GAA players endorsements

patoh1

Had a good chat last night with a few of my mates that’s are playing intercounty. They were all adamant that one of their team mates was earning close to €200k a year through sponsorship alone. That he had a few mill in the bank.

This absolutely shocked me. I know there are players earning substantial sums through sponsorship but I had no idea players were earning that sort of money and definitely not consistently over a long period.

I didn’t want to try and argue, logic would suggest these figures were greatly exaggerated but I wouldn’t know. Anyone else hearing some are earning these sums?

ProudDUB

Someone is pulling your leg.

seligehgit

patoh1 wrote: »

Had a good chat last night with a few of my mates that’s are playing intercounty. They were all adamant that one of their team mates was earning close to €200k a year through sponsorship alone. That he had a few mill in the bank.

This absolutely shocked me. I know there are players earning substantial sums through sponsorship but I had no idea players were earning that sort of money and definitely not consistently over a long period.

I didn’t want to try and argue, logic would suggest these figures were greatly exaggerated but I wouldn’t know. Anyone else hearing some are earning these sums?

Sounds like blatant exaggeration to me.

I can't imagine even the top players at inter county level are earning those kind of six figure sums.

Oft they'll become brand ambassadors and get use of a car for a year.

I have heard figures for personal appearances bandied about but those gigs to my knowledge are not an everday occurrence.

patoh1

ProudDUB wrote: »

Someone is pulling your leg.

I would be of that opinion too but the conversation wasn’t directed at me. They were talking about it amongst themselves.

The person in question would be one of the biggest gaa players in the country so would be at the top end in earnings but I still thought it was exaggerated.

wirelessdude01

Total nonsense. Free cars, free boots, some free clothes are pretty much the height of it. Some money for appearances but really those are quite few and far between. Not like they can charge for appearing at an u12 medal presentation.

patoh1

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Total nonsense. Free cars, free boots, some free clothes are pretty much the height of it. Some money for appearances but really those are quite few and far between. Not like they can charge for appearing at an u12 medal presentation.

This player would be the face of a lot of national advertisement, and would be a brand ambassador for a few very big companies. Similar to Bernard Brogan

GAA Beo

The player that comes to mind is Bernard Brogan. Is it him?

Bernard Brogan is the GAA's most bankable star. With a total of four All-Ireland winners' medals in his trophy cabinet, the Dublin forward has a number of lucrative business and sponsorship deals.

Estimates put his personal sponsorship earnings at €100,000 per year, with sponsors including Volkswagen and SuperValu, as well as brand ambassador roles with Vodafone, Red Bull and AIG.

https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/gaa-star-brogan-scores-off-the-pitch-as-firms-profits-hit-165k-35837204.html

thegills

I have heard of free college fees and accommodation (Sigursen Cup) and well paid job were no work is done. In saying that I don't know any GAA stars living the high life.

RMAOK

If it's not brogan, you'd think it would be another Dublin player. Given the population of Dublin, there'd be a huge 'local market' there. This isn't a dig at the dubs or anything like that - it's just a reference to the large marketing/advertising Audience that would be in the capital.

ProudDUB

patoh1 wrote: »

I would be of that opinion too but the conversation wasn’t directed at me. They were talking about it amongst themselves.

The person in question would be one of the biggest gaa players in the country so would be at the top end in earnings but I still thought it was exaggerated.

Yeah. But think about it for a sec. To have "a few million in the bank" after tax, you'd have to be on about €400,000 a year, for over 10 years. So it would have to be someone who was a earning that kind of income from their 18th birthday into their 30's.

As great as a Joe Canning or a Bernard Brogan or a Conor McManus are & as high profile as they are, there no way any of them have been pocketing that kind of sponsorship money for well over a decade.

patoh1

RMAOK wrote: »

If it's not brogan, you'd think it would be another Dublin player. Given the population of Dublin, there'd be a huge 'local market' there. This isn't a dig at the dubs or anything like that - it's just a reference to the large marketing/advertising Audience that would be in the capital.

Not brogan, and not a Dub, but probably the most well known gaa player outside of Dublin

RMAOK

patoh1 wrote: »

Not brogan, and not a Dub, but probably the most well known gaa player outside of Dublin

Canning

patoh1

ProudDUB wrote: »

Yeah. But think about it for a sec. To have "a few million in the bank" after tax, you'd have to be on about €400,000 a year, for over 10 years. So it would have to be someone who was a earning that kind of income from their 18th birthday into their 30's.

As great as a Joe Canning or a Bernard Brogan or a Conor McManus are & as high profile as they are, there no way any of them have been pocketing that kind of sponsorship money for well over a decade.

I agree, what would you reckon the above are on a year? Outside of Brogan, who is apparently on between 100k-140k a year.

I find it hard to imagine lads outside of that Dublin team could be earning that sort of money. Maybe at their very best year, 100k. Shocked if sponsors or employers are willing to give them that sort of dosh. Do car dealerships really think if they sponsor an athlete that I’m more likely to buy a car there?

