17/05/2007 11:33
The season's over and the stats are in! The Actim Index - the Official
Player Ratings of the Barclays Premiership - has revealed that Australian
international defender Lucas Neill is The Hammers' Actim Player of the
Season 2006/2007.
Lucas, who finished 81st in the final Index, is West Ham United's highest
ranked player in the Index this season with 355 points. He has contributed
14 shots, 101 tackles, 40 clearances, 45 interceptions, nine blocks, nine
dribbles, 261 passes, 39 crosses and five assists in 2,881 minutes of
football.
Other West Ham United players who have also ranked highly in the Actim Index
during the 2006/07 season are Bobby Zamora (86th), Anton Ferdinand (117th),
Nigel Reo Coker (120th) and Robert Green (126th).
Argentine striker Carlos Tevez finished the season in 222nd position after
playing 1,789 minutes of Premiership football.
The Actim Index is calculated using a unique mathematical formula that rates
each player's contribution be it goals, shots, passes, dribbles, tackles,
crosses, saves, clearances, blocks, interceptions, time on the pitch or
number of points gained by the team with marks deducted for red and yellow
cards. Two additional calculations, which take account of player assists and
goalkeeper's clean sheets, have been added this season to increase the
amount of variables a player is now measured by.
Analysis of all Premiership games has taken place throughout the league
campaign and the top five West Ham United players in the Actim Index this
season are:
Lucas Neill 26th Highest Ranked Defender
Bobby Zamora 22nd Highest Ranked Striker
Anton Ferdinand 36th Highest Ranked Defender
Nigel Reo-Coker 35th Highest Ranked Midfielder
Robert Green 16th Highest Ranked Goalkeeper
Actim Stats also revealed that after 38 Premiership games this season the
following players are the Hammers' highest achievers in six areas of play:
completed passes, completed crosses, dribbles, tackles won, blocks made and
most assists.
Top Passer Nigel Reo-Coker Midfielder
Top Crosser Matthew Etherington Midfielder
Top Dribbler Nigel Reo-Coker Midfielder
Top Tackler Nigel Reo-Coker Midfielder
Top Blocker Anton Ferdinand Defender
Most Assists Lucas Neill Defender
The list of the Top 100 players and Top 5 players by position will be
available free of charge from the Actim website which will be updated during
the football season every Tuesday for the Barclays Premiership and every
Thursday for The Coca-Cola Championship.
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Whelan demands league chiefs quit - BBC
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan says Premier League chief executive Richard
Scudamore should consider quitting in the wake of the West Ham controversy.
Whelan believes the league should have cancelled Carlos Tevez's registration
after the Hammers were found guilty of breaking rules over his signing. In a
letter to the League, Whelan accused Scudamore and chairman Dave Richards of
a "dereliction of duties". He added: "The pair of you should consider
resigning."
West Ham were found guilty of breaching two Premier League rules when they
signed Tevez and fellow Argentine Javier Mascherano - who moved to Liverpool
in January. An independent commission fined the club £5.5m and told the
Premier League it could terminate Tevez's registration. But West Ham assured
the Premier League they had ripped up the offending contract with
third-party company MSI/JSI and Tevez was allowed to play the following day
- in a 3-0 win over Wigan. Whelan, who has also sent his letter to the 19
other Premier League clubs, claims the decision to allow Tevez to play on
was taken in a telephone conversation. He said: "I would like to once again
ask the question in my email of 11 May, did you actually receive a copy of
the documentation from West Ham which showed that the original agreement
between West Ham and MSI/JSI had been cancelled? "The judgment given by the
independent panel ordered that the registration of Tevez could be terminated
by the Premier League. "You then proceeded to hold a board meeting by
telephone between yourself, the chairman and the secretary. "I am appalled
that the chairman would allow such an important decision to be made on the
basis of a telephone call. "Surely a decision of this magnitude required an
open and full discussion. "You had been ordered by the chairman of the
commission to seriously consider the termination of this contract. "Your
failure to do so in my mind is a dereliction of duties of both the chairman
and yourself and you should consider resigning."
