I started it because you were talking out of your ring again. You brought soccer into it.
I was talking facts as I outlined above. Itās a lot easier to earn decent money playing rugby than soccer or any other sport in this country. You having a contract 20 years ago for a few hundred euro a week doesnāt change that
Its changed now to decent money?
How many Irish lads are on the starting XV for the provinces. Thats where the decent money is.
Only established internationals in rugby are getting decent money on irfu contracts.
The money in rugby isnt great unless youāre on an international contract
So basically you have to be the elite of the elite to earn
50 at least. How many League of Ireland players are on decent money?
All of this is also leaving out the fact that participation levels in soccer dwarf rugby
Throw out a number there for what decent money is and il have a fair stab at telling you how many pros get paid more than that
How many irish lads are in England earning a living or off abroad playing soccer.
There are 4 teams to play professional rugby with on the island. The avenues arent there to go abroad, as a young lad and earn your way like in soccer.
There are in there hole 50 Irish lads starting for the provinces
ā¬50k
The central contract situation is a joke. Fair enough the budget is for 15 contracts. But why give them to fellas over 30?
The union is digging into a massive money hole and wages for the likes of sexton and Murray are scandaless when you have plenty of young lads looking for a contract and are hungry to push on.
Had a conversation with a personal finance advisor who works with a few munster players, he was saying the contract renewal talks start in early jan and are usually finished by mid month. No one has heard about the renewals yet and they are expecting cuts in squad numbers. Further to this munster have put all full time admin and youth development officers on PUP from 18th December.
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Not that many really. We can barely fill a squad with lads in the top 2 divisions
Irish young lads playing soccer go to England because itās the only way to earn decent money, not because they wouldnāt prefer to stay at home.
What do you mean starting? Sure they donāt pick the same team every week, thereās definitely 50 Irish lads at least and I would say more getting regular game time for their province.
Do you want to address the participation levels point at any stage? The more people that play a sport the harder it is to make it and soccer dwarfs rugby in participation
The participation level argument is bullshit. There are more avenues to at least get to a professional level because there are way more professional clubs in soccer.
Youāre forgetting the amount of lads on reserves and academies in England that are professionals. Because because arenāt in the top divisions doesnāt mean they arent earning a living
There are 4 professional teams on the island in rugby. You have to be very elite to get a contract.
Iād say there is 120 odd lads getting that or more
I wouldnāt consider it great money tbh considering if your on 50k youl be starting another career soon enough from scratch
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Flannery in Limerick since he was a pup?
Itās a cunt of a thing trying to make a living at
Heās from Limerick.
How many lads in LOI are getting ā¬50k I wonder? Of course youāll need a job after but thatās the same for most soccer lads too bar the very elite of the most popular sport in the world.
Rugby is a not very popular sport in terms of playing numbers and clearly the easiest way to earn decent money as a professional sportsman in Ireland
By the arguement put here o gara isnāt from cark at all
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Iām not arguing with you at all
Iād bite hand and all of you if I was mid 20s and had the chance to do it for 50kā¦its just not huge money is allā¦
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Only catching up nowā¦ Flannery is from Limerick. Wallace too.
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90 or so I supposeā¦ Are you calling CJ Irish?