By neglecting the club player, GAA biting hand that feeds

The club, we are repeatedly informed by the great and the good of the GAA, is the ‘lifeblood of the Association’. By extension, that should mean the club championship is a competition which is truly treasured by the trusted leaders who espouse this rhetoric.

The reality of the situation is somewhat different. The club championship doesn’t generate the big bucks. It’s the provincial championships and the All-Ireland series which net the mega-million sponsorship deals.

In the GAA, talk is cheap, it takes money to get a decision made. And when it comes to establishing their priorities, the GAA has a tendency to follow the cash. This isn’t a lazy, clichéd accusation that’s been trotted out to please the gallery. Look at the evidence.