Second Captains Live - The TV Show

Skid X · 10-09-2013 11:16pm

Love these callbacks to vintage Off The Ball shows, like Denis Hickie's Wavin ad

Lady Chatterton · 10-09-2013 11:17pm

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

What about our triple Olympic gold medalist Michelle Smith???

Are you tampering taking the p1ss?

passremarkable · 10-09-2013 11:17pm

mcdevitt very good at interviewing

SimonQuinlank · 10-09-2013 11:18pm

Brilliant stuff so far,making good use of the access to RTE's tape library too.

grey_so_what · 10-09-2013 11:18pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

Are you tampering taking the p1ss?

Classic MrsD...........:D:D:D

I'll have an Irish Coffee while you're going to the loo, em, putting on the kettle.............:eek:

Diabhal Beag · 10-09-2013 11:18pm

The ads bit was excellent. Don't normally laugh at anything on RTE so this is a welcome change.

Ol' Donie · 10-09-2013 11:19pm

ProudDUB wrote: »

This ripping off funny old RTE commercials and TV shows is straight from the Republic of Telly playbook. Just sayin' !

Ah, they've been doin that for years.

Thought it was gas.

Skid X · 10-09-2013 11:19pm

Possibly cramming in (and rushing) too many features, but it's good stuff so far.

Fair play to ROG, he is a good sport and he gave a candid interview.

Eoin McDevitt would make a good replacement for Tubridy.

shamrock55 · 10-09-2013 11:19pm

I dunno what to make of it tbo, why does it look like something from the 80's

sid waddell · 10-09-2013 11:19pm

Too forced, too matey, too Fantasy Football/Soccer AM/TFI Friday. With O'Gara and McConville on the show, if they've any balls at all they'll play out with "The Gambler".

Ol' Donie · 10-09-2013 11:20pm

[quote="Skid

Eoin McDevitt would make a good replacement for Tubridy.[/quote]

Was thinking the same.

kwestfan08 · 10-09-2013 11:20pm

Loving they're using the same tunes as the OTB days. Love me a bit of nightcall

Mumha · 10-09-2013 11:21pm

They need to find some role for poor Ken, he looks lost.

Wisesmurf · 10-09-2013 11:21pm

that intro was reminiscent of crimeline

Diabhal Beag · 10-09-2013 11:21pm

CHALLENGE MURPH

Red Crow · 10-09-2013 11:21pm

Murph is very good

Ciaran_B · 10-09-2013 11:22pm

Murph on Blackboard Jungle never gets old.

Ol' Donie · 10-09-2013 11:22pm

It's a bit Ken-light, i'm afraid.

Diabhal Beag · 10-09-2013 11:23pm

Ken on the couch looking bored ****less

tommyboy2222 · 10-09-2013 11:23pm

Needs a bit of Ken Burley

That_Guy · 10-09-2013 11:24pm

Ken looks really lost.

SimonQuinlank · 10-09-2013 11:24pm

Ken's looking a bit like a Third Captain back on the couch.

Skid X · 10-09-2013 11:24pm

It's like a Challenge Ant / Eat my Goal SM:TV Live retro mash up.

Ol' Donie · 10-09-2013 11:25pm

Pat kenny joke was quality.

Skid X · 10-09-2013 11:26pm

SimonQuinlank wrote: »

Ken's looking a bit like a Third Captain back on the couch.

I just rembered where I knew the name - you're the hobby man from This Morning with Richard Not Judy! Enjoy the weak lemon drink

stretchdoe · 10-09-2013 11:26pm

tommyboy2222 wrote: »

Needs a bit of Ken Burley

Yeah.
Mc Devitt did an excellent job, but surely Ken Burley should've done the Rugby interview.
His knowledge of the game is peerless.

That_Guy · 10-09-2013 11:26pm

Sensible soccer.

grey_so_what · 10-09-2013 11:27pm

Skid X wrote: »

I just rembered where I knew the name - you're the hobby man from This Morning with Richard Not Judy! Enjoy the weak lemon drink

Seriously Skid, you have to get out more............:P:D:D:D

Diabhal Beag · 10-09-2013 11:28pm

Really enjoyed that. Murph is excellent on this but MOAR KEN!!!!!!!!

