The PFA have announced the creation of a dedicated former player care department for neurodegenerative diseases.
It represents another victory for Sportsmail's campaign, but the move has been branded 'satisficing' by John Stiles, son of World Cup winner Nobby.
Dawn Astle, daughter of West Brom and England striker Jeff — who died in 2002 after suffering with Alzheimer's disease — will formally join the union as project lead. A head of former player care and two family support advisers will also be brought on board.
Steps to create such a department were revealed 12 months ago and the move addresses one of the seven points in this newspaper's campaign for football to tackle its dementia crisis.