TYRONE CAPTAIN SEAN Cavanagh has issued a statement clarifying the recent expenditure dispute surrounding the county’s football squad.
In the statement, which was circulated by the Tyrone PRO, Cavanagh said that Mickey Harte’s squad are “very well resourced” and described the issue as a “minor” one which is being addressed.
Cavanagh himself sparked the conversation, when he admitted he was “slightly jealous” of the expenses other teams were racking up earlier this month.
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Then an unnamed player sent a letter into Newstalk last week which was highly critical of the county board and their apparent cost-cutting measures.
“It’s becoming impossible to prepare ourselves to win an All-Ireland in a climate of cut, cut, cut.
“When we look at the money spent on the preparation of the county teams we are nowhere near the top spenders,” the anonymous letter read, with the subject heading “Disgusted Tyrone Senior Footballer.”
It also accused Tyrone chairwoman Roisin Jordan of requesting £15 (€17.50) from each squad member to go towards sports equipment.
“It wasn’t a million miles off the mark, definitely not,” Tyrone defender Ronan McNamee said today.
“It’s hard to know how to talk about it, but nobody in the dressing room would disagree with the (player) statement.”
A recent study revealed that Tyrone spent just €487,127 on their county teams last year, placing them as the 25th county on the list. In comparison Mayo, who ended Tyrone’s season last August, topped the table with €1,632,448.
But veteran Cavanagh insisted this afternoon that the county team is sufficiently resourced in a move to put an end to the controversy:
On behalf of the Tyrone senior football squad (2017), I wish to make it known that we are very well resourced by the County Board, Club Tyrone and our other sponsors and brand partners. Yes, there were some issues of a minor nature but these matters are being addressed. We are most grateful for the continued support of the County Board, Club Tyrone and our other generous sponsors. Is Mise
Sean Cavanagh, Tyrone senior football captain
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'We're very well resourced': Sean Cavanagh moves to end Tyrone's expenses row
TYRONE CAPTAIN SEAN Cavanagh has issued a statement clarifying the recent expenditure dispute surrounding the county’s football squad.
In the statement, which was circulated by the Tyrone PRO, Cavanagh said that Mickey Harte’s squad are “very well resourced” and described the issue as a “minor” one which is being addressed.
Cavanagh himself sparked the conversation, when he admitted he was “slightly jealous” of the expenses other teams were racking up earlier this month.
Then an unnamed player sent a letter into Newstalk last week which was highly critical of the county board and their apparent cost-cutting measures.
“It’s becoming impossible to prepare ourselves to win an All-Ireland in a climate of cut, cut, cut.
“When we look at the money spent on the preparation of the county teams we are nowhere near the top spenders,” the anonymous letter read, with the subject heading “Disgusted Tyrone Senior Footballer.”
It also accused Tyrone chairwoman Roisin Jordan of requesting £15 (€17.50) from each squad member to go towards sports equipment.
“It wasn’t a million miles off the mark, definitely not,” Tyrone defender Ronan McNamee said today.
“It’s hard to know how to talk about it, but nobody in the dressing room would disagree with the (player) statement.”
A recent study revealed that Tyrone spent just €487,127 on their county teams last year, placing them as the 25th county on the list. In comparison Mayo, who ended Tyrone’s season last August, topped the table with €1,632,448.
But veteran Cavanagh insisted this afternoon that the county team is sufficiently resourced in a move to put an end to the controversy:
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