Lee Chin: ‘Players fantasise about professionalism of sport’

Lee Chin, a full-time hurler with Wexford, has admitted he supports the idea of a special allowance for inter-county players, though claims it won’t happen anytime soon.

A report commissioned by the GAA but yet to be published, entitled ‘Towards 2034 — the 150th anniversary of the GAA’, recommends a “defined and agreed allowance” for senior county players and managers.

The contents of the report were leaked last month and have begun a fresh conversation about whether players should be financially rewarded.