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It was reported earlier this year that Down legend Conor Deegan was considering setting up a group similar to the GPA, to represent club players, and now Brennan has come forward with similar plans.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI\u2019m not sure who was talking and I haven\u2019t really been listening to what other people had in mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going on this on a solo run. A number of people contacted me asking to get involved in some capacity.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt the best way to would be to speculate on how much hurt and anxiety is out there, by a simple text, Facebook, email and social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve received over 10,000 messages, mostly from club players and there\u2019s no point in saying from an official end of things.<\/p>\n
\u201cClub officials and county board officials, no, which is what I sort of expected.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was never fond of the administration end of things, I\u2019ve always been involved in coaching and management.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have great respect for people who do that but it\u2019s come to a head that they\u2019re so far removed from the reality of what\u2019s going on in the day-to-day situation with clubs.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are telling me they\u2019re totally frustrated by the lack of respect, fixtures being put on at short notice.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are going to America for two or three months and missing very little and then at the end of the year, they\u2019re playing through the gutters.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook at the Dublin situation, where lads were asked to play a week after the All-Ireland final. People need to wake up to this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brennan\u2019s business, DBSM Sports Management centre of excellence, is based in Castleshane, Monaghan.<\/p>\n
Brennan and his team specialise in premier sports performance and injury rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
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