York City bosses were today facing another expensive employment tribunal, as it emerged that former coach Adie Shaw had joined ex-boss Terry Dolan in fighting a bonus wrangle.

Mr Shaw is seeking to be paid the same incentives that saw Mr Dolan awarded £1,300 at a Leeds hearing yesterday.

That tribunal concluded unanimously that Mr Dolan had been unlawfully deprived of match win bonuses earned after he was relieved of his managerial duties last May.

Mr Dolan, who has been on garden leave since that date, claimed he was owed the cash as part of his wages and had not been informed otherwise by York City in writing.

Now, following Mr Dolan's success, and an order for £1,292 in costs, Mr Shaw, currently coaching in the Caribbean, will look to receive bonuses he believes he is due.

The Evening Press understands that yesterday's case could effectively determine the outcome of Mr Shaw's - meaning the club is facing an £800 bill for the bonuses, plus costs.

Club chiefs were said to be furious at the tribunal decision, accepting that they were liable to pay out, but believing Mr Dolan should not have accepted bonuses for a team he no longer managed.

At Mr Dolan's tribunal, it emerged the club had initially offered him £20,000 to end his garden leave and his relationship with York City last September - but this offer was rejected. The club says the final figure was £28,000.

Following the decision, club director Jason McGill said: "I am absolutely disappointed. I think the employment tribunal has played by the letter of the law. The whole issue has been an unnecessary distraction to the board when we have been working so hard to reverse the financial position of the club and secure our Bootham Crescent home for the future."

Mr Dolan said: "I'm disappointed that it had to come to this. I had a contract and all I wanted was for the football club to honour that contract.

"The tribunal has judged in my favour. The football club made great public play for the fact that I would honour my contract. They didn't. Where is the moral high ground in that?"

The football club was due to hold a regular board meeting to discuss the response to Mr Shaw's case.

Updated: 10:29 Friday, February 13, 2004