Sheffield United plc chairman Kevin McCabe has revealed
the club will accept playing in the Coca-Cola Championship next
season if that is the verdict of an arbitration panel - unless
further points are raised which are 'worth
pursuing'.
The Blades, who will put their case before the panel on Monday,
insist West Ham should have been deducted points rather than being
fined for breaching transfer regulations with the signings of
Argentinian pair Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.
The Hammers were fined £2.5million for signing contracts which
allowed a third-party influence over the club and £3million for
failing to inform the Premier League about it.
League chiefs are confident the arbitration panel will find they
acted strictly according to their regulations in both the
disciplinary case against West Ham and in regards to the
registration of Tevez.
The Blades will pursue their claim that an independent commission
should have deducted points from the Hammers and the league should
have cancelled the striker's registration.
It is more likely, however, that should the Yorkshire club persuade
the arbitration panel of their case they would be awarded a
compensation payment rather than the commission's decision be
overturned.