What players are still with Shels?

Originally Posted by Peadar

He's more likely to end up at Waterford...

My moneys on Cobh.

Originally Posted by galwayhoop

either is hawkins

Hawkins is getting married so that will be the end of him. Look what hasppened to Kevin Hunt!

Originally Posted by wws

no one with long service tax payment records in the republic will sign for Derry.
they need a certain number of years unbroken to avail of the tax back for sports people - fenlon sniffed around but they wont budge.

sorry boys but uze are as disadvantaged as backwaters like cork (that no dub willl sign for)

Thank God for partition!!! That's a great advanatage!! Gives us that edge when it comes to community and passion for the club than having the usual merchants doing the rounds.

Originally Posted by lofty9

Thank God for partition!!! That's a great advanatage!! Gives us that edge when it comes to community and passion for the club than having the usual merchants doing the rounds.

Certainly agree that it has proved an advantage in keeping away from the current round of the mercenary merry-go-round.

But in the long-term this, added to us having to pay VAT on gate receipts is a real negative.

I've long dreamed that Derry City could build a new stadium down by Coshquin with one half of the pitch on each side of the border. We could then evade tax in both jurisdictions (a la Slab Murphy), by retreating into the other half of the pitch whilst frustrated taxmen would have to stop at the halfway line and shake their fists in a bizarre Dukes of Hazard type way.

In fact, I'm surprised Ollie hasn't thought of this already....

http://www.shelbournefc.ie/players.php

At present.

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

I've long dreamed that Derry City could build a new stadium down by Coshquin with one half of the pitch on each side of the border.

"We all live in the randy Coshquin..."

Needs a bit of work, perhaps.

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

Certainly agree that it has proved an advantage in keeping away from the current round of the mercenary merry-go-round.

But in the long-term this, added to us having to pay VAT on gate receipts is a real negative.

I've long dreamed that Derry City could build a new stadium down by Coshquin with one half of the pitch on each side of the border. We could then evade tax in both jurisdictions (a la Slab Murphy), by retreating into the other half of the pitch whilst frustrated taxmen would have to stop at the halfway line and shake their fists in a bizarre Dukes of Hazard type way.

In fact, I'm surprised Ollie hasn't thought of this already....

yeah I hear the Derry squad play for free....
in Brandywell Stadium, on Lollipop Road near Gumdrop Lane!

Originally Posted by wws

yeah I hear the Derry squad play for free....
in Brandywell Stadium, on Lollipop Road near Gumdrop Lane!

You didn't get the irony detector for Christmas after all WWS?

Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

You didn't get the irony detector for Christmas after all WWS?

you joking me dcfcsteve borrowed mine and destoyed the bleedin thing

Originally Posted by Gareth

http://www.shelbournefc.ie/players.php

At present.

At least Ennis and Mulhall should get a game now!!!!

I will now answer the question in alphabetical order:

BAKER, Richie...


That is all.

I don't know if eL players look at it but the tax rebate for sports people is considerabel especially for the higher earners. Taking the example of eL players earning 70k the tax rebate while not able to draw down for 10 years is worth at least 15% top up.

I'd be surprised if a high earner such as jason Byrne was due over 200k+ tax back after his best 10 years. Its like a short term pension. was not aware tax years had to be concurrent.

Originally Posted by wws

you joking me dcfcsteve borrowed mine and destoyed the bleedin thing

You mean I plugged it in and found the 'on' button for you......

Originally Posted by Peadar

"We all live in the randy Coshquin..."

Needs a bit of work, perhaps.

'We love quim, in the randy Coshquin..!'

Taaaaaxxxxxiiiiiiiiii !

Originally Posted by pete

I don't know if eL players look at it but the tax rebate for sports people is considerabel especially for the higher earners. Taking the example of eL players earning 70k the tax rebate while not able to draw down for 10 years is worth at least 15% top up.

Assuming they can produce P60's for their full wages, which might be a fairly big assumption....

Originally Posted by wws

no one with long service tax payment records in the republic will sign for Derry.
they need a certain number of years unbroken to avail of the tax back for sports people - fenlon sniffed around but they wont budge.

Any idea of the actual figures? I know Shane Byrne (rugby) left for Saracens for a big payday on the assumption that he'd be able to come back to Ireland and finish his career here, thus availing of the taxback on his earnings from when he played for Leinster.

Originally Posted by Macy

Assuming they can produce P60's for their full wages, which might be a fairly big assumption....

Exactly, a lot of the big-earners are screwed when they come to collect their back tax.

Incidentally, a former Pats player has just been done by the Revenue because Pats claimed his tax credits despite the fact that they were used up in his other job. He get's done, Pats don't. Not the Revenue's fault but the FAI should be looking into this kind of financial cheating.

KOH

Who?

As far as I know the tax incentive only applies to your 5 highest earning years over a ten year period as a professional sportsman.

It's the only reason Malcolm O'Kelly and Brian O'Driscoll didn't go to France when offered deals there.

Afaik it's your 10 best years.

I didn't think they had to be consecutive though, but that would make sense given the idea behind it, to incentivise top sportspeople to stay in Ireland.
Otherwise they could spend their peak years abroad and still avail of up to 10 years tax rebates.

Originally Posted by charliesboots

Who?

Hang on a minute while I tell some random punter on the internet.

KOH