Players forced to make too many sacrifices

PROFESSIONAL in everything but name. Professional everywhere but pocket.

Long-standing entries into the GAA vernacular but irritating and, let’s be honest, inaccurate too.

While it was encouraging to see Gaelic inter-county players stand up for themselves in the wake of Stephen Hunt’s comments, they just aren’t professional. Let us rephrase that — they aren’t just professional.

They’re much more.

Never mind the money — Gaelic players don’t rest enough to be considered pros. A lot of them don’t know what to do with their down-time because they have so little of it. One need only look at how cabin fever arrested the International Rules team in Australia last month. Cooped up for nine days prior to one test, the boredom took hold of them………………….. see more at :- http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/columnists/john-fogarty/players-forced-to-make-too-many-sacrifices-302672.html