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Eidur rumours untrue, says Eggert - KUMB
Filed: Thursday, 17th May 2007
By: Matthew O'Greel
Eggert Magnusson has dismissed rumours that West Ham United are seeking to
sign Barcelona's Icelandic striker Eidur Gudjohnsen. One of the first
transfer stories to emerge since West Ham secured their Premiership status
last weekend concerned a supposed bid by United for the former Chelsea
player, who is thought to be unsettled in Spain. But Magnusson, speaking to
Icelandic paper Morgunbladid today denied that any discussion with view to a
bid had taken place. "These stories are not true," he said. "I have not
talked to Eidur and his name has not come out during our discussions of new
players. "As soon as the transfer window opens the stories will intensify
and more often it is the agents talking their players up. "I am not saying
that is what is happening with Eidur but I think these stories are popping
up because West Ham has Icelandic ownership. "As far as I know Eidur has a
long term contract with Barcelona and he is the type of player who will get
stronger when the going gets tough."
And Magnusson also revealed that he was looking forward to seeing one new
striker - for him, at least - already on West Ham's books; one Dean Ashton,
who is expected to return to full training in the next few weeks. "We have a
phenominal player in Dean who didn't play last season because of injury," he
added, "but he will be ready and roaring to go next season. "He is an
outstanding player and its annoying how the media tends to forget that he
actually exists. How can they forget such a player?"
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Tevez: yours for £40m - KUMB
Filed: Thursday, 17th May 2007
By: Matthew O'Greel
West Ham United have been told they can buy Carlos Tevez outright - for a
fee in the region of £40m. That is according to the Daily Mail, who spoke
with Tevez's agent/owner Kia Joorabchian last night. Joorabchian - who lost
out in the race for United to Eggert Magnuson's Icelandic consortium last
November - also revealed that recent reports of bids for Tevez from one or
two European giants were false. "We haven't held talks with any club,
contrary to what you might have read," he said. "This morning it was Inter
Milan, the other day it was Real Madrid - but these stories are the work of
fiction. "West Ham's board have to decide what their intentions are. Maybe
they will think they want Carlos and build around him - or maybe they will
think that they can buy four or five great players for the money instead.
"[Carlos] has a great affection for the club — and the supporters. The
decision on his future is his. He has been very happy there."
Joorabchian also confirmed that Tevez's original contract had been torn up
as a result of the Premier League enquiry's initial findings; an issue at
the heart of Sheffield United's latest attack on the Premier League; today's
request for arbitration. "West Ham unilaterally terminated the agreement and
I have left it in the hands of my lawyer, Graham Shear, to deal with the
matter," Joorabchian declared. "But we did everything right. The proof is
in the pudding, because nobody at the Premier League asked for me to go
there and give evidence [at the hearing]. They knew that we had behaved
correctly. We used top lawyers, top accountants. "We made sure everything
was done, We've been involved in many other deals and didn't have a single
problem. It wasn't a shady transfer. It wasn't a controversial transfer. It
wasn't a strange transfer. "It has been said of the old administration at
West Ham that they had not presented the correct documents to the Premier
League. I don't know, but whatever happened I'm sure could have been
repaired to prevent all this controversy. "What I am very upset about — and
sad about — is that Carlos has been dragged into this affair, when he has
nothing to do with it."
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Scudamore makes Whelan call - Sky
By Chris Stanton - Created on 17 May 2007
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has hit back at Dave Whelan
for the Wigan chairman's suggestion he should resign over the Carlos Tevez
affair. Scudamore telephoned Whelan after The Latics supremo made what
amounted to a personal attack on Scudamore, as well as Premier League
chairman Sir Dave Richards, via e-mail. The 20 Premiership clubs were also
recipients of the email and a Premier League spokesman revealed Scudamore
was keen to get relations back on a more cordial footing. "The Premier
League board and Mr Whelan have spoken today and both parties have agreed to
continue their discussions in a manner more appropriate to league business,"
said the spokesman. "As such Mr Whelan has agreed to submit his remaining
questions of the board in full and in writing. The board will respond in due
course."
Whelan has led the call for the Premier League to re-examine the severity of
the punishment meted out to The Hammers for transfer irregularities,
regarding Tevez. The Wigan man believes West Ham were let off the hook with
only a fine, rather than a points deduction that could ultimately have led
to their relegation.
