Without mentioning the fact they thought this was a good idea…

Fulham are the latest club hoping to make money from West Ham’s decision to compensate Sheffield United. According to The Independent. they will launch a legal claim on the basis that were it not for Carlos Tevez, they would have finished above the Hammers and would therefore have made an extra £700,000 in prize money.

Here are five flaws that The Spoiler has found in Fulham’s argument:

1) Fellow compensation-seeker Neil Warnock believes Fulham would have been relegated that season if Rafael Benitez hadn’t fielded reserves against them in the penultimate game of the season. Warnock has said since: “Maybe Rafa gets a yearly hamper from Harrods for his team selections.” That was Fulham’s only win from their final twelve games.

2) Carlos Tevez lasted only 13 minutes against them that season before getting injured at Craven Cottage. His replacement Bobby Zamora, West Ham’s top scorer that season, scored. Using Lord Griffiths magic calculator, it could be argued that the game may have finished 3-2 to the hosts had Zamora not replaced Tevez, a result which would have seen Fulham finish above West Ham

Sol Campbell opens a fan abuse can of worms

In an effort to endear himself to Tottenham fans, Sol Campbell has stated that he believes football authorities should deduct points from clubs whose fans are found guilty of indecent or racist chanting.

In an interview with The Guardian, the Pompey captain said:

“I think that they [the game’s authorities] are going to have to do more. My situation is a small part. But also, you have the racial abuse in the rest of Europe. The only way you can stop it from happening is by taking points from clubs. Then it would definitely stop. If it’s just way over the top and you start taking points … [with] those three points, you can lose the championship or you can be going down. That’s the only way you can stop fans’ abuse on that type of level.

“Football seems to think it can keep on going without getting checked. In most other sports on this level, it doesn’t ­happen. You’re not going to get that in ­tennis, rugby, cricket or athletics. It’s just not accepted.”

Of course, racism in any form should not be tolerated in the game, and such harsh measures would surely give the motivation to eradicate inappropriate fan behaviour. But on the other hand, should a team suffer for the ignorance of a minority of fans? Let us know your thoughts below…