Sanchez takes Fulham to court

LAWRIE SANCHEZ has revealed he has been forced to take Fulham to the managers arbitration tribunal.

Sanchez was sacked by Fulham in December but his contract has yet to be paid off, prompting him to tread a path he brands “demeaning” for all involved.

“People think that when you’ve been sacked you’re paid off and that everything is all right,” he said yesterday. “But it doesn’t work like that. One day a club sacks you and then they say: ‘Take us to court and sue us, see if you can get the money.’

“They know that after a certain amount of time managers who don’t have so many resources will have to give in and settle for a figure that is nowhere near what the contract is worth. I’ve not been paid a penny since I’ve left Fulham and it’s demeaning.”