GPA: The only way to go

THE GPA have reiterated their support for the introduction of payment to inter-county managers and insisted that they believe the findings of a survey at the end of 2009, thatrevealed almost 70% of its playing members are in support of such a scheme, are still relevant.

GPA spokesperson Sean Potts believes the introduction of a system that will regulate the payments is the only feasible one for the GAA to pursue and is adamant they cannot maintain the current policy of turning a blind eye to the practice.

“This option is the only way to go. We are conscious of the traditions in the GAA. But it must be grasped that what’s going on at the moment is an embarrassment to the association publicly. There is no guarantee of course that by bringing in proper regulation, that there won’t be abuses of that.