Leeds reported over Grayson

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Grayson was on Tuesday announced as Leeds' new manager, despite having 18 months remaining on his contract at Bloomfield Road. Blackpool refused Leeds permission to speak to Grayson and rejected what they described as a "derisory offer of compensation", believed to be around £200,000, for his services.

A furious Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston said: "We have reported Leeds United to the Football League following an illegal approach for Simon Grayson and plan to take legal action against all parties. Why should we let Leeds think they get away with such a blatant disregard for the rules?"

He added: "If it was legally possibly we would have pushed hard for an injunction against Simon Grayson to stop him taking charge of Leeds.

"But it's not easy to get in front of a High Court judge at this time of year.

"I think Leeds knew that and that's a point that we will be making in our case against them."

Grayson handed in a letter of resignation on Tuesday morning and signed a contract with the fallen Yorkshire giants, provoking the immediate threat of legal action against the 39-year-old and his new employers.