John Barnes

[red g]

****ing ridiculous that these people aren't PAYE and anything earned privately they don't set aside money for tax. If he owes £240k in tax then it means he's earned £600k or there abouts. More fool.him if he spent it

not sure about now, but 10 years ago I used to live near and know quite a few of the ex pro's from Boro and Leeds, The amount of them that went bankrupt after playing was ridiculous and while they were not on the mega monrey now they were still earning millions.

[Angryred]

not sure about now, but 10 years ago I used to live near and know quite a few of the ex pro's from Boro and Leeds, The amount of them that went bankrupt after playing was ridiculous and while they were not on the mega monrey now they were still earning millions.

Just kept a lavish lifestyle that wasn't sustainable.

[Venton]

One of my relatives worked at an aviation firm in the south west and John Barnes used to use them to get helicopters up country to attend birthday parties rather than get the train. These were in the days when trains were a lot cheaper and much more reliable. Said he was a lovely bloke though.

[Norbs]

Taxes are so high in this country.

Nah, they're low

[Cormack74]

Taxes are so high in this country.

Nah, they're low

I just googled this out of interest, the info is 8 years out of date but it seems pretty chunky to me.

The average household will pay more than £825,000 in taxes over a lifetime according to analysis by a campaign group.

The research found that a family with average household earnings of £41,027 would pay £826,030 in direct and indirect taxes over the course of a lifetime, a 2.7% increase on the figure calculated last year.

The Taxpayers' Alliance (TPA) analysis suggests the bill includes £287,963 in income tax, £169,371 in VAT, £107,045 in national insurance contributions and £65,068 in council tax.

The lifetime bill is calculated in 2014/15 prices and is based on a working household's direct and indirect taxes for 44 years and then a retired household's tax bill for 15 years.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/revealed-how-much-tax-youll-8725459

[Kenneth]

That’s just numbers, where’s the interpretation come from?

Roads, MRI machines, landfill sites, aircraft carriers, etc etc, it’s expensive ****, so obviously the numbers involved are going to be chunky.

[Cormack74]

That’s just numbers, where’s the interpretation come from?

Roads, MRI machines, landfill sites, aircraft carriers, etc etc, it’s expensive ****, so obviously the numbers involved are going to be chunky.

Try the Taxpayers Alliance presumably if you're interested.

[EwarWoo]

https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/en/data-insights/tax-to-gdp-ratios

[Fivex]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-66806900

Italia 90: Former England footballer selling shirts from World Cup

[Yozza]

Signed for us 38 years ago today

[Deano]

Met him in January in Chester - 500 crammed into that room - Could not move an inch - Lives in Heswall

[John Barnes]

My favourite LFC player and a reds legend.. Barnes, Beardsley and Aldridge...what a trio ..such a shame they never got to play in europe.

[Tatterdemalion]

Signed for us 38 years ago today

God that makes me feel old. I was so excited. Now I'm like - 'meh' - now I know how old dogs feel when your throw a ball in front them. 'Get it yourself, dick head'.

[Tatterdemalion]

My favourite LFC player and a reds legend.. Barnes, Beardsley and Aldridge...what a trio ..such a shame they never got to play in europe.

Don't forget Houghton, who was immense

[DerKrampus]

Don't forget Houghton, who was immense

And that goal against Italy - unbelievable moment for Irish fans!