Signings charge caps Curbishley’s week as Hammers take pounding

ALAN CURBISHLEY’S week has lunged from one crisis to the next, with West Ham hit by a Premier League charge over the signing of Argentina internationals Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.

If the Hammers are found guilty they could be docked five Barclays Premiership points, a penalty which would almost certainly condemn them to relegation.

As it is, West Ham are clinging to top-flight status by their fingernails.