Unpopular GAA opinions you hold

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Yeah but I can see the argument. Why is it any different to a player coming in? A great player going to a weaker county might improve them drastically, but it's not allowed for reasons that seem just as applicable to managers. Especially since outside managers are always the ones who have rumours of massive payments circulating around them. Not saying I agree with the sentiment but I can see where he's coming from.

If expenses are the problem though then that is a different argument surely? As in "Outside managers being paid expenses shouldn't happen" which wouldn't be an unpopular opinion.

Pretty sure Justin McCarthy claimed nothing other than genuine expenses for managing Waterford for 7 years. He went to both Clare and Antrim to assist them similarly, which got him villainized within in his own Count. I would feel this was for the benefit of hurling that he did those things.

Great players have gone to other Counties to though, Larry Tompkins for example and successful ones at that. I would have an issue say if Tipp were trying to sign John Mullane for example or something like that, not sure would I have to much of a problem if someone moved to a weaker County for work and joined their Couny team, although personally I'd always wonder how they motivate themselves to play for a County that isn't their own.