining his pockets with fan money and then cheating HMRC, creditors or others is not in the public interest at large.

As fans, shouldn't we expect to be protected in this manner?

I believe that in the not so distant past there was considerable discussion of the government passing tighter regulation on professional sports, football in particular, under a female sports minister (Hoey?). The FA, FL and others were up in arms about it and they promised to do more to self regulate.

I am open to be corrected on any inaccuracies on that.

Cases still to be heard on a second boat, a range rover and another for embezzlement.

Not to mention talk of match fixing allegations and irregularities concerning Cagliari's ground.

Just wondering what/how he is gaining from bringing in these crocks on loan.

What a guy. Only the terminally stupid would still be supporting him, surely?

A couple of really good reads, for those of you who read books :

http://www.proz-x.com/stephanlangdon/Library/URCORE/Soccernomics,%203e.pdf

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/mar/02/sportandleisure.sport

Seeing as these cases relate to his ownership of Leeds it would be no surprise if Cellino were charging all his costs for these now to the club.

So, why is it not as simple as "if something has nothing to do with the club it can't be charged to or paid for by the club?"..

People using football clubs to pay their private fiddles should automatically be thrown out of football, they're a disgrace to football/sport and to the trust they are supposed to be giving the fans and staff of the clubs they own/represent!..

It all started long long ago, but got blown out of proportion when the Premier league and TV took hold, and sadly, its here to stay!..

And them two between them are the biggest problem of all!.