{"id":26030,"date":"2018-11-16T12:45:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T12:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=26030"},"modified":"2018-11-16T12:45:28","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T12:45:28","slug":"pfa-told-to-evolve-as-mutiny-beckons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/pfa-told-to-evolve-as-mutiny-beckons\/","title":{"rendered":"PFA told to evolve as mutiny beckons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26034\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/11\/pfa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gordon Taylor faces the biggest challenge to his 37 year reign as CEO of the PFA as chairman Ben Purkiss calls for modernisation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Purkiss, who is a full back for Walsall, has called for an independent review to be conducted by Ed Warner, the former chairman of UK Athletics. The 34-year-old has completed a degree in French and law and a masters in sports directorship with education grants from the PFA but wants to see the union evolve.<\/p>\n<p>He tweeted his views on Thursday evening: \u201cI have a duty to act in the best interests of the PFA. Sometimes you have to make a stand for what is right. Football is rapidly evolving, players are rapidly evolving and the PFA needs to evolve too. Players past, present and future need a PFA for the modern player.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have a duty to act in the best interests of the PFA. Sometimes you have to make a stand for what is right. Football is rapidly evolving, players are rapidly evolving and the PFA needs to evolve too. Players past, present and future need a PFA for the modern player.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Purkiss (@bpurkiss23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bpurkiss23\/status\/1063198607728418818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The PFA were given a \u00a326.6 million share of the Premier League\u2019s tv income last year but have come under criticism for a lack of effectiveness. Taylor was paid \u00a32.29 million according to the PFA\u2019s accounts from last year which according to <em>The Guardian <\/em>is almost four times the benevolent grants they paid.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor questioned Purkiss\u2019 eligibility to stand as PFA chairman in a letter to its 92 club delegates: \u201cThere is a current issue which we are dealing with regarding the position of Ben Purkiss and his eligibility to remain as chairman\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Walsall full back is a non-contract player at the Midlands side but intends to stay on, arguing that non-contract players have always been PFA members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Samuel Carter | Subbing: Lee Pearson<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gordon Taylor faces the biggest challenge to his 37 year reign as CEO of the PFA as chairman Ben Purkiss calls for modernisation. 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