Lionel Messi sent a pointed message to the Barcelona board in a statement that was seen my hundreds of millions of people on social media.
The Argentine's wording had a touch of uprising about it, channelling the spirit of the revolution of 1988.
That was known as the Hesperia Mutiny, when Barcelona player rose up against president Jose Luis Nunez and his board.
Disagreements over contracts, payments and taxes led to a rebellion from the first team squad, who met to write up a manifesto with coach Luis Aragones at the Hesperia hotel.
A manifesto of fury
The text itself contained seven points, read by Jose Ramon Alexanko, and criticised Nunez heavily.
"The professionalism and honesty of the squad can't be put in doubt by anyone," it read.
"We've lost all confidence in the president.
"We feel totally cheated by the president.
"The president doesn't have any respect for the fans.
"He's always tried to buy us off and separate us.
"This historic club, with values that the Catalan people have always represented, has been dehumanised in this form.
"In conclusion, even thought a petition for the [president's] resignation is the right of the club's members, the squad are suggesting said resignation."
The manifesto was signed off collectively as "the 23 players of the squad", even though Gary Lineker and Bernd Schuster didn't attend the meeting.
Hours later, the latter distanced himself from the text and said that he didn't agree with the rest of his teammates.
The fans, who were irritated by Barcelona's poor 1987/88 season in which they would finish in sixth place in LaLiga, took the board's side.
"We're not money grabbers. We don't want to earn more money," the players said a week later.
Exodus of players
At the end of the season, Nunez remained as president and announced that Johan Cruyff was taking over as head coach.
A total of 14 players left the club in the summer as a result of the lack of trust between board and squad, with Lineker among those to stay.
Cruyff ended up building his dream team and won the European Cup four years later, with Nunez winning the battle.
Now, many have made the connection to the Hesperia Mutiny after reading Messi's statement on taking pay cuts.
"it doesn't surprise us that the club wanted to put us back under the microscope and try to pressure us into doing something we were always going to do," the Argentine said.
This isn't the first time one of Barcelona's players has hit out at the board or president Josep Maria Bartomeu and it probably won't be the last.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com