Steve Davies Tribunal Date Cancelled
By Deadly Submarine
August 1 2008
Derby County have today stressed their disappointment at the cancellation of next Tuesday’s Steve Davies Tribunal hearing at short notice for as yet unconfirmed reasons. Rovers had been due to find out at the hearing, how much compensation they would receive for Davies’s summer transfer to The Rams.
With the day of judgement fast approaching, their was disappointment in the East Midlands today as the tribunal date for the transfer of Steve Davies from Tranmere to Derby County in the summer was cancelled at just two working days notice.
Rovers were set to find out how much compensation the Championship side would have to pay them for the transfer of the winger who is under the age of 24, thus sparking the tribunal rule off but that decision will now be delayed.
The reason for the cancellation has not been confirmed by the Football League but it is believed to be down to the fact that the Rovers Chairman Lorraine Rogers, who is also a Board Director of the Football League is away on holiday and has been uncontactable directly with regard to the matter.
The statement from Derby County Chairman Adam Pearson on the Official Derby County Website expressed that his Club were ‘staggered' by the decision to cancel the hearing especially at such short notice but as yet there has been no comment or statement from the Tranmere of Football League end of the proceedings.
The disappointment expressed by the staff at Derby will get little sympathy from those at Tranmere after the way the Club were reportedly treated by Steve Davies when he left for Pride Park back in June.
An Official Tranmere Club statement at the time of the move stated that Tranmere had not even been informed of Davies's move to Derby by the player himself or his agent and the news was filtered through to Prenton Park via the Media.
When a new date is set for the tribunal, we will bring it to you.
TO READ THE OFFICIAL DERBY COUNTY STATEMENT - CLICK HERE!
Pursposly to @#$%& derby and davies off quite funny i think
if the tribunal decided he was worth an amount derby wern't willing to pay, what would happen?
i no this is unlikely but...
They were wondering if the Club (Derby) was making such a fuss about the cancellation because it would stop him playing for them in the League but I can't see that being the case.
Derby will have to pay the fee whether they like it or not.
It would be good from our point of view to get as much money as possible, and I think we need it quickly, which is why I think it's odd it's been postponed and their must be a legitimate reason, but I wouldn't want to see another club be put in trouble for it!
Derby will have done their homework as to how much we would most likely be entitled to before they signed him and should comfortably be able to afford it.
If it does happen it would be something of a warning to other Clubs for the future I suppose.
There is no way at all that Derby will have financial difficulties over this either way in my opinion - they will be fine!
I think he will be a good player though yeah!
GRAVY
As far as I'm aware there has still been no date set for this as yet.