It is that time of the year when the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) hands out its awards for the player of the year, players’ player of the year and a whole host of other trophies.

It is a stage of the season when it is best to stay away from the internet football message boards. This is because they will contain, a higher than usual, list of endless arguments between the top clubs’ fans over why their player is better than any other.

Of course the awards process is a democratic vote and done based on people’s opinions. And as the general public can’t currently decide, by a majority, who they want to run this country, picking who has been the best footballer for the past eight months can be a bit much.

Especially for those people who regularly write on football message boards and can only muster up sentences like “Scholes by a f***** country mile or I riot”. That gem comes courtesy of haggler on ManUtdTalk.com’s discussion on the current PFA awards.

I'll just point out that it needs a ‘group of people, causing a large scale disturbance’ to be classed as a riot. And, as Scholes only started playing again for Manchester United in January, with the votes for the awards being taken in late March, I’m not sure haggler is going to get the numbers he needs.

One thing most football fans can agree on though is that Ched Evans should have never been named in the PFA League One team of the year.

The striker has had an incredible season for Sheffield United, hitting 35 goals in 42 to appearances for the Blades. The problem is that on Friday, Evans was sentenced to five years in jail for rape. PFA chief Gordan Taylor defended Monday’s decision to name Evans in the team, by saying: “It was a vote on professional ability, not a moral one.”

However, for me that just doesn’t cut it. Football, certainly on a professional level, has an example to set and the PFA Awards should reflected that.

Taylor, went onto say: “If he (Evans) had been removed from the team it would have created more of a storm and would have been manipulating the vote.”

However, I think the PFA would have been applauded, by the majority, if it had done just that. The PFA should have removed Evans and released a statement saying it had done so because of his recent conviction. Who would have complained about that?

It would have been taking a stance and setting an example against those players still content on dragging the sport’s name into the gutter.

However, looking around and seeing the likes of Marlon King, Lee Hughes and Joey Barton still plying their trade at clubs across the country, it is not surprising the PFA have decided to focus on footballing ability rather than the moral issues. In fact, it is typical.

What do you think? Do you agree with the Captain? Do you think Evans should have been removed from the PFA League One team of the year? Leave your comments below or e-mail the Captain at editorial@packetseries.co.uk