Second Captains

dr.kenneth noisewater

NeftDaslari wrote: »

I have to say, I’m enjoying the slower pace to the podcasts these days. I wouldn’t be a huge fan of rugby and tend to skip through some of their normal rugby content but I thought the Paul O’Connell interview was really interesting.

Yeah that was great, POC is an interesting guy which helped. Wouldnt usually be a fan of McStay but found his good as well. Funny how close some people come to being lost to the sport that made them

Beersmith

jaykay74 wrote: »

Hope DoD is being well rewarded for the pods, now more than ever need good content, also love the audio that the lads add to Isolation

Think the number of subs is still rising, over 12000 now. Last time I looked it was in the low 11s

Love the audio jingle for Jigsaw news


Loved the slagging and audio of Ken having no question for Stephen Kenny...

The audio beds are way better being short like this. Some of the usual ones that are used are over 2min long and get very tiresome quickly

jaykay74

Beersmith wrote: »

The audio beds are way better being short like this. Some of the usual ones that are used are over 2min long and get very tiresome quickly

Think the longer ones should only be used once or twice, like novelty records (that dont really exist anymore) the humour is lost with repeated listens. They would be fresher then at a Christmas special.

30/40 seconds to help break up podcast into sections is plenty.

CiaranW

Great hearing from Kenny Cunningham. Would like to hear from him more.

CiaranW

CiaranW wrote: »

Great hearing from Kenny Cunningham. Would like to hear from him more.

A football player for the football team on the football pitch for the football club.

Aidric

CiaranW wrote: »

Great hearing from Kenny Cunningham. Would like to hear from him more.

Ya he was great, doesn't take himself too seriously. His stories about the world cup were funny.

Arghus

Really enjoyed the podcast today.

I was wincing when Ken was describing the penalties.

Brought me right back, might as well have been watching them again for the first time.

That was excellent. Best episode in ages.

thenightman

Yeah one of the best football related pods in a long while. Kenny had a great rapport with the lads and was well up for taking the piss out of himself, which I really wasn't expecting from him at all.

Ken's previous description of the after party was great too, Kinsella hiding his smoke and Ken questioning a disinterested Richard Dunne about Man City!

EltonJohn69

They should really get Ken to rewatch and review every Irish International soccer game to date.

Arghus

France - Ireland would be next on the list for me.

Thierry Henry has just handled the ball BASKETBALL STYLE!!

NeftDaslari

It’s funny that Kenny Cunningham came across as affable and friendly on yesterday’s podcast but seems a bit grumpy and serious when on TV!

Beersmith

NeftDaslari wrote: »

It’s funny that Kenny Cunningham came across as affable and friendly on yesterday’s podcast but seems a bit grumpy and serious when on TV!

Yeah I was so surprised. Where the hell is this kenny on TV! He would be great if he was half as charismatic as he was on the pod.

Beersmith

Arghus wrote: »

France - Ireland would be next on the list for me.

Thierry Henry has just handled the ball BASKETBALL STYLE!!

Please no, how cruel can you be the tears just dried from the spain 2002 game maybe ireland Holland for something more uplifting.

dr.kenneth noisewater

NeftDaslari wrote: »

It’s funny that Kenny Cunningham came across as affable and friendly on yesterday’s podcast but seems a bit grumpy and serious when on TV!

He's usually good when he's on OTB as well in fairness. He's defo more relaxed off camera I'd say

Still Ill

NeftDaslari wrote: »

It’s funny that Kenny Cunningham came across as affable and friendly on yesterday’s podcast but seems a bit grumpy and serious when on TV!

Dunphy used to give him an awful time on the RTE panel. Almost verging on bullying I'd say.

Arghus

Still Ill wrote: »

Dunphy used to give him an awful time on the RTE panel. Almost verging on bullying I'd say.

Kenny used to show up his lack of research and knowledge and that made Dunphy feel insecure. As a result he used to try to lord it over Kenny, basically trying to mock him because he was so serious and well prepared - typical bully stuff to be honest. Dunphy is happy when he gets to play his assigned role of the established contrarian - but when someone comes in and doesn't respect his "knowledge" or doesn't bow down to him, the mask slips then and he becomes a bully and not just for football either. What made it explosive was that Kenny has his own form of ego too and doesn't like to come off second best in an argument and will argue until the bitter end if necessary.

Ol' Donie

I think Kenny was a regular on the night time highlights show at, I believe, the World Cup before last. I remember thinking he's very funny when it's the right environment.

He's easily one of the best things about OTB these days. Easily.

Ol' Donie

Arghus wrote: »

Kenny used to show up his lack of research and knowledge and that made Dunphy feel insecure. As a result he used to try to lord it over Kenny, basically trying to mock him because he was so serious and well prepared - typical bully stuff to be honest. Dunphy is happy when he gets to play his assigned role of the established contrarian - but when someone comes in and doesn't respect his "knowledge" or doesn't bow down to him, the mask slips then and he becomes a bully and not just for football either. What made it explosive was that Kenny has his own form of ego too and doesn't like to come off second best in an argument and will argue until the bitter end if necessary.

