Clubs taking advice over Hammers fine

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The four - West Ham's rivals in the quest to avoid relegation from the Barclays Premiership - met in central London on Friday to discuss the punishment, which many had expected to include a points deduction.

And a statement released by the four clubs and sent to the Premier League's board of directors confirmed: "You should understand we are separately in the process of obtaining legal advice arising out of the terms of the decision. You can expect to hear from us in relation to this in the early part of next week."

The statement from the clubs added: "The board are given power under the rules to 'inquire into any suspected or alleged breach of these rules...

"The FAPL have a duty to act in good faith and with reasonable diligence. That duty extends to investigating an alleged breach of the rules where there is some apparently credible evidence of a breach.

"Furthermore, given the potential significance to our clubs of any further serious breach of FAPL rules by West Ham at this point in time, not to investigate immediately would be a breach by the League of their obligation of utmost good faith to us under FAPL rule B13.

"In the light of the above it is incumbent upon the board forthwith to investigate this matter."