A lot of Leeds United fans have responded to a tweet from Graham Smyth criticising a tweet from Gary Lineker.
The BBC Match of the Day host claimed that one of the reasons that players in the Premier League have not taken a wage cut is because ‘meetings would take time to organise’ as the players are not training together.
This led to Smyth claiming that his union had managed to sort out a donation to a charity supporting fellow journalists.
He, therefore, didn’t understand why the PFA have not sorted something out with the resources they have.
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This drew a good response from many Leeds fans who support Smyth’s tweet.
My union has already taken a vote on whether we should donate from our 'fighting fund' to a charity supporting journalists and their families in times of hardship. It took one email and two clicks for me to have my say. https://t.co/XH5rLdPxcD
— Graham Smyth (@GrahamSmyth) April 2, 2020
You’re the hero we’ve all been waiting for
— Andrew McKeeman (@TennisLeedsNI) April 2, 2020
Well said Graham. These pampered millionaires really need to get real. Their lack of grasp on reality is astonishing.
— Dom Gradwell (@dom_gradwell) April 2, 2020
Absolutely right. No leadership, or loyalty or community from the PL players to the people who support and work with them and who put them where they are now. Shameful.
— David Thurkettle (@davemthurk) April 2, 2020
Yes Graham ya boy ye pic.twitter.com/XUIW4N80er
— Mark (@Mark1461) April 2, 2020
A good point well made Graham.
— Richard turton (@Richardturton6) April 2, 2020
What’s stopping an individual footballer taking a wage cut never mind meetings too follow the leader….?
— steek (@sweeper1984) April 2, 2020
What do we think?
At the moment, no Premier League team has cut their players’ wages, but some like Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur have furloughed their non-playing staff.
This is in stark contrast to the Whites, who announced last week that all players, coaching staff, and senior management were to take a voluntary pay-cut.
We, therefore, feel that Smyth has a point about the PFA, and we agree with him that they should be able to mobilise better.