Threesy does it, Al

  • by Staff Writer
  • Friday, 12th December 2008

Alan Curbishley is claiming around £3million from West Ham United as part of his 'constructive dismissal' case.

The former Hammers manager resigned in protest at the club's policy of selling players without his knowledge at the beginning of September. Now Curbishley, 51, has hit the club with a bill of around £3million - the sum he would have received had he stayed at the club for the duration of his contract.

Curbishley was earning around £30,000 per week when he walked out of the club just over two years into a four year deal. He decided to call it a day when George McCartney was sold to Sunderland for £6million a day before the end of the transfer window without his prior agreement - just days after he told Sky Sports that no more players would be sold.

That followed the sale of Anton Ferdinand - also to Sunderland just days after Curbishley told Setanta that the centre half was going nowhere - and the termination of Ferddy Ljungberg's contract, again something that Curbishley was apparently unaware of.

The club's board are set to challenge the claim; Mike Lee, the club's former non-executive director recently told Radio Five:

"Alan didn't particularly want to sell certain players but we needed to raise money - he knew that, he was committed to that policy.

"The one player in the end that seemed to force the issue was McCartney. He put in a written transfer request, we had an offer on the table and we also had alternatives.

"That was the one Alan thought was unacceptable - so he chose to resign."

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