Mayo’s O’Connor sounds warning on players quitting jobs to play

Cillian O’Connor has expressed concern that GAA stars who quit their jobs to focus on playing football or hurling is setting "a dangerous precedent" for younger players.

The Mayo All Star forward, who attended the Belfast launch of the Allianz Leagues yesterday, was reacting to Darran O’Sullivan’s admission that he has left his job with Ulster Bank to concentrate on playing for Kerry.

O’Connor, six years O’Sullivan’s junior, wonders what might lie in store for inter-county players of the future if they are unable to balance their professional and GAA careers.