Second Captains Part II

Cienciano

I think some of them look at the thread every so often. But anyone doing podcasts/tv/movies or anything like that are told to ignore online criticism from social media. Which is fair enough.

Beersmith

Cienciano wrote: »

I think some of them look at the thread every so often. But anyone doing podcasts/tv/movies or anything like that are told to ignore online criticism from social media. Which is fair enough.

Some of it is very constructive though

Raoul

Really enjoyed the coverage of Dundalk's European success on today's pod.

Loafing Oaf

I'd say Ken is the only person in the world happier than Slaven Bilic right now:D

Jim Root

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

I'd say Ken is the only person in the world happier than Slaven Bilic right now:D

Frank does look hilarious when he is loosing

DukeCaboom

Hammy Habraham saves the day.

Cienciano

I looked at a reddit thread after the Chelsea game, they mag have got the draw, but Chelsea fans are turning on Lampard.

sheroman01

What's the beef between Pat Kenny and the lads? I'm sure it stemmed from something years ago, but dunno what it is.

dr.kenneth noisewater

Cant wait to hear Ken's full version of New York

Still Ill

Not many things more dull than people talking about VAR/rules of the game.

Arghus

sheroman01 wrote: »

What's the beef between Pat Kenny and the lads? I'm sure it stemmed from something years ago, but dunno what it is.

I don't think there's genuine beef there. I vaguely remember that there was some slot they used to occasionally do while working for Newstalk that picked out Kenny's latest Partridge moment and had a mocking jingle to go with it, but it felt a bit put on, like it mightn't have actually been their idea - some marketing genius in the station thought it up kind of thing.

I think they just have a few audio beds of Kenny saying stupid things, because he's often unintentionally hilarious in his pompous gormlessness - but I don't think there's genuine animosity there.

Icemancometh

Arghus wrote: »

I don't think there's genuine beef there. I vaguely remember that there was some slot they used to occasionally do while working for Newstalk that picked out Kenny's latest Partridge moment and had a mocking jingle to go with it, but it felt a bit put on, like it mightn't have actually been their idea - some marketing genius in the station thought it up kind of thing.

I think they just have a few audio beds of Kenny saying stupid things, because he's often unintentionally hilarious in his pompous gormlessness - but I don't think there's genuine animosity there.

Cheap shot!

Arghus

Icemancometh wrote: »

Cheap shot!

Don't treat me like a fool.

Say Your Number

Is it true Gavin Henson goes into Church after every match?

Ol' Donie

Good clean fun, with Pat Kenny was the jokey thing they did in the good ol days

Icemancometh

Say Your Number wrote: »

Is it true Gavin Henson goes into Church after every match?

Was it Des Cahill who had to explain the joke to him?

Say Your Number

Icemancometh wrote: »

Was it Des Cahill who had to explain the joke to him?

Can't remember exactly but there was a moment of awkward silence before Des responded to him.

Arghus

Fill me King.

Cienciano

Ken was 100% spot on with the problem with the handball rules

Paddy Kenny photo https://robertatkinson61.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/fatpaddy.jpg?w=640

Obrieski

MORE KEN SINGING PLEASE!!!

elefant

Cienciano wrote: »

Paddy Kenny photo https://robertatkinson61.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/fatpaddy.jpg?w=640

In my wildest imagination I didn't expect it to be quite that bad :eek:

Raoul

elefant wrote: »

In my wildest imagination I didn't expect it to be quite that bad :eek:

Yeah me neither. Does anyone have the ones of him with the boots?

If he does listen to the podcast, I can't imagine him picking up the phone to do the interview now :D

sheroman01

Arghus wrote: »

Don't treat me like a fool.

No not you, ME!

Beersmith

sheroman01 wrote: »

No not you, ME!

I never understood that line

sheroman01

Beersmith wrote: »

I never understood that line

Pat Kenny was reading a message from a listener, who was slagging him. He was reading the message out loud to a guest, and was just clarifying to the guest that the insults were to himself and not the guest.

Loafing Oaf

sheroman01 wrote: »

Pat Kenny was reading a message from a listener, who was slagging him.

"You have the charisma of a sick bag" How did the guest reckon that was aimed at him rather than the Plank?:P

humberklog

Obrieski wrote: »

MORE KEN SINGING PLEASE!!!

Got Ken doing a bit of Billy Joel today.

Smell the glove

Didn't Ken sing Power of Love by Frankie Goes To Hollywood on one of the Christmas episodes a few years ago haha.

Battery Kinzie

humberklog wrote: »

Got Ken doing a bit of Billy Joel today.

Did I miss that, our just already forget about it?

