THE League Managers Association have urged the Football League to carefully consider the verdict of Henning Berg’s compensation claim against Blackburn Rovers.

Berg yesterday won his case against Rovers, who must now pay a total of £2.25m to a manager they sacked after only 57 days in charge earlier this season.

In a statement issued by the LMA, the Norwegian stressed that he will still have a special place in his heart for a club where he had great success as a player.

But LMA chief executive Richard Bevan said that the revelations of Rovers’ own legal team, who said during the case that the club was ‘out of control’ and acting without the authority of the owners, should prompt the Football League to look into the matter.

“The Football League needs to take a long hard look at the High Court’s judgement in this case,” Bevan said.

“It is unacceptable for a Football League club to allow the state of affairs to arise whereby its own case before the High Court is that its managing director is out of control and operating outside the authority of the club’s owners.”

The Football League could not be reached yesterday, while the FA declined to comment.

Berg did not attend court for the case, with both sides represented only by their legal teams.

Rovers were represented by IPS Law, who took over the case from Brabners earlier in the year.

Berg said: “Being appointed manager of Blackburn Rovers was a great opportunity for me.

“The club has always had, and continues to have, a special place in my heart.

“I was very disappointed to be dismissed after only eight weeks in charge without being able to make the changes I felt were necessary to take the club towards the Barclays Premier League.

“I now wish to place all of these events behind me and move on in my coaching career.

“I wish the club’s players and loyal and committed supporters all the best for the future.”

Berg has been one of three permanent managers to leave Rovers this season.

Michael Appleton was sacked after 67 days in March, and Rovers are due to pay the 37-year-old monthly to fulfil a 12-month notice period, although the LMA are yet to receive written confirmation of the agreement.

It was revealed in court that Berg’s contract would have had a lower salary in the Championship than it would have been had he achieved promotion to the Premier League. It would also have decreased had Rovers gone down to League One.

As part of Mark Pelling QC’s judgement of the case yesterday, he outlined the evidence presented to him.

It was said that Berg had made contact with managing director Derek Shaw offering his services and a few days later, on October 25 or 26, the Norwegian received a phone call from global advisor Shebby Singh asking him to travel to the UK for discussions on October 29.

Berg met operations director Paul Agnew, Shaw and Singh in Manchester, before the former defender was informed a day later the club wished to appoint him.

Berg then says he met Shaw and Agnew at a hotel in Blackburn on October 31 with his agent, where he says he negotiated the terms of his appointment – although Shaw and Agnew maintain it was simply a ‘meet and greet’ meeting.

Rovers drew up an offer letter that was signed by Berg and Shaw on November 1. In her statement to the court, Rovers finance director Karen Silk, who is currently working her notice at the club, said Shaw passed her a handwritten note asking her to draw up the letter.

The note, exhibited for the case, includes a reference to ‘no 12 months notice’ in Silk’s handwriting, which she says records a clarification given to her by Shaw.

Berg was sacked on December 27, and on February 14 proceedings were commenced by Berg – claiming the sum of £2.25m.

On March 1 Brabners filed an admission saying ‘I admit liability for the claim and offer to pay £2.25m in satisfaction of the claim’ and ‘I offer to pay by instalments of £562,500 per month starting on February 26’.

It was said that it does not now appear to be in serious dispute that Brabners did so on Shaw’s instruction.

It was also said that the solicitors were aware that at least Anuradha Desai objected to paying what was claimed, but they did not perceive there to be any difficulty in acting on Shaw’s instruction.

The sum of £562,500 was then paid to Berg on February 26, with the reason given for not paying the whole amount immediately being cash flow difficulties caused by Rovers’ relegation from the Premier League.

Those cash flow issues were proposed to be rectified by seeking accelerated payment of the parachute payment due to Rovers from the Premier League.

The Premier League has yet to confirm the outcome of this request.