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'You can't manage an apocalypse' - Brady criticises PFA chief Taylor over Premier League wage cuts

West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has criticised PFA chief Gordon Taylor’s response to the coronavirus crisis, but admits “you can’t manage an apocalypse”.

Taylor faced criticism after refusing to take a cut to his £2 million a year salary, though he did reportedly make a £500,000 donation to the cause.

Premier League players have taken it upon themselves to set up the #PlayersTogether fund for NHS charities, but the debate over potential wage cuts or referrals continues.

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“We have the players’ union chief executive Gordon Taylor stubbornly resisting collective reaction to football’s Covid-19 crisis,” Brady wrote in The Sun.