Uncertain future for players in league limbo

Serious question: Is the League of Ireland a full- or part-time pursuit? I’ll bet most of you think you know the answer to this.

In 2009, I retired. The time had come, I knew, to begin my solicitor apprenticeship. I would have liked to have continued playing as I was only 29. However this was not possible as at the time, along with a handful of other League of Ireland clubs, Cork City FC was a full-time professional football club.

Full-time football involved training every morning. It meant no more excuses for being late for, or tired at, training. This was your job. 365 days of the year.