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Second Captains Part II

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  • #452
    Jim Root
    Registered Users Posts: 487 ✭✭Jim Root


    Good pod today on the gaa...whole season has been upended, I agree with Oisín it gives the other counties a chance, Dublin machinery won’t be as well oiled as before.


  • #453
    yohan the great
    Registered Users Posts: 641 ✭✭✭yohan the great


    Am I the only one that thinks Mick's commentating is very nice to the players and Kenny? He doesn't criticise anybody and has some very nice words to say about a lot of the players


  • #454
    D.Q
    Registered Users Posts: 6,054 ✭✭✭D.Q


    yohan the great wrote: »
    Am I the only one that thinks Mick's commentating is very nice to the players and Kenny? He doesn't criticise anybody and has some very nice words to say about a lot of the players

    Disagree completely. It's extremely passive aggressive.


  • #455
    Renegadema
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭Renegadema


    Mick and his bad juju.

    We’re going to have to get a witch doctor in to remove the Mick curse.


  • #456
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 33,850 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Classless and reminiscent of Revie v. Clough

    Life ain't always empty.



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  • #457
    dr.kenneth noisewater
    Registered Users Posts: 5,633 ✭✭✭dr.kenneth noisewater


    This is the tweet on the Dunphy story mentioned today, very funny. He also shared a couple of scathing articles on Brady that Dunphy also wrote

    https://twitter.com/KevinBrannigans/status/1316366581937696768


  • #458
    Renegadema
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭Renegadema


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    Classless and reminiscent of Revie v. Clough

    Or Judas vs Jesus even


  • #459
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users Posts: 19,575 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    If we go to level 5, is there any chance of the Isolating pod coming back?

    Best thing about last lockdown.


  • #460
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    If we go to level 5, is there any chance of the Isolating pod coming back?

    Best thing about last lockdown.

    I really miss the isolating podcast...


  • #461
    TRANQUILLO
    Registered Users Posts: 424 ✭✭TRANQUILLO


    Surprised Murph did'nt mention the boxing in the weekend what's on tv roundup. Lomachenko vs Lopez in the wee hours tomorrow should be a barnstormer. On paper one of the best boxing fights we have had in a long time.


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  • #462
    Cienciano
    Registered Users Posts: 14,220 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Arghus wrote: »
    I don't think anyone is questioning Mick's prior efforts or achievements with Ireland. Just questioning why he of all people is the one providing analysis on Sky. It's a bit greasy, come on. Did he really need that pay day that badly. Critiquing the efforts of your successor in the job - it appears to lack class from where I'm sitting.

    Guardian Football Weekly podcast we're saying the exact same thing. Well, 3 out of 4 were


  • #463
    Acosta
    Registered Users Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭Acosta


    Big Second Captain/Off The Ball combo on Premiere Sports on Saturday evening


  • #464
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users Posts: 19,575 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    Acosta wrote: »
    Big Second Captain/Off The Ball combo on Premiere Sports on Saturday evening

    What's that then?


  • #465
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users Posts: 16,000 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    I see Bamford's got his barnet trimmed. Maybe Ken's 'cad/bounder' jibes hit home.:P


  • #466
    Acosta
    Registered Users Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭Acosta


    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    What's that then?

    Eoin presenting with Nathan Murphy on commentary. Kenny Cunningham and Brian Kerr also involved. It would be great if they got Ken in as a pundit.


  • #467
    Raoul
    Registered Users Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭Raoul


    Really weird today, Migs commenting about Bale then Eoin just giving a quick laugh and then on to another question to Johnathon. Thought it was a bit jarring when Migs was actually making a good point. Hehehehe


  • #468
    Cienciano
    Registered Users Posts: 14,220 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Raoul wrote: »
    Really weird today, Migs commenting about Bale then Eoin just giving a quick laugh and then on to another question to Johnathon. Thought it was a bit jarring when Migs was actually making a good point. Hehehehe

    Funny, I was listening to that this morning and though the exact same thing. Wonder if mark cut some out?


  • #469
    Obrieski
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Obrieski


    Andy Moran - top guy!
    Hopefully becomes a regular GAA contributor.


