JOEY BARTON has called for PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor to quit.
Barton insists footballers should remain united amid rumours of a breakaway players’ union being formed.
But the QPR midfielder, currently on loan at Marseille, is clearly not a fan of Taylor’s work.
He tweeted: “Taylor’s got too fat and greedy.
“He protects his cushy position but there are some good people within the PFA.
“Taylor’s like a fat, festering old king. Too drunk on power or wine to notice that his meal is a rotting corpse of maggots. Time to go GT!”
With a number of players snubbing the Kick It Out campaign by refusing to wear the organisation’s T-shirts last weekend, a number of reports have suggested a black footballers’ association is in the pipeline.
But Barton is not convinced a fragmented approach would make any difference.
Speaking on Twitter, he added: “What about mixed raced kids? They’ll have to decide if they want to be in a black players’ union or white. Nah, no good that.
“The PFA is a great ‘union’, it’s done great things for players of all races and creeds over the decades. Players should f***ing speak up.
“This could prove a pivotal point for the game and society beyond it. Footballers must be socially aware and not afraid to ask the ‘race’ question.
“My gut feeling is that it’s an opportunistic move by some with hidden agendas to seize control for their own gains.
“Taylor, one of the highest paid union bosses in the world, has got it too easy and I concur it’s time for him to go.
“Maybe the union leader should be democratically voted for every few years by the union members?
“Anything’s better than breaking away. That should only be the final resort in my opinion.
“An apocalyptic rider looms on the horizon for the game as we know it. Maybe he brings death to all? Or he will galvanise and help us?
“This is a seminal moment for the game I love. It has given great woes and joys over the course of my life and I will fight for her. Right now, she needs me.”
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