They didn’t sue, they threatened/litigated and settled. That’s slightly different. Chances are that £20M was cost effective for West Ham and avoided further reputations damage. The point here is that no legal precedent has been set.
Charlton threatened Sheff United, but nothing came of it. I suspect because…
All the clubs agree to the sanction process and you can’t sue for it. No court is going to decide that it’s unfair based on timing. Also, keep in mind a breach could be unintentional. You’re effectively asking a court to decide the timing of a third party process that all members agreed to is unfair if it’s quick but not slow or vice versa.
It’s the daily fail. Probably based on some hot air from said clubs looking to see if they can get a settlement. Really, it won’t see an application.
They didn’t sue, they threatened/litigated and settled. That’s slightly different. Chances are that £20M was cost effective for West Ham and avoided further reputations damage. The point here is that no legal precedent has been set.
Charlton threatened Sheff United, but nothing came of it. I suspect because…
All the clubs agree to the sanction process and you can’t sue for it. No court is going to decide that it’s unfair based on timing. Also, keep in mind a breach could be unintentional. You’re effectively asking a court to decide the timing of a third party process that all members agreed to is unfair if it’s quick but not slow or vice versa.
It’s the daily fail. Probably based on some hot air from said clubs looking to see if they can get a settlement. Really, it won’t see an application.