HE snapped up L.S. Lowry's painting of Burnden Park for £1.9 million.

But it seems the chief executive of the Professional Footballers Association still has a keen interest in works of art.

Gordon Taylor has commissioned two montage paintings of himself from his playing days which included spells at Bolton and Bury.

And he has placed them on the walls of his office in Oxford Court, Manchester, as a constant reminder of his glory days. Although he will not say how much he paid artist Brian West to paint the pictures, it is far less than the sum the PFA paid for Lowry's Going To The Match.

Mr Taylor said: "It would be silly to compare the two but I'm very pleased with Brian's work. I've always admired him so I was delighted when he agreed to take up my commission."

The PFA boss played for Bolton for 10 years and even won Player of the Year in 1968. He was a winger and inside forward for the Wanderers from 1960 to 1970 and scored more than 40 goals in 250 games. He said: "I have very fond memories of my time at Bolton. I wanted something which reminded me of those days and decided a montage with pictures from my time at Bolton, Bury, Birmingham and Blackburn would be the best way of approaching it."

The two pictures measure approximately two foot by two foot. Going to the Match, meanwhile, is hanging at The Lowry in Salford Quays where entry is free.