Danny Murphy: City must build sustainable team model

City’s new owner Dermot Usher has made it clear he expects each section of the club to wash its own face, an approach Murphy agrees is essential to achieve sustainability.

SUSTAINABILITY: Cork City's Nadine Seward and Athlone Town's Kelsey Monroe tussle for a loose ball during the SSE Airtricity League Womens National League match at Turners Cross. Picture: Howard Crowdy

IN anticipation of all boats rising across the women’s premier division, few dare to caution about the prevailing risks in staying afloat.

Last season was all about ditching the ‘pay-to-play’ plague whereas the chatter for the campaign ahead starting in February is ‘playing-to-be-paid’.