Second Captains Part II

RedRochey · 27-05-2021 01:57PM

kilns wrote: »

because Murph is pretty poor at presenting/interviewing, better as a side kick with the odd quip

There was a couple of times where he started a question and then had to reword it and he just sounded flustered, was really annoying

Shoelaces · 27-05-2021 02:24PM

I wish they'd stop pushing the George Gibney podcast. It's been a year of promotion. Everytime I hear that keyboard line I want to throw my phone at the wall.

EltonJohn69 · 27-05-2021 02:44PM

Shoelaces wrote: »

I wish they'd stop pushing the Groege Gibney podcast. It's been a year of promotion. Everytime I hear that keyboard line I want to throw my phone at the wall.

Agreed.

SheepsClothing · 27-05-2021 02:46PM

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Sorry, just wondering is it me or is it them I suppose. Do other people find the podcasts dragging lately or is my disenchantment part of this phenomenon

Malachy Clerkin: It’s hard to love football when it’s on all the time
Premier League during the pandemic has become a chore with matches on every day

The truth is, that the Premier League and European leagues generally are a bit crap, with winners very rarely being in doubt when the last games of the season roll around. If it wasn't for tradition, we might be able to tear up the structure of these competitions and make them into something more competitive and unpredictable like the NFL, but as it is, they'll continue to soldier on with a straight league format producing 2 or 3 genuine title races a decade.

Arghus · 27-05-2021 04:10PM

kilns wrote: »

because Murph is pretty poor at presenting/interviewing, better as a side kick with the odd quip

Murph can't get out of his own way when asking questions.

redbuck · 27-05-2021 04:28PM

Arghus wrote: »

Murph can't get out of his own way when asking questions.

The Ger Gilroy effect.

kilns · 27-05-2021 04:57PM

redbuck wrote: »

The Ger Gilroy effect.

to be fair to Murph at least he is not a smug twat, even if egomaniacs suggests otherwise

lawred2 · 27-05-2021 06:09PM

redbuck wrote: »

The Ger Gilroy effect.

He's nothing like Ger Gilroy

The Davestator · 27-05-2021 06:40PM

The scumbag email from the Leicester fan on yesterdays pod was one of the best ever.

WindmillWarrior · 27-05-2021 06:43PM

kilns wrote: »

to be fair to Murph at least he is not a smug twat, even if egomaniacs suggests otherwise

He obviously enjoys the sound of his own voice so I'm surprised at the amount of fans of the show he blanks!
Personally I'm getting really sick of him constantly butting in and talking over eoin and Ken. Especially if it sounds like Ken is about to go on a classic rant. Let the 2 lads finish a sentence at least murph FFS! Or better still just sit out the football podcasts. There is just too much murph interrupting and labouring the damn point for me these days.

sheroman01 · 27-05-2021 08:11PM

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

He obviously enjoys the sound of his own voice so I'm surprised at the amount of fans of the show he blanks!
Personally I'm getting really sick of him constantly butting in and talking over eoin and Ken. Especially if it sounds like Ken is about to go on a classic rant. Let the 2 lads finish a sentence at least murph FFS! Or better still just sit out the football podcasts. There is just too much murph interrupting and labouring the damn point for me these days.

I know Murph might do it a little too much but I do think interrupting is needed from time to time on podcasts, as guests or hosts will go off an a tangent or waffle. As much as I love Ken, he could veer off talking about quantum physics or Shakespeare for an hour uninterrupted and go way off topic!

yermandan · 27-05-2021 08:29PM

Eoin has been badly missed this week! That sinking feeling on a Monday pod when Murph is doing the intro

Smell the glove · 27-05-2021 08:30PM

Don't get the Murph hatred. Don't get it at all.

Think the pod would be way worse without him.

Beersmith · 27-05-2021 08:35PM

I think a Eoin free week is adequately filled by Murph hosting. What is the alternative for Murph haters? Just Ken asking himself questions?

I am not a big fan of Murph but he is a cog in the wheel of second captains.

I do wish he wouldn't interrupt the lads as much and adds the least in normal conversations. Sometimes he is a nice foil for ken but he takes forever to come out with a question or thought.

dr.kenneth noisewater · 27-05-2021 08:40PM

Beersmith wrote:

I think a Eoin free week is adequately filled by Murph hosting. What is the alternative for Murph haters? Just Ken asking himself questions?

Mark has done it excellently in the past so not sure why he doesn't step in. Don't get the Murph hate, he's fine as host.

dulpit · 27-05-2021 08:50PM

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

Mark has done it excellently in the past so not sure why he doesn't step in. Don't get the Murph hate, he's fine as host.

I enjoy Murphy, but I do prefer Mark as a stand-in host if possible.

bamayang · 27-05-2021 09:27PM

I think murph is good as the side kick, but hosting doesn’t suit him. Today’s pod never got going because he nearly talked as much as Ken. Newsflash: we’re here for Ken! Eoin let’s Ken ramble and ramble, and thats when you get the best content.

