Blades bring in lawyers
04 May 2007 - 12:47:16
Sheffield United have launched their own bid to overturn the Premier League's decision not to deduct West Ham United any points.
The Hammers were found guilty of a serious breach of transfer regulations when they bought Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano last August but were fined £5.5million and lost no points.
The Blades are furious with the decision, as is Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan, who is also considering challenging the Premier League's ruling.
United chairman Kevin McCabe started looking into the matter before last weekend's win against Watford, and told the Sheffield Star: "There was no hanging around, no grass growing around our feet.
"We took this course of action independently of anyone else in an attempt to try and protect ourselves should we suffer as a consequence of this bizarre decision.
"We have some excellent and reputable lawyers who have already been looking at this matter for us for a week.
"Obviously we hope that we don't suffer as a result, but we felt this needed to be done."
