Mons tribunal hearing?

[eastie]

Anyone know when the date has been set for his tribunal case, I'm pretty sure he  mentioned last month that it would take place in April.

Will the details be freely available or will it be all kept hush hush?

[Ger Regan]

Can someone explain the reason for this tribunal? He was on a rolling contract, and resigned. Seems pretty clearcut that he shouldn't get a single penny.

[adrenachrome]

We've been through all this before, haven't we?

Anyway,  if recent cases subject to this tribunal are anything to go by, constructive dismissal will be the claim, and he will "win".

After leaving the club, O'Neill, who was later replaced by Frenchman Gerard Houllier, had attempted to resolve his issues with Villa but without success.

The LMA statement continued: "Premier League managers' contracts contain a clause requiring the parties to mediate their differences in the event of a dispute and, if the dispute cannot be resolved at mediation, that the case moves forward to the Premier League Managers' Arbitration Tribunal.

"The tribunal is ideally placed to resolve disputes of this nature, combining the skills and experience of prominent individuals from football and the law."

The tribunal has been used in several high-profile cases in recent years.

In 2009, it upheld a constructive dismissal claim by Alan Curbishley against his former club West Ham.

Earlier that year, former Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan was awarded £2m damages plus interest after winning his case against the club for constructive dismissal.

BBC Sport

[KevinGage]

In both those examples quoted, both managers were on record as saying they didn't want x or y player sold -and then they were from under them.

I don't recall MON ever saying Milner wouldn't be sold, in fact it was him who first talked about the player wanting away and how not much can be done when that happens.

[adrenachrome]

I imagine that his case will be more general in nature, along the lines of the goalposts being radically moved and the status quo being dismantled around the time when Faulkner was appointed.

I might be wrong, but I get the impression that this tribunal will just agree an amount of compensation rather than return some sort of verdict. In answer to the original question posed by the thread, I cannot see any date mentioned on the LMA site.

[KevinGage]

He obviously feels he can get a result here, or else he wouldn't be wasting his time.
Just a sad state of affairs whereby any ambiguity or a technicality can see a bloke financially rewarded for bailing on his job.

It would also mean he could argue that 'I was right' next time he's in the running for another post. A surprising amount of dullards outside of B6 actually still think we sacked him.

[joe_c]

I hope he is awarded Habib Beye as compensation.

[Greg N'Ash]

i'm actually looking forward to this, just to see what bullshit his lawyers can come up with. As i've said before i've got a feeling the general will get a mention and i'm guessing his pals have been trawling here and villatalk for anything that could be construed as undermining him.  This is a man who sued a website for printing a letter from a fan calling him an idiot so anything's possible.

[usav]

I imagine that his case will be more general in nature, along the lines of the status quo being dismantled

Who quit, Rossi or Parfitt?

[JJ-AV]

Isn't the problem with players being sold more to do with the squad players? He wasn't totally for Luke Young going to Liverpool and he did leave on the same day Shorey went to WBA.

IMO, he was under the impression that he could bring in new faces if a couple of these went. He wanted McGeady, Keane and Parker... But when the board told him no he flounced off.

[cheltenhamlion]

Parker wasn't on the wanted list and he was quite happy for Luke to leave. It was Young who said no to the deal.

[Comrade Blitz]

I hope he is awarded Habib Beye as compensation.

Post of the week.

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[villasjf]

As far as I am concerned he walked out and broke the contract by quitting, it will probably be dealt with by out of court settlement. probably a gagging order chucked in so we will never know the truth.

[UsualSuspect]

Can Salifou be used as evidence?

After 4 years it's about time he did something

[Phil from the upper holte]

I hope he gets fuck all and has to pay the club, Oh and 5 minutes before its set to start Randy & the Gen get up and walk out