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ALEX MCLEISH IN A FEISTY MOOD

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McLeish has warned Sullivan against poaching Liam Ridgewell and Sebastian Larsson

Friday March 19,2010

By Daily Express Reporter

ALEX McLeish has warned former Birmingham owner David Sullivan he faces a long court battle if he tries to poach Liam Ridgewell and Sebastian Larsson.

Sullivan, who owns West Ham now, has intimated that he is interested in luring both players to Upton Park by trying to take advantage of a perceived loophole further 12-month option on both.

But Sullivan, who negotiated their deals while still chairman at Birmingham, believes the option clause might not be permissible under FIFA regulations. Birmingham manager McLeish said: “This is the man that did the contracts. They used them year-in, year-out at Birmingham.”

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