  • #470
    Salvation Tambourine
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭Salvation Tambourine


    From Monday's pod and the idea that no crowds make it easier for comebacks, I'm sure that the idea last season was that the lack of crowd made it hard for a team that is 2-0 down for example to rouse themselves for a comeback with no crowd to spur them on.

    Sports analysis really is a results based thing isn't it?


  • #471
    RedRochey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,298 ✭✭✭RedRochey


    Nokotan wrote: »
    From Monday's pod and the idea that no crowds make it easier for comebacks, I'm sure that the idea last season was that the lack of crowd made it hard for a team that is 2-0 down for example to rouse themselves for a comeback with no crowd to spur them on.

    Sports analysis really is a results based thing isn't it?

    Maybe now they've grown used to the lack of noise and instead of focusing on how quiet it is they can focus on their gameplan or whatever and get back into the game

    Would be interesting to see what would happen if they suddenly started to play in full stadiums again (obviously won't happen), would the players be so roiled up that they go flying into tackles and run like mad


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  • #472
    Salvation Tambourine
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭Salvation Tambourine


    RedRochey wrote: »
    Maybe now they've grown used to the lack of noise and instead of focusing on how quiet it is they can focus on their gameplan or whatever and get back into the game

    Would be interesting to see what would happen if they suddenly started to play in full stadiums again (obviously won't happen), would the players be so roiled up that they go flying into tackles and run like mad

    Didn't stop Everton players on Saturday!

    There were nearly 15,000 at Dynamo Kiev vs Juve last night so around Europe there's a re-introduction of fans at least.


  • #473
    Beersmith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,392 ✭✭✭Beersmith


    Didn't ken go on a big shawshank redemption analogy a week or so ago? Makes sense now that today's pod was with tim robbins


  • #474
    lawred2
    Registered Users Posts: 24,266 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    Jesus didn't realise Ken was so sensitive to a few tackles..

    His take on the derby was a funny one..

    Violence? Assault? Is he a Liverpool fan?

    He's fully joining in with all the Twitter cryarsing since the weekend anyway.


  • #475
    Still Ill
    Registered Users Posts: 1,366 ✭✭✭Still Ill


    Might be for the best if TRANQUILLO avoids today's episode.


  • #476
    EltonJohn69
    Registered Users Posts: 4,142 ✭✭✭EltonJohn69


    In order to keep things fair and balanced, I hope/expect that Ken will be interviewing a right wing Hollywood star next week. Maybe a Jon Voight or a James Woods would be a good choice ?


  • #477
    jones
    Registered Users Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭jones


    From the off the ball days I think Ken is a Liverpool fan (not that he mentions it on second captains) but I didn't think he went any more overboard than he normally does. Love a good Ken rant


  • #478
    duffman13
    Registered Users Posts: 8,946 ✭✭✭duffman13


    Have to say Mondays pod was one of my favourites, really really enjoyable and the lads were in flying form. Always better when the three are on together.

    Usually not into the GAA pod but was decent. The Tim Robbins one was just a bit random, haven't finished it yet. But first 40 mins seemed to be Ken waxing on about a 90s film Robbins made. Was somewhat interesting though


  • #479
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users Posts: 19,575 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    I think for the first time ever I nearly got fed up with Ken's snarkyness about absolutely every party in every football story yesterday.

    Has he been hanging out with Dion Fanning or something?


  • #480
    Beersmith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,392 ✭✭✭Beersmith


    lawred2 wrote: »
    Jesus didn't realise Ken was so sensitive to a few tackles..

    His take on the derby was a funny one..

    Violence? Assault? Is he a Liverpool fan?

    He's fully joining in with all the Twitter cryarsing since the weekend anyway.
    Yes he is a Liverpool fan! It's been common knowledge for years


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  • #481
    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup
    Registered Users Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭MyPeopleDrankTheSoup


    Beersmith wrote: »
    Yes he is a Liverpool fan! It's been common knowledge for years

    He hides it well, there's no smoking gun proof (lol). But if you think about it, his age would make it more likely than not that he's a Liverpool fan.

    And I remember him saying he was at the 2005 champions league final. I don't think he was at OTB by then or was an established journalist with his employer willing to pay his way (I'm open to correction) so most likely he went as a fan.


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