Pats players take action in Europa pay row

ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC’S preparations for tomorrow night’s Europa League game against Karpaty Lviv have been overshadowed by a row about players’ pay.

Angry that they feel they have not been properly compensated for loss of earnings and European bonuses, arising out of a campaign which has seen Pats travel as far afield as Iceland, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine, the team have opted for a media boycott ahead of tomorrow’s game against Karpaty at Tallaght Stadium.

In a statement released yesterday through the footballers’ union, the PFAI, the Saints’ players said that following a written proposal on the issues sent last Monday, they had still not received a satisfactory response from the board of the club.