Dave Whelan also launched a stinging attack on the Premier League for their "diabolical" handling of the saga for which he said League chairman Sir Dave Richards "should carry the can".

He also accused the Premier League of wanting to push the FA arbitration findings – which included West Ham breaching League rules a second time – "under the table".

Whelan, who is delighted the arbitration found in Sheffield United's favour, said: "The Premier League must act in a fair and proper manner and be seen to be acting in a fair and proper manner.

"I think it's a big decision for the Premier League at the next meeting. They can't wash their hands of it. It would appear to me they want to push it under the table, but they can't – it's an injustice of the highest order.

"Now it's come out, they should give them (West Ham) a minimum 15 points deduction, but I don't think the Premier League have got the bottle to do it."

The Premier League declined to comment last night though it is understood any decision on disciplinary action against West Ham will only be taken at the conclusion of the arbitration's hearings to decide damages for the Blades, who are claiming at least £30m. The League is due to meet later this month with Whelan promising the matter will be raised if it is not on the agenda.

West Ham also declined to comment, but did confirm the club had lodged an appeal against the findings with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday afternoon.

The Blades are not commenting on the latest developments though it is known they have no intention of agreeing with West Ham's request to go to CAS, a stance which undermines the chances of the case being heard.

Whelan also called for a "complete reinvestigation" of the handling of the Tevez affair, following further revelations in the arbitration's judgment.

It concluded that West Ham had breached Premier League rules for a second time, after the original disciplinary finding in April 2007 on the secret third-party agreement.

After being fined £5.5m but avoiding a points deduction, West Ham were told they could only play Tevez in the critical last few games of the season if they tore up the offending third-party agreement the club had with the Argentinian's 'owners', represented by Kia Joorabchian.

The Hammers publicly agreed and Tevez played a crucial role in West Ham staving off relegation by finishing three points above Sheffield United.

But the arbitration panel found that West Ham privately reassured Joorabchian that the club would continue to abide by the third-party agreement, irrespective of what the Premier League was told.

With the potential prospect of further Premier League disciplinary action against West Ham, Whelan also questioned the Hammers' appointment of Maurice Watkins, a high profile sports lawyer with a close association with the Premier League, to fight the arbitration's findings.

Watkins is a member of the Premier League Legal Working Party and the Premier League's representative on the Association of European Union Premier Professional Leagues.

But the lawyer, who is also a director of Manchester United, said there was no conflict of interest.

"As a practising solicitor you have to be very careful there's absolutely no conflict," he said. "We have never previously advised the Premier League, Sheffield United or West Ham for that matter on any of the previous hearings."