Be a Blade for the day?!

Last updated : 12 June 2007 By Andy Parsons

United were relegated on the last day of the season when Wigan beat them at Bramall Lane although The Blades feel hard done by after the decision to fine West Ham £5.5million instead of deducting them points for fielding ineligible players.

The Hammers signed Argentinian duo Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano from Brazilian powerhouse Corinthians in August but it came to light that the two World Cup players were not legally entitled to play as an organisation owned part of their contracts and not the Upton Park club.


Needless to say, Tevez was the star of West Ham's show as they went on a phenomenal run to avoid relegation but The Blades poor end-of-season form meant they went down and now they feel that justice simply was not done.


The Blades' appeal against the decision to fine West Ham and not deduct them points will be heard next week in London while a city-centre march has been organised by Unitedites on the same day MP's lobby the Houses of Parliament to get the verdict overturned.


Blades Independent Fans Association chairman Richard Batho told the Star: "Hopefully fans from both clubs - United and Wednesday - will turn out because this has the power to affect everyone.


"The more people who turn out, the better; we need to get across the message that football fans in general aren't prepared to stand by when something like this happens."


In other news, Wednesday old boy Lloyd Owusu, who famously scored with his first touch in an Owls shirt against United (before later being sick on the pitch) has joined Yeovil Town following his release from Brentford.