MILLWALL have asked the Football League to delay announcing the verdict from the arbitration hearing into Leeds United's 15-point penalty until after this weekend's potentially volatile game between the two clubs.
An independent tribunal to consider the validity of the punishment will get underway today behind closed doors and is set to last three days.
It was expected that a verdict would then be made public on Friday – meaning United could, potentially, h
ave made the trip to The Den sitting in second place. However, the Yorkshire Post understands that United will not now discover their fate until next week.
The reason for this was unclear last night, though it is definitely not as a result of Millwall's appeal with a League spokesman confirming last night: "A matter had been raised with the Football League by Millwall. But the League has not acted with regards to this issue as it is up to the arbitration panel to decide on the conduct of this process."
In the proceedings that get underway today, Leeds's lawyers will attempt to convince a three man panel – consisting of retired High Court judge Sir Philip Otton, former Premier League chief executive Peter Leaver and experienced lawyer Peter Cadman – that the League acted outside its jurisdiction when docking the points for what they believed to be a failure to follow insolvency policy.
Should the tribunal uphold the initial decision, both Bournemouth and Luton could start next season with a similar handicap after both recently failed to exit administration via a CVA.
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