GPA: players have no objection to paying managers

THE Gaelic Players Association has offered its tacit support to the formal payment of inter-county GAA managers, revealing that the players would have no problem with this.

The views are expressed by GPA chief executive Dessie Farrell in his submission to a discussion document on the issue which is to be published shortly by GAA Director General Paraic Duffy.

Farrell claimed: “we all know what is going on at the moment with regard to illegal payments to certain managers which appears to be more prevalent at club than county level.