Out with the old and in with the new? Do me a favour! January has brought more of the same as the FA and the Premier League have announced a new investigation into West Ham's dealings with Carlos Tevez' Representatives following the fine that was handed out for the original punishment metered out for the breach of league rules that allowed the Argentinian to play for the Hammers in 2006.

This latest move follows claims from the solicitor for Tevez's agent, Kia Joorabchian, that West Ham's Chief Excecutive Scott Duxbury had stated in a conversation that the third-party agreement for which West Ham were originally punished was still in place when Tevez completed his season with the Hammers, famously scoring the only goal in the 1-0 win at Old Trafford that kept the Hammers up.

As this conversation only came to light during the court case that Sheffield United opened up as a result of their relegation, West Ham may actually welcome the investigation if it is shown that the third party agreement was actually torn up after the Premier League fine.

However, many fans will fear the investigations, particularly as the involvement of Scott Duxbury - a man many feel should have paid for Tevezgate with his job, if not his head - is once more under scrutiny. Ultimately though, unless the League and FA have information that isn't in the public domain currently, it is hard to see how they can react to verbal conversations that were never recorded.

It will be interesting to see what would happen if the FA and League decide West Ham do not have a case to answer, bearing in mind the club face payment of some compensation fine later this year. Any finding that West Ham are innocent will surely open up counter-claims by the Hammers against Sheffield United.

If the investigation brings further dodgy dealings to light though, it is possible that a points deduction - something many feel the club should have had in the first place - may be the inevitable result.

My feelings on this fiasco are well documented but anything that brings this soap opera to an end cannot come soon enough as far as I am concerned.