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Mawhinney quiet on Tevez affair - Sky
By James Pearson - Created on 17 May 2007
Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney is letting the Premier League deal
with the Carlos Tevez row. Sheffield United are unhappy Carlos Tevez played
a key role in West Ham's survival, despite The Hammers breaking regulations
regarding his registration. When asked what Mawhinney thought of the row and
The Blades' proposal of a 21-team Premiership, he distanced himself from
getting involved. "As chairman of the Football League it's got nothing to
do with us. It's a matter for the Premier League, they're handling it," he
told Sky Sports News. "Do I have confidence in the people who are running
the Premier League? Of course I do. But it's not our issue. "For
four-and-a-half years I've made it a point of not interfering in what
happens in the Premier League. Thank you for the invite, but I'm not going
to start now. "We will wait to receive from the Premier League the three
teams that come down. We will make them very welcome. "We will embrace them
as part of the Football League family while always understanding that they
will want to get back to the Premier League as quickly as they can."
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Scudamore holds showdown Tevez talks with Whelan - Soccernet
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has held showdown talks
with Wigan chairman Dave Whelan after the sportswear supremo called on him
to resign over the Carlos Tevez affair. Scudamore phoned Whelan today in
response to an email from the Wigan chairman saying he and Premier League
chairman Sir Dave Richards should consider resigning 'over a dereliction of
duty'. The personal nature of the attack marked a new development in the row
over West Ham, but Scudamore told Whelan he had got the wrong end of the
stick. A Premier League spokesman said: 'The Premier League board and Mr
Whelan have spoken today and both parties have agreed to continue their
discussions in a manner more appropriate to League business. 'As such Mr
Whelan has agreed to submit his remaining questions of the board in full and
in writing. The board will respond in due course.'
The row is over an independent commission's decision to fine West Ham
£5.5million rather than dock the club points for signing third-party
agreements in contravention of league rules. In the email to Scudamore and
all the other top-flight clubs, Whelan stated: 'You had been ordered by the
chairman of the commission to seriously consider the termination of this
contract. 'Your failure to do so in my mind is a dereliction of the duties
of both the chairman and yourself and the pair of you should consider
resigning.'
It is understood Scudamore told Whelan that the commission had not ordered
them to consider terminating Tevez's registration, but stated the league had
the power to do so if they felt the third-party agreements had not been
ended. The league however were satisfied that West Ham did end those
agreements on April 27. Scudamore and the league's lawyers are still
discussing how to respond to Sheffield United's claim for the dispute to go
an arbitration panel.
Meanwhile, sports minister Richard Caborn has reiterated his call for all
parties to settle the row out of court. It is understood that Caborn has
been approached by both sides and advised them to try to find a solution
that does not involve a judge's ruling. Caborn said: 'What I had said is
that all parties need to make every endeavour to make sure this is settled
outside of the courts.'
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MSI deny 'shady' Tevez transfer - TeamTalk
Iranian businessman Kia Joorabchian insists there was nothing "shady" about
Carlos Tevez's controversial transfer to West Ham. Joorabchian's MSI group
took the Argentine striker to Upton Park last August, but the deal has
created a storm in the Premiership. The Hammers were fined £5.5million
regarding the move, while Sheffield United have launched legal action after
Tevez's goals kept the club in the top flight. But Joorabchian is at pains
to stress there was nothing underhand in the transfer and that it was simply
the same as a player moving between clubs on loan. "It was a situation
similar to Alex Song going to Charlton, or Tim Howard to Everton, or Glen
Johnson to Portsmouth," Joorabchian told the Daily Mail. "We did everything
right. The proof is in the pudding because nobody at the Premier League
asked for me to go there and give evidence. They knew that we had behaved
correctly. "We used top lawyers, top accountants. We made sure everything
was done. We've been involved in many other deals and didn't have a single
problem. "It wasn't a shady transfer. It wasn't a controversial transfer. It
wasn't a strange transfer. "It has been said of the old administration at
West Ham that they had not presented the correct documents to the Premier
League. I don't know, but whatever happened I'm sure could have been
repaired to prevent all this controversy."
