Second Captains Part II

jones wrote: »

Just download them using whatever podcast app you're using. I use pocketcasts on Android

How do you tell the app you are a patreon rather than just give you the free to all content?

Did you smash it wrote: »

I would only have emails for when I was a subber. I’m looking to download stuff from last year when I wasn’t.

Would the enitre episode list be on their page on the Patreon website?

healy1835 wrote: »

Would the enitre episode list be on their page on the Patreon website?

Yes, in a hard to navigate way. It gives a link for each episode on MP3 format.

Here’s an example ..

https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/3/eyJhIjoxLCJwIjoxfQ%3D%3D/patreon-media/p/post/41704096/aa05b7bc7ac1469d97386649e255d437/1.mp3?token-time=1620691200&token-hash=y_WkTeylCpnOVk-HP7PzaV9JRQuTQMXjRPgQiT0-2ic%3D

If anyone knows how I use these links to tell apps I’m a patreon supporter, then let me know. I don’t even know how to use that link to access the pod offline to be honest.

Good discussion on Serie A today. James Horncastle always comes across as a perfect gent, would like to hear him contributing on a more regular basis.

Aidric wrote: »

Good discussion on Serie A today. James Horncastle always comes across as a perfect gent, would like to hear him contributing on a more regular basis.

Fully agree really enjoyed that. Should be on a bit more with you know who managing over there next season. A monthly catch up would him would be great.

He's on the Totally European Football Show every Tuesday. Usually a good listen.

There was a bang of John Delaney off that interview today with Owen Keegan. Utterly unprepared in any way, ruffling through papers in search of figures without any success, and unconvincing answers for the majority of the questions put forward to him.

Absolutely shambolic, you know!

That interview turned into an absolute train wreck by the end of it.

EltonJohn69 wrote: »

He didn’t do a great job, but the uproar over the project has been a bit over the top

Yeah. It was a shambles of an interview alright, but I don't understand the animosity to the proposal.

A project catering for the well off like this was never likely to be well received by the Second Captains team. The guy was on a hiding to nothing, I wonder why he thought to go on. He may have been dumb enough to think a sports show would be sympathetic to the idea.

lawred2 wrote: »

A niche project but hardly an exclusively upper class pursuit.

Not sure what you mean there really

It's not like they were proposing a pitch for polo..

It’s not polo no, polo is played by royalty and the super rich.

Kayaking would be a pursuit favoured by the well off in the main. Eoin alluded to this in the interview by casting espersions on whether the working class locals would have an interest in the facility.

lawred2 wrote: »

Never do anything different whatsoever if the consideration is whether poorer folk would have any interest..

Plus it never prevented the state funding rugby related initiatives

I agree on the first point.... i think.

I don’t follow your second.

Overall I’m not scandalized as the lads are by the idea. Ken seemed to want to pour scorn on it without fairly considering it.

Overall If Cardiff, London and Glasgow has one and they’ve been successful then we should consider having one without the pantomime act.

I want ireland to have better sporting facilities, it needs it, white water rafting would be down my priorities however.

There was a very successful kayak business on the royal canal which catered for lower income groups. A privately booked female person slipped and sued and they had to close.

Bike park Ireland had to close due to insurance

Play centres all over Ireland are closing due to insurance

Blueway waterpark, rathbeggan lakes closed. Aqua dome in Tralee almost closed?

Until the insurance situation in this country is addressed, we will have less and less activities amenities for ourselves and our kids

Keegan isn’t a good speaker and his ummhs and ahhs at the start of each question didn’t help him. But I didn’t really think of that as car crash stuff.

I don’t really get the hate for this project. There’s prob better things it could be used for, but I don’t think it would be that bad an idea. And picking holes in the cost is silly, as these things are once off tourist attractions, €200 between 8 people isn’t really that much for this kind of experience.

Dick Turnip wrote:

Yes, they should be considered, but do their interests need to be placed so much further up the totem pole than say people renting nearby, workers in the area, general population?

It's a ridiculous facility to have in that area and short-sighted. Ken was completely correct when wrapping up the pod that this facility will be a bonsai version of a proper facility, like that in Cardiff.

The area of George's Dock is limited in terms of space and expansion. There would be no room to further develop the facilities in say 10 or 20 years time due to it being surrounded by listed buildings and IFSC. There's no parking around the area to boot. OK, there are plenty of transport options, bus, rail, Luas. Though ease of parking, such as at the National Aquatic Centre, would increase the appeal and accessibility.

It's just typical DCC half-arsed approach and there is not a chance this comes in anywhere near the agreed cost by the time it's operational, if it goes ahead.

I should just say, I'm never usually this negative! Also, I'm from the city centre and would like to think such facilities would be of great benefit to the local community, but I don't see that being the case.