Second Captains Part II

Arghus

I enjoyed the Roddy Collins talk, but that is about as much as I want to hear Roddy talk for an extended period for a while now.

Meathlass

Roddy's description of Ken running in the Phoenix Park with his knobbly knees and sheep's head almost had me in tears of laughter.

Brock Turnpike

I will say up front in no fan of Roddy. I think he's a bit of a loudmouth bully, all being told.

I did enjoy the chat though - although I would be interested to hear from others involved how accurate his version of events was.

Re: Stephen Kenny. I think Roddy made some legitimate criticisms in relation to the Serbia game and SK not reacting to the changes they made. Some of the other stuff he said about SK sounded like sour grapes e.g. Saying that SK was a failure at Boys and Eoin having to pull him up on it.

elefant

Imagine a manager being 2-1 up, and throwing on 2 extra strikers to counter the opposition efforts to get an equaliser. You'd be slaughtered if you conceded after that. Roddy made it sound like the most obvious tactical move in the world.

CiaranW

Ikke Huftgold - Uhren Sohn, such a good track!
Every time they play it I have to listen to it!

den87

I enjoyed the roddy interview when it touched on the game and his abuse of Ken but the piece on Stephen Kenny was nearly verging on a hatchet job. Poor form.

Did you smash it

den87 wrote: »

I enjoyed the roddy interview when it touched on the game and his abuse of Ken but the piece on Stephen Kenny was nearly verging on a hatchet job. Poor form.

Would agree with Roddy that Kenny was promoted to the top job too quick. Another term or two terms at under 21 might have been beneficial for all concerned. We might have a nice team in a few years when the kids have 20-30 caps but right now we are team that is losing to Luxembourg.

Cienciano

Roddy is good for an interview, but I'd definitely take some stories with a pinch of salt. They all end with "needless to say, I had the last laugh". Still funny though, the guy has great energy and he has a few good stories

Salvation Tambourine

I'm glad they are getting Jack Pitt-Brooke on more these days. He's a likeable guy who usually has something interesting to say. Knows his stuff on Spurs.

Really enjoyed today's pod. The Neymar stuff with Wilson, Pitt-Broke and Ken was very funny at times. I love when Ken pokes and prods Wilson, he knows exactly what he is doing.

den87

Did you smash it wrote: »

Would agree with Roddy that Kenny was promoted to the top job too quick. Another term or two terms at under 21 might have been beneficial for all concerned. We might have a nice team in a few years when the kids have 20-30 caps but right now we are team that is losing to Luxembourg.

Agreed on that part but he basically tore apart Kennys achievements elsewhere. Ken and Eoin had to intervene, there’s obviously a grudge there.

Running Balance

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Roddy saying Steven only has one way and then goes lists out 3 formations..

Roddy funny for a story but when he goes into detail he becomes a bit of d1ck

Cienciano

den87 wrote: »

Agreed on that part but he basically tore apart Kennys achievements elsewhere. Ken and Eoin had to intervene, there’s obviously a grudge there.

Roddy did well in a few clubs but was never taken serious really, a bit of an Irish 'Arry Redknapp. Where Kenny was respected and is considered to know a bit about the game and plays attractive football. That's where the bitterness comes from!

I remember listening to the Graham Hunter podcast (yes, I know) but one of the first few was Harry Redknapp. I really don't like Redknapp, but the podcast was gas, really funny. But similar to Roddy, there was a bitterness there, getting in digs at past clubs that he felt treated him unfairly and of course a lot of "needless to say, I had the last laugh". Really reminded me of Roddy. Redknapp is some guy for stories too.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

jonathan wilson said neymar didn't play well in some games, like brazil vs croatia in 2014. i just watched highlights and he looked pretty good to me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbIAciWGgmQ

padd b1975

Another kicking for Murph in the Egomaniacs slot.

He really seems to be up his own arse.

