SOL: I’LL SHRIMP & SAVE
West Ham sign Carlos Tevez and fellow Argentinian Javier Mascherano from Brazilian side Corinthians for an undisclosed fee on transfer deadline day.
Mascherano joins Liverpool and the third-party ownership agreement for him and Tevez comes to light.
West Ham are charged with breaking Premier League rules on third-party ownership.
West Ham admit the breach and escape with a £5.5million fine rather than a points deduction. Tevez is also cleared to play the last
WEST HAM fans plan to taunt their Sheffield United rivals tomorrow by wearing Carlos Tevez masks.
It’s the first time the Hammers and Blades have met in the league since the end of the 2006-07 season.
Tevez had joined West Ham
three games of the season.
Tevez scores the winner at Man United (below) to clinch West Ham’s survival on the final day, while Sheffield United lose at home to Wigan and are relegated.
Sheffield United fail to persuade an independent Premier League commission and the High Court to overturn the decision and their relegation.
Tevez leaves West Ham to join Manchester United, in August 2006, but his signing breached the rules. He was still allowed to play on, scoring a vital winner to keep West Ham up and send the Blades down.
Hammers fans wore similar masks when the sides met in the League Cup in 2014.
initially on loan.
Sheffield United claim £45m in compensation and take the matter to an FA arbitration hearing.
The FA arbitration panel rules in the Blades’ favour and orders West Ham to pay them compensation.
The clubs agree a £20m out-of-court settlement, payable in instalments.
The final instalment is paid.
The sides meet for the first time since the controversy in the League Cup with Sheffield United winning 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Sheffield United and West Ham meet for the first time in the league at the London Stadium.
SOL CAMPBELL is optimistic he can produce another great escape from relegation after being unveiled as Southend manager yesterday.
The former England centre-back was appointed on Tuesday on a contract until the end of the 2021-22 season.
Against the odds, Campbell (above), 45, kept Macclesfield up in his first managerial role, taking over last November seven points from safety – but he now faces an even tougher task.
The Shrimpers are eight points from safety, with only crisis-club Bolton keeping them off the foot of the table.
Campbell said: “We’ve got enough games to get out of this situation, but it must start now as time is precious.”
Former Iceland defender Hermann Hreidarsson and ex-Manchester United striker Andrew Cole will assist him.