Sheffield United have announced they plan to sue West Ham for the cost of their relegation from the 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 today initiating legal proceedings against West Ham United as we seek substantial compensation for our relegation from the Premier League."
The Blades' recent High Court bid came after an arbitration panel rejected their claim against the Premier League for failing to dock West Ham points over the transfers of Tevez and Javier Mascherano.
The top flight's governing body had instead levied a £5.5m fine on the London club in April.
The Blades have put the cost of relegation at between £30m and £50m.
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Yes, the Spammers got VERY lucky but the Prem rules are watertight because its a private club so they are really just clutching at very expensive straws.
Sometimes life is not fair but you have got to move on or you'll go mad.
Something very not right happened here - and appears to have been swept under the carpet.
In a High Court action, both West Ham & the Premier League will be called to give evidence.
And no doubt they will contradict themselves.
I don't think we've heard the last of this yet........
Sheffield United are still whinging and bleating - obviously can't take the fact they were relegated because they were simply not good enough to stay up.
I think they have a real chance of winning a judgement for damages - but not sure whether or not it would ever actually be enforceable. As people have rightly pointed out, the Premier League is a private club - they can (and have) basically write the rules as they go along.
Football is fucked, basically. Too much money, in too short a space of time, in the hands of greedy bastards with no common sense or scruples. Just like the city really
Agreed. I wish they would just shut up and get on with it.
All Sheff Utd had to do was win one game against another struggling side and they would have stayed up. Quite frankly, if you can't beat wigan at home to stay in the premiership then you don't derserve to be there.
great post ormy, spot on