The big interview with Seán Potts: ‘The GPA isn’t anti-club’

Seán Potts has had a front row seat for the GPA’s journey from the margins to a seat at the table in Croke Park. There’s been setbacks, turbulent episodes and cheap shots along the way — and there’s probably more to come. But he’s saying farewell to an established inter-county players’ voice now...

It’s been a long, strange trip from Dessie Farrell’s parents’ front room.

The deal announced last month guaranteeing €6.2m to the Gaelic Players Association for its welfare and development programmes was a watershed of sorts, an indication of the GPA’s place at the heart of the modern GAA.