Threat by ACC to wind up Phoenix

it's case closed ladies.

IBTL....

It's quite alright Dwyer. Much, much stupider things have been said about it before.

Being paid today.
Can we get on DomPost's case about Phil Kitchin and how he's a terrible journalist? The whole article reeks of scaremongering, doesn't actually offer any proper facts and merely points to an upcoming press conference. You could say that's deliberate, generating press out of nothing, but it just irritates me and I feel media agencies get away with it far too often. Blame America.

This is why Tony P is an absolute legend. Even though there seems to be a clear consensus that this is just muckraking journalism, for the former CEO to give the middle finger to ACC on behalf of the fans is legendary imo.

Tony P, we salute you

what ? people won't attend games because the owner paid fines on time........

I am convinced that they did this on purpose, to publically shame Terry into coughing up in full right now. And it worked.

Terry thank you, we love you!

I imagine there is little data in risk profile for Pro Footballers in NZ, so we're probably rated similarly to other NZ pro codes.

Jade North and Mckain in the AUS squad to play Paraguay. 

Teza2010-09-28 14:15:12

Is and was.

I think it was referring to North/Mckain, not you, and I think it was a joke.

Well then what are the ACC levies for?

Tony = legend.
youmomma get facts straight before tossing it upo eh. Not everyone in NZ pays ACC Employer Levies and it is based on case by case basis according to the risk that business faces. Army , Police all carry their own and part of that due to international case. This is different so if you have inside info about why Dr Kieth McLea decided to break policy and involve media please describe.

wolfman2010-09-28 14:54:41

Phoenix ACC debt paid

By PHIL KITCHIN - The Dominion Post Last updated 14:45 28/09/2010

LATEST: ACC says it is unfortunate that it took the threat of legal action for the Phoenix A-League football club to clear its debt.

Club owner Terry Serepisos today gave a bank cheque to ACC clearing the $260,000 debt owed for unpaid levies.

The club held a press conference this afternoon outlining the payment dispute the club had with ACC.

Brett Whyte, the director of Whyte Group which was brought in to help the deal with the ACC debt, said there had been a repayment plan in place. However, but the club missed a payment at the end of last month which prompted the legal action by ACC.

ACC spokesman Laurie Edwards confirmed that the bill had been paid and legal action withdrawn.

In a statement issued this afternoon, ACC acting chief executive Keith McLea said it was odd that the situation should "shock" Mr Serepisos since the football boss had known about it for some time.

ACC had not entered into an agreement with Century City Football last week as had been claimed, Dr McLea said.

Century City had offered another payment plan but this was declined based on ACC's previous experience with the club.

Mr Edwards said: "It is unfortunate that it took the threat of legal action to achieve this payment."

"But we are pleased it has been paid."

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/sport/football/4174252/Phoenix-ACC-debt-paid

YAY!

wolfman2010-09-28 15:20:29

It seems to me that the Phoenix have to have some sort of Insurance in Australia as well as pay ACC levies covering the same sort of thing.

I have no problem the Phoenix paying ACC levies if it was not compulsory for them to pay some form of Insurance on top of that in Australia (any extra insurance the Phoenix want to purchase is fine). I am not sure if the Australian insurance is due to players being registered in Australia or conditions of the FFA licence. If it is the conditions of the FFA licence then maybe a deal could be made to reduce/remove those payments so as stated in the article, the Phoenix aren't "doubling up".

@ Bullion I would think the players insurance covers the chance the player cant play ever again due to injury etc

From the many stories between Terry Serepisos and his contractors, Lower Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council etc, and now, with ACC, it appears that Tery has been a repeat offender in not paying bills but dispute the bills as a ploy to delay payments! For such repeat offending, harsher measures must be taken and pubilicity is part of them. Publicity and taken together with legal actions, this got Terry off to a flying start and came up with the bank cheque to ACC.

Well said this man!

does it ever occur to people that, especially in Terry's line of work if you're not paid, you often can't pay yourself?

yeah, my view is that if the Phoenix (or anyone else) was in the situation of having to pay insurance in an Australian competition, that is where the negotiation should be- trying to reduce the insurance premiums due to being covered by ACC, not the other way around.

And the comment that "our claim is no where near the levy we pay" is spurious. In a general sense, that is what happens with insurance (or, in this case, ACC) premiums. Always annoying until the day you need to make a big claim . . .  which you hope never to have to do, because it would clearly mean a major injury with ongoing costs to ACC, and thus, potentially career ending for a player.

Glad that it has been paid, and hopefully we can avoid this kind of public mess again.

anyone got any debts owed to them that they'd like Phil Kitchen to plaster over tomorrow's DomPost front page?  $10 from your neighbour perhaps??

I am still waiting on that cup of sugar back from the neighbours.

Phil Kitchen owes me $50 for a gobby down marion street last friday night, cheap bastard said he'd pay me back but still nothing. I think i'll threaten legal action

I think we'll see more of this now, businesses know if they go public about any unpaid money big or small the Dom Post will build it up and Terry will pay.

@ yourmomma =  idiot!

Century City Football is a New Zealad company

whooooooo is this yourmomma person ???

he should keep his mouth shut because he clearly does not know what he is talking about.

Isn't the DomPost a (small) sponsor of the Nix?