WEST Ham United have been criticised for appealing against the tribunal decision which could cost the club £30 million.
Football Association chairman Lord Triesman says the club's stance following the Premier League arbitration's decision into the Carlos Tevez saga is wrong.
The panel this week found West Ham guilty of breaking league rules over the transfers of Tevez and Javier Mascherano in April 2007.
As a result the Hammers were fined £5.5million but the F.A decided not to deduct points, and West Ham went on to escape relegation at Sheffield United's expense.
West Ham reacted to this week's news by confirming they are planning to appeal the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.
But Triesman said: "If it is going to go through the courts it is going to drag on, and on, and on.
"I think it would be much simpler for people to observe the rules of football.
"The FA is a pretty decent regulatory body and there is no reason why a very big club shouldn't feel that it should regard those rules too."
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