Marcus Bent

Marcus Bent

Mr Bent played for clubs including Wigan Athletic, Charlton Athletic, Everton and Leicester City.
He also played as a striker for Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town and Birmingham City during his career.
He is believed to have retired from football in 2012.

Nice for the BBC to miss us out completely.
 

Marcus Bent

Nada Bee said:
Mr Bent played for clubs including Wigan Athletic, Charlton Athletic, Everton and Leicester City.
He also played as a striker for Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town and Birmingham City during his career.
He is believed to have retired from football in 2012.

Nice for the BBC to miss us out completely.
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...and guess which team he made the most appearances for..? :rolleyes: :laugh:
 

Marcus Bent

Nada Bee said:
Mr Bent played for clubs including Wigan Athletic, Charlton Athletic, Everton and Leicester City.
He also played as a striker for Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town and Birmingham City during his career.
He is believed to have retired from football in 2012.

Nice for the BBC to miss us out completely.
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We're a family club we don't have riff raff players.?
 

Marcus Bent

Marcus Bent

Could probably start a pretty decent prison XI soon with Adam Johnson joining him soon...and Javier Mascherano being sentenced to a year also!
 

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Bush Tuckerman said:
Could probably start a pretty decent prison XI soon with Adam Johnson joining him soon...and Javier Mascherano being sentenced to a year also!
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Hmmmm what could they call themselves.... how about... oldham athletic
 

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bee bee ramones said:
one law for them, one law for us.
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Get more for slapping a steward at a football match.... Justice system is a joke all about either having no cash or lots of cash. Its the mugs in the middle who get shafted
 

Marcus Bent

Numpty. Idiot. Fool. An ass. Plus any other word/s you wish to use.
 

Marcus Bent

Judging by the reports of his previous arrest,the guy seems to have some fairly serious drug/personal issues.

Feel a bit sorry for him but,seriously,how do you get caught getting on it at Chessington WOA?
 

Marcus Bent

He has almost the same name as Marcus Bean
 

Marcus Bent

There is an element of risk in all substances, but cocaine leads to more nasty situations than most, in my limited experience, especially when people have prodigious sums of money.
 

Marcus Bent

The Joker said:
Got away with a £385 fine, with £85 costs.
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what's the point of a suspended sentence if you commit another crime and get a slap on the wrist....he cd have potentially killed a tiny child if he'd dropped that at a flaming theme park...hopefully Bent gets a proper punishment next time he messes up
 
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hanworthbee said:
what's the point of a suspended sentence if you commit another crime and get a slap on the wrist....he cd have potentially killed a tiny child if he'd dropped that at a flaming theme park...hopefully Bent gets a proper punishment next time he messes up
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The press reports say his previously suspended sentence was for affray and possession of cocaine. Maybe the courts see affray as more serious and if he had committed that again the suspended bit would have been revoked and he'd be behind bars? :shrug:
 

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hanworthbee said:
I don't agree..he's a total **** and the more druggies banged up the better
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is he selling it? it's his personally problem why on earth would he get banged up for personal for? it's ****ing paedophile's that shouldn't be ever allowed out..
 

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hanworthbee said:
he got arrested didn't he?
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anyone who has anything gets arrested now, the police must have known it wasn't for sale, it was his own..
 

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Brief reference here to his time playing in Indonesia(!):

[English coach Simon] McMenemy set about crafting his new side, with one of the first major decisions being which marquee player to sign. Former Premier League players Michael Essien, Peter Odemwingie and Didier Zokora are among those to turn out in Indonesian football in recent years - but Bhayangkara's new boss was after more than star power.

"In my first spell in Indonesia I signed Marcus Bent from Birmingham. He was an incredible guy, a lovely bloke, but he took a lot of time to manage on and off the pitch because he was new to Indonesia and found the new surroundings difficult.

"I wanted to avoid that again - why sign Robin van Persie if you have to focus all your time on helping Robin van Persie settle in Indonesia? It's not fair on the other players."

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McMenemy brought Marcus Bent to Indonesia from Birmingham - and learned lessons from the experience

(More at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43163641 )
 

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You'll see more stories like this. HMRC are going after these "film" tax scams in a big way.
 

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Marcus Bent

Humblebee said:
I see he played for Brentford Athletic (!) between 1995 and 1998....
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We used to play them in the old Chiswick & District on a Sunday morning. Don't remember him ever playing against us!
 

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Not defending him at all, as he doesnt sound a pleasant individual, and was obviously trying to avoid paying tax BUT...

When are HMRC going to go after the professional advisors who marketed these schemes as legal and earned fortunes from them?

(and i say that as an accountant lol)
 

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Marcus Bent

High Street Bee said:
Not defending him at all, as he doesnt sound a pleasant individual, and was obviously trying to avoid paying tax BUT...

When are HMRC going to go after the professional advisors who marketed these schemes as legal and earned fortunes from them?

(and i say that as an accountant lol)
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They probably weren't illegal as such, just based on advice from a friendly barrister which proved to be incorrect. Such barristers will tell you what you want to hear.
 

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Humblebee said:
They probably weren't illegal as such, just based on advice from a friendly barrister which proved to be incorrect. Such barristers will tell you what you want to hear.
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Probably didn't involve barristers.
More likely to be questionable financial advisors / asset management bods who tried to push the boundaries of the law to avoid tax and went too far.
In some sense that's nothing wrong with that but you can imagine it was sold as all perfectly legal and no real risk of losing a fortune (as many did).
 

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IDontBeeLieveIt said:
Probably didn't involve barristers.
More likely to be questionable financial advisors / asset management bods who tried to push the boundaries of the law to avoid tax and went too far.
In some sense that's nothing wrong with that but you can imagine it was sold as all perfectly legal and no real risk of losing a fortune (as many did).
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Most of the pre-packaged tax avoidance schemes are sold to the client on the basis of being backed up by barristers' opinions. However, those barristers are by no means always correct.
 

Marcus Bent

Humblebee said:
Most of the pre-packaged tax avoidance schemes are sold to the client on the basis of being backed up by barristers' opinions. However, those barristers are by no means always correct.
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And the tax advisory departments of the big 4 accountancy firms and investment banks!
 

Marcus Bent

He never got over falling on that mirror.
 

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Humblebee said:
Most of the pre-packaged tax avoidance schemes are sold to the client on the basis of being backed up by barristers' opinions. However, those barristers are by no means always correct.
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ruislip bee said:
And the tax advisory departments of the big 4 accountancy firms and investment banks!
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Quite, an opinion is just that until it’s formally tested and found to be correct, or otherwise. It would have been in the small print somewhere.
 

Marcus Bent

Humblebee said:
Most of the pre-packaged tax avoidance schemes are sold to the client on the basis of being backed up by barristers' opinions. However, those barristers are by no means always correct.
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With you now.
 
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