John Mullane backs pay for inter-county managers

John Mullane supports the idea of inter-county managers being officially paid for their services and forecasts more will take career breaks like Derek McGrath in Waterford to focus on winning silverware.

In March, McGrath explained he had taken entitled parental leave to concentrate on his duties with the county, estimating he was putting 60 hours a week into his county role.

McGrath is Mullane’s brother-in-law and he can appreciate why he took the steps that he did to devote more of himself to his hurling pursuits.