By Brian Marjoribanks For The Scottish Daily Mail
Published: 23:47 GMT, 14 February 2019 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 14 February 2019
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Scottish footballers have united to launch a campaign to ban plastic pitches from the Ladbrokes Premiership.
PFA Scotland say every single player in the top flight - outwith the three clubs that have synthetic surfaces; Hamilton, Kilmarnock and Livingston - has signed their Improving Pitches Petition.
Every club representative in the Championship, League One and League Two has also joined the union's push to call on the game's governing body to ensure the highest standards of pitch possible across all four leagues.
Scottish footballers have united to launch a campaign to ban plastic pitches from the top flight
Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has previously called for plastic pitches to be outlawed in the elite game while his Celtic counterpart Brendan Rodgers believes artificial surfaces impact on the quality of football.
Now PFA Scotland chairman Fraser Wishart believes the SPFL must listen to the call for change.
'This is a strong, powerful message from our members, those that actually play the game,' Wishart said. 'It is abundantly clear from our conversations with all 42 squads that our members feel passionately about Scottish football and care about the image and perception of the game they love.
'Football is of course an entertainment industry, but our members do not enjoy playing on artificial surfaces in particular.