That_Guy · 10-09-2013 11:28pm

Bit rushed towards the end but enjoyable nonetheless. Decent first show though.

threein99 · 10-09-2013 11:29pm

That_Guy wrote: »

Sensible soccer.

I was a master at that on my Atari St

Pappa Charlie · 10-09-2013 11:29pm

Not a bad start in fairness!

spank_inferno · 10-09-2013 11:29pm

Sensible soccer!!!!

Kerrydude1981 · 10-09-2013 11:30pm

Pappa Charlie wrote: »

Not a bad start in fairness!

Ya,enjoyed it,roll on next week

Halloween Jack · 10-09-2013 11:30pm

That's an odd, odd format... Very broad, not much substance in comparison to the rest of their work.

spiritcrusher · 10-09-2013 11:30pm

Decent start but definitely needs more of Ken getting cranky and difficult over trivial things. And making ridiculous analogies.

Dr. Bre · 10-09-2013 11:30pm

What about Stephen Roche on that top 10! or even Kelly

pyramuid man · 10-09-2013 11:31pm

Really enjoyed that. Loved the sensible soccer reference. Can't wait for next week.

heyheyhey1982 · 10-09-2013 11:31pm

Good show enjoyed it

threein99 · 10-09-2013 11:31pm

Dr. Bre wrote: »

What about Stephen Roche on that top 10! or even Kelly

No cheats allowed :P

Tigerandahalf · 10-09-2013 11:31pm

Didn't think it was great - a bit all over the place though have to admit I haven't heard much of them on radio.
Is that Ken guy the fella who writes the Arsenal column in the Examiner?

Ol' Donie · 10-09-2013 11:32pm

Really enjoyed that. Was a bit rushed, and maybe a little heavy on in-jokes (i wonder what people who don't know the lads at all might think?), but very promising. Murph really stepped up.

Red Crow · 10-09-2013 11:32pm

As first shows goes that is pretty good. I enjoyed it and the lads settled in as it went on. Murph is a bit of a natural. Ken looked a bit lost but hopefully he'll be involved next week

lertsnim · 10-09-2013 11:32pm

Really enjoyed that. Look forward to next week

Mumha · 10-09-2013 11:32pm

Really enjoyed the show. Hopefully there will work on getting Ken more involved next week. Great to see Hermitage Green as well.

chinguetti · 10-09-2013 11:32pm

Tried to cram too much into the time allowed but a good start. The interview with ROG was just getting interesting and they had to end it. A bit too laddish for me and they seem lost in a vast studio.

Also it looked to me like the programme was taped a couple of hours ago as i never heard them mentioned anything in detail about the match, apart from it been a disappointing evening (once Sweden won it was all officially over) and storming the Austrian embassy.

ceegee · 10-09-2013 11:33pm

Decent first show, hopefully will see more Ken when theyve a soccer related main guest on.

Was watching the ROG interview thinking how fecking awful it would have been if Tubs was doing it. Think I got more insight into rog in that ten minutes than during his entire playing career.

Footoo · 10-09-2013 11:34pm

That was pretty good. Most of the criticisms for me are cosmetic and can be fixed easily. Hopefully Ken will be given more to do with some soccer guests next week. He seemed a bit of a third wheel out there alright. Would have liked a bit more conversation about the hurling final and game tonight but I guess their going for a more magazine feel than current news.

McDevitt proved again that he's probably the best interviewer this country has. He never fails to get candid responses no matter who he's interviewing. I can see how O'Gara can come across as boring but I quite like that slow measured way that he answers the questions.

All in all an excellent first show. Hopefully they can convert their cult following to the mainstream and we could have a decent regular weekly show.

tommyboy2222 · 10-09-2013 11:35pm

Enjoyed that.

Reckon the interviews might not be as good as the podcast due to time constraints.

Skid X · 10-09-2013 11:35pm

They should give Ken a rehearsed piece (Ken's archive Korner, Ken's rant, Ken Burley on Rugby, anything at all)

Maybe try not to squeeze in as many features.

Interview a (lively) non-sports guest to mix it up a bit

But I liked it, it captured the Classic OTB/Second Captains vibe well.

8.5/10

Second Captains Live - The TV Show

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