Hammers get cash windfall

West Ham have received a £350,000 (€514,000) boost courtesy of Aston Villa central defender Liam Ridgewell.

Ridgewell moved from the Hammers to Villa Park as a 16-year-old in 2001 and a Football League tribunal ruled that the Midlands club had to pay an initial £50,000 (€73,500) plus a further £350,000 (€514,000) when he clocked up 50 appearances.