Looks like Tevez is going to Man Utd then

[loz]

Youlots

I am not 100% sure but I don't think the tribunal had the authority to actually over rule the Premier League's penalty, its power was limited to simply deciding whether or not there should be a revisit of the case. That, for me, was why it was always doomed to failure as (as you have said) the Premier League had an empty canvas upon which to create the penalty as there was no formal code of conduct with associated sactions for breaches. Even with precedent in place I am not convinced that this tribunal could have concluded that were, from any formal perspective, treated 'lightly'

I am 99% sure you are right about the High Court attempt - it is an appeal against the legal grounds/basis for the triibunal's decision.

The appeal itself was brought after the relegation battle was decided however talk of legal action had already been widely discussed prior to the end of the season, and not just by Sheff Utd, six or seven clubs talked about 'joining forces' in a legal claim however most of these stopped caring the moment they were safe.

 

[Dorset]

Regardless of all other irregularities surrounding United?s involvement in the Tevez saga, there are two questions the Premier League need to ask themselves before sanctioning any deal between West Ham and ManU that is along the lines of the current proposals:-

1. Why, when they outlay ?50m+ so far in the transfer market, do the Mancs not go in with a cash deal for Tevez as a priority to secure a prime target?

2.Why would any sensible West Ham negotiator want to loan out a player of Tevez?s proven class when the club could either a) keep him and play him themselves or B) sell him and (under Premier League mandate) pocket a very large sum of money?

PS. Thanks for the legal input, Youlots, most enlightening. Loz has obviously got some legal knowledge as well, but frankly I wouldn?t trust him as far as I could throw him.