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[all the other people getting paid]

Because I love football. Very simple. I would love to give more time to my career, but I love this to much.
Exactly, and its better to love football than playstation, but both are past times. Diffrence is you'll not get a grant for your playstation

I wont respond to that shite....did somebody mention the word respect

[Because I love football. Very simple. I would love to give more time to my career, but I love this to much.

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Good, I'm sure that's the same for 99.9% of intercounty players - so would 2k per year make you love it more? 

No it wont, i never said that I was for the grant, but with all the other people getting paid for their contribution to the gaa, whats wrong with a government grant

ALL what other people?

The GPA and the Player Welfare Officer have brought about some badly needed improvements in the treatment of players – gear, proper mileage expenses, meals, etc.  There are undoubtedly some areas that still need looking at, eg the player insurance scheme doesn't pay for the first week and this is an area that should be covered – though I believe it should be covered for ALL players and not just intercounty.  But to give individuals "grants" just seems plain wrong in my book.

Up and down the country we have club officers who aren't claiming a cent for out of pocket expenses and I'm talking about actual spends out of their own pockets as well as mileage etc.  I think people like them will now see the players getting a grant on top of the expenses they already get and wonder why they should be the idiots out of pocket.  

Playing for your county, or working in your club, are labours of love, or at least they should be.  Some past-times are more expensive than others (be that "expense" time, effort or hard cash), but nobody forces anybody to do any of it.  There is an ever-widening and dangerous gulf between club and county and there is a very real danger that these payments will further widen that gulf.