O'Connor opposes payment of managers

Jack O’Connor doesn't see any way the GAA can start to openly pay county managers.

While there have been rumblings of late that the Association’s bigwigs might move to make remuneration of top-level managers official, Kerry’s legendary All-Ireland winning boss told RTE Radio today that he simply can’t see it being financially viable:

“I can’t see how you can openly pay managers because to start paying managers, you have to pay players, you know? Can the GAA really afford to pay their players, pay managers and pay backroom teams and whatever?

“I don’t think so. It’s still an amateur organisation, remember. We are happy enough down here to do it for whatever mileage or whatever it is. I can’t see how the GAA could sustain a semi-professional game.”