JoshRosen wrote: » Utopia Parkway wrote: » He was the only dissenting voice they had. Especially when one of them got up on their high horse. Which was fairly often. What was the reasoning for him being let go? Was under the assumption he just left for joe.ie
Utopia Parkway wrote: » He was the only dissenting voice they had. Especially when one of them got up on their high horse. Which was fairly often.
Utopia Parkway wrote: Don't know exactly. He got a gig at sportsjoe.ie but I don't know if he left of his own accord or was pushed out. I remember him having a few digs at them on Twitter in the aftermath so there was definitely some ill feeling there.
JoshRosen wrote: » What was the reasoning for him being let go? Was under the assumption he just left for joe.ie
CaptivePortal wrote: » Since OTB got rid of Colm Parkinson there has been a steady improvement in their output
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dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: » Anyone else always skip the players chair? Is this the first female he's had on it?
dulpit wrote: » I view OTB and 2nd Captains as different beasts though. OTB is about live, sport reporting. 2nd captain is more for the analysis/etc. Yes they both crossover, but they can exist together, and it's possible to listen to both... I like Joe Molloy, I like Ger Gilroy (:o), I also like 2nd Captains. #shrugs
dominatinMC wrote: » I don't mean to sound condescending, but are you taking the piss?! :pac: In my opinion (and a lot of others I know), OTB is gone to the dogs. And I say this as someone who used to regularly listen to the show after the Second Captains crew left. Joe Molloy and Ger Gilroy seem to have embraced the social justice warrior within them, and are now on a crusade to cure all of sports ills. It is painful at times listening to them on their high horse, pontificating about the rights and wrongs.
Hunky Monster wrote: » Not sure if it was me not particularly having an interest in the winter Olympics or was it just a plain boring pod? Short too... How many of the people here are still listening to Off The Ball? I gave it a wide berth for ages when Ken and the gang left but lately it's just gold! The lineup is great, the chemistry between Gilroy/Kilbane/Molloy and when Kenny Cunningham is around is brilliant. Really enjoying the programme lately. SC is still great but in patches, when Ken is on fire nothing comes close but those moments are becoming more infrequent, there was a time I couldn't be without SC but if I stopped my subscription in the morning I think I'd only miss the occasional Ken rant and players chair...the rest...meh.
dulux99 wrote: » Is it just my device or has the quality of the audio on the last couple of pods been quite poor? Especially the one today with Sadlier
Hunky Monster wrote: » Icemancometh wrote: » I haven't listened to today's football pod, but listened to the other one. Sound quality was terrible, volume kept rising and falling, particularly during the bit about the Winter Olympics. Not sure if it was me not particularly having an interest in the winter Olympics or was it just a plain boring pod? Short too... How many of the people here are still listening to Off The Ball? I gave it a wide berth for ages when Ken and the gang left but lately it's just gold! The lineup is great, the chemistry between Gilroy/Kilbane/Molloy and when Kenny Cunningham is around is brilliant. Really enjoying the programme lately. SC is still great but in patches, when Ken is on fire nothing comes close but those moments are becoming more infrequent, there was a time I couldn't be without SC but if I stopped my subscription in the morning I think I'd only miss the occasional Ken rant and players chair...the rest...meh.
Icemancometh wrote: » I haven't listened to today's football pod, but listened to the other one. Sound quality was terrible, volume kept rising and falling, particularly during the bit about the Winter Olympics.
Gbear wrote: » "A garage? A garage? Well la dee da mr french man" "Well what do you call it?" "A car hold!"
tomwaits48 wrote: » I found the guest on that latest problem political podcast unbearably smug.
tomwaits48 wrote: » True, but using academic words in conversation when simpler ones would suffice could be construed as smug behaviour
Raisins wrote: » I completely disagree I thought she was excellent. She was very measured and kept putting Ken in a position where he had to explain his theories on Peterson which he was often unable to do but in fairness Ken seemed to enjoy it. She clearly knew what she was talking about which isn't always the case with his guests. Also, as an academic if she was unbearably smug she would not have spent a good portion of the podcast criticising some thinking in academia generally. She also mentioned she wasn't an economist etc when Ken made claims about capitalism in the rental market. Demonstrating intelligence doesn't make her smug.
