“Let’s call a spade a spade, it is a semi-professional sport at the moment.”
The row over expenses between the GPA and the GAA has led to a media blackout as players and managers demonstrate their solidarity with those who aren't getting full expenses, but it underlines, too, the precarious nature of the GAA's most precious asset: its amateurism. As the demands on players grow, how long can the governing myth of the GAA be sustained? Paul Flynn, former Dublin footballer and former GPA CEO, explains the issues to Dion Fanning.
