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Second Captains

ballsymchugh

Thought I'd update the OP with links and stuff for anyone who stumbles across this.

The former Off the Ball hosts have partnered with The Irish Times to do a series of weekly podcasts. They go online each Tuesday and cover a variety of sports, with a number of contributors including Sid Lowe, Richie Sadlier, Gerry Thornley and Shane Horgan.

They can be found:
On The Irish Times' site: http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/second-captains
On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/secondcaptains-it-com
On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/second-captains-irish-times/id647893016?mt=2

Or if you prefer not to use iTunes for your podcasts, use this link in whatever app you use (Thanks to youcancallmeal): http://feeds.feedburner.com/secondcaptainsitcom

And here are their Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Cheers,
wnolan1992

so they're almost finished their gardening leave...

where will they end up?

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yosser hughes

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

I'd love if they read this out on the podcast.

Is 'my swiss' a phrase? Never heard it before...

Ask me swiss!

corwill

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

I'd love if they read this out on the podcast.

Is 'my swiss' a phrase? Never heard it before...

Swiss roll, rhymes with...

I also like to deploy the phrase 'me hoop' in similar fashion, but 'me swiss' has a certain something about it (that's what she said...).

Loafing Oaf

corwill wrote: »

Swiss roll, rhymes with...

Oh right, will listen out for Paul Merson deploying this one when voicing his exasperation with Arsenal...

Blanco100

Glendenning would be fantastic providing the colour on off the ball. Listening to him sneer at Ger Gilroy would be hilarious.

Ol' Donie

Blanco100 wrote: »

Glendenning would be fantastic providing the colour on off the ball. Listening to him sneer at Ger Gilroy would be hilarious.

Just turned in OTB there. Seems AC Jimbo is on the Football Show tonight, presumably to discuss his current podcasts.

Just made me realise, OTB used to be my number 1 sports show.

Now I've to get through SC, Arsecast, Totally Football Show, Football Weekly, Murph & Mac,
and Golazzo before I go near it.

And Athletico Mince. If there's a new one. Twice.

Dots1982

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Blanco100 wrote: »

Glendenning would be fantastic providing the colour on off the ball. Listening to him sneer at Ger Gilroy would be hilarious.

Just turned in OTB there. Seems AC Jimbo is on the Football Show tonight, presumably to discuss his current podcasts.

Just made me realise, OTB used to be my number 1 sports show.

Now I've to get through SC, Arsecast, Totally Football Show, Football Weekly, Murph & Mac,
and Golazzo before I go near it.

And Athletico Mince. If there's a new one. Twice.

What’s the appeal of athletico mince could you tell? I listened too many times and realized this was the biggest pile of ****e I’d ever listened to. But it’s reasonably popular...

And it’s not like I don’t appreciate absurd humor..I like shows like a toast of London

Ol' Donie

Dots1982 wrote: »

What’s the appeal of athletico mince could you tell? I listened too many times and realized this was the biggest pile of ****e I’d ever listened to. But it’s reasonably popular...

And it’s not like I don’t appreciate absurd humor..I like shows like a toast of London

I thought the same, but stuck with it. Then the nonsense grabbed me. It's nothing to do with football, apart from Gangs of The EPL, but right now of all the stuff available on any medium, it's my favourite.

They themselves admit the first 8 or so episodes weren't great. I just think it's hilarious.

dulux99

Does anyone listen to the football ramble? I listened for years but practically overnight got sick sh*t of it. I wonder what it's like these days?

Arghus

dulux99 wrote: »

Does anyone listen to the football ramble? I listened for years but practically overnight got sick sh*t of it. I wonder what it's like these days?

Used to listen to it every week without fail for years, for a long while it was a really good show, but slowly crappness started creeping in: the lads started becoming more interested in their top banter and there was more and more ads taking up airtime and, worst of all, they got rid of the best feature of the show, The Dean Windass Hall of Fame, for seemingly no reason at all.

So: increasingly annoying hosts, coupled with increasingly intrusive advertising and then compounded by good elements that were mysteriously disappearing resulted in me giving up on it.

Ol' Donie

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Just turned in OTB there. Seems AC Jimbo is on the Football Show tonight, presumably to discuss his current podcasts.

Just made me realise, OTB used to be my number 1 sports show.

Now I've to get through SC, Arsecast, Totally Football Show, Football Weekly, Murph & Mac,
and Golazzo before I go near it.

And Athletico Mince. If there's a new one. Twice.

Oh, and the BPZone!

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057835594/3/#post106296472

Dots1982

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Dots1982 wrote: »

What’s the appeal of athletico mince could you tell? I listened too many times and realized this was the biggest pile of ****e I’d ever listened to. But it’s reasonably popular...

And it’s not like I don’t appreciate absurd humor..I like shows like a toast of London

I thought the same, but stuck with it. Then the nonsense grabbed me. It's nothing to do with football, apart from Gangs of The EPL, but right now of all the stuff available on any medium, it's my favourite.

They themselves admit the first 8 or so episodes weren't great. I just think it's hilarious.

Was jokes about Steve mcclaren having a pet snake and a hair island the funny stuff or the **** stuff?

Ol' Donie

Dots1982 wrote: »

Was jokes about Steve mcclaren having a pet snake and a hair island the funny stuff or the **** stuff?

Casper?

At first, sh*te. Then that changed. I don't know how or why. But it's amazing.

wnolan1992

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Just turned in OTB there. Seems AC Jimbo is on the Football Show tonight, presumably to discuss his current podcasts.

Just made me realise, OTB used to be my number 1 sports show.