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Whelan: I will not back down - teamTalk
By David Bond
Last Updated: 1:04am BST 18/05/2007
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore held peace talks with the
Wigan chairman David Whelan yesterday in another attempt to head off the
growing revolt over the Carlos Tevez controversy. In a dramatic escalation
in the dispute, Whelan wrote to Scudamore and League chairman Sir David
Richards on Wednesday calling for them to resign over their handling of the
Tevez case. Whelan claimed the League's two most senior figures were guilty
of a "dereliction of duty" following their decision to allow the Argentina
striker to carry on playing for West Ham even though they admitted breaking
rules on third-party ownership. Scudamore rejected calls for him to consider
his pos-ition and, in a telephone conversation yesterday, appealed to Whelan
to tone down public attacks on him and the League. But Wigan sources said
that, while Whelan was prepared to conduct negotiations on the dispute in
private, he would not back down: "There has been no softening in the
chairman's position. He is still very angry and wants answers to the
questions he has repeatedly been asking."
In a thinly veiled attack on Whelan's outspoken style, a League spokesman
said: "The Premier League board and Mr Whelan have spoken today and both
parties have agreed to continue their discussions in a manner more
appropriate to League business. "As such Mr Whelan has agreed to submit his
remaining questions of the board in full and in writing. The board will
respond in due course."
Even that is understood to have irritated Whelan, with Wigan claiming he
only went public after Scudamore failed to provide proof that Tevez's
contract was terminated after the April 27 decision to fine West Ham
£5.5million. Whelan is questioning how the League can be sure the
third-party agreements with the two offshore companies which own Tevez were
cancelled. Kia Joorabchian, the Anglo-Iranian businessman who controls the
player, said yest-erday that he was considering legal action after West
Ham's decision to rip up the deal. Scudamore told Whelan that he had
mistakenly interpreted the independent commission's ruling. In a separate
development, Scudamore and the League's lawyers have been given until
tomorrow by relegated Sheffield United to set up an arbitration panel to
reconsider the commission's original decision.
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Hammers horror gave Magnusson his belief - Telegraph
By David Bond
Last Updated: 1:04am BST 18/05/2007
Eggert Magnusson can remember the moment he knew West Ham would escape
relegation from the Premiership but it wasn't following the final whistle at
Old Trafford last Sunday. Bizarrely, it was after a game that looked like
the most shattering defeat of an unbelievable season.The date was Sunday
March 4 and Tottenham had just beaten Alan Curbishley's side in a game which
proved as difficult to pin down as Jose Mourinho's dog. Twice Spurs had come
from behind to level at Upton Park before Paul Stalteri scored an
injury-time winner to earn an unthinkable 4-3 triumph.
Up in the directors' box the 60-year-old Magnusson could not bear to watch.
At the final whistle, Sky's cameras focused on him as he drew a hand slowly
across his eyes, before parting his fingers to peek at his devastated
players on the pitch below. At that point most people would have accepted
the game was up. West Ham were rock bottom of the table without a win since
mid- December.
But the club's Icelandic chairman says he never lost the faith. And he is
convinced that the game against Tottenham proved the turning point in one of
the Premier League's most thrilling and dramatic story-lines. "The Tottenham
game was a hard blow for us," said Magnusson yesterday. "But we played good
football and didn't deserve to lose. That game, in a way, set the tone for
the rest of the season. Football is so much about confidence and once you
lose that it goes downhill and it's hard to build it up again. But that
game, strangely, gave everyone a lift."
For a man who has just watched his club escape relegation by the skin of
their teeth, Magnusson does not wear the demeanour of a man who has just
pulled off one of the greatest escapes in the game's history. He is smiling
but his characteristic effervescence is missing as he walks into the West
Ham boardroom. To be frank, he looks shattered. And who would be surprised?
Since becoming chairman in the autumn, following a protracted £108 million
takeover battle for the club, Magnusson has experienced nearly every emotion
the game has to offer.
Besides events on the pitch there have been gambling scandals, players going
AWOL in America and, of course, the ongoing row over Carlos Tevez, which
resulted in West Ham being hit with a record breaking £5.5 million fine last
month for breaking rules on third-party ownership.
The dispute between the Premier League and the 'gang of four' looks set to
rumble on into the summer, but, as far as Magnusson is concerned, last
Sunday's 1-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford was the final word.
So, how did it feel to know his team were safe, after the final whistle? "I
was like a deflated balloon," he said. "I was very happy. More happy than I
can describe. But at the same time, it took all the wind out of me. I never
gave up the hope. But for sure there had been so many things happening since
I came here. There seemed to be a new problem every day. On Sunday night
when I got home I was almost speechless. I could only think about how happy
I was for the team, the manager and the fans.
