Cork board seek ways to assist players

THE leadership of the Cork County Board had made it clear that it is prepared to investigate ways of helping out players who lose money through their playing involvement with the county.

Without offering any guarantees, the executive will seek clarification from Croke Park officials on what assistance, if any, could be offered without breaching the association's rules. "What we would be anxious to do is to help out without breaking the amateur status,'' outgoing PRO Pat Horgan explained yesterday. However, he accepted that some counties and even clubs did help out players financially.

Confirming that contact had been made with player representatives earlier in the day, Mr Horgan stated that with the exception of the three items outside their remit - reimbursement for lost earnings, mileage and tickets - all the issues raised by the players - had been dealt with in full, in their entirety.