Second Captains

Hotblack Desiato · 29-10-2018 10:45PM

The release of the free Monday pods is getting later and later, to the extent I can't use them as a Monday lunchtime walk accompaniment anymore.

/whinge

dastardly00 · 29-10-2018 10:53PM

I really enjoyed the episode (#1296) about American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlo and the Black Power salute at the '68 Olympics.

Arghus · 30-10-2018 05:25PM

I zoned out a lot during the Real Madrid talk, it felt never-ending.

Edit: Sergio Ramos is one of those football figures Ken will monologue at length about. It gets boring after the first quarter of an hour; I don't really give a sht about Sergio Ramos.

Robert McGrath · 31-10-2018 12:31PM

Arghus wrote: »

I zoned out a lot during the Real Madrid talk, it felt never-ending.

Edit: Sergio Ramos is one of those football figures Ken will monologue at length about. It gets boring after the first quarter of an hour; I don't really give a sht about Sergio Ramos.

While I don’t particularly care about Mourinho or Ramos, the psycho-drama/soap opera that Ken manages to portray using them (and others of course) as characters is almost unfailingly entertaining imo. Lots of pundits can describe or analyse what’s on the pitch - Ken does a tongue in cheek psychoanalysis of the protagonists and antagonists. It’s all largely horse**** and I love it

tomwaits48 · 01-11-2018 10:55AM

Robert McGrath wrote: »

While I don’t particularly care about Mourinho or Ramos, the psycho-drama/soap opera that Ken manages to portray using them (and others of course) as characters is almost unfailingly entertaining imo. Lots of pundits can describe or analyse what’s on the pitch - Ken does a tongue in cheek psychoanalysis of the protagonists and antagonists. It’s all largely horse**** and I love it

yes and him being self aware enough to reference his own over referencing of that Diego Torres book made me smile

Pidae.m · 01-11-2018 04:23PM

tomwaits48 wrote: »

Robert McGrath wrote: »

While I don’t particularly care about Mourinho or Ramos, the psycho-drama/soap opera that Ken manages to portray using them (and others of course) as characters is almost unfailingly entertaining imo. Lots of pundits can describe or analyse what’s on the pitch - Ken does a tongue in cheek psychoanalysis of the protagonists and antagonists. It’s all largely horse**** and I love it

yes and him being self aware enough to reference his own over referencing of that Diego Torres book made me smile

DRINK!!!!

lawred2 · 01-11-2018 06:15PM

While last Friday's podcast with Paul Rouse was immense, the sight of Davy Fitz in the pod title had me reaching near immediately for the trash can button.

Blanco100 · 01-11-2018 06:51PM

Robert McGrath wrote: »

While I don’t particularly care about Mourinho or Ramos, the psycho-drama/soap opera that Ken manages to portray using them (and others of course) as characters is almost unfailingly entertaining imo. Lots of pundits can describe or analyse what’s on the pitch - Ken does a tongue in cheek psychoanalysis of the protagonists and antagonists. It’s all largely horse**** and I love it

bloody hipsters ðŸ˜‹

Smell the glove · 01-11-2018 11:29PM

lawred2 wrote: »

While last Friday's podcast with Paul Rouse was immense, the sight of Davy Fitz in the pod title had me reaching near immediately for the trash can button.

I only listened to the end part about Lennon. No interest at all in stick fighting but I suppose they have to cover it for other people besides me!

deisedude · 02-11-2018 11:25AM

lawred2 wrote: »

While last Friday's podcast with Paul Rouse was immense, the sight of Davy Fitz in the pod title had me reaching near immediately for the trash can button.

Its actually worth a listen even if you have no interest in hurling. Davy would fall out with his own shadow. Sounds like his book is like Father Teds golden cleric speech full of score-settling

lawred2 · 02-11-2018 11:31AM

deisedude wrote: »

Its actually worth a listen even if you have no interest in hurling. Davy would fall out with his own shadow. Sounds like his book is like Father Teds golden cleric speech full of score-settling

lol

I do love hurling - but Davy Fitz's voice and his verbal ticks go through me like a dose of salts..

I don't think I could subject myself to it

dr.kenneth noisewater · 02-11-2018 11:59AM

lawred2 wrote: »

deisedude wrote: »

Its actually worth a listen even if you have no interest in hurling. Davy would fall out with his own shadow. Sounds like his book is like Father Teds golden cleric speech full of score-settling

lol

I do love hurling - but Davy Fitz's voice and his verbal ticks go through me like a dose of salts..