"I have been all the time optimistic, but of course, I had my darker
moments. But then you give yourself a kick and don't think this way. You
have to have faith.
"I have enjoyed it all enormously. The experiences I have had over the last
few months, I wouldn't have missed them for anything in the world."
Having put his own emotions through the wringer, Magnusson must have a sense
of what Sheffield United chairman Kevin McCabe and former manager Neil
Warnock felt when they were sent down by their defeat against Wigan on
Sunday. But, with so much rancour around, Magnusson says he hasn't contacted
anyone at Sheffield to offer his sympathies.
He said: "I have not called anyone at Sheffield. It's difficult. But I feel
for them. It's difficult to go down. But I feel some things that have been
said about this great club are unjustified."
Magnusson is clearly angry at the way West Ham have become, to borrow
Curbishley's expression, 'public enemy No 1'. He feels a number of people in
the game have overstepped the mark with their criticism of the club.
But, for now, he is keeping his head down and waiting for the dust to
settle. He believes the dispute with Wigan, Charlton, Fulham and Sheffield
United over the handling of the Tevez case is a matter for the Premier
League. In the meantime, he is getting on with planning for next season. He
held a meeting with Curbishley on Wednesday and will sit down with him after
he returns from a break in Florida next week to discuss what will be a busy
summer of restructuring.
The first item on the agenda is certain to be the future of Tevez, although
he says he has not yet held any meetings with his owner and agent Kia
Joorabchian, the man whose third-party agreements with the club landed them
at the centre of the storm.
Yesterday, Joorabchian, who at one stage was bidding against Magnusson to
buy the club, claimed in an interview that he and his offshore owners will
still be the financial beneficiaries if the Argentine striker moves from
Upton Park in the next few weeks.
Magnusson refuses to disclose whether the club still have an option to buy
the player, even though West Ham have terminated their agreements with the
two companies who own him, Media Sports Investments and Just Sport
Incorporated. He also declines to discuss what happened when those
agreements were ripped up following the April 27 ruling from the Premier
League's appointed commission. But he says there should be no question marks
over who holds his registration.
He said: "From my point of view both Tevez and [Javier] Mascherano were
registered correctly on Aug 31 and the registration of Tevez has been
correct from that date until the end of the season. There should be no
dispute. There have been all sorts of misinterpretations on this but
everyone agrees on this, including Fifa and the Premier League."
Despite the increasingly bitter dispute, Magnusson says he holds no grudges
against Joorabchian.
Magnusson said: "There hasn't been too much of a relationship between Kia
and myself. But I cannot hold him responsible for what happened here. He
probably didn't know anything about the fact that these third-party
agreements were not disclosed to the Premier League.
"When I took over the club, I had no idea until January that these
agreements had not been disclosed to the Premier League. I had no way of
knowing that, how would I? I am sure he didn't know anything about that. I
have no bitterness towards him, why should I?
"Sometime in the near future I hope to have a meeting with him. We will sit
down and discuss Tevez's future."
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Tevez out, Bellamy in - the Sun
By PAT SHEEHAN
May 18, 2007
WEST HAM want Craig Bellamy to replace Carlos Tevez. Hammers boss Alan
Curbishley and chairman Eggert Magnusson feel signing the £8million-rated
Liverpool striker will prove the club's ambition following their narrow
escape from relegation. Magnusson, who aims to get the club into the
Champions League in three years' time, will pay the Wales star £60,000 a
week. Tevez, tipped for a £30m move to Real Madrid that will not earn West
Ham a penny, has returned to Argentina. Premier League chief executive
Richard Scudamore has told Wigan chairman Dave Whelan he got his facts wrong
over last month's inquiry into the Carlos Tevez deal. Whelan accused
Scudamore and League chairman Dave Richards of 'dereliction of duty' in
their handling of the Tevez affair and called for them to resign. He
believed the League had been ordered to terminate Tevez's contract by last
month's independent inquiry. And he did not feel the striker should have
been allowed to play in the Hammers' 3-0 win at the JJB Stadium. But
Scudamore phoned him to point out the inquiry simply gave the League powers
to terminate Tevez's contract if West Ham did not scrap an agreement with
Kia Joorabchian, the players' owner. That clause, allowing Joorabchian to
sell Tevez when he wanted, was immediately removed by West Ham. That was
why they were fined £5.5million by the League rather than having points
deducted.
