Michael Murphy has said if the GAA decided to go professional it wouldn’t be sustainable.
Donegal captain Michael Murphy has refuted the suggestion that the GAA should turn professional, stating that it’s a dangerous, dangerous road to go down, and says it’s not sustainable.
With the demands on inter-county players increasing every year, many have compared the commitments with that of full-time professional athletes.
Some have said the GAA should go professional, but one of the game’s finest players – Michael Murphy is totally against the idea.
In an interview with Pundit Arena about all things GAA, Murphy was asked about the possibilities of the game going professional.
Murphy said, “Well, firstly I don’t think it’s sustainable. It’d be a dangerous, dangerous road to go down if you move away from what the sport’s about.
“What makes the player any different to the people at the gate collecting money, or those sorting the car-park?
“If you lose sight of that, you’re creating a divide that doesn’t belong in our game.”
“Some of us are holding down jobs, some of us are students and some have kids; at the start of the year the players weigh up the commitment they know is needed and they understand the commitment it takes.
“Even if it is essentially slightly professional, you need to keep a grasp that it’s not.
“Representing the county is what it is about, an amateur association is what the GAA is, it’s what we started off with from the age of three or four and the morals should still stand no matter what level you go on to play at.”
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