Sheffield United Are Just Sore Losers
Sheffield United have started legal action to gain compensation from West Ham following their relegation from the Premier League.
The Blades went down after the League’s independent panel decided not to deduct West Ham points over the signing of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano last August. Sheffield have estimated the cost of their relegation at between £30M-£50M.
We cannot believe Sheffield United are still going on about this. Perhaps the real reason they were relegated was more to do with not gaining enough points to stay in the Premiership than anything West Ham did to them.
Have the Sheffield board considered this possibility? Or is it all West Ham’s fault that they didn’t garner enough points to stay up? – sounds like their Board thinks it’s the latter.
We think this is quite ridiculous on the part of Sheffield United – and they are certainly coming across as sore losers. Sheffield are after West Ham’s agreement to go to arbitration through the FA in order to settle their claim (We bet they are).
A Sheffield spokesman told the BBC yesterday:
“After consideration and discussion with our legal advisers Sheffield United are today initiating legal proceedings against West Ham United.”
“We are seeking substantial compensation for our relegation from the Premier League.”
“This action is distinct from the arbitration proceedings between the club and the Premier League during the close season.”
“We have always said that we will do everything in our power to secure justice for Sheffield United and restore the integrity of English football which has been tarnished by this affair.”
“Once proceedings have been issued we will await a response from West Ham before making any further statements.”
The Blades recently failed in their High Court bid to force the Premier League to take disciplinary action against West Ham.
We think it’s time for Sheffield to give up the ghost on this one - and concentrate on getting United promoted back to the Premier League. Their time would be better spent on this, rather than seizing on a dubious opportunist play that could enrich them with ₤30M – ₤50M but with about a 1% chance of success. They are acting like the complete victims – as in it’s all somebody else’s fault.
We wonder if the other relegated clubs think they deserve that amount for not getting enough points to stay up in the Premiership? We think they have too much class to join Sheffield on this one – and far too much sense.
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If Liverpool were in Sheffields place and i were manager i have to say id do the exact same thing so i dont think they r sore losers
I don’t think it’s fair to say that “the real reason they were relegated was more to do with not gaining enough points to stay in the Premiership.” Obviously, they could have gotten more points and this wouldn’t have been an issue, but that’s like saying, “England wouldn’t have had to complain about Maradona’s hand-of-god goal if they’d scored two extra goals themselves.” One has a right to complain if the contest is not fair, even if one could have performed better.
However, I do think it’s time for them to move on, since their previous attempts have gotten nowhere and this is probably just going to distract them in the new season. While I think the Premiership has handled the whole thing pretty badly (especially considering that their justification for not docking points was basically that it would be unfair to the fans), I don’t think there’s anything more Sheffield can do.
unhlucky sheffield u got relegated an we didnt u r sore losers and you got wot u deserved, will b thinking of you playing scunthorpe wen we play united … hav fun in the championship
Well at the end of the day, if you cant beat Wigan at home, then you deserve to go down.
Ed, I don’t know what it is, but you always have the best images in your articles!
Ed Harrison-you a West Ham fan right?? Erm, turn the tables, it was Sheffield United with two dodgily signed stellar young talent and West Ham go down because Sheff Utd got away with it by ‘ripping’up an agreement they had with the boys’ owners and you know the rest- wouldn’t you/West Ham still be bleating on about it. Forget about the ins&outs and what they said and what he said she said, put simply, turn the tables and think with all honesty how you/West Ham would react and Robert’s your Father’s brother you’ve got egg on your face-of course you’de crying foul and demanding compensation!!?? And no, I aint a Sheff Utd fan either. Crap article masquerading as something intellectual (and yes Sheff Utd should get over it but hey, who can blame em for still moaning abhout it??)- note to Ed, no not Ed Harrison, but the Editor(s) of Soccerlens, please next time don’t bother with this pie in the sky style of dismissive reporting next time?? Really cramps on your style Soccerlens peeps, really does.
This is the thing, if Sheffield United want to get all fussy with contractual agreements they should look at themselves. Didnt they do wrong when they said a player couldn’t play against his former club.
KoZ - Ed’s a Newcastle fan.
Willis - are you referring to the other article with the crying baby?
It just doesn’t make any sense. If something wrong has occurred here then surely it is the FA’s duty to right it. If they fail to do it then surely Sheffield can sue the FA. But how in the World can West Ham be adjudged to be at fault (at least, so long as the FA maintain they are not)?
It seems likely that what Sheffield are really after is a settlement. However, though I know basically nothing about law, I would be super surprised if this case wasn’t thrown out.
I personally think that West Ham may have got more points, but have done some dodgy dealing to do it. Sure they’ve been punished with a fine - I remember Middlesbrough a few years back being deducted points for not fielding a side, whereas I’d say West Ham have done far worse than that.
Ultimately by staying in the Premiership because of it, they’ve made one hell of a profit out of this whole thing.
Who says cheaters never prosper?
Thanks for clearing up Ed’s allegiances Ahmed, doesn’t change the fact that it was poor reporting that you should’ve vetted before putting it up.
It’s an opinion and I’m bet I’m not alone in this. Sheffield are just coming across as the ultimate victims….not the fans - the management.