Incidentally, I've subscribed to The Stand again since everything went mental.

Eamo, too, is great in the right environment.

(I remember him giving Kenny a hard time and being pretty embarassed by the state of it. Eamonn, of all people, barracking someone for not having evidence for what they say about a football match).

CiaranW

CiaranW wrote: »

Great hearing from Kenny Cunningham. Would like to hear from him more.

He's been a regular on Off the Ball for years, he's usually on there at least once a week.

Arghus wrote: »

Kenny used to show up his lack of research and knowledge and that made Dunphy feel insecure. As a result he used to try to lord it over Kenny, basically trying to mock him because he was so serious and well prepared - typical bully stuff to be honest. Dunphy is happy when he gets to play his assigned role of the established contrarian - but when someone comes in and doesn't respect his "knowledge" or doesn't bow down to him, the mask slips then and he becomes a bully and not just for football either. What made it explosive was that Kenny has his own form of ego too and doesn't like to come off second best in an argument and will argue until the bitter end if necessary.

The worst part about that is it pretty much killed off Kenny's RTE career. He's hardly been on there since.

deisedude

Arghus wrote: »

Kenny used to show up his lack of research and knowledge and that made Dunphy feel insecure. As a result he used to try to lord it over Kenny, basically trying to mock him because he was so serious and well prepared - typical bully stuff to be honest. Dunphy is happy when he gets to play his assigned role of the established contrarian - but when someone comes in and doesn't respect his "knowledge" or doesn't bow down to him, the mask slips then and he becomes a bully and not just for football either. What made it explosive was that Kenny has his own form of ego too and doesn't like to come off second best in an argument and will argue until the bitter end if necessary.

Just read the chapter in Richie Sadliers book about Dunphy and sounds like Eamonn treated him the same way

Chalk McHugh

Not surprised about Dunphy trying to bully Sadlier and Kenny as he's a poisonous little mouthpiece. I listen to the Stand because of the guests and topics and certainly not for Dunphy who is imo one of the worst interviewers and his lack of awareness in butting in when his guests are mid sentence is deplorable.

healy1835

Kenny Cunningham is a very good pundit, but he needs to be managed by the presenter. The pod during the week was perfect as the lads knew when to just let the Kenny Cunningham Information Dump happen, when to probe and when to digress a little. Rarely the case with the banterfest that is OTB these days.

c montgomery

I'm only listening to the DOD podcast these days,really enjoying it.

Reminiscing about matches/events decades old does nothing for me.

Brock Turnpike

healy1835 wrote: »

Kenny Cunningham is a very good pundit, but he needs to be managed by the presenter. The pod during the week was perfect as the lads knew when to just let the Kenny Cunningham Information Dump happen, when to probe and when to digress a little. Rarely the case with the banterfest that is OTB these days.

Agree 100%. Was actually about to reply to the previous poster that mentioned Kenny is a regular on OTB. I'm not sure who the producer is on OTB but he/she must take their lead on how presenters should act from Soccer AM or Lad Bible. It's a joke.

Chalk McHugh

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Agree 100%. Was actually about to reply to the previous poster that mentioned Kenny is a regular on OTB. I'm not sure who the producer is on OTB but he/she must take their lead on how presenters should act from Soccer AM or Lad Bible. It's a joke.

Nathan Murphy has the mentality of a child. I very rarely listen to OTB anymore. Maybe Dan McDonnel on a Saturday and the Sunday Paper Review and Jonn Giles on a Thu. About 2 hours per week. Thats all i can manage.

pow_pow

c montgomery wrote: »

Reminiscing about matches/events decades old does nothing for me.

Yeah I'm not into it whatsoever. Not solely on Second Captains but they're all at it. RTÉ each morning now are still keeping the sports slots and reminiscing on events from the past and while I don't listen to OTB, I see the titles of their podcasts and it's a lot of looking back too.

Raoul

pow_pow wrote: »

Yeah I'm not into it whatsoever. Not solely on Second Captains but they're all at it. RTÉ each morning now are still keeping the sports slots and reminiscing on events from the past and while I don't listen to OTB, I see the titles of their podcasts and it's a lot of looking back too.

I enjoy these pods way more than the regular Mourinho bashing podcasts that we get. What do you expect the lads to do other than podcasts like these?

Chalk McHugh

Raoul wrote: »

I enjoy these pods way more than the regular Mourinho bashing podcasts that we get. What do you expect the lads to do other than podcasts like these?

I like the coverage of old GAA games on tv and Woloy on the GAA Hour and Shane Stapleton on Our Game on Youtube have been doing fantastic work in that regard. Im not into listening to old soccer games though but could listen to the GAA all day.

Brock Turnpike

I like the pods looking back on older games, particularly when they come with stories of Ken's adventures.