I see his 4-week wages fine has been reduced to 2-weeks, thanks to Gordon Taylor sticking his oar in.
Taylor would have won a lot of kudos if he'd told Tevez "we're not interested, you're paid a lot of money to do a job, so don't complain to us when you're asked to do it."
Quote from: The Man With A Stick on October 28, 2011, 08:12:34 AMI see his 4-week wages fine has been reduced to 2-weeks, thanks to Gordon Taylor sticking his oar in.According to Taylor there were mitigating circumstances.Apparently this young man had been told to warm up during the previous two matches and didn't get on to the pitch so he was 'entitled ' to feel a bit miffed at being told to warm up during this game with no promise that he would get on to the pitch.So that's ok then, if as a professional footballer you don't get to play when you want to, it's quite alright to refuse to obey the manager and bring the game into disrepute, that nice Mr. Taylor will come to your rescue and make sure you get a cuddle and he'll pick all your toys up and put them back into the pram ready for the next time.Gordon Taylor, as the players union leader yes you do have a duty to look after players interests but you also have a wider duty to football to ensure that players who bring the game such bad publicity are dealt with as severely as possible.You have made yourself part of the problem that is modern football by your actions over recent years.
Quote from: The Laughing Policeman on October 28, 2011, 09:40:09 AMQuote from: The Man With A Stick on October 28, 2011, 08:12:34 AMI see his 4-week wages fine has been reduced to 2-weeks, thanks to Gordon Taylor sticking his oar in.According to Taylor there were mitigating circumstances.Apparently this young man had been told to warm up during the previous two matches and didn't get on to the pitch so he was 'entitled ' to feel a bit miffed at being told to warm up during this game with no promise that he would get on to the pitch.So that's ok then, if as a professional footballer you don't get to play when you want to, it's quite alright to refuse to obey the manager and bring the game into disrepute, that nice Mr. Taylor will come to your rescue and make sure you get a cuddle and he'll pick all your toys up and put them back into the pram ready for the next time.Gordon Taylor, as the players union leader yes you do have a duty to look after players interests but you also have a wider duty to football to ensure that players who bring the game such bad publicity are dealt with as severely as possible.You have made yourself part of the problem that is modern football by your actions over recent years.Ex Blues player, what do you expect
Why do a bunch of multi-millionaire couldn't care less players need a frigging "union" anyway.