Players grants to be axed - when will the strike start?

[pintsofguinness]

well if a lad can get 30k a year on a training cotract in the AFL and can't get a job as a joiner what's he to do?

Yes because a job as a joiner would keep you in Ireland if you could play sport full time for 30k.

Stop talking shite and trying to scaremonger. 

[cornafean]

the grants might be the only thing stopping some lads from emigrating.

I don't think so. Two or three grand a year won't stop anyone from emigrating. They could earn as much filling petrol from minimum wage on Saturday mornings.

[INDIANA]

If a lad gets a chance of a professional contract he's fully entitled to take it. I know I would. Thats a side issue from grants. A grant will not stop anyone signing a professional contract.

[theskull1]

well if a lad can get 30k a year on a training cotract in the AFL and can't get a job as a joiner what's he to do?

Read Indianas post above. Absolutely nothing to do with a debate about player grants

[rrhf]

Im wondering could we  the GPA arguing that other sporting organisations should not get the grant.  Its a very ruthless capitalistic world they entered on their own bat and they've just been caught out / ripped off.  Id love to know what the ministers make of dessi.  do they fell that he is a soft enough aul touch to get one over on like the rest of us.  I just hope big Sean dosent make an ass out of himself aligning himself with thon other guy.