GPA communications chief Sean Potts has described Colm O'Rourke's put-down of the players' body as "disappointing".

The Meath legend accused the GPA of being elitist and ignoring club players in a column in The Sunday Independent - a criticism which Potts shrugs off:

"It's disappointing, I thought we were past that level of uninformed criticism," Potts tells The Irish Examiner

"It's disappointing in a number of ways. Looking at the piece, there's criticism of the GPA for elitism, but there's no player association in the world which represents everybody.

"What's most disappointing, particularly as it comes from a former county player whose career spanned the change in the game, is that the reason county players are supported is down to the contribution they make to the commercial success of the Association.

"They're harnessed commercially by the GAA, which separates them from the club player, though obviously they're club players themselves. The players' commitment to continue at the intercounty level rises all the time and we're there to help with that - that's why we get a slice of that cake, to help with that. If people don't agree with that process, fine, they should come out and say so - 'I don't agree players should be supported'."

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