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Written by Zico Kelly
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Friday, 17 August 2007 |
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Sheffield United have announced they plan to sue West Ham for the cost of their relegation from the FA Premier League. The Blades recently failed in their High Court bid to force new Premier League disciplinary action against West Ham over the Carlos Tevez affair but now plan to take a new course of action. Toby Craig, a member of the club's legal team, said: "After consideration and discussion with our legal advisers Sheffield United are initiating legal proceedings against West Ham United as we seek substantial compensation for our relegation from the Premier League." The United statement continued: "This action is distinct from the arbitration proceedings between the club and the Premier League during the close season. "We have always said that we will do everything in our power to secure justice for Sheffield United and restore the integrity of English football which has been tarnished by this affair.
"Once proceedings have been issued we will await a response from West Ham before making any further statements." The original independent commission panel's verdict on April 27 revealed that West Ham had pleaded guilty to breaking the rule which forbids the ownership of players by a third party and of failing to provide correct documentation. The panel ruled: "We are of the view that these are exceedingly serious allegations because they amount to not only an obvious and deliberate breach of the rules but a grave breach of trust as to the FAPL (Premier League) and its constituent members because in our finding the club has been responsible for dishonesty and deceit."
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