The Syndicates Team

<p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>At the closing stages of the F.A. Carling Premier League season in 1999-2000 West London Football Club's continual endeavour to stave</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>off relegation to Division One of the Football League was looking more and more unlikely.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>In the seven years since its formation it had never experienced such consistent difficulty. it was hard enough competing against some of the</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>best clubs in the world on a level playing field but unknown to them an additional party was determined; by foul means including blackmail</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>robbery assault and murder; to extinguish any chance the club had of surviving.</span></p>