Second Captains

Brock Turnpike

Acosta wrote: »

Conor McNamara

His fake accent is a disgrace. The man who famously called Kenny Cunningham - Cunny Kenningham

Jim Root

Hippo wrote: »

Maybe it's a lockdown thing, but the amount of times Murph says "y'know" in a Ger Gilroy-length question is beginning to get to me.

That and Ken’s overuse of the word “like”

Arghus

Jim Root wrote: »

That and Ken’s overuse of the word “like”

Pay attention to how many times he says "d'ya know what I mean".

Arghus

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Jonathan Pearce? He’s terrible but I always find his Helen Lovejoy overreaction to Cantona hilarious.

Pearce is a terrible commentator, but what makes him hard to put up with - the pomposity, the overwrought melodramatics, sudden fever pitch delivery - helped make that Cantona commentary so glorious.

Raoul

Acosta wrote: »

Agree about the commentators. I don't mind Trevor, but the guy that's also on the bbc who's name I have forgotten. I can't stand the sound of his voice.


As for RTE, I was hoping Joanne Cantwell would get the gig after Bill retired. She was very impressive when she filled in before getting the GAA gig. But it was always going to be Darragh. It's RTE and it was his turn basically.

To be fair, Darragh is pretty good. I do like Joanne, she has done a few LOI games/Soccer Republics and she was a lot more knowledgeable than Peter Collins. There is a ridiculous amount of abuse for her online though whenever she is on one of the sports shows. A fair amount of it has a sexist sentiment.

healy1835

Darragh Maloney & the kid from Jerry Maguire. The greatest pair of look a likes ever.

pow_pow

Does anyone else get angsty when they don't have the pod out before lunch?
I can't enjoy my lunch break as much when I'm sat there refreshing the feed in anticipation.

Blanco100

healy1835 wrote: »

Darragh Maloney & the kid from Jerry Maguire. The greatest pair of look a likes ever.

Trevor Steven used to be on RTE fairly regularly but hasnt been around in years

Smell the glove

Have to say Ken completely bored the hole off me today. First time in a long time I had to skip it forward. Painful at times.

Ol' Donie

Can't believe it's the last week of the isolation podcast.

It's one of those things I know already, I'm really, really going to miss.

I'd love it if they got him to do the odd podcast every now and then. Or, dare I say it, a semi regular pod, once a month or something?

Salvation Tambourine

I like David Snyed but I hope he's not back on talking about Premier League football again, contributed nothing but negativity today.

Some of the reaction to the weekend's matches you'd think there was never a bad game of football before when there was fans. Probably a topic for a different thread though.

Jim Root

Nokotan wrote: »

I like David Snyed but I hope he's not back on talking about Premier League football again, contributed nothing but negativity today.

Some of the reaction to the weekend's matches you'd think there was never a bad game of football before when there was fans. Probably a topic for a different thread though.

He was a real misery gut today for sure. Poor listening experience for me.

RedDevil55

They really got bogged down talking about Roy Keane today. David Sneyd should be kept for discussing Irish football matters, which he's very good at.

Dante

Nokotan wrote: »

I like David Snyed but I hope he's not back on talking about Premier League football again, contributed nothing but negativity today.

Some of the reaction to the weekend's matches you'd think there was never a bad game of football before when there was fans. Probably a topic for a different thread though.

I was just waiting for him to throw out the obligatory 'give me the League of Ireland over this anyday' comment....thought I was going to be left disappointed but he came up with the goods right at the very end.

thenightman

Is that the lad who goes on about Bohs being sort of like the hip 'punk rock' LOI club? real Emmet Kirwan type if so!

Arghus

He's generally pretty decent anytime they have him on, but today was an off day. He seemed strangely surprised that games played in empty stadiums felt different to games played in front of tens of thousands of fans.

Ken was obviously reading the thread on reddit that listed Arsenal's stupid defeats going back to 2006.

deisedude

Nokotan wrote: »

I like David Snyed but I hope he's not back on talking about Premier League football again, contributed nothing but negativity today.

Some of the reaction to the weekend's matches you'd think there was never a bad game of football before when there was fans. Probably a topic for a different thread though.

First Monday podcast back with the premier league and it was very poor. I'd agree, keep Sneyd for League of Ireland and the national team

We all know football without fans isn't the same. Mention it and move on rather than bang on about it how crap it is

There were some brilliant goals this past week. It hasn't been all bad

Raoul

To be fair to David Sneyd, it seems like Ken feels the exact same. It is like he doesn't really even want to watch the games but has to just for work.

Salvation Tambourine

Does anyone else have any Second Captains bits they say during a normal day?

I find myself saying Tomas O'Se's "Shcumbag" at least four times a day, sometimes for absolutely no reason.

deisedude

Nokotan wrote: »

Does anyone else have any Second Captains bits they say during a normal day?

I find myself saying Tomas O'Se's "Shcumbag" at least four times a day, sometimes for absolutely no reason.

I keep calling my newborn son "A crying big baby" in a Nigerian accent

dulpit

Lidl, Don Cheadle, Brad Freidel.

Raisins

Vintage Ken on anti vax Djokovic and Lovren.

“Time’s up Bill”.

Arghus

deisedude wrote: »

I keep calling my newborn son "A crying big baby" in a Nigerian accent

I read that in the accent in my head.

Dante

Nokotan wrote: »

Does anyone else have any Second Captains bits they say during a normal day?

I find myself saying Tomas O'Se's "Shcumbag" at least four times a day, sometimes for absolutely no reason.

I've been regularly using the line bingo bango, jobs a goodun since Ken dropped it on the pod last year. Its so good.

healy1835

Bingo, bango job's a good'un
Cheap shot x4
Then maybe you shouldn't be living here!
He's just a crying, big baby
and basically everything the Kilmarnock fan says in the angry fan remix... They've all slipped into my everyday conversations over the last few years

Salvation Tambourine

deisedude wrote: »

I keep calling my newborn son "A crying big baby" in a Nigerian accent

Brilliant, same as another poster, can't read that without the accent

aloooof

"I wouldn't necessarily agree with anything <friend> says about <topic>"

Say Your Number

I heard Fame by David Bowie on the radio a while ago, and all I think during it was 'He's just a crying big baby' 'Where did you get it all wrong today' 'You wanted victory' and 'COACH!' in various pitches.

Arghus

Basically all of that Kilmarnock rant is never far from my thoughts.

Robert McGrath

deisedude wrote: »

I keep calling my newborn son "A crying big baby" in a Nigerian accent

My son is one year old and I can’t believe I’ve never used that on him. Will start now

I do tell him his food is “the best thing in the world. Full of proooh-teen” though