Newstalk: Off The Ball

They have Caoimhe O'Neil who writes about Liverpool for The Athletic on recently although I find she is a little too fawning about how great Klopp and Liverpool are although that could just me being a depressed Manchester United fan

Meath. Brutal.

Roy firstly wanted to leave citing “personal problems”, that came on the back of an argument with Alan Kelly and packie Bonner in training. Roy then did a u-turn and wanted to stay.

after that he did an interview with Paul Kimmage and Tom humphries. He gave out about the training base, lack of balls and training kit, ambition of his team mates or lack thereof and hinted he would retire from Ireland after the World Cup.

roy thought the content of the interview was perfectly fine which is where Roy’s world differs from right thinking people. We would later see this in his acrimonious departure from man utd and the arguments that happened with fellow players and staff there.

mick called a team meeting and had the interview in the paper under his arm, saying it was unacceptable. Roy had a go back. Mick accused him of picking and choosing the games he was fit for. Roy went into his red zone mood and lambasted mick as a player and manager.

Roy was sent home, it was too late to call in a replacement, everybody in the country went into meltdown. roy done the interview with tommie Gorman. That’s about it.

Not sure about mick already having a interview lined up. Roy said they had a Press conference 15 minutes after the infamous meeting. That seems unlikely unless it was already a pre appointed presser.

Always found it disappointing that neither management, nor other players, saw anything wrong with flying coach or being provided with substandard facilities.

The games Keane was accused of feigning injury for were friendlies, it wasn’t like he was “crying off” from important matches. Ones I, personally, wouldn’t think he should be playing anyway.

“Win or lose, we’re on the booze” is a fine mantra for the fans but for a team and management to have the mentality that they’re only there to make up the numbers is very disappointing. Having to captain it, as well, when you’re a fierce competitor, would be crushing.

I didn’t know that, it was a few games he was accused of dodging though, right?

Wouldn’t really make sense for him to want to miss a big game like that, even with the lead.

Poor form if he did but I doubt we’d ever find out for certain. Would United have been in any position where they’d have needed him there? It would be their medical staff making the call, wouldn’t it?

David Connolly has some weird takes

Canada, living and working there for Canadian tv.

It was eye opening that between a gaa correspondent, a gaa player, and two sports anchors no one seemed to realise that teams go back to 15 vs 15 in extra time despite red cards

whatever about thinking it would 14 vs 14 which I could understand as the situation was reasonably unique but to think it would be 13 vs 14 was a bit poor.

i wonder did they follow up with a correction on later updates

Johnny Ward is painful to listen to. He is way too casual and doesn't seem to be prepared.