Gordon Taylor, president of the international players' union FIFPro, found himself under fire from two of English football's leading figures today.
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore and FA vice-chairman David Dein are both furious with Taylor's stance in the bitter battle to reform Europe's transfer system.
Taylor is at odds with both football's world governing body FIFA and European equivalent UEFA.
UEFA and FIFA and the European Commission pledged on Friday to strike an agreement by March 5 but FIFPro reiterated their threat to throw the game into chaos, bringing about the attacks on Taylor.
FIFPro's latest proposals for reforming the transfer system is seen by many as a scheme to give players the right to break their contracts.
"Two months ago Gordon showed me a paper that had exactly the same proposals as ours," Scudamore told the Sunday Telegraph.
"But because the players are no longer driving the negotiations he has altered his position.
"Few players in this country have ever heard of FIFPro and Gordon has put himself in a very difficult position. It's completely hypocritical.
"Every time we seem to have reached agreement with FIFPro they try to go the extra mile.
"It's crass negotiating and they have been isolated by their own ridiculous position."
Scudamore has found an ally in Dein, the Arsenal vice-chairman.
"I have approached some of the senior players at Arsenal who state categorically they have not been consulted and they are totally unaware of the issues," said Dein.
"FIFPro are playing a dangerous game. The way they are going could administer the kiss of death to many of theirmembers." -AFP-