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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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Brock Turnpike

I personally expect to get a view of their combined SC calendar so I know when to unsubscribe for the month. Didn't even bother downloading yesterday's pod as I knew it would be a waste of my time

dastardly00

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

I personally expect to get a view of their combined SC calendar so I know when to unsubscribe for the month. Didn't even bother downloading yesterday's pod as I knew it would be a waste of my time

:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrUB0g8Vjgg

Baggly

dastardly00 wrote: »

:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrUB0g8Vjgg

If you are handing out fivers each month because you are flush ill take one.

Say Your Number

I missed Ken's barstool Dublin fan take yesterday, I enjoyed yesterdays pod though, Sean O'Sullivan trying to play the cute hoor and talk down Kerry's chances was amusing to me.

Arghus

If ever there was a perfect time for that Pat Kenny "cheap shot, cheap shot" audio clip, surely straight after that excerpt of that on-air brain fart of his was it.

BelovedAunt

Pter wrote: »

If you are handing out fivers each month because you are flush ill take one.

Oh FFS it's about 20 cent a show. Behave will ya

Baggly

I think its mad there is this concept that because each individual thing is relatively inexpensive that getting value for your money goes out the window.

Each to their own though i dont mind if you dont mind spending the money. We can agree to disagree.

dulux99

Pter wrote: »

I think its mad there is this concept that because each individual thing is relatively inexpensive that getting value for your money goes out the window.

Each to their own though i dont mind if you dont mind spending the money. We can agree to disagree.

Are you genuinely pissed off that Ken Early is gone on holidays?

Baggly

I get pissed off about very few things to do with what i do for recreation. This isnt one of them.

Mild annoyance would be more accurate.

Raoul Duke

Pter wrote: »

I get pissed off about very few things to do with what i do for recreation. This isnt one of them.

Mild annoyance would be more accurate.

Mildly annoyed that someone has gone on holiday?

dulux99

Pter wrote: »

I get pissed off about very few things to do with what i do for recreation. This isnt one of them.

Mild annoyance would be more accurate.

But why are you annoyed that a man has gone on holidays? That's a bizarre way to be. He's entitled to holidays like every other person who works in this country.

Baggly

Mildly annoyed the pods aren't great without him. Calm it down lads my opinion doesn't affect either of ye in any way. No need to let it mildly annoy you.

OldMrBrennan83

I'm mildly annoyed at all the mild annoyance.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

I’ve never in my life before felt so mildly annoyed.

Come back Ken!

Cienciano

NavyandBlue wrote: »

Would anyone by that flakey to cease their subscription just because he went on holiday?

Judging past comments on this thread, most definitely. People give out about no pod on Christmas day.
I've a backlog of podcasts, I'm happy with a few gaa ones I can delete straight away.

splendid101

Cienciano wrote: »

Judging past comments on this thread, most definitely. People give out about no pod on Christmas day.
I've a backlog of podcasts, I'm happy with a few gaa ones I can delete straight away.

I listen to the five minutes at the start and end of these episodes just to hear the lads chatting.

Beersmith

splendid101 wrote: »

I listen to the five minutes at the start and end of these episodes just to hear the lads chatting.

That is exactly what i do and it is usually the most entertaining sections of every pod. They seems to rush the chat a bit too much which is often disappointing.

Say Your Number

I listen to everything the lads put out, even stuff that I find mind-numbingly dull like Horse Racing or Golf.

I missed Ken on Rice, but Emmet Malone was excellent all the same, well nuanced and no hysteria about his take on the situation.

Utopia Parkway

Ken has a habit of being on holidays when something big happens. Declan Rice this time but I'm nearly positive there was some other big story the last time he was away as well. Maybe MON and Keane leaving?

Hotblack Desiato

I'm one of those Monday freeloaders and I listen to them when I'm out for a walk at lunchtime.

I used to easily get 4 or even 5 days out of the 2 free pods and with good stuff to listen to too, but the last few weeks in particular have been poor. The Leinster rugby stuff used to be good but I find the quality of chat about Ireland matches to be completely inane, the GAA stuff is insufferable and a lot of the soccer stuff is poor these days too (Ken lost his mojo since Jose got sacked and Man Utd stopped losing so much, his heart isn't in it, no wonder he's on holiday) so it's skip.. skip... skip...

/complaining about free stuff

Gives me the chance to catch up on their RTE pods from last summer though, which are good, provided you approach them as entertainment rather than sports.

Cienciano

Anyone listen to the players chair? Nothing too exciting. Doesn't get Jamie xx

Beersmith

Cienciano wrote: »

Anyone listen to the players chair? Nothing too exciting. Doesn't get Jamie xx

I stopped listening to them a good while ago. There is only so much of Ritchie turning the interview into it being about him and him performing self psychoanalysis on his career that I can take.

OldMrBrennan83

I never got around to the last one and I've no idea who the guest is on this one.

kippy

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

I'm one of those Monday freeloaders and I listen to them when I'm out for a walk at lunchtime.

I used to easily get 4 or even 5 days out of the 2 free pods and with good stuff to listen to too, but the last few weeks in particular have been poor. The Leinster rugby stuff used to be good but I find the quality of chat about Ireland matches to be completely inane, the GAA stuff is insufferable and a lot of the soccer stuff is poor these days too (Ken lost his mojo since Jose got sacked and Man Utd stopped losing so much, his heart isn't in it, no wonder he's on holiday) so it's skip.. skip... skip...

/complaining about free stuff

Gives me the chance to catch up on their RTE pods from last summer though, which are good, provided you approach them as entertainment rather than sports.

I've said this before (and on this thread I think) but there comes a point in your life when you realise that none of this really matters and you've most likely heard it all before, only this time the characters might be different but broadly the same conversational points are in play.

I think the same goes for the "presenters" when it come down to it. The angles are the same, the commentary the same - how often can it be rehashed.

I still enjoy the pods in general but I think too much of any one thing reduces your interest in it over time.

OldMrBrennan83

They do very little of the two things I'm interested in (LOI and GAA) but when I'd think nothing of spending €3 on a bottle of beer, or €10 on a packet of fags, then I've no issue with paying six quid even if it's only for 3 or 4 podcasts a month.

Raoul

Beersmith wrote: »

That is exactly what i do and it is usually the most entertaining sections of every pod. They seems to rush the chat a bit too much which is often disappointing.

Same here.

Really enjoyed the LOI preview podcast. Fair play to the lads doing their bit in promoting the league and Irish football!

Utopia Parkway

Raoul wrote: »

Same here.

Really enjoyed the LOI preview podcast. Fair play to the lads doing their bit in promoting the league and Irish football!

They did a LOI preview? What day? Can't see it in the show descriptions.

Beersmith

I didn't hear this either

lawred2

Beersmith wrote: »

I didn't hear this either

Or me

dr.kenneth noisewater

Utopia Parkway wrote:

They did a LOI preview? What day? Can't see it in the show descriptions.

Sarcasm I'd assumed!