Stephen Kenny

Now it's incredible really when you consider some of the financial details of the players in terms of the transfer fees which never existed before like you know you say the record is broken not that with Shelbourne signing but all of the clubs seem to be transfer fees now are not

are not unusual.

100 grand is not insignificant either.

No, no, I think it is.

You know, it is.

And I suppose it shows the way it's going.

And you see Waterford paying 50,000 for Conan O'Neill.

And you see Drogheda, you know, signing a brand new cabinet, buying a brand new cabinet from us.

and, you know, and other players.

And so it's not just the top clubs, you see Derry, Shamrock Rovers, Shelburne, Bohemians.

So it's all of the clubs really now.

So a lot of people, a lot of clubs are obviously well-run and ambitious.

And what that means is competition.

And hence,

You know, people are fighting for their lives to stay in the league, and therefore you've got... I was talking to somebody about the Australian League, for example, and he was saying, well, there's no relegation.

So a lot of the matches fans aren't as passionate about when they're not in teams, they're still playing out, taking massive risks, even if they're at the bottom, because there's no consequences.

And I think, yeah, so there is consequences here.

Like, good Cork are relegated.

That's a catastrophe for them.

Cork are...