Gooch testimonial fuss: How long would it take some managers to pocket the same?

Colm Cooper stands to make a signficant amount of money from his testimonial event but why shouldn’t he, argues Mike Quirke. 

I’ve had an image in my head since the day I heard about Colm Cooper’s impending testimonial event.

He’s wearing a tux, sitting at a table on his own with a big can in front of him. His picture is on the side of it, with big bold writing; “First ever GAA testimonial — open with caution”.