Brian Cody has labelled potential payments to GAA managers as "a disaster".

The legendary Cats supremo insists that neither he nor any other intercounty boss should be paid for their contribution to the GAA as it is voluntary role. Speaking to RTE, he said:

"No way should managers be paid at all. In the GAA? Absolutely not. It would be a disaster.

"A few years ago we had big discussions about players being paid. The GPA tested the waters and it was looked upon as a massive threat to the Association. The people who were hoping for it to happen realised and accept now that it just can't happen. That it's impossible to have professionalism in our Association. It couldn't be sustained.

"For whatever reason now, and I don't understand it, suddenly talking about paying managers as if this is the correct way to do the thing. If that were to happen, all that would happen is it would resurrect again the potential for players and everyone else being paid.

"I choose to do this. It's not a sacrifice. It's a choice I made. It's not even remotely a sacrifice. It's the same with players. I read often about the savage commitment and sacrifices intercounty players make. They feel sorry for them.

"I don't feel sorry for intercounty players. I envy intercounty players. Because I know in Kilkenny, they're beating down the door to get into the dressing room. They would crawl to training if they thought they could get onto the county panel.

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