McCabe slams Hammers verdict
11 May 2007 - 08:35:47
Sheffield United chairman Kevin McCabe has slammed the FA Premier League for treating the clubs threatening legal action over the Tevez-Mascherano affair like 'lepers'.
McCabe is furious that the Hammers escaped with a £5.5million fine over irregularities in the signings of the Argentinian stars and believes the Premier League should have docked the Irons points in their battle to avoid the drop.
He told The Daily Mail: "Why are they treating us like lepers? It's as if we're the ones doing something wrong, when all we've done is act in a proper and professional way.
"Why should we be isolated and described as moaning? Why don't the Premier League stand up and say 'we've got it wrong'?
"Instead, they seem to have put a barrier around themselves after plainly getting it wrong.
"Most of football is supporting the fact that the Premier League have got it wrong and that the grievances of the four clubs are logical grievances and not borne out of sour grapes.
"All the clubs around the bottom of the table have stuck by Premier League rules. West Ham haven't and could prosper, leaving another cub to suffer greatly.
"We've sent letters asking further questions. We don't expect to get relegated, but we will support the club that does.
"I'm not really an emotional character, but this is totally unjust. It undermines the credibility of football."
