West Ham fined
West Ham fined
West Ham have just picked up a fine of 5.5m pounds, but no de-merit
points - apparently the offence wasn't serious enough to get
de-merit points!
I assume it's something to do with transfers but couldn't follow the report; anybody able to enlighten me as to what offence was committed?
I assume it's something to do with transfers but couldn't follow the report; anybody able to enlighten me as to what offence was committed?
Iregularities in the transfer of Tevez and Marsarano - using
a third party agreement. Full details on the Premier League
Website.
we are being fined for not being Man Utd, Chelsea, Aresenal or
Liverpool.
I don't think they would mind paying...Tevez has been a godsend for The Hammers and if they ave a chance of staying up..Tevez will be the one to lead the way.
The way I understand it is that Tevez and Mascherano are owned
by a marketing agency (I think they're called MSI) which is owned
by an Iranian dude named Joorabchian. Joorabchian was linked to a
conglomerate who wanted to buy the Hammers but the deal
fell through. The Hammers were bought instead by an Icelandic
banker (thats banker) named Eggert Magnusson.
The Premier League has a rule where players cannot be
controlled by a third party. Whether they were being controlled by
MSI or not is debatable but thats what the fine is for.
As a Hammers fan I can stomach losing 5.5m quid a lot
better than losing points. After all, the players were bought when
we had a different owner.The West Ham fans have been brilliantthis
season, and it would be bloody unfair to
punish us instead of the bean counters at the top.