Gordon Taylor believes his members could be involved in strike action as early as November in the row over TV cash.
The Professional Footballers' Association chief was hitting back after Premier League spokesman Phil French claimed that the players' union "did not need the money" in a BBC 5 Live interview.
The row over the PFA's cut of TV money has escalated, although Taylor is due to meet Premier League chief Richard Scudamore in Manchester tomorrow.
Taylor's union have issued notice of a ballot on industrial action as both sides' positions become further entrenched. The PFA are insisting they get what they believed was a custom and practice five per cent of TV revenue. But the League bosses claim there is no legally binding agreement to maintain that.
But an angry Taylor hit back, after hearing French say: "They don't need the money, there's more than enough on offer for the players' benefits.
"There is nothing in any contract we have that ties us to the five per cent figure. There's no contractual basis for it."
Taylor told the Sportsweekprogramme: "We will go through proper employment legislation. And it will be in November, I would estimate, when things could happen.
"But there is a lot of water to go under the bridge before then. We don't want to not play, this is only about not playing when the cameras are there.
"The public have been understanding, they are seeing this is not about the wages of the better off players. They have seen this is not about greedy footballers but about us trying to help the less fortunate, and really about greedy Premiership clubs who are reneging on long standing agreements."