Stephen Hunt's claim that GAA players would struggle in the Premier League has sparked an angry reaction from current and past footballers and hurlers.

In yesterday's Sunday Independent, the Ipswich Town and Republic of Ireland star wrote: "As somebody who grew up in the GAA, I can tell you that, as much as I love the games, if GAA players tried to live with the level of commitment shown by a professional footballer, they wouldn't know what hit them."

Hunt was responding to Joe Brolly's recent claim that soccer players are not role models for young people.

Unsurprisingly, Hunt's comments haven't gone down well in GAA circles and here is just a selection of the tweets directed at the former Waterford underage hurler.

Poor oul Stephen Hunt,not in the real world at all as u would have to be "really" " really" mentally strong to play for,(IPSWICH) #wally

- Matty Forde (@MattyForde15) November 30, 2014

Someone should remind Stephen Hunt in today's @TheSundayIndo that when he is so busy resting we are busy working!

- Dick Clerkin (@dickclerkin8) November 30, 2014

Just read @stephenhunt1010 comments on #sindo, disappointed at ur portrayal of co players in general when ur issues seem to be with brolly!!

- Eamonn O Hara (@EamonnOHara8) November 30, 2014

That hunt fella is bird brain

- James McCarthy (@JamesyMac26) November 30, 2014

Good man Stephen hunt must be hard staying in getting paid thousands to rest #irestmycase

- mitch newman (@michaelnewman99) November 30, 2014

There may well be reasons why #GAA players couldn't make it in the premier league but Stephen hunt doesn't know them.

- Joey Wadding (@joeywadding) November 30, 2014

Stephen Hunt is right. Sure I barely have the mental strength to watch a full soccer match. Never mind do all the training

- Cahir Healy (@CahirHealy) November 30, 2014

Stephen Hunt: "all I did was train and rest, train and rest." (For thousands a week). How did he get through it?! Poor fella. #PrayForHunt

- Paul Murphy (@PaulMurphykk) November 30, 2014

So Stephen hunt reckons gaa players wouldn't have the mental strenght for soccer because its all about training and resting #whataclown

- Colm Boyle (@colmboyle) November 30, 2014

Stephen Hunt says its tough resting all the time, Van Gaal says he wont get to see his family enough over Xmas, tough life that football

- Tommy McGuigan (@nilsatis100) December 1, 2014

anyone know where someone could get their hands on some of that stuff Stephen Hunt is taking? #Journeyman #NoGoodAtEither

- Peter O'Leary (@poleary7) November 30, 2014

Just lying down for a rest now.. Jesus it's tough going.. Don't know how Stephen Hunt gets thru the day..

- James Holmes (@jamesholmes81) December 1, 2014

Time for a midday nap, 'train rest train rest, rest rest rest' The @stephenhunt1010 formula for success #GAA pic.twitter.com/A0Ay3VTYwL

- Jamie Wall (@Jamwall7) December 1, 2014

 

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