I don't think I could subject myself to it

Not a fan of his but found it interesting, didnt relise he'd fallen out with so many former teammates. Sounded like a complete oddball

dulux99 · 02-11-2018 12:33PM

Brilliant interview with Davy. Second Captains at their best. Great mixture of questions

Say Your Number · 02-11-2018 01:32PM

Yeah I enjoyed the interview with Davy, he's an interesting character.

Interesting that Ken was being a bit defensive about the Hearts fans antics after he spent the last few weeks tearing into GAA fans, good that Eoin pulled him up on it.

threein99 · 02-11-2018 01:34PM

Say Your Number wrote: »

Yeah I enjoyed the interview with Davy, he's an interesting character.

Interesting that Ken was being a bit defensive about the Hearts fans antics after he spent the last few weeks tearing into GAA fans, good that Eoin pulled him up on it.

I think he ment you can't be surprised when you get a reaction after provoking people, especially in a highly charged situation like that.

Say Your Number · 02-11-2018 04:19PM

threein99 wrote: »

I think he ment you can't be surprised when you get a reaction after provoking people, especially in a highly charged situation like that.

Because it happened at a football match Ken was more inclined to defend it, if the same thing happened at a GAA match he'd be 'Oh those savages at it again'

Brock Turnpike · 03-11-2018 02:26AM

Say Your Number wrote: »

threein99 wrote: »

I think he ment you can't be surprised when you get a reaction after provoking people, especially in a highly charged situation like that.

Because it happened at a football match Ken was more inclined to defend it, if the same thing happened at a GAA match he'd be 'Oh those savages at it again'

And he'd be right

dastardly00 · 03-11-2018 03:06AM

Smell the glove wrote: »

I only listened to the end part about Lennon. No interest at all in stick fighting but I suppose they have to cover it for other people besides me!

Stick fighting?

Jesus wept

OldMrBrennan83 · 03-11-2018 04:12AM

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

And he'd be right

Soccer fans in general are animals in comparison, especially British ones so I don't know how he can defend it.

Utopia Parkway · 03-11-2018 03:23PM

Say Your Number wrote: »

Because it happened at a football match Ken was more inclined to defend it, if the same thing happened at a GAA match he'd be 'Oh those savages at it again'

Not even the first time Lennon has been attacked at Hearts. A fan ran on the pitch to give him a belt a few years ago.

Brock Turnpike · 03-11-2018 06:59PM

Patww79 wrote: »

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

And he'd be right

Soccer fans in general are animals in comparison, especially British ones so I don't know how he can defend it.

Are they? How often are there melees involving fans at amatuer soccer games?

OldMrBrennan83 · 04-11-2018 02:45AM

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Are they? How often are there melees involving fans at amatuer soccer games?

Who mentioned amateur soccer games? Handy enough have no fan trouble when there's no fans.

Say Your Number · 04-11-2018 10:14AM

Ken is on with Dave Fanning now, talking about McClean and wearing the poppy.

Smell the glove · 04-11-2018 11:56AM

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Are they? How often are there melees involving fans at amatuer soccer games?

Exactly for the amount of fans that attend soccer it's very minimal compared to hurling which is a tiny tiny sport that always has fights etc.

CaptivePortal · 05-11-2018 09:49AM

Smell the glove wrote: »

Exactly for the amount of fans that attend soccer it's very minimal compared to hurling which is a tiny tiny sport that always has fights etc.

Well the amount of fans that attend football games in Ireland is tiny compared to Hurling or Gah. I'm assuming, as is so often the case, that once again Orish football fans are confusing the English Premier League with Irish football.

I have been to dozens of hurling matches this year, both club and county and haven't seen any fan fights whatsoever. And fwiw I've been at a five or six LOI games this year that haven't had any crowd trouble either.

Salvation Tambourine · 05-11-2018 01:06PM

Smell the glove wrote: »

Exactly for the amount of fans that attend soccer it's very minimal compared to hurling which is a tiny tiny sport that always has fights etc.

https://twitter.com/RTEsoccer/status/1059400295338426368

Uh oh...

By the way, I've no side in this debate but saw this and thought it was worth sharing.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 05-11-2018 05:33PM

The pods are getting later and later every Monday. Nothing still showing for me.

Arghus · 05-11-2018 09:06PM

A potential spin-off from their new book slot could be sporting friends of theirs doing audiobook versions of literature classics.

Episode One: Moby Dick read by Oisin McConville.

"Cawwwwll me Ishmaaaaaal.."

06-11-2018 11:01AM

Anyone else having a problem downloading it from the patreon website? The layout of the page is looking different and doesn't seem to give the option to download straight to phone.

Loafing Oaf · 06-11-2018 01:51PM

What was Ken talking about "the green hearts we used to send to Iraq and Russia."?

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