hammer_scout51
17 Oct 2007, 04:51 AM
Mr Terry Brown
On May 2 2007, we published an article (the "Article") on the Recorder Hammers Section of our website and in that day's print edition of the Newham Recorder ("Aldridge and Brown set to carry the can").
The Article referred to and quoted extracts from the findings of the Independent Commission appointed to determine the charges brought against West Ham United Football Club (the "Club") regarding the circumstances in which the Club signed Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez (the "Commission").
The Article failed to make it clear that Mr Terry Brown approached the Club, offered to give evidence and that offer was not taken up. Mr Brown did not offer and was not asked to give evidence to the Premier League. The parties did not put any evidence from Mr Brown to the Commission and the Commission was not in a position to obtain evidence from Mr Brown.
The Commission's decision does not identify the evidence upon which it based its conclusions about Mr Brown's involvement in relevant events.
Mr Brown has asked that we make it clear that he was not directly involved in the negotiations for the transfer of Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez and he was at all times guided by the advice of those within the Club charged with dealing with the transfers and in particular was guided by the advice they gave regarding the application of the Premier League rules and any necessary disclosure of documents to the Premier League in accordance with those rules.
Mr Brown has maintained throughout that he did not apply any undue pressure on others to conclude the transactions in the form they were concluded and did not seek to secure the transfers to safeguard his own personal gain.
What a nice well meaning man.
On May 2 2007, we published an article (the "Article") on the Recorder Hammers Section of our website and in that day's print edition of the Newham Recorder ("Aldridge and Brown set to carry the can").
The Article referred to and quoted extracts from the findings of the Independent Commission appointed to determine the charges brought against West Ham United Football Club (the "Club") regarding the circumstances in which the Club signed Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez (the "Commission").
The Article failed to make it clear that Mr Terry Brown approached the Club, offered to give evidence and that offer was not taken up. Mr Brown did not offer and was not asked to give evidence to the Premier League. The parties did not put any evidence from Mr Brown to the Commission and the Commission was not in a position to obtain evidence from Mr Brown.
The Commission's decision does not identify the evidence upon which it based its conclusions about Mr Brown's involvement in relevant events.
Mr Brown has asked that we make it clear that he was not directly involved in the negotiations for the transfer of Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez and he was at all times guided by the advice of those within the Club charged with dealing with the transfers and in particular was guided by the advice they gave regarding the application of the Premier League rules and any necessary disclosure of documents to the Premier League in accordance with those rules.
Mr Brown has maintained throughout that he did not apply any undue pressure on others to conclude the transactions in the form they were concluded and did not seek to secure the transfers to safeguard his own personal gain.
What a nice well meaning man.