PFA Back Tevez

[paulchapo]

It is the unions job to back a member though i can't see as how they have a case.

He refused to warm up...he is paid to do as he is fucking told,so he is wrong here,even if he didn't refuse to go on[which he did] and by refusing to warm up this meant he also could not go on,so case closed!

Gordon Taylor was an average player and comes across as a boring tedious man who speaks utter crap.

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

Gordon Taylor can suck my swingers

 

[TFC]

Whatever, as long as hes gone in Jan.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

As a former union official I had to back and defend members & other situations even if it was personally distasteful to me. Any disagreements would be hammered out behind closed doors. That's the way it works. I don't particularly like Gordon Taylor personally but he's a union official and I'd expect him to back his members publicly. Once you accept something that isn't quite in accordance with the agreed rules then you set a precedent for the future.

The criticism I'd have is that you need to be careful that you choose the right battle to fight. If the PFA is saying it doesn't believe Tevez refused to play, then they need to be very sure of their ground. I would assume they'd seen the evidence presented at the club inquiry but if they haven't then they're fighting the wrong battle. If they were to fight the size of the fine on its own, then they'd have a better case in my opinion. But I also know that negotiators often initially take extreme positions when they've got a less extreme fall-back position.

 

[SWP's back]

Just as the PFA should, just like you would expect a union to back up a highly paid member

Unions are the devil

 

[squirtyflower]

Just as the PFA should, just like you would expect a union to back up a highly paid member

Unions are the devil

I'd rather spend time with the devil than one of these defenders of the downtrodden worker

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

God this is so fucking tedious now...I really want him out of the club asap.

Gordon Taylor is just doing his job but he a knob jock of the highest order.

 

[SWP's back]

Just as the PFA should, just like you would expect a union to back up a highly paid member

Unions are the devil

I'd rather spend time with the devil than one of these defenders of the downtrodden worker

such as Carlos

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Unions are the devil

I'd rather spend time with the devil than one of these defenders of the downtrodden worker

such as Carlos

Workers of the world unite. You have nothing to lose except your £6 million loyalty bonus.

 

[chesterbells]

Serious question; what did you expect the Professional FOOTBALLERS Association to do? Back the club against one of its members?

What I expect them to do is not necessarily back the club, but also not to publicly go big backing a case in which they lose all credibility. Yes, unions back their members generally, but if they do so in every case, regardless of the circumstances their credibilty is shot for the future.

Its only his union, (not his defence lawyer in a criminal trial)