A seperate football association is sepratist, devisive and undermining.
I can fully understand players from ethnic minority backgrounds being unhappy, but the bigger picture here is not just about racism, but the wider issues of both the FA and PFA not looking at all players in the game, and looking after their interests.
Why do ethnic minority players think that racism is a special case?
What about players and managers(of any colour) being abused with some of the most abhorent and disgusting filth from other members, and the terraces?
The FA have always been self serving. They're a gang of jobs for the boys, back slapping old farts, with one foot still stuck in the mid 20th Century. They should of been dragged kicking and screaming in to the latter part of the 20th Century years ago, not even to mention the 21st Century.
I think a large part of the issue is also the malaise of the PFA.
The PFA are supposed to look after the interests of ALL players within the game, yet seem to be more interested in themselves than the players interests they're supposed to be protecting.
Gordon Taylor is another of those self serving media whore, sanctimonius tw*ts.
I reckon you could solve most of the issues in football within a very short time, if the PFA had any kind of strong leadership, and an ethos that was to concentrate on their members they are supposed to be supporting.
At the beginning of the season, all the PFA (a union, remember) have to do, is have a united front, and say if any of our members are dicriminated against, or abused, by either other players or fans in the crowd, we advise them to walk off the pitch, and the rest of their team to support them in doing the same.
If all players and members of the PFA stood shoulder to shoulder, and did the same, we'de very quickly have a situation where very few to zero players abusing their opposite number in the opposition team, and fans would not be abusing players without the most severe of penalties being imposed, including the PFA sticking to their guns and forcing clubs to ban supporters, shut stands, or playing games behind closed doors.
If clubs had to play behind closed doors, they'd tackle all of the issues tomorrow. Both in terms of misbehaving players, and fans.
The PFA under a strong leadership, could virtually hold the game to ransom, for the interests of their members.
If they had to go on strike to defend themselves, and their working conditions ( and it IS their working conditions) then they could virtually shut the game down overnight, if they needed to.
Unfortunately, the authorities, have no teeth, don't have the balls or the political will to deal with the myriad of problems, which has led us to the clusterfuck we have in todays modern game.
