Blades to accept £10million????

[The One]

From the sun website:
West Ham would like it sorted before then but only if Blades drastically reduce their claim.

Sheffield United could come down to £42.5m, while Hammers want to get the price under £20m, which seems a long shot.

A Blades insider said: ìAt the moment Sheffield United are not keen on compromise.î

Still nothing on our site though

Not a surprise

 

[Bladesman]

Guess its better than nowt.

 

[jose_d_blade]

i wouldn’t mind if it was all at once but over five years is a piss in the ocean push em for 20 if its in instalments or we wont see any benefit

 

[TonyAgana]

i wouldn’t mind if it was all at once but over five years is a piss in the ocean push em for 20 if its in instalments or we wont see any benefit

People keep saying this but £2m a year isn't a piss in the ocean (although I like the term and have duly added it to my list). If £2m a year isn't worth shit, then why do we bother with shirt sponsorships?

 

[jose_d_blade]

read this crap http://www.westhamfans.org/node/10085

 

[madeinsheffield]

read this crap http://www.westhamfans.org/node/10085

fuck em. cheats

 

[bladeswench]

To all those people disappointed by it... the posters said "Blades for Fairness" not "Blades for Cash".

While the money is a nice bonus, the principle of the issue was always the most important thing as far as I was concerned.

Yes Linz you are right in that score. Buit isn't the fairness of it come from the fact that we were jilted out of 45 million because of this and are only getting 10 million and I have yet to see anything like an admission of guilt other than we will pay you to just go away and sweep this under the rug.

No the money isnt as important as them being properly penalized but since that doesn''t seem to be happening I will take the money.

 

[shorehamview]

Dear West Ham,
£10 million? Is that all you reckon your Premier League survival was worth to you?
In your own parlance you are having a "giraffe" as I believe it's called. Multiply the £10 million by at least four and you might be getting a bit closer to the amount that will be on your cheque made payable to Sheffield United. Otherwise we'll see you in court.
We would also like you to stand up and actually admit that you are a bunch of lying weasels with all the morals of a randy tom cat.

 

[Come from away]

Why not wait until it is beyond speculation and folk no longer trying to manipulate the media - all this original information from a West Ham source - makes me wonder.

 

[Autumn]

It's not the money i'd be bothered about, it's more the fact they want to pay united off, then seemingly wash their hands of any wrongdoing...like it should be brushed under the carpet.

 

[rachyblade]

Sorry if this link has already been posted.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ld-United-15m-settle-Carlos-Tevez-affair.html

I'll believe it when i read it on the main site.

 

[keenzy]

McCabe should take the fans out on a piss up with the money.

 

[Ballinpigpubs13]

Sorry if this link has already been posted.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ld-United-15m-settle-Carlos-Tevez-affair.html

I'll believe it when i read it on the main site.

Cheers rachyblade and no I'd not seen this link. Was getting pissed off thinking about a mere £10 million so if this is true I'm exstatic. :thumbup:

 

[Bladesman]

It's not the money i'd be bothered about, it's more the fact they want to pay united off, then seemingly wash their hands of any wrongdoing...like it should be brushed under the carpet.

Seems like that really.

Although if the PL and FA or who ever are looking at any wrong doing since the punishment was handed out. This pay out could be seen as an admission of guilt and leave the PL and FA asking more questions.

http://www.westhamforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=25880&page=3

Funny reading their forum though apparently they want to claim money back since they are having pay higher prices since they stayed up when they should of been in the Championship.

 

[rachyblade]

Another linky...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article5904470.ece

 

[Foxy]

Christ almighty, they are still talking some utter crap regarding the situation aren't they?

Why do they think they are offering to settle? Good will? Boredom?

It must be something in the water south of Watford Gap.

 

[rachyblade]

West Ham 0 Sheffield United 25,000,000 hehe

 

[Pastyblade]

West Ham 0 Sheffield United 25,000,000 hehe

£25M I can live with as a fair settlement.

If it was £10M then its the end of my support for Sheffield United as I'm just sick of all the drama with the club. Over the years we have allsorts of financial cr*p and I for one am sick of being sold constantly short.

 

[rachyblade]

£25M I can live with as a fair settlement.

If it was £10M then its the end of my support for Sheffield United as I'm just sick of all the drama with the club. Over the years we have allsorts of financial cr*p and I for one am sick of being sold constantly short.

Bit dramatic isn't it???

I say fair play to McCabe to sticking to it and not giving it up not just to do with the compensation but more to do with winning and proving a point so that other teams wont try to get away with it in the future and also a bit of fairness for the likes of teams like Luton who didnt get off so lightly.

As for financial crap, how did you work that out? We are alot better off now than we have been for many years.

 

[bladeswench]

Thank you! That is a much more acceptable figure.

 

[Bladesman]

£25M I can live with as a fair settlement.

If it was £10M then its the end of my support for Sheffield United as I'm just sick of all the drama with the club. Over the years we have allsorts of financial cr*p and I for one am sick of being sold constantly short.

Under some previous chairmen they would of pursued West Ham and if they had won anything I'd bet the club would of seen nowt of the money. Others would of just not bothered and thought it would be too much hassle.

Fair play to McCabe as I thought we would be lucky to get a pound let alone £10mil +.

Christ almighty, they are still talking some utter crap regarding the situation aren't they?

Why do they think they are offering to settle? Good will? Boredom?

It must be something in the water south of Watford Gap.

I was thinking the same thing.

I must admit having browsed 606 and some West Ham forums alot seem to be coming out with some bizzare crap.

