Newstalk: Off The Ball

OTB's backing of Kenny is sort of like Dunphy defending Keane 20 years ago.

It took about 2 to 3 games to figure out Kenny wasn't up to scratch.

If they want to restore credibility on this they would do well to forget about his reign and focus in on the merits of whoever gets it.

I'd hope it wont be O'Shea.

Not just because it could be Stan Mk II but he's also a likeable enough lad and really our last major player at the very highest level.

I'd hate for his reputation to be threatened if it went badly for him over Ireland.

that’s what the woke goys in the D4tress like to talk about these days not bog ball or stick fighting

they probably have launched yet another podcast for the W6N

Was this the person that sounds like a transition year student? That's a charitable box ticking slot if ever there was one.

good for them, i have no issue with them covering women's sports, they have plenty of time to do it.

I just see everything they do these days in a cynical way - they launched a F1 podcast having literally done nothing on the sport in years mon-fri but just to cash in on Drive to Survive. There's a great motorsports scene in ireland they could do a pod on or god forbid mention on the radio show. Also cycling, not a flicker even though we have pros fighting in the classics and two in the tour of turkey this week, and the Ras coming soon as well.

They have plenty of things to chose from and plenty of time but for me its not that they're doing "women's Rugby/Soccer/GAA" it just more Rugby/Soccer/GAA.

I wonder how that works, going out on their own.

It’s a much easier sell to pay €10 per month for lots of content every day, basically there’s always something to listen to all year round.

Hurling pod is only twice a week, and I don’t think they even have one during the inter county close season. Or even during the league, when it’s pointless enough trying to analyze anything.

Dont they have a football pod aswell with the same host?! Think I've seen one, but maybe not. So that would get them a couple of more episodes during the week. I just think they'd be good enough to hold their own. Skehill is a bit mad in a good way I think, and with Paul Murphy I find their analysis quiet good. There's more to it than the general 'banter' that goes on with the main otb shows.

Its still unknown how the €10 plan has faired, but I'd imagine not very well. Quality not quantity is a better way to go, like second captains.

Happened to be in car Saturday for the lunchtime panel talking about their favourite sports documentaries, is it just me or does that Roy Curtis fella go to unnecessary lengths to sound articulate.

If the podcast forum is anything to go by then its not going well at all - SC topic is on page 256 and there isn't an OTB Pod topic at all.

He tries to model himself on Con Houlihan. That's it, in a nutshell. He was in my class all the way through secondary school. He was alright.

The Irish women's rugby team sold out Croke Park. Fait play to them, that went totally over my head.

There was jeopardy, it was knockout. Its just a pointless competition nobody cares about.

There was 37k at Cork v Clare and 34k at Limerick v Tipp. There's nothing to be learned from rugby, they sold out an ERC SF, the GAA will pack out Croke Park later in the year (not that this was your point). To compare the ERC SF to a Leinster SF is ridiculous.

The Leinster championship isn't the All Ireland Championship. I think you'll find both Kildare and Offaly are out of the Leinster Championship after losing. They are also out of the All Ireland Championship and in the Tailteann Cup. If they won their games, they'd qualify for the All Ireland Championship. That's jeopardy.

Some unfair comparisons being made. GAA capacities are designed to cater for one-off finals at a maximum, Gaelic grounds could fit 25% of the Limerick population at one time, Monaghan could fit 70% of theirs.

Rugby is less tribal with just the four teams, catering to much larger support bases. Leinster riding a wave at the minute with a massive population in a competition played by French and Irish clubs (*England don't seem to care from what I read on the outside), meanwhile in the England you've also got top clubs closing their doors.