Wigan may sue Premier League

[animal magic]

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan says he may sue West Ham and the Premier League after the Hammers were only fined for fielding ineligible players.
Whelan believes West Ham got off lightly with the £5.5m fine for playing Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez.

"This is a very serious offence West Ham committed," said Whelan. "They broke the law, told blatant lies and should have got a 10-point penalty.

"If we can sue West Ham or the Premier League, I am sure that will happen."

With two games left in the season, Wigan are one place above West Ham and the drop zone, separated only by goal difference.

The Premier League is in a bit of turmoil because everyone knows this is not right

Whelan believes his club and the others fighting for their lives at the bottom of the Premiership have been treated badly by West Ham's punishment.

He added: "Justice would be West Ham being one of the two clubs that still has to go down, but justice has so far not been served in this case.

"If there was any action taken by the bottom six clubs that are in danger of going down, I'd be a big supporter of that action.

"I think the bottom six will stick together and take action together whichever two clubs go down, if West Ham aren't one of them.

"If any action is taken I think it'll be in the next 14 days and I'll support any action that the clubs want to take.

"The chairmen and chief executives have all spoken and two, maybe three clubs are in the process of taking legal advice, Wigan being one of them.

"Would we sue the league? We don't know whether we could. Would we sue West Ham? Again, we need to find out whether we can."

Whelan also says the Premier League needs to undergo a radical overhaul to stop this from happening again.

"The Premier League is in a bit of turmoil because the officials and the clubs all know what happened was not right," said Whelan.

"I have no anger with West Ham or their supporters. They are a great club and get very well supported.

"But the Premier League have handled this in a very poor manner and I think it should have been passed on to the FA for them to sort it out."

[TheStig]

It's three clubs that go down, in the article it says two!

[Ritchi3]

I think they discount Watford who would be relegated no matter what happens West Ham.

[Jazzmaster]

Jewell/Whelan is such a whinger. The club cannot blame anyone for their position in the league except itself.

Jewell/Whelan should keep this stuff to himself until the season is over - if they want to sue then, fine, but raising it in the middle of the season finale is unprofessional.

[SouthAfricaRed]

Jewell/Whelan is such a whinger. The club cannot blame anyone for their position in the league except itself.

Jewell/Whelan should keep this stuff to himself until the season is over - if they want to sue then, fine, but raising it in the middle of the season finale is unprofessional.

Why are they not allowed to complain because the FA doesnt have the balls to do the right thing?

This is exactly the right time to complain. If they complain after season then everyone would say it's only because they got relegated that they are complaining.

The FA has messed up with this. They have gone against decisions made previously when smaller clubs were involved. I think they are hoping that West Ham get relegated anyway and that the problem will vanish

[AFII]

It's a clear cut case IMO.

West Ham should have been docked points.

Imagine if one of the clubs that goes down wins in court then the FA would have to pay over £40m to each of the two clubs that goes down if West Ham stays up.

That is how much money they would lose out by playing in the Championship league instead of the PL.

[irishgeo]

The fa have no control over the premiership. The fa has control over the footballl league. Its self discipline by the premier league. West ham broke premier league rules, not FA rules.

[AFII]

The fa have no control over the premiership. The fa has control over the footballl league. Its self discipline by the premier league. West ham broke premier league rules, not FA rules.

[SouthAfricaRed]

It's a clear cut case IMO.

West Ham should have been docked points.

Imagine if one of the clubs that goes down wins in court then the FA would have to pay over £40m to each of the two clubs that goes down if West Ham stays up.

That is how much money they would lose out by playing in the Championship league instead of the PL.

Or what if a Team misses out on Europe by the pts they lost playing West Ham with Tevez?

[SouthAfricaRed]

The fa have no control over the premiership. The fa has control over the footballl league. Its self discipline by the premier league. West ham broke premier league rules, not FA rules.

Are you Sure?

So a Championhip team and Lower Divs can play a player registered to a Third Party?

[Gordy Boy]

I've got something of a soft spot for West Ham as a few good mates of mine are supporters. My slightly biased view is this:

Most of the supporters never wanted Tevez or Mascher, they felt Pardew had build a good team and was forced in to taking them, as it wast part of Kia whatever his name was' plan for the takeover.

Docking them points would only have hurt the supporters, not the club itself - the new buyers would have planned for relegation when they took it over.

West Ham have fought hard (yes I know - with Tevez in the team) to get out of the position they are in. Wigan and every other team down there would do better looking at themselves and asking why they are on such a shocking run of form than blaming outside influences.

If the deals had been legal, the league table would still read the same.

[SouthAfricaRed]

I've got something of a soft spot for West Ham as a few good mates of mine are supporters. My slightly biased view is this:

Most of the supporters never wanted Tevez or Mascher, they felt Pardew had build a good team and was forced in to taking them, as it wast part of Kia whatever his name was' plan for the takeover.

Docking them points would only have hurt the supporters, not the club itself - the new buyers would have planned for relegation when they took it over.

West Ham have fought hard (yes I know - with Tevez in the team) to get out of the position they are in. Wigan and every other team down there would do better looking at themselves and asking why they are on such a shocking run of form than blaming outside influences.

If the deals had been legal, the league table would still read the same.

But That's the point. They were not Legal.

Same thing can be said about Leeds Supporters. Do the majority of them deserve the position the club is in?

Unfortunately it's never the people making the decisions that suffer, It always the Fans who have no say in the matter.

Rules are Rules though. Plenty sides have been docked points for similar infringements, I fail to see why West Ham should be the exception

[sonsofthedesert]

West Ham should have been docked 10 pts - the amount you get for breaking rules ie going int administration. From listening to a lega expert on 5 live today, he reckoned there wil be no case to answer and also it is in Premier league rules you can not sue Premier league.

[irishgeo]

Are you Sure?

So a Championship team and Lower Divs can play a player registered to a Third Party?

thats not what i am getting it.

West Ham signed up for premier league rules,its Premier league rules they broke.

Its the Premier League who have to deal with it.

I am sure its against the FA rules as well but that's a different matter.

Premier League rules apply to the Premier League only. FA rules are to the championship and below and the FA cup etc.

[SouthAfricaRed]

thats not what i am getting it.

West Ham signed up for premier league rules,its Premier league rules they broke.

Its the Premier League who have to deal with it.

I am sure its against the FA rules as well but that's a different matter.

Premier League rules apply to the Premier League only. FA rules are to the championship and below and the FA cup etc.

Ok But they played Tevez against Brighton in FA Cup?