During my term as CEO of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), I never saw myself as an administrator but always as a player.  That feeling was underlined when I walked into the GAA congress one Friday night in February. It was an administrator’s world. Players could come and go and the GPA, as far as many present were concerned, could simply go. For administrators, this is their All-Ireland final and they approach it with the same desire to win and hostility towards their opponents, even if it is accompanied by unfailing politeness. It is a ritual of championship games that the…

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