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Hammers still want Benayoun - Haaretz.com
By Uzi Dann
West Ham is interested in retaining Yossi Benayoun, the team' told the
midfielder at a meeting yesterday. Benayoun has two years left on his
contract with the club. The Hammers offered Benayoun a five-year contract
with a significant raise. The midfielder and his agent Ronen Katzav are
leaning toward accepting the offer. The two sides are set to meet again next
week. Several English clubs including Tottenham, Portsmouth and Newcastle
have expressed interest in Benayoun, but since he is under contract, none
have conducted negotiations with him.
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League hits back against Whelan - The Times
James Ducker
Dave Whelan, the Wigan Athletic chairman, has been criticised after he
called on Richard Scudamore, the FA Premier League chief executive, to
resign in a letter to the Barclays Premiership clubs. Scudamore has
telephoned Whelan, who is unhappy that the League has not provided proof
that Carlos Tévez, the forward, was eligible to play for West Ham United.
"We [Whelan and the League] have agreed to continue discussions in a manner
more appropriate to League business," a Premier League spokesman said. "Mr
Whelan has agreed to submit his remaining questions of the board in full and
in writing."
David Unsworth's reward for keeping Wigan in the Premiership on the final
day of the season, by scoring the winning penalty in the 2-1 win away to
Sheffield United, was to be released yesterday as Chris Hutchings's first
move as manager was to wield the axe. Arjan de Zeeuw, the captain, was also
released.
"David did a brilliant job," the manager said. "His goal against Sheffield
United will live long in the memory and its significance can never be
underestimated. I wish him all the best for the future." Sheffield United
have confirmed that Bryan Robson, the former West Bromwich Albion and
Middlesbrough manager, is the front-runner to succeed Neil Warnock. As
revealed in The Timesyesterday, Robson is being primed to take over at
Bramall Lane and it is understood that preliminary talks have taken place.
Further discussions are scheduled for early next week, but other candidates
are being considered.
Terry Robinson, the football club chairman at Bramall Lane, said: "We are
looking for experience so Bryan Robson, Peter Reid and Dave Bassett would
fit the bill in many ways."
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Scudamore will speak to Whelan
Dominic Fifield
Friday May 18, 2007
The Guardian
Richard Scudamore, the Premier League's chief executive, has expressed a
willingness to discuss Dave Whelan's complaint about Carlos Tevez with the
Wigan chairman. The league's board is expected to inform relegated Sheffield
United next week whether it will enter arbitration in the dispute about the
West Ham player. Scudamore telephoned Whelan yesterday in response to an
email sent by the Latics chairman to the Premier League and its 19 other
member clubs which suggested that the chief executive (along with the
chairman, Dave Richards) should consider his position over a "dereliction of
duty".
"Mr Whelan has agreed to submit his remaining questions of the board in full
and in writing. The board will respond in due course," said a Premier League
spokesman. Whelan wants proof that West Ham have cancelled their third-party
agreement with Kia Joorabchian's Media Sports Investment, which owned Tevez,
after the Premier League independent commission fined the Hammers £5.5m but
did not deduct points. The board is adamant West Ham have proved the
agreement has been cancelled. Joorabchian indicated yesterday that the
contract had been "unilaterally terminated" on April 27.
"As far as West Ham are concerned there is no more to be said on this," said
a club spokesman.
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Rangers eyeing West Ham's Konchesky
tribalfooball.com - May 17, 2007
Rangers are planning a bid for West Ham United fullback Paul Konchesky. The
Herald says Gers boss Walter Smith plans to move for the England cap, who is
also interesting Aston Villa.
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West Ham to offer £7M for Liverpool's Bellamy
tribalfooball.com - May 17, 2007
West Ham United are chasing Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy - as a
replacement for Carlos Tevez. The Sun says Hammers boss Alan Curbishley and
chairman Eggert Magnusson feel signing the £8million-rated Liverpool striker
will prove the club's ambition following their narrow escape from
relegation. Magnusson, who aims to get the club into the Champions League in
three years' time, will pay the Wales star £60,000 a week. Tevez, tipped for
a £30m move to Real Madrid that will not earn West Ham a penny, has returned
to Argentina.
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