THE disgruntled email made public from a Tyrone

senior footballer over county board penny-pinching reveals the divide between the grassroots and inter-county player where the request to stump up for some gear or playing costs is not an outlandish one – but rather a fact of life where there is no financial sugar daddy. Given how inter-county team costs have escalated out of control, is it any wonder board officials are looking to rein things in?