Ol' Donie wrote: » Now, I hate to criticise the lads ever, but no pods at all by lunchtime on day 4 of the tournament is a bit crap.
Arghus wrote: » I guess I just find the dynamics of the Spanish football soap opera kind of boring from a distance. To my ears, the talk is either about who of Real or Barca is in the ascendancy, until some club president eventually makes a pigs ear of it and then the other one gets on top for a while, until some other club president makes a pigs ear of it at the other club and then the previous one of the two clubs gets back into the driving seat again. And round and round it goes. Athletico play a part from time to time, but their main role in the soap opera seems to be to make some other people at the other two look bad from time to time: they aren't inherently interesting in and of themselves. Essentially it's all about who is top dog at the moment: Real or Barca. And it never really fundamentally changes, even if some of the names involved do. Which is why, no matter what Sid Lowe - or any Spanish football correspondent for that matter - is saying at any given moment it always sounds the same, even if it's different.
Pete Moss wrote: » Even the biggest talking point of the weekend (arguably the tournament), being the medical emergency involving Christian Eriksen and the heroic actions of all involved to save his life and protect him as he received CPR, seems like it has been heavily covered and discussed now.
dulpit wrote: » But Second Captains has never really been about breaking news coverage really, so I don't see there being an issue. There are other sources for the up to the minute news/stories/etc.
Lucas Hood wrote: » Disagree with the 2 above posts. When your competitors (Totally football show, Football weekly, football ramble, bbc football daily) are putting out daily shows you really should be also , bear in mind all of those are free Certain stuff has been talked to about to death already by the time today's podcast came out. If you're not first your last, some wise man said before.
dulpit wrote: But Second Captains has never really been about breaking news coverage really, so I don't see there being an issue. There are other sources for the up to the minute news/stories/etc.
kippy wrote: It's really not about the subject matter with the SC. It's about the presentation and the delivery. If you want on the minute content you go else where. If you want a decent angle on it with a smathering of humour and some good interviewing you go with SC You can get 'sports breaking news' in tonnes of media outlets these days. You'd be a fool to JUST focus on that angle as a podcast.
Pete Moss wrote: » What about the Super League? They reacted to that almost on the day as the news was breaking, just as every other football podcast did. Similar type pods to huge football tournaments that come around every 2 years, like the Euros or WC, could be put out with the same presentation and delivery.
TXPTGR1 wrote: » How many podcasts is the average listener listening to Second captains is pretty much the only one I listen to on any regular basis, 99.9% of podcasts are trash, happy they take their time
healy1835 wrote: » Ken used to be in his element during midweek rounds of Premier League fixtures live on OTB back in the day.
Robert McGrath wrote: » “I have the ‘consh’” The “consh”, Ken? Really? I tell you what, to say something like that, he’s gone way down in my estimation
charlesodowd wrote: » Yeah definitely, their sort-of commentary of the mid-week CL&PL games essentially made the show. 9pm-10pm. Used to really enjoy it, and podcast on the way to work the next morning if I missed it. The talk of them being best taking their time to compose and react to events is a bit of a reach. They have made bank, and either couldn't be bothered or now 10 years on have other responsibilities like families etc. Presumably a combination of both. Can't blame them either, but no need to tie oneself into knots defending it.
Arghus wrote: » He made an acutely appropriate reference to J. G. Ballard last week when talking about Declan Rice's euphoria in an England fan park, so he's entitled to the odd mistake.
Ol' Donie wrote: » Pfft never mind that. He asked Wilson if he brought any little white mice to feed Declan Rice when he interviewed him. Declan Ricesssssss That's what I'm paying for.
Ol' Donie wrote: » I've said it before, the lads reacting to live text from the listeners is the biggest element that's missing from the podcast format, hand in hand with the live sport.
Robert McGrath wrote: » You are right, of course. I love Ken. I am only judging him against his own impossibly high standards
Arghus wrote: » The conch was in reference to Lord of the Flies AFAIK. Seemed well judged to me, given what he was talking about.
