Clarke: "I would love to see the game move towards professionalism"

Jamie Clarke fears Gaelic football will suffer from a player drop-off if it doesn’t move towards professionalism in the near future.

Clarke says too much time and effort is being invested by footballers and hurlers at the minute to justify what they receive in return in the form of mileage, meals and Government grant.

The 26-year-old is unavailable for Armagh for Sunday’s Ulster quarter-final against Cavan after opting out for the season as he plans staying in the US until the end of 2017 furthering his career prospects in the fashion industry.