Dublin board rails against GAA grant cut proposals

In the wake of Donegal manager Jim McGuinness’s comparison of Dublin GAA with Chelsea under Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich, it has emerged that the GAA is considering a reduction in the funding made available to the Dublin County Board for coaching in the capital.

“Dublin have just... it was like Abramovich going into the Premier League,” said McGuinness earlier this week.

“It’s a different ball game, the level that they have taken sports science to. With nutrition, conditioning, the amount of coaches they have, it’s a professional set-up in every aspect... Kerry have done that for years as well. But there is huge momentum with resources and training facilities in Dublin.”