Leave his £ 2m- a- year job at end of season
be elected following the recruitment procedure recommended by the independent review, and we have already made substantial progress in that direction.
“I will, of course, be available in the future whenever needed to support the PFA.” Former Manchester
United defender Gary Neville will be part of a three- man panel charged with selecting the four non- executive members of the new board – a process that in the organisation’s last report was due to be completed by the end of the year.
It would then be their job to find a new chief executive, effectively ending the reign of Taylor, which has lasted since 1981 and pushed his salary up to £ 2million.
The former Bolton, Birmingham and Blackburn winger almost led the players in a strike over TV money in 2001 but recently has faced increasing criticism over a perceived lack of drive for members.
In particular, the death of Nobby Stiles and diagnosis of Sir Bobby Charlton with dementia led to calls that the PFA were letting down the members that needed their support the most.