Did you smash it

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup wrote: »

jonathan wilson said neymar didn't play well in some games, like brazil vs croatia in 2014. i just watched highlights and he looked pretty good to me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbIAciWGgmQ

The history of Wilson and Neymar is that Wilson wrote a piece that PSG were better without Neymar after PSG went to Old Trafford and beat man utd without him in the first leg round of 16 in 2019.

Then in the return leg PSG, still without Neymar, had a collective brain fart and went out to Man utd inexplicably.

That was the time to abandon any ideas that PSG without their best player was a better team.

But Wilson, who has a bit of a weakness for being prideful, still can’t admit he was wrong and tries to invent ideas that Neymar’s tactical indiscipline harms PSG.

Here’s the piece https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/13/neymar-absence-help-psg-manchester-united-mbappe-cavani

Hotblack Desiato

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

I will say up front in no fan of Roddy. I think he's a bit of a loudmouth bully, all being told.

I think he's a twat, basically

~Rebel~

padd b1975 wrote: »

Another kicking for Murph in the Egomaniacs slot.

He really seems to be up his own arse.

Kens patient delivery after, of;
“It is interesting actually isn’t it, how unpleasant you actually are.”

That slow emphasis on unpleasant, nearly wet myself laughing at how unexpectedly blunt it was!

mcgucc22

Seems like Roddy feels he should have been offered the job instead of Kenny.

Dante

Had to laugh at the awkward silence after Wilson read out Robert Earnshaw's bizarre tweet about human-farming trees. Eoin had to swiftly step in to salvage the situation.

Raoul

Thoroughly enjoyed the chat with Eoin, Ken, Jack and Johnathon. Some actual insight along with some natural banter. Ken and Johnathon seem to get a long great. Ken annoys him but Johnathon knows he is half on the wind up but can't help but bite.

Beechwoodspark

mcgucc22 wrote: »

Seems like Roddy feels he should have been offered the job instead of Kenny.

God help ireland If that clown ever got the job

Salvation Tambourine

padd b1975 wrote: »

Another kicking for Murph in the Egomaniacs slot.

He really seems to be up his own arse.

I thought it would be the opposite that Ken would be a bit of an dickhead in real life. Not even a dickhead but a bit introverted and not wanting to talk to the general public.

Arghus

I know that the humour is in how badly Murph comes off in all these egomaniac stories, but you have to say there's a suspiciously high amount of them now...

padd b1975

Nokotan wrote: »

I thought it would be the opposite that Ken would be a bit of an dickhead in real life. Not even a dickhead but a bit introverted and not wanting to talk to the general public.

ken is definitely the soundest.

Smell the glove

Nokotan wrote: »

I thought it would be the opposite that Ken would be a bit of an dickhead in real life. Not even a dickhead but a bit introverted and not wanting to talk to the general public.

I'd imagine that if you met ken sober he wouldn't want to talk much but I would say he's the most likely to be out having a drink and also to get pissed. Say if you met him out he would be by far the most likely to have a conversation with you.....a proper one. Eoin would probably chat away out of kindness.

humberklog

Rugby chat I enjoyed!

Because it was interesting.

Cienciano

Smell the glove wrote: »

I'd imagine that if you met ken sober he wouldn't want to talk much but I would say he's the most likely to be out having a drink and also to get pissed. Say if you met him out he would be by far the most likely to have a conversation with you.....a proper one. Eoin would probably chat away out of kindness.

And murph would behaving like he's Mariah Carey, complete diva :pac:

Say Your Number

If I was radio/podcast superstar, I'd find the hoi polloi disgusting as well.

Running Balance

Arghus wrote: »

I know that the humour is in how badly Murph comes off in all these egomaniac stories, but you have to say there's a suspiciously high amount of them now...

They seem to be over a length of time too. The story this week is before 2012. Lost touch with the common man.

Cienciano

Say Your Number wrote: »

If I was radio/podcast superstar, I'd find the hoi polloi disgusting as well.

Trying to bypass the deli queue in spar. "do you know who I am?"