John Barnes

But because what I didn't want to do is to be seen not to be paying it.

So, of course, people think, oh, it's not paying tax, it's not paying tax.

From 2017, I've been paying everything I actually had.

I've cashed in everything, whatever house I had.

So all I've got is my house.

everything i've physically can and i thought i got down to the last year and i thought okay i've got i'm gonna owe one year which is obviously last year's tax but it'll be okay because i've been seen to be paying it off but because they're being overly aggressive they said we want this which is eventually why i had to go bankrupt literally i don't know four months ago six months ago which really people said well i should have done it and just get the money and whatever because i see people go bankrupt and still have houses and cars and stuff like that and i don't have i've got my house and a car but i haven't got any any any

investments anywhere because i've cashed it all in because i really want people to know because i see how hard it is for people all over you know they can't even pay their heating bill and stuff and here am i having money and and now not paying the tax so the only reason i did it was because of that so but you know that's life was it advice on the on the investments because that's my pride no but right about that is people you knew stuff like that you

Listen, that's why you look at footballers now and the advice they get from their tailbone 13 and 14 and their proper people involved.

Don't forget when we were playing, they were like mates who knew somebody type of thing.

It wasn't really, you know, that structured in terms of... And the club themselves also put you in touch with people who can look after you.

Whereas back then, you know, I remember...

even when I first got an agent, they were like, an agent?

You don't need an agent.

You know, I mean, the way that clubs were, the clubs used to just, you know, I won't say they abused players, but I remember sometimes they would say, I remember they'd say to Stephen Ickel once, I don't know who it was, said to Stephen, listen, the contract's there for you to go and sign.

Just go and sign it.

They'd only go just to go and sign the contract, you know?

So, and all agents did was...

do the contract and that's it.

There's no outside, you know, endorsements and stuff.

Whereas once that started and you have money coming, because your salary was always taken care of because it's obviously, you know, the club gave it to you.