
Players' union chief Gordon Taylor offered no defence of Joey Barton on Thursday in the wake of the QPR midfielder being handed a 12-match ban.
It's day four of the 2011-12 TEAMtalk Soccers ceremony, with Rob McCarthy presenting the Signing of the Season award.
QPR are set to launch their own internal investigation after captain Joey Barton was handed a 12-match ban by the Football Association.
QPR have secured a two-year deal with youth product and 19-year-old full-back Michael Harriman.
Joey Barton's behaviour in the incident which led to him being banned for 12 matches cannot be excused, according to PFA boss Gordon Taylor.