Source: Daily_Mail
Warnock: I will still sue Hammers despite £25m pay-out over Tevez affair
Neil Warnock revealed on Monday night that he is ready to launch a personal compensation claim against West Ham after it was confirmed they had reached a deal with Sheffield United over the Carlos Tevez affair.
Hours after the two clubs issued a joint statement saying they had agreed a settlement which will see West Ham pay £25million to United in recompense for their controversial relegation two years ago, former Blades manager Warnock said he was considering legal action.
Still angry: Warnock resents the way Sheffield United's case was swept under the carpet
It is understood he is contemplating suing for lost earnings and the effect on his career caused by the loss of Premier League status. The Upton Park club also face similar action from a number of Sheffield United players.
Warnock is adamant that Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore should have lost his job over the circumstances in which West Ham remained in the top flight.He said: 'I think Scudamore is an absolute disgrace. I'd love to get him in a room on my own for an hour, no holds barred.'
He insists United's case was swept under the carpet because of their perceived lack of clout, arguing: 'If it was any other club, Scudamore would have made sure the facts came out. I find it amazing that he has kept his job. If it had been a big club, the truth would have come out earlier and it would have been sorted.'
Warnock, now Crystal Palace manager, left Bramall Lane by mutual consent three days after his club's relegation in May 2007.
He added: 'I'll be looking into this now. I just wanted to see the club's case out of the way first. As far as I'm concerned, I should still be a Premier League manager. And I think the players have a case, too.'
Of Monday's compensation announcement, Warnock said: 'It justifies what we've said all along. We've had a lot of people criticise us for taking it this far - but that's what justice is all about. But this still doesn't make it right for me or the United fans - or anyone else involved.'
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If Warnock and the Blades players are successful, West Ham could be forced to pay upwards of £5m in further compensation.
The figure agreed between the clubs came after an independent tribunal chaired by Lord Griffiths found in favour of United's claim last September that Tevez's performances for West Ham had directly contributed to the Yorkshire side dropping down to the Championship.
In a statement on Monday, West Ham chief executive Scott Duxbury said: 'For everyone concerned, the time was right to draw a line under this whole episode.'
That, however, is a view clearly not shared by certain Sheffield United players, whose numbers run into double figures. A statement from Chris Farnell, the lawyer acting on behalf of United's players, read: 'The players' claim will continue independently.'
United's hierarchy are understood to have no intention of attempting to dissuade their players from pursuing their own legal fight.
There remains the slim possibility that a joint Premier League and FA investigation could see West Ham docked points next season or given further financial sanctions on top of the £5.5m they were forced to pay for breaking rules regarding the third-party ownership of Tevez and his fellow Argentine Javier Mascherano.
