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Published 13:23 16 Sept 2022 BST
Updated 13:26 16 Sept 2022 BST
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In every press conference or interview, the players would say something without really saying anything at all. Cliches, one-word answers, and the classic "putting the team first" line just being churned out over and over again.
Now happily retired, and a fan rather than a player, Brogan wants to see the GAA, managers and county stars making more of an effort in front of the camera.
“People say we started it,” he tells the Irish Independent.“We’re not hearing from the personalities because they’re afraid to – and obviously I was, at times, afraid to. But I did a bit of it and then we were curtailed in certain ways because . . . what’s the point? The players and managers are not motivated to promote the game.”“No one is saying the people who are naturally quiet have to talk to the media, but in a room of 30 people there are personalities of all different shapes and sizes and plenty that are willing to give their opinion on different things in a protected way,” he reasons.
"But with co-operation between all the stakeholders, media included, players might be more encouraged.
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