ACCRINGTON chairman Eric Whalley insists Paul Jewell "does not know what he is talking about" following the Wigan manager's claims that a punishment handed to Stanley played a part in West Ham escaping a points deduction.
The relegation-threatened Hammers were fined £5.5m by Premier League bosses after being found guilty over the transfers of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.
But Jewell, whose struggling Latics were thumped 3-0 by West Ham last Saturday, claimed he "smelled a rat" when Stanley avoided a points deduction in March for fielding ineligible players.
"I've read what Paul Jewell has said and it's absolutely ridiculous," said Whalley.
"The West Ham decision was done by a body that has nothing to do with the Football League. It is something separate.
"He does not know what he is talking about.
"If I was him, I would concentrate on keeping Wigan in the Premiership rather than criticise other clubs."
Stanley were fined £12,000 by the Football League, with half of that sum suspended, for fielding young Preston striker Chris McGrail and goalkeeper Martin Fearon.
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