Forget paying managers, it’s not feasible, says Rushe

The proposal to legitimise payments to inter-county managers has launched a plethora of apocalyptic warnings from various GAA members but few have been so coherently presented as that offered by Liam Rushe in Croke Park yesterday.

Forget paying managers, it’s not feasible, says Rushe

Like nearly every player interviewed since the public unveiling of Paraic Duffy’s discussion document, Rushe found himself fielding queries on whether players would seek to follow suit if the managers were being paid.

“It’s a complex issue,” he said. “You’d certainly have some players demanding payment or something, but to my mind it’s not feasible. People seem to think that Croke Park are sitting on this mountain of money. It’s not there. If you started paying players you have to pay everyone.

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