RossieMan

This is your first thread. And it's complete bollocks.

Let me guess, a Mayo player?

patoh1

RossieMan wrote: »

This is your first thread. And it's complete bollocks.

Let me guess, a Mayo player?

It’s not a Mayo player, and genuinely my story isn’t bollocks. This was discussed last night around a table with 5-6 of his team mates (he wasn’t there) and they’re all under the same impression.


Now maybe the story is bollocks, I personally don’t believe companies are paying players that sort of money through sponsorship...but that’s why I came on here to see if anyone knew more than I did.

wirelessdude01

You'll have to give us the county name.

OldMrBrennan83

No neck?

(If we're talking football).

wirelessdude01

patoh1 wrote:

Galway

Has to be Canning.

patoh1

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

No neck?

(If we're talking football).

Hahaha no not comer

patoh1

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Has to be Canning.

Anyway these guys are bringing in 200k a year or is the boom really back?

wirelessdude01

Canning may have millions in the bank(🙄) but if he does it's because he has a lot of fingers in a lot of pies outside of GAA and not because Redbull etc are throwing some cash at him.

OldMrBrennan83

You don't see Canning on all that much. Isn't his main income a Camile franchise in Limerick?

eurokev

I'd say Lee chin makes a decent wedge every year.
He's a bit of a special case though.
I'd have heard of a few high profile lads with good sales jobs, making serious dough on commission, basically off the back of their status, and not having to work particularly hard for it

wirelessdude01

eurokev wrote:

I'd say Lee chin makes a decent wedge every year. He's a bit of a special case though. I'd have heard of a few high profile lads with good sales jobs, making serious dough on commission, basically off the back of their status, and not having to work particularly hard for it

Didn't he go pro last year. Quit his job so that he could concentrate on things with Davy.

buzsywuzsy

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

You don't see Canning on all that much. Isn't his main income a Camile franchise in Limerick?

He has three of them franchised now.

eurokev

wirelessdude01 wrote:

Didn't he go pro last year. Quit his job so that he could concentrate on things with Davy.

Yep. He's a professional athlete now.
Richie Hogan went full time last year aswell afaik, someone is bankrolling that you can be sure. There's a good few more too.
I would have known a few lads who played county before who had what I would call token jobs, their job went as far as them wearing a company hoody or mentioning who paid their wage in an interview, but they were for all intents and purposes pro athletes with a sponsor

seligehgit

Is it really necessary to know the identity of the player?

Good luck to him if he's making that kind of money but I don't find it in any way credible.

I do know that another income stream is the whole social influencers gig where they endorse a product and followers lap up the purchase of the latest boots they've endorsed etc..

kksaints

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Total nonsense. Free cars, free boots, some free clothes are pretty much the height of it. Some money for appearances but really those are quite few and far between. Not like they can charge for appearing at an u12 medal presentation.

Well actually, I heard a story about a "pro" player in the South-East who asked for a few thousand for the opening of a community center and when asked if he would hand out medals to an underage camoige team asked for extra money. Needless to say he was given short shrift and they got someone else.

grbear

I'd be flabbergasted if any player is bringing in €200000 a year on endorsements alone.

However, if a high profile player like a Canning or Bernard Brogan was sensible with the extra income they make from endorsements then the idea of them bringing in €200000+ a year after 10 years of endorsements wouldn't surprise me at all.

patoh1

grbear wrote: »

I'd be flabbergasted if any player is bringing in €200000 a year on endorsements alone.

However, if a high profile player like a Canning or Bernard Brogan was sensible with the extra income they make from endorsements then the idea of them bringing in €200000+ a year after 10 years of endorsements wouldn't surprise me at all.

Bringing in €200000 a year after 10 years of endorsements?

grbear

Sure, why not?

For instance if they were able to live off the money they make from the day job then they could use the income from the endorsements as a deposit on an investment property each year. Ten years of that and they'd be clearing €200,000 a year without too much effort.

ProudDUB

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Didn't he go pro last year. Quit his job so that he could concentrate on things with Davy.

Lee Chin still lives at home with his parents. He doesn't have to come up with any money to pay rent or mortgage payments, or gas/electric bills, or fill the oil tank for the winter, or pay the phone/telly/broadband bills. Or fix the leaky gutters or replace draughty windows. He also doesn't have a wife & young kids to support.

Very easy to go professional, or live off your sponsorship money, when you've someone else paying most of your bills for you & you have zero personal responsibilities other than showing up for training on time. It would be a very, very different story if mammy & daddy weren't quite so accommodating, or he had a family to support.

patoh1

grbear wrote: »

Sure, why not?

For instance if they were able to live off the money they make from the day job then they could use the income from the endorsements as a deposit on an investment property each year. Ten years of that and they'd be clearing €200,000 a year without too much effort.

I get you now. I’m not aware of this player having lots of properties, as far as I know he rents.

Same could be said for anyone, if they used their extra income to invest in bitcoin 10 years ago they’d be multi millionaires now.