Second Captains

Dunphy saying he resents Guardiola for trying to be innovative was very strange but I'm glad he admitted it rather than saying it without saying it.

He never really answered Eoin's statement that without innovators we'd have the same game as it was in 1890. Did Dunphy have an issue with Cruyff or Sachi when they were trying something new?

He seems to be largely lamenting the fact that the likes of Cannavaro and Baresi would be redundant in the 'new world'.

Beersmith wrote: »

Its not hard to pick on eamos arguments, did anyone seriously think he would give watertight explanations?!! Its eamonn dunphy for gods sake.

He was very respectful of the lads and they like him too. Ken could have easily pulled him up on so much but obviously it was just a harmless laugh between friends.

Now, if they got Giles on, that could be really funny. Horse a few Bacardi and Cokes into Giles, make sure Ken is back on and back off the tabs in good time beforehand. Kick off with the audio bed, and see what happens...

Pter wrote: »

Plot twist: Giles was the one telling Ken to cheer up on Twitter under a false account.

And stole his bike.

God dunphy can't start giving an opinion without changing that opinion half way through. He is a spoofer.

I liked it. Even though I'd disagree with a lot of what Eamonn has to say, his point on the over analysis of stats in the modern game is fair.

Sky Sports, BT, and sports writers, Ken included, churn out many statistics, facts and figures, most of which are pretty redundant when it comes to the actual game.

I did like Ken's point on the speed of the modern game. Depending on the teams involved, football games can boil down to who can run the fastest for longest, some teams would do better with overpaid ostriches instead, which, in fairness, I'd probably pay to watch.

threein99 wrote: »

I'd take an Ostrich over Fellaini any day

Fair point, well made.

That Brolly interview was terrible sounding. They should just have put no interview in and apologised for the shorter pod this week. I turned it off after about a minute.

Mark should present more of the shows. Or at least more whenever Eoin isn't there.

Guess we'll see him in 2019 again :pac:

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I say it every time.

He better than every single one if the current OTB lads.

Wouldn't be hard, OTB is gone to the dogs! That's not to take away from Mark though, who is quite good in his own right.

delta_bravo wrote: »

Anyone know what episode the Ken stolen bike story is on? Think i missed it

Think it's the 16th Jan pod.

I found it really interesting, I do love the book though. I don't think Ken's pod should be called a political pod, it should just be whatever he wants.

Wasn’t a massive fan. I didn’t really take to the guest. The book is great though and I think it’s good that they are doing some different stuff. This one just didn’t hit the mark for me