Aargghh! I knew I shouldn't have stuck me head up over the parapet.
No sooner had I suggested the whole mess may be over than we hear that the poor Sheffield players who were relegated when West Ham won at Manchester United on the last day of the season in 2007, may well be pursuing their own claim for compensation. Worse still, that bastion of all that is good at football - Neil Warnock - is said to be considering starting his own claim against the Hammers.
I'm not sure of any legal consequences here but I hope for everybody's stake that West Ham don't settle with this bunch of no-marks and fight them in court, hopefully, this time with a better legal team and no interference from people who should know better.
Suing a club because you are a useless manager or a sub-standard footballer cannot be allowed surely?
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Posted by Tony on 03/17/2009
I was thinking about whether they can sue. The players and manager were employees of Sheffield. Any advantage that would come to them from remaining in the Premiership would come through Sheffield. Consequently, they should pursue Sheffield for any compensation. It seems unlikely any or all employees of Sheffield could pursue West Ham for lost potential wages.
Posted by Paul Harris on 03/18/2009
Worse than Warnock.....if that is possible, is the statement by Ken Bates that he is now looking at suing WHUFC on behalf of Leeds. This stupidity needs to stop NOW!
Posted by Rohan on 03/19/2009
Agree with you whole heartedly, neil warnock is a total useless manager if they cant manage to hang on to a 9 point lead. SUFC sucked big time in the second half of the season. Anyhow now anyone can sue anyone.
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Born at an early age a mere defenders' spit from the Boleyn ground, Billy Blagg has seen every West Ham game from 1898 onwards. Blagg was mentioned by Kenneth Wolstenholme in 1966 as one of the people on the pitch during the famous Hammers win over West Germany that lifted the World Cup and he returned to the pitch again for the 1975 FA Cup Final but stayed on the terrace for 1980 FA Cup victory. Blagg, 26, now lives with his eighth wife and innumerable children in a small semi-detached with chintz curtains in Dagenham, Essex and still attends every Hammers match and training session.
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