I speak for the old players dying in their care homes... a PFA overhaul will be the best thing for football Gordon Taylor announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down from the PFA Taylor's 38-year reign as chief executive of the PFA was under threat for a while The PFA spent £9million on memorabilia and only £125k on dementia studies
By Dawn Astle For Daily Mail
Published: 22:30 GMT, 27 March 2019 | Updated: 22:30 GMT, 27 March 2019
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An overhaul at the top of the PFA will be the best thing for football. Fresh faces, new blood.
What is so important is that whoever takes over understands what the issues are — not just for the modern-day footballer but for former footballers, too.
There are old players out there who cannot speak for themselves because they are dying in care homes. Someone has to speak for them.
Jeff Astle pictured alongside his wife Lorraine and his daughters Dorice and Dawn
It haunts me what happened to my dad, Jeff. On Tuesday, I spoke at the Brain Injury Conference in Cardiff. People ask me how
