Recruiting outside managers 'turned the GAA into something it was never meant to become'

“It is the absolute right of every player to avail of any opportunity to play professional, but I have been consistent in my view that as an organisation the GAA can never compete with professional sport – it is simply not possible.”

NEW ROLE: New Munster chairman Tim Murphy is aspiring that every club in Munster will be self-sufficient and sustainable within the next five years. Phicture: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD .

New Munster chairman Tim Murphy says the GAA’s practice of recruiting outside managers has turned it into “something it was never meant to become”.

Succeeding Ger Ryan at the province’s annual convention Tralee on Saturday night, Kerryman Murphy outlined the measures Munster GAA are taking to encourage clubs and counties appoint from officials and officers from within their own ranks.