Shane Curran has elaborated on the point he was trying to make on 'The Sunday Game' when comparing the GAA to the Catholic Church and Fianna Fail.
Television viewers were left scratching their heads when the former Roscommon goalkeeper brought up the Church and Fianna Fail but, speaking to The Examiner, he explained: "Television is a funny medium when you're trying to make a point and are on a time schedule.
"The GAA is the last great social pillar in the country, after the fall of the (Catholic) Church and Fianna Fáil and all the other establishments. It's what keeps the rural fabric together.
"I believe in a lot of cases it's breaking down. There is no tangible structure that I can see emanating from Croke Park to resource the weaker counties in a fair and equitable fashion.
"The inequalities in the GAA at the moment are so diverse and nobody in the GAA is asking 'do we need to spread our resources a lot differently?'
"There is this certain element in the GAA where we think we're untouchable.
"Look at the Church and Fianna Fáil and how vast pillars of the community can be brought down.
"People are saying this can't happen to the GAA but it can, and it will if the organisation travels down the path it is without change."
The All-Ireland club winning St Brigid's netminder continued: "Croke Park needs to put in structures where there is a games element separated from county board duties.
"People who go to county board meetings are not necessarily blessed with a skillset to look after the actual needs of the participants or the games. That's not an insult to them; it's just the way it is. They're on a different track completely.
"I know from experience that these guys are happy enough to go with the flow the whole time. They're not going to upset the board and are going to row the boat in one direction, whether it's good or bad."
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