Second Captains Part II

Ok, make your argument why assuming you think he should have been dragged away in this case?

I don’t see how. Your foot would be planted, why would you suddenly lose all control of it?

Completely agree,

hes a good analyst but should be kept well away from Dublin matches, it was cringe listening to him again with the "if a dublin player done it, the poor dubs, what about that other foul, and that other free etc etc" rhetoric.

You could almost subconsciously hear the sighs from the rest of the lads when he started on his whataboutery tirade again.

The O'Shea kick was a sneaky dirty strike and anyone who says otherwise has either never kicked a ball or is anti dub. (which is fine)

Should have been at least a yellow.

I didn't think the free at the end was that soft so I've no issue with that.

To say Flynn was embarrassing for brining something up which is at least debateable is nonsense.

Boards is a place for opinion, I do not need to provide evidence! But if you are looking for some, read the previous posts and watch the footage again.

Blowhards abound though, unfortunately.

yeah, the way I would see it aswell. It’s such an un-hot (tepid?) take to see it was a deliberate action once you see the footage and pictures around it. There’s a subtext aswell with the perception of Dublin that’s at play.

I'd listen to Lawrence Donegan all day. He's very refreshingly honest compared to the zombies on Sky Sports

The hurling coverage is excellent. I'm not a hurling man but I love Jamie. He is always well prepared and 90% of his simpsons /man utd similes are very good. That'll do me. Pat Donnellan is an excellent addition. I'd imagine its hard to get Malachy.

Yeah he was excellent yesterday to be fair, when I compare him to the Sunday Game panel, he's a lot more entertaining

Yeah, the stories about Padraic Joyce were good.

Was there something cut from the discussion on the diversity of the English women’s team? The contributor suggested that there should always be “three or four” non-white players in squads, whereas the issue was initially raised because having only three non-white players in the squad wasn’t enough. Hard to follow.

Spoke too soon. Second half was excellent

Really enjoyed the book review show today - maybe the first time I have to be honest! I saw some complaints about it being Ritchie, but using a suitable known quantity works a lot better I think. Trying to shoe-horn some other guest's own story in with rough connections to a book just falls between two stools as an idea. Ritchie was the perfect go-between to properly talk about the book, while still having a few bits of personal insight to throw in. This show was primarily about the book, rather than him. He was also ideal having already done a great interview with Kimmage, so had a sense of the fella. Think they nailed this decision to be honest (Doddles would've been another great option, though of course would've drawn the same complaint).

I remember the show they did about the Miracle of Castel Del Sangro - loved the book and was looking forward to that show so much. And instead it was effectively just an interview with some rugby lad who lives in Italy who I couldn't've cared less about... they touched on the book a little bit, but only barely, and only to give another jumping off point for yer man to chat about his own life.

So of the two styles, for me, todays one is much better.