Judgement Day For United
By Nu Mad
Updated Tuesday, 3rd July 2007
Saturday 22nd September 2007 we expect the visit of West Ham United to St James' Park ... BUT we find out today if that will change.
Today is judgement day for
Sheffield United in their battle to win back their place in the Premier League, in what has seen as the biggest "dummy" to bounce around the Premiership since its formation in 1991.
The Blades were relegated on the last day of the 2006/7 season but it seems the news hasn't reached Sheffield yet, and it has nothing to do with the rain they have suffered in recent days.
However, they will this afternoon learn the outcome of their legal challenge to force the Premier League to dock West Ham points over the Carlos Tevez affair.
The panel cannot order the League to deduct points from the Hammers - but they do have the power to order a fresh independent disciplinary commission to look at the case.
Such a ruling, or one saying Sheffield United may have a claim for compensation, would throw the league into disarray - because it would be impossible for a new disciplinary hearing and any subsequent appeals to take place before the start of the new season.
The Premier League maintain they handled the whole affair completely by the rule book.
So our message to Sheffield United is ... YOU'RE DOWN ... LIVE WITH IT!
