Example sentences of "the players ' union " in BNC.
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| 1 | GORDON TAYLOR , the players ' union secretary , yesterday confirmed that he is still prepared to take up the post of chief executive of the Football League -despite a cold-shoulder from the League 's management committee and the reluctance of the Professional Footballers ' Association to release him . |
| 2 | The history of the Players ' Union has only intermittently been a struggle against wage and transfer controls . |
| 3 | At a time of militant unionism in the country generally , both the FA and the Football League feared disruption of the football programme if the players ' union got involved with disputes in other industries . |
| 4 | The players called for the intervention of the players ' union and the Football League , who last week fined Barnet £50,000 for financial irregularities at a hearing marred by Flashman 's scuffles with photographers . |
| 5 | No wonder then , that in the statement read out by goalkeeper Gary Phillips , they beseeched the players ' union , the Football League and the FA to protect them from the man who has virtually become a tyrant . |
| 6 | Players called for intervention by the players ' union and the Football League , who last week fined Barnet £50,000 for financial irregularities as Flashman fought with photographers . |
| 7 | GORDON TAYLOR , boss of the players ' union , last night led the attack on FA chief Graham Kelly for his backing of Brentford striker Gary Blissett . |
| 8 | The players ' union agree . |
| 9 | SHEFFIELD United forward Brian Marwood is being frozen out of football — because he 's boss of the players ' union . |
| 10 | The owners of the major-league clubs ( they have increased in number from 26 to 28 with the creation of the Florida Marlins and the Colorado Rockies ) will also have to conclude a new contract with the players ' union . |
| 11 | The London driver said he picked up the brothers at Grosvenor House Hotel after the Players ' Union awards dinner last Sunday . |
| 12 | Taylor , the players ' union chief executive , has agreed to meet Premier League hierarchy today in a bid to settle the dispute . |
| 13 | Not only is it ably led by the shrewd Gordon Taylor ( who perhaps ought to be running the FA ) , the players ' union also has a record which other unions would be proud of . |
| 14 | THE players ' union today distanced itself from Chelsea defender Paul Elliott 's plan to sue Dean Saunders and Liverpool over a career-threatening challenge . |