O’Dwyer calls for player expenses

MEMBERS of All-Ireland final panels should receive significant sums in expenses to compensate them for loss of earnings, Laois manager Mick O’Dwyer said yesterday.

Five years ago O'Dwyer recommended that £10,000 (€12,600) "a man" should be paid to players to cover their expenses. However, he stressed that he was opposed to players being paid to play.

His views were echoed by the Dublin boss Paul Caffrey who said that while the GPA "had led the charge" for players, there was still scope for improvement.