Though I feel terrible to criticise him too much for fear he reads this. That would be horrible to read about yourself.

Did you smash it · 27-05-2021 09:51PM

bamayang wrote: »

I think murph is good as the side kick, but hosting doesn’t suit him. Today’s pod never got going because he nearly talked as much as Ken. Newsflash: we’re here for Ken! Eoin let’s Ken ramble and ramble, and thats when you get the best content.

Though I feel terrible to criticise him too much for fear he reads this. That would be horrible to read about yourself.

I think the podcast today was hampered by Ken trying to describe minor passages of play during the game. It’s a drawback of the non visual medium they operate in.

atilladehun · 27-05-2021 10:11PM

I've enjoyed murph and Ken dynamic this week. I like when murph punctuates ken and makes him laugh.

It's not BBC or rte sport. Yeah they do serious stuff but I like it mixed with the light entertainment vibe of a few mates hanging out. If they behaved like journalists all the time they'd be way less interesting.

JuanJose · 27-05-2021 11:58PM

The bald-headed anchor man does his thing and does it very well but have to say I always enjoy the way Murph & Ken bounce off each other in Eoin's absence, akin to when the head teacher is out sick.

SC was a great escape valve during the worst days of Covid (to have been a fly on the wall in SC HQ last March when that sh!t hit the fan) and for that, I'll always be grateful anyway.

Dante · 28-05-2021 12:01AM

You'd really miss McDimwitt.

Ol' Donie · 28-05-2021 01:45AM

Great when Eoin's there. Great when he isn't.

The Egomaniacs yesterday was gas.

"Hang on a second Ciaran, you're not the only one who gets emails around here..."

Xavi6 · 28-05-2021 07:39AM

Great to have some dog chat on the pod, hasn't been the same since Frank's departure. Ken's recital of the spew incident was brilliant

redbuck · 28-05-2021 07:48AM

lawred2 wrote: »

He's nothing like Ger Gilroy

I'm not saying he's like Ger but Ger has a tendency to really drag out questions for about 30 seconds and then you forget what the start of the question was before he gets to the end. Murf can do this at times too.

kilns · 28-05-2021 08:31AM

redbuck wrote: »

I'm not saying he's like Ger but Ger has a tendency to really drag out questions for about 30 seconds and then you forget what the start of the question was before he gets to the end. Murf can do this at times too.

Tbf that is true, i think he was asking Caitlin Thomson a question and his question took about 3 minutes to ask

You just cant beat the full dynamic when all 3 are there, they compliment each other very nicely

WindmillWarrior · 28-05-2021 10:43AM

sheroman01 wrote: »

I know Murph might do it a little too much but I do think interrupting is needed from time to time on podcasts, as guests or hosts will go off an a tangent or waffle. As much as I love Ken, he could veer off talking about quantum physics or Shakespeare for an hour uninterrupted and go way off topic!

That's exactly what I want from Ken ;-)

I like murph and think he's an important member of the team but when he over does the interruptions and talks straight over Ken and eoin that's when he becomes tedious for me.

Pete Moss · 28-05-2021 01:28PM

WindmillWarrior wrote:

I like murph and think he's an important member of the team but when he over does the interruptions and talks straight over Ken and eoin that's when he becomes tedious for me.

Completely agree. I like Murph, he and Ken were pretty entertaining this week in the absence of Eoin. The interruptions though are dreadful. It seems to often derail the flow of a topic. I struggle to think of any host/contributer on any sports podcast who talks over others as frequently. I've never noticed it with anyone on Football Weekly, or Totally Football pods. Some on OTB are probably guilty of it, Gilroy was mentioned in this thread and he's fond of jumping in while others are in the middle of a point.

What can you do though, no one's perfect and the SC pod wouldn't be the same without him.

Lucas Hood · 28-05-2021 01:50PM

Pete Moss wrote: »

Completely agree. I like Murph, he and Ken were pretty entertaining this week in the absence of Eoin. The interruptions though are dreadful. It seems to often derail the flow of a topic. I struggle to think of any host/contributer on any sports podcast who talks over others as frequently. I've never noticed it with anyone on Football Weekly, or Totally Football pods. Some on OTB are probably guilty of it, Gilroy was mentioned in this thread and he's fond of jumping in while others are in the middle of a point.

What can you do though, no one's perfect and the SC pod wouldn't be the same without him.

Gab Marcotti was notorious for it when he hosted The Game podcast.

I like Murph.

atilladehun · 28-05-2021 02:31PM

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Gab Marcotti was notorious for it when he hosted The Game podcast

I can't believe my emotive reaction to that sentence. He was so bad.

thenightman · 31-05-2021 02:38AM

Mark was great as the lead on Friday podcast. Quick, funny and to the point. Everything Murph isn't, pretty much.

Murph is tolerable as the third wheel, but isn't 'med' for anything more. Even his dog sounds boring compared to Ken's!

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