Jordan payback is disaster for Dowie
Former Crystal Palace manager Iain Dowie could be facing a £800,000 legal bill after losing a court battle to Palace chairman Simon Jordan.
A High Court judge, who ruled that Dowie deceived Jordan into waiving a £1million compensation clause in his contract days before he joined Charlton, ordered him to pay Palace's legal bill, estimated at £400,000.
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Coventry boss Dowie, 42, is facing the prospect of having to pay a similar amount to his own legal team.
Palace are pursuing Dowie for the £1m in a further court hearing.
His counsel, Michael McParland, said Dowie would challenge the judgement and costs order made against him, which was "cataclysmic" for himself, his family and his career as a manager.