Loafing Oaf

Battery Kinzie wrote: »

Did I miss that, our just already forget about it?

I wish I could forget the Neil Warnock anecdote as easily:eek:

humberklog

Battery Kinzie wrote: »

Did I miss that, our just already forget about it?

It was today saying he was heading out to Abbotstown but to the tune of Allentown.

Cienciano

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

I wish I could forget the Neil Warnock anecdote as easily:eek:

I might try doing the same thing in front of staff in work to see what happens.

Obrieski

Cienciano wrote: »

I might try doing the same thing in front of staff in work to see what happens.

I look forward to Mark Horgan's investigative podcast series about trying to find you after that!

Smell the glove

Anyone know why The Dubliners track was played at the end of yesterday's episode?

Raoul

Smell the glove wrote: »

Anyone know why The Dubliners track was played at the end of yesterday's episode?

For Dermo retiring.

healy1835

Smell the glove wrote: »

Anyone know why The Dubliners track was played at the end of yesterday's episode?

An ode to The Fair View.

Arghus

Neymar is yet to tweet about it.

humberklog

healy1835 wrote: »

An ode to The Fair View.

Wasn't it the Marino Waltz for Connolly?

Smell the glove

Ah right. I skipped all the chat about the GAA. My bad. Should have put it altogether to be fair ha. I did think of the Fair View when I heard it. He should bring that back was hilarious.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

podcasts are always late the days I want to hear it the most

jones

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup wrote: »

podcasts are always late the days I want to hear it the most

Always seems to be that way haha

EltonJohn69

Ken was oddly obsessing/paranoid about the fake crowd noises....

He really doesn’t like BT.

siblers

EltonJohn69 wrote: »

Ken was oddly obsessing/paranoid about the fake crowd noises....

It was funny hear him rant but not really sure what his problem was. BT and Sky both have options without the noise. BBC show so few games it's hardly worth moaning about, especially when it's free to air

Arghus

I felt a pang of dissapointment when Eoin distracted Ken off just before he was going to get into the moon landings.

applehunter

Don't find Richie Sadlier's opinion on soccer interesting at all. It is a complete mystery to me how he has amassed a media career.

I'd value Ken Early's opinion more and at least I might get funny side comment as well.

TRANQUILLO

Im throwing this comment in here that I posted in the McWilliams podcast thread because it mentions second captains and I feel its relevant.


Seemingly Trump getting Covid is funny now....... The pair of them laughing on todays podcast. There is a smugness to the way they go about their business. Ill still listen moreso for the guests but it is wearing thin.

Either the virus is dangerous and needs to be taken seriously or it isn't. He didnt get diarrhoea.

Its akin to Varadkar being doused in smoothie last week....but it's funny when it happens to Farage. You either stand for something or you stand for nothing.

McWilliams sidekick here is like a less vocal Tony Groves from the Black Eye. There is a sanctimonious holier than thou " forgive them for they know not what they do" air about them.

I listen to McWilliams, Second Captains, the Black Eye, Dunphy and used to listen to Blindboy. But once you start to see the virtue signlling you cant unsee it. A comment here, a remark there. Thinly veiled but always present. Ken early compared the premier leagues generous proliferation of penalties to Brexit in his indo piece last week which they then ran with on the pod. They just cant help themselves....and I say that as a man with a SC Annual signed by Ken Early on my bookshelf. The way i saw it the insinuation was (between the indo piece and audio of Jenas' commentary) was that its a racist anti foreigners country who don't want stupid european (foreigner) hand ball rules. The irony of Jenas being a person of colour himself not withstanding.

I want to listen to sport and economics reportage but I don't want to be moralised to on a daily basis. If anything id say this is the new "populism".

dulpit

TRANQUILLO wrote: »

Either the virus is dangerous and needs to be taken seriously or it isn't. He didnt get diarrhoea.

The thing is that the virus is dangerous, but Trump didn't take it seriously. He basically asked to get it. That's the difference here.

TRANQUILLO

dulpit wrote: »

The thing is that the virus is dangerous, but Trump didn't take it seriously. He basically asked to get it. That's the difference here.

I don't think there is a difference. And I think the inference can be drawn that there are others apart from Trump they would also laugh at.

If people want to claim/portray some sort of higher morality then they have stand over it and apply a consistent standard. Schadenfreude laden smirks at people they don't like or agree with just undermines their pomposity.

TRANQUILLO

"616 cases in Northern Ireland yesterday " murph exclaims in an almost panicked tone.

To that i say "so what".

Cases are just cases. Test everyone for diabetes or chlamydia and there will be a disturbing spike in those too.