After Pól's breakthrough in the Dennys ad, first the singer-songwriter sister started getting press, then the Mam leveraged herself as some kind of self-help guru, and now the father is on 2fm promoting some play.
Has any one family leveraged so much publicity based on the talent of a relative?
When Eric described fantasising in high school about playing Jack Johnson songs at the talent show and everyone thinking he wrote them.
So Conor Laverty said this in his post-match interview. Fairplay to Down on an incredible result but this struck me as a bit ominous. Just an astonishing level of commitment required for an "amateur" game. You'd have more days off in the premier league.
It feels like the time required of players just keeps getting pushed more and more. I don't know how these guys have families they must barely see them during the season.
It's hard to see where this trend eventually leads. There's clearly no desire to professionalise the game but the players are essentially being asked to live as professionals but without any compensation.