Now I've to get through SC, Arsecast, Totally Football Show, Football Weekly, Murph & Mac,
and Golazzo before I go near it.

And Athletico Mince. If there's a new one. Twice.

Oddly enough, I heard yesterday that OTB have the highest listenership figures they've ever had right now. They're up to 53,000 apparently. I'd need to look back, but I believe OTB hovered around the 50,000 mark when presented by SC, so you have to give them their dues for maintaining the audience after the exodus. Mightily impressed I have to say, even if I no longer personally enjoy it.

Ol' Donie

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Oddly enough, I heard yesterday that OTB have the highest listenership figures they've ever had right now. They're up to 53,000 apparently. I'd need to look back, but I believe OTB hovered around the 50,000 mark when presented by SC, so you have to give them their dues for maintaining the audience after the exodus. Mightily impressed I have to say, even if I no longer personally enjoy it.

Is that a straight comparison? Or does it include weekend or morning shows?

I remember the figures apparently didn't dip straight after the SC lads left, even though every single person I know who used to listen to it said f*ck this.

So, to be honest, I just don't believe those figures.

wnolan1992

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Is that a straight comparison? Or does it include weekend or morning shows?

I remember the figures apparently didn't dip straight after the SC lads left, even though every single person I know who used to listen to it said f*ck this.

So, to be honest, I just don't believe those figures.

Not sure to be honest with you. I heard them on Ray Foley's show (he'd been out with JP) where Ray was saying that JP had been so chuffed that the show was up to 53,000 and Ray just hated having to tell him that his show which is Cork only has 55,000. :pac:

I would guess that it's the figures for the weekday night time show though. I'd expect their weekend output to have a higher listenership tbh.

Dots1982

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Dots1982 wrote: »

Was jokes about Steve mcclaren having a pet snake and a hair island the funny stuff or the **** stuff?

Casper?

At first, sh*te. Then that changed. I don't know how or why. But it's amazing.

Oh god, I guess I’ll give another spin sometime

Gbear

Arghus wrote: »

Used to listen to it every week without fail for years, for a long while it was a really good show, but slowly crappness started creeping in: the lads started becoming more interested in their top banter and there was more and more ads taking up airtime and, worst of all, they got rid of the best feature of the show, The Dean Windass Hall of Fame, for seemingly no reason at all.

So: increasingly annoying hosts, coupled with increasingly intrusive advertising and then compounded by good elements that were mysteriously disappearing resulted in me giving up on it.

I feel kinda the same, but On The Continent is quite good.

I'd list to James Horncastle all day.

tomwaits48

Since where on the topic of football podcasts more generally for a moment, has anyone listened to the podcast series solely dedicated to
Roy Keane?? Any use? I’m intrigued

Utopia Parkway

dulux99 wrote: »

Does anyone listen to the football ramble? I listened for years but practically overnight got sick sh*t of it. I wonder what it's like these days?

Used to listen to it but got sick of it about 18 months ago. Too much laughing uproariously at each others jokes. Would sicken your hole after a while.

Dots1982

The football ramble guys are bad... why do they not seem to have their own personality? They all seem to have the same method of delivery and crap sense of humor. I listened to about 10 shows and one guy was called lukey. Beyond that I had no idea what any of their names or characteristics were.

Utopia Parkway

For anyone of a certain age there is a good podcast that covers only 80's and 90's football called Nessun Dorma. They did an episode dedicated to Ireland under Jack Charlton there in a recent episode.

Nessun Dorma will take you back to the time when football had smaller shorts, diving headers, pitches covered with sand and Elton Welsby on the TV. Come for the nostalgia, stay for the stories and some analysis as well.

Featuring journalist and proper old football lovers Rob Smyth (The Guardian) plus plenty of other 80s & 90s tragics.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

dulux99 wrote: »

Does anyone listen to the football ramble? I listened for years but practically overnight got sick sh*t of it. I wonder what it's like these days?

I gave up. I listened for about a year and god only knows why. It's terrible.

So no football pod today? One pod was it just with a mish mash of soccer/gaa and fücking US murph. I think I'll unsub for a while.

Ivefoundgod

Hunky Monster wrote: »

I gave up. I listened for about a year and god only knows why. It's terrible.

So no football pod today? One pod was it just with a mish mash of soccer/gaa and fücking US murph. I think I'll unsub for a while.

Why would there be another football pod today? Theres a full round of CL fixtures, the next football pod was always going to be on Thursday. Having a football pod straight after the Monday football pod would be pointless, there was one game played.

Say Your Number

Ken's obsession with Diego Torres is better than Ken's obsession with Mourinho.

corwill

Say Your Number wrote: »

Ken's obsession with Diego Torres is better than Ken's obsession with Mourinho.

Ken loves a bit of salacious gossip of internal strife at clubs, and Torres delivers it by the truckload.

Say Your Number

Every time Torres gets mentioned you know you're guaranteed entertainment for the next few minutes, I was thinking the same thing as the lads, that it would have been hilarious had Mbappe scored a hat-trick and knocked Madrid out, this Neymar soap opera keeps giving.

threein99

Kens bit about the match Monday night and Gary Neville was absolutely ridiculous

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

Why would there be another football pod today? Theres a full round of CL fixtures, the next football pod was always going to be on Thursday. Having a football pod straight after the Monday football pod would be pointless, there was one game played.

The Monday football pod never showed up for me til I refreshed today. My bad.

iancairns

Arseblog on patreon now as well. 2300 Patrons already paying €5 a pop. Nice monthly return for him!
https://www.patreon.com/arseblog

Ciaran_B

Well deserved after all the free stuff he's done over the years. I hope the numbers hold up.