Championship clubs are facing a civil war with their players over wages and threatening to impose uniform cuts, after the PFA rejected a plea from the EFL on Thursday to mediate in the bitter dispute.
Sportsmail can reveal the EFL set the PFA a deadline of Friday to endorse their proposals for League-wide cuts and deferrals, but sources indicated on Thursday that the players’ union would reject this request.
The PFA’s refusal to support a centrally agreed approach to mitigating the huge financial losses resulting from the suspension of the season has left the clubs to negotiate with their players on an individual basis — but those talks are not going well.