Heading away can make summer pay

FOR those whose circumstances contrive to provide them with the opportunity, the trend of young GAA players transferring to the US over the summer months is back in vogue.

Students who have recently finished their summer exams have little chance of securing summer work to bolster finances in advance of heading back to college in the autumn.

Depending on the progress of their county team and the nature of the fixture schedule in their native county, it would not be uncommon for June and July to be relatively quiet on the club scene.