A few have their have their head screwed on and realize that this payout could end up being 10 times worse for them in the long run. With regards to the PL's review of them possibly continuing to break the rules.

http://www.kumb.com/story.php?id=124102

Mind you that makes for funny reading really.

 

[Foxy]

I knew it wouldn't take long for a certain someone to have his say:

"IT DOES not matter whether the final settlement is £10million or £25m, at the moment the emphasis in the Carlos Tevez dispute shifted beyond the reinstatement of Sheffield United to the Premier League, it became a row over money between two groups of very rich men and since then the ethical issues have been increasingly lost. The lasting significance is in the precedents that have been set by misguided arbiters such as Lord Griffiths who, in finding against West Ham United in a compensation case, established that a game can be played hypothetically, individual contributions surmised and presented as fact and also that a club is not responsible for its league position. Many will feel justice has been done over Tevez but Sheffield United's victory may prove hollow if the rumours circulating about the direction the Iain Hume case is about to take are correct. Hume is the Barnsley striker and record signing left fighting for his life after a challenge by Chris Morgan, the Sheffield United defender. Barnsley were 17th when Hume got injured but this weekend fell into the bottom three. It might be advisable not to spend all of that compensation money at once."

Fighting for his life?

 

[beightonblade]

:thumbup: Gives us the money :thumbup:

Sticks and stones will break mi bones names will never hurt me, have a nice day Fatty !

 

[Vistoma]

Barnsley were 17th when Hume got injured but this weekend fell into the bottom three. It might be advisable not to spend all of that compensation money at once."


Everton had better ready their solicitors then, if they miss Europe this year Newcastle can expect a big compo claim after the challenge by Nolan on Anichebe who would have made the difference, wouldn't he?

Fat boy grasping at straws......

 

[Bladesman]

I knew it wouldn't take long for a certain someone to have his say:



Fighting for his life?

Looks like he is fighting for his life.

Also for the 1st 2 months of the season Barnsley only won 1 of their 1st ten matches and I believe that was with a fully fit Iain Hume.

Their argument would be though they were on abit of a run before playing us and they had only lost 1 in their last 6 games. Interesting to note though Hume only scored 2 goals in that little run of form they had and it was Macken that was scoring most their goals.

 

[shorehamview]

Here's what the most respected football journalist in Woodseats has to say about the matter, from The Times.

Sheffield United - Cheque or cash please.

Finally West ham have been brought to book for their lying about the "Tevez Affair."

They have agreed to settle with Sheffield United, albeit out of court, and to pay the Blades in the region of £15 to £25 million.
A certain Mr Samuel, lately of this parish and a Hammer to the bone was very critical of Sheffield United at every opportunity. No doubt he and more will be crawling out from under their stones to pour more scorn on United, Kevin McCabe, Chris Morgan, Sean Bean, Junction 33 of the M1, Henderson's Relish, Bramall Lane and United fans in general. No doubt Iain Hume will be brought up more than once, and possibly the names of Steve Kabba and Matthew Spring, although they have as much to do with nuclear physics or the dark side of Martin Samuel's luch as they have with the Tevez Affair.

But here's the main point. Sheffield United haven't been found guilty of anything. And they certainly haven't lied about it.
And now West Ham have agreed a settlement,because they know they are guilty, as guilty as they come.

Another claim from them is that Tevez wasn't really that influential and actually may have been detrimental to the team. Yeah, pull the other one, it's got bells on it. If Tevez wasn't that influential then why was he voted "Player of the Season" by the fans? Why is he on the cover of their end of season dvd? And why did he get such a good reception from the fans on his return with Manchester United?

And never mind that it's not an "admission" of guilt, if it's not then why are they paying?

They are coughing up because they are guilty. And it's about time too.

 

[Linz]

Baiting much SV?

 

[shorehamview]

Baiting much SV?

Fuck 'em if they can't take the truth.

But yes, I'm hoping for a bite or two.

*Edit - only been on for a while and they're biting like hungry piranhas!

What the fuckwits who think they are anonymous with their great pseudonyms like "Trevor Brooking" don't realise is that although their comments are through an intermediary, i.e. The Times, I get to see their full email address and ISP details.

 

[The Inquisitor]

Personally, I'm just glad this whole pathetic episode is over with. 15 million over a few years isn't that much either way, certainly nowhere near the ridiculous amounts being banded about by the usual gutter press.
Reading the stuff on here does make me laugh though. United supporters have been banging on repetitively about fairness in football while sticking their fingers in their ears when their only too obvious shortcomings are mentioned. Reading the stuff on here too quite clearly shows that to most of you, this isn't about fairness in football but about grabbing as much money as you can.

 

[Linz]

Personally, I'm just glad this whole pathetic episode is over with.

Indeed... as are we.

Reading the stuff on here does make me laugh though. United supporters have been banging on repetitively about fairness in football while sticking their fingers in their ears when their only too obvious shortcomings are mentioned. Reading the stuff on here too quite clearly shows that to most of you, this isn't about fairness in football but about grabbing as much money as you can.

By all means, point out the shortcomings. But at least make them a tiny little bit relevant to the case if we're going to raise it as a pertinent point.

Martin Samuel has done you lot no favours whatsoever... dragging up Steven Kabba (no case to answer), Jon Stead (no case to answer) and Matthew Spring (no case to answer).

The only other thing is Iain Hume... but the FA were happy to say that there was no intention and from being at the game myself, I don't think anyone who was there was as outraged as they all became. Accidentally hurting someone (in the opinion of many) is not the same as lying and continuing to lie when brought to book about it.

Iain Hume can sue all he wants... I believe Sheffield United have insurance to cover it. West Ham didn't have liar liar pants on fire insurance, which is why we took them to court.