Second Captains

Trent Houseboat wrote: »

Is anyone else saddened to see that Ken was in Vienna as opposed to New York for the McGregor fight?

I know the football was a bigger story and very much Ken's expertise, but I love Ken reporting from McGregorland.

I want to know what he thought of the Web Summit in Lisbon.

Was there an article I missed? Or was he only there in a personal capacity?

Dots1982 wrote: »

He was there because he was paid by the organisers to interview guests so I wouldn't expect him to say anything bad about it or anyone he spoke to.

I'm pretty sure I remember some of them (maybe not Ken) complaining about journalists being expected to give their time to the Dublin Web Summit for free. Maybe I'm imagining that.

Trent Houseboat wrote: »

Is anyone else saddened to see that Ken was in Vienna as opposed to New York for the McGregor fight?

I know the football was a bigger story and very much Ken's expertise, but I love Ken reporting from McGregorland.

Since that cock up he had at the airport the Irish Times haven't dispatched him to either of McGregor's last two fights:pac:

check_six wrote: »

I can't quite recall this episode. Could you remind me what happened?

He was chatting to Eoin and Murph on the podcast while waiting to board a flight to go the Ireland-Bosnia match in Sarajevo. He ends up calling back the lads later on in the podcast to say that the boarding gate is closed and he wasn't able to board the flight!

Check out the Football podcast from November 12th 2015:
https://soundcloud.com/secondcaptains-it-com/our-playoff-hopes-confident-irish-footballers-planes-trains-automobiles

Deedsie wrote: »

Getting sick of their coverage of MMA... it's always discussed with a negative slant.

McGregor has done incredibly well for himself and deserves credit for it. Giving out about fighters on the fence. How is that different to two boxers holding each other in the middle of the ring.

I'm a boxing fan but the way it has conducted its business in the last two decades has ruined it.

"It's a bit of a pile of ****e" good balanced coverage lads.

Ken was gushing in his praise for McGregor after he was sent to cover the fight in Las Vegas. He might take the piss out of the hubris and the media games, but I think he has great admiration for McGregor personally.

The lads have seriously gone down in my estimations over the last few weeks. Its gone from my essential podcast to one I tune into when I feel like putting up with some crap. The trump bashing, all white mans fault, mma hating and the non stop book plugging...with more US Murph than my stomach can handle....

Calm down lads, pod gone too political and preachy...

Who was the clown reporting on MMA and why are we listening to him if he doesn't like or even appreciate the sport?

I never heard them get a boxing hater on after andy lee wtc wins a title that means he is barely top ten in his weight class.

I fast forward the MMA sections... It's supposed to be a sports podcast

For consistency I pile through any boxing content as well.. I'm a lover not a fighter.

Plus i think McGregor is a massive bell.

Too Tough To Die wrote: »

Who was the clown reporting on MMA and why are we listening to him if he doesn't like or even appreciate the sport?

In what way was he a 'clown'?

I enjoyed the occasional bits of Ken being stunned into outrage by Trump's performances on the debates, but after the election I realised that Ken was absolutely the last person that I wanted to hear talk about it.

That's not because I support Trump: I can scarcely believe the man ran for President, him actually winning feels like a nightmare come to life.

BUT - as soon as I heard that the boys had spat out an Election Special I knew what to expect. Ken is next to useless right now on this issue. His histrionics and Twitter meltdown in the immediate aftermath of the election show him to be stuck resolutely with the frame of mind of HOW could this event happen. And that's entertaining and all, but it's also superficial. A more pertinent question would be WHY. Why did people vote Trump? Try to go a bit deeper than just throwing your toys out of the pram in the face of unpalatable reality. If you dismiss ALL Trump voters as just "fascist morons" then you're showing yourself as someone severely lacking in critical thinking.

Deedsie wrote: »

What an unnecessary dig. Andy Lee was a world champion and he was definitely top 10. Ridiculous comment.

Well that sort of helps my point, second captains didn't have me on the show. Someone who doesn't know much about boxing who doesn't like the sport and is going to give negative opinions.

Hugh Mungus wrote: »

Yeah you're right, fighting isn't a sport. Only invented in the last few years, I think it was only invented when Conor McGregor came along. :rolleyes:

Hey, not everyone has to like the same things. Be a boring world if that was the case.