Sheffield United plc chairman Kevin McCabe has revealed the club will accept playing in the Coca-Cola Championship next season if that is the verdict of an arbitration panel - unless further points are raised which are 'worth pursuing'.
The Blades, who will put their case before the panel on Monday, insist West Ham should have been deducted points rather than being fined for breaching transfer regulations with the signings of Argentinian pair Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.
The Hammers were fined £2.5million for signing contracts which allowed a third-party influence over the club and £3million for failing to inform the Premier League about it.
League chiefs are confident the arbitration panel will find they acted strictly according to their regulations in both the disciplinary case against West Ham and in regards to the registration of Tevez.
The Blades will pursue their claim that an independent commission should have deducted points from the Hammers and the league should have cancelled the striker's registration.
It is more likely, however, that should the Yorkshire club persuade the arbitration panel of their case they would be awarded a compensation payment rather than the commission's decision be overturned.