Any additional suspension would start with the trip to Aston Villa, which would rule Adebayor out of domestic action until October 18, when City travel to local rivals Wigan.
We returned to Rawitch's office Tuesday, told her we believed the suspension was unconstitutional, asked her to reconsider, and warned her that we would take legal action if she did not.
Briatore was subsequently handed a indefinite suspension while Renault were given a permanent ban, but suspended for two years in recognition of the swift action they had taken in dismissing the pair.