Quinn raps PFA over priorities

NIALL QUINN has accused the Professional Footballers’ Association of getting their priorities all wrong, and admitted football has a big problem with its attitude to mental health in the wake of Gary Speed’s death.

The former Sunderland chairman, who now leads international development at the club, argued the body should spend much less time on cases like Carlos Tevez and invest a lot more in tackling the deeper, day-to-day problems of many of its members.

“Our union [the PFA] sent a book [on mental health] out to everybody last week. What’s that about?,” he said