Alf Tupper
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Good to see RM taking a tough stance in relation to SW's lawsuit, arguing on the grounds that SUFC did not feel that SW met the obligation of his contract and some of his signings didn't meet that obligation either.
However, I feel the Club could be on sticky ground by saying that a manager should meet the terms of his contract and if
not then should not be paid - why? The following was released by Manchester City this afternoon in relation to a similar problem they have with former manager Joe Royle....
LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Former Manchester City manager Joe Royle has been awarded over 422,000 pounds compensation after a successful claim against the premier league club.
Royle, now in charge at first division club Ipswich Town, was sacked by City following their relegation from the top flight in 2001.
He claimed he was entitled to compensation and a judge awarded him a total of 422,819.08 pounds.
City said they were considering an appeal.
A statement on their website read: "The result is very disappointing. The judgment is contrary to the firm advice we received from our QC and leading experts.
"It does not recognise the common understanding of when a club is relegated and we believe produces an unfair result whereby on this basis Mr Royle has received extra reward for failure.
"We are advised there are grounds for an appeal and will be considering our position over the next few days."
Let's hope RM has not received advice from the same experts!
Before you say the amounts involved are quite a bit different, £25k for SUFC is a lot of money!
However, I feel the Club could be on sticky ground by saying that a manager should meet the terms of his contract and if
not then should not be paid - why? The following was released by Manchester City this afternoon in relation to a similar problem they have with former manager Joe Royle....
LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Former Manchester City manager Joe Royle has been awarded over 422,000 pounds compensation after a successful claim against the premier league club.
Royle, now in charge at first division club Ipswich Town, was sacked by City following their relegation from the top flight in 2001.
He claimed he was entitled to compensation and a judge awarded him a total of 422,819.08 pounds.
City said they were considering an appeal.
A statement on their website read: "The result is very disappointing. The judgment is contrary to the firm advice we received from our QC and leading experts.
"It does not recognise the common understanding of when a club is relegated and we believe produces an unfair result whereby on this basis Mr Royle has received extra reward for failure.
"We are advised there are grounds for an appeal and will be considering our position over the next few days."
Let's hope RM has not received advice from the same experts!
Before you say the amounts involved are quite a bit different, £25k for SUFC is a lot of money!
