Leeds United have been invited to arbitration by the Football League as they bid to overturn their 15-point deduction.



United were handed the fine in August as punishment when it was claimed the League One outfit failed to correctly follow insolvency policy after slipping into administration.


However, play-off chasing Leeds have now been offered the opportunity to go to arbitration after club chairman Ken Bates revealed the League made a deadline day offer.


"The letter arrived from the League's solicitors in the morning suggesting that this should go to arbitration with a Court of Appeal judge," Bates told the Yorkshire Post.



Discuss


"To quote their words, 'impartiality and independence will be guaranteed and the competence of the tribunal will be par excellence'. Impartiality and independence is what we have been arguing for all along.


"What makes me laugh is that it has taken six months to get to this position, six months in which the League have refused to discuss the matter with us.


"Only now, with the writ having been issued, do they instruct their lawyers to come back to us.


"It is a long overdue development and the pleasing thing from our point of view is that a Court of Appeal judge will hear it. After a Law Lord, they are the highest in the land.



Self-interest


"The decision to deduct us 15 points was purely one born of self-interest on behalf of the other clubs."


Leeds though have yet to decide whether they will accept the offer of arbitration.


When asked about Leeds' strategy Bates said: "We will have to discuss what our next move is."


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