Taylor’s apologies over Hillsborough gaffe

Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has issued a fresh apology for appearing to compare Ched Evans’ attempt to clear his name with the campaign for justice over the Hillsborough disaster.

Taylor made the comments in a radio interview after it emerged that Evans’ proposed move to Oldham had collapsed amid threats to club staff and their families. His remarks provoked outrage among a number of Hillsborough families and their supporters.

An initial apology on Radio Merseyside earlier yesterday prompted Dr Phil Scraton, the academic who was the primary author of the Hillsborough Independent Panel report, to claim Taylor had compounded his